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Planting spring bulbs now for early spring beauty
With outside temperatures cooling, many gardeners are ready to give their tools (and their body) a rest. Although your gardening enthusiasm may be...
Brighten up your fall landscape with Tithonia. Tithonia plants blooming next to a house.
Brighten up your fall landscape with Tithonia
As summer transitions to fall, our landscapes also transition. The bright-colored flowers of summer begin to fade, and many plants begin to look...
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Cherish favorite flowers and challenge your green thumb with seed-saving
Saving seeds from the garden is much like passing down a family heirloom: a prized possession lives on from year to year or from generation to...
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Prolong the shelf-life of garden-fresh produce with good harvest habits
The fruits of our summer labors have been ripening with more fruits and vegetables ready for harvest. Overplanting is a common problem and it is a...
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Four Seasons Gardening series ushers in the fall season with care
URBANA, Ill. — As seasons shift, take care and fall into gardening with ease. Find healing, growth, and how adding a little planning keeps the mind going and growing. Explore how to keep the season alive with tips for dividing perennials, continuing self-growth, and healing with time...
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Extension grows agriculture connections at Farm Progress Show
DECATUR, Ill. — Agriculture is not just a job; it’s a way of life for so many, and it’s part of University of Illinois Extension’s mission to help. The 2023 Farm Progress Show, hosted Aug. 28-30 in Decatur, Ill., attracted...
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Lee County Master Gardeners Present Series at Winfred Knox Memorial Library
Want to enjoy exploring gardening all year long?  Are you interested in how vanilla beans are used in ice cream?  Or ever wondered about using old milk jugs as a greenhouse? How about finding out about sundials?  Join the Lee County Master Gardeners and the Winifred Knox Memorial Library as they...
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How to save your tomato seeds

Did you know you can save the seeds from your garden this year in order to plant them next year? This is an easy way to save some money and save seeds from plants that produced well. Illinois Extension Educator Chris Lueking has some tips on harvesting, drying, and storing your seed for next...

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