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From Dixon Springs Ag Center: High tunnel cover crop termination
Tomato and pepper transplants have been planted in all three high tunnels at DSAC. The control tunnel, no cover crop or cut flower treatments in last...
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Fresh ginger rhizome cultivation in Illinois - the pre-sprout process
Fresh ginger rhizome (see photo) CAN be grown in Illinois, and it can fetch $20-25 per pound, retail, but is a challenging crop to grow. The best...
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Lettuce varieties for spring
I am sharing some observational results from 5 lettuce varieties I grew this spring.  Five lettuce varieties were set out as transplants 2/28/...
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Special focus: Notching for improved apple branching
A growing concern observed last year was the lack of lateral branches—or “feathers”—on young apple trees, especially in high-density training systems...
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Tara Heath promoted to Extension crops educator
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - The agriculture industry continues to change rapidly, impacting everyone from the producers to the industry professionals to the food consumers. University of Illinois Extension is growing its team of commercial agriculture educators to provide research-based, unbiased...
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Combat packing landfills by smashing pumpkins with Illinois Extension
URBANA, Ill. — Fall is the pumpkin’s time to shine, but what happens when it is time to say goodbye to the short-lived jack-o'-lanterns?With Illinois consistently being the top producer of pumpkins across the country, there are a lot of pumpkins piling up and filling up landfills across...
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Mushroom Production on Small Farms

Direct market farmers, homesteaders, land-owners, hobby farms, and backyard growers can learn practices to improve production and increase profit.

Growing Shiitake Mushrooms

On this week’s Good Growing podcast we talk with Illinois Extension local foods educator Nick Frillman about growing gourmet shiitake mushrooms in your own backyard. Nick shows us the tools and methods used to turn fresh cut logs of white oak and sugar maple into inoculated “bolts” that will...

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