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Fall Gardening Checklist
Fall is nearly upon us, and while many gardeners lament the end of the growing season, plenty of work remains to be done before winter sets in.  I...
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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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Fill a fall vegetable garden with variety – the cold-hardy choices may surprise you 
A fall vegetable garden offers a fresh start. Cool-season vegetables like leafy greens, root crops, broccoli, and cabbage—commonly grown in spring—...
Troublesome lady beetles: Mexican bean and squash beetles. An adult squash beetle on a pumpkin leaf
Troublesome lady beetles: Mexican bean and squash beetles
Lady beetles are widely considered a gardener’s friend. Sure, multi-colored Asian lady beetles can be a nuisance when they make their way into our...
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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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Tips for extending the garden’s growing season
URBANA, Ill. — Harvest season in a vegetable garden doesn’t have to end so soon. Stretch growth with techniques that extend the typical growing season past the point where crops would normally be grown outdoors. Protection from frosts can happen at either end of the growing season. A...
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Vegetable Share at Heartline community room in Eureka
EUREKA, Ill. – While some of us are experiencing harvest baskets overflowing with ripe garden produce, others do not have the space or tools to grow a garden of fresh vegetables. With baskets overflowing, it is time, once again, to share the harvest with our neighbors and celebrate Woodford...
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Unity Community Center expands food offerings – and contributes to science
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Supplying community members of north Normal with produce for nearly ten years, the Unity Community Center production garden – a program of University of Illinois Extension – will soon offer a culturally relevant food to fresh produce recipients – ginger root. ...
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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...

Top 9 Vegetable Insect Pests

Learn nine of the most common and destructive insect pests in your vegetable garden and how to control them. Join University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Kelly Allsup as she shares tips on identification, scouting, prevention, and organic methods of eradication. Whether you are...

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