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a person lifting a net pot from a hydroponic system. Roots are dangling from the pot. Several other green plants are sitting in the hydroponic setup.
Growing without soil: Getting started with hydroponics at home
When you think of growing fruits and vegetables, you probably think about putting plants in the ground or into pots. However, you don’t always need ‘...
blueberry bush
Creating our blueberry garden bed
By Cathy Endress, Extension Master Gardener, serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria, and Tazewell countiesWhat started as a landscaping project,...
Green PawPaw fruit on tree
Pawpaw fruit ripening
North America’s largest native tree fruit is ripening in forest understories and home landscapes across central Illinois this week. Pawpaws (...
Fire blight is a rapidly spreading bacteria disease often characterized by rapidly dying shoots that turn black or brown and bend into a shepherds crook shape.
Fire blight
In Illinois, we are very fortunate to have the ability to grow multiple tree fruit crops in our climate. However, we do have quite a few insect...
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Fruit and Vegetable School
Fruit and Vegetable School connects local growers with industry experts
MT. VERNON, Ill. – Commercial fruit and vegetable growers face a lot of uncertainties. One thing is certain: University of Illinois Extension has the practical, current research to help you make those important production decisions. Get practical research-based information to make your specialty...
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Day Neutral Strawberries: Why Grow Annual Strawberries?

 

Why grow annual strawberries compared to June-bearing/perennial berries? Grant McCarty, Local Foods and Small Farms Educator, explains reasons for his day-neutral strawberry research and what he has seen so far from last year's harvest. More conclusive recommendations will be...

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Elizabeth Wahle

Elizabeth Wahle

Extension Specialist, Agriculture and Agribusiness (Commercial Agriculture)

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