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Pumpkin displaying virus symptoms. Photo credit: N. Johanning Illinois Extension 2023.
Read article: Southwestern Illinois Update: Pumpkins survive despite weather
Southwestern Illinois Update: Pumpkins survive despite weather
While the calendar says fall, it feels more like summer. Highs have been in the upper 80s and low 90s. Limited rainfall has been the biggest issue...
Jonagold De Coster apple
Read article: St. Louis Metro East Update: Cool nights benefit red apples
St. Louis Metro East Update: Cool nights benefit red apples
The St Louis Metro East in the last few weeks has been experiencing what I would call “resort” weather, with temperatures during the day in the upper...
young girl picking an apple from an apple tree
Read article: Tips to get started growing apples in your backyard
Tips to get started growing apples in your backyard
It is late August. Do you know what that means? Apples! Yes, our apple trees are beginning to yield their bountiful fruits. A few days ago, I walked...
blossom end rot on pepper plant
Read article: St. Louis Metro East Update: Blossom end rot attacking peppers, tomatoes
St. Louis Metro East Update: Blossom end rot attacking peppers, tomatoes
High temperatures and very high humidity are the current conditions in the St Louis Metro East. The entire region has received rain recently, just...

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4 seasons gardening winter webinars
Get the dirt on growing healthy plants
URBANA, Ill. – Become a better gardener and find success nurturing plants indoors and out. Learn best practices for home gardening from University of Illinois Extension horticulture educators in the Four Seasons Gardening webinar series that begins...
Fruit trees need an annual trim to bear best fruit
URBANA, Ill. – Most deciduous trees are best pruned while they are in full dormancy. This happens to be February or March for this part of the country.  While many of our landscape trees don’t necessarily need yearly pruning, the same can’t be said for fruit trees, especially if you want...
Build confidence in fruit tree pruning with free educational workshop
CLINTON, Ill. – Want to make an apple or peach pie, but your fruit tree isn’t bearing enough fruit? Pruning may be the answer. Pruning can improve tree vigor, encourage flower and fruit production, and attain the desired shape. Learn about this and more in a hands-on workshop hosted by...