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Events (13)

Intro to Fruit Tree Pruning: From the “Old and Neglected” to the “Just Planted” Fruit Trees

Noon

Wed, 01/20/2021 - 12:00

On-line via Zoom

Grant McCarty demonstrates the proper pruning of a Fruit Tree

Fruits on Friday: Stone Fruits

Noon

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 12:00

ONLINE

Intro to Fruit Tree Pruning: From the “Old and Neglected” to the “Just Planted” Fruit Trees

6 p.m.

Tue, 01/26/2021 - 12:00

On-line via Zoom

Grant McCarty demonstrates the proper pruning of a Fruit Tree

Fruits on Friday: Grapes

Noon

Fri, 01/29/2021 - 12:00

ONLINE

Fruits on Friday: Strawberry

Noon

Fri, 02/05/2021 - 12:00

ONLINE

2021 Fruit & Vegetable VIRTUAL Conference

8 am

Wed, 02/10/2021 - 12:00

Online

Fruit & Vegetable School

Southern Illinois Fruit and Vegetable School

8 AM - 4 P

Wed, 02/10/2021 - 12:00

Online

fruits and vegetables displayed

Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference: Hard Cider Production

Noon - 1 PM

Fri, 02/12/2021 - 12:00

Online

Apple and Cherry Diseases: Stateline Fruit and Vegetables Growers Conference

1 - 3:30 PM

Thu, 02/18/2021 - 12:00

Online

fruit and vegetables

Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference-Fruit Track

1-3:30 p.m.

Thu, 02/18/2021 - 12:00

On-line

Apple Insect Pests: Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference

1 - 3:30 PM

Thu, 02/18/2021 - 12:00

Online

fruits and vegetables displayed

Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference: Pumpkin Varieties

Noon - 1 PM

Fri, 02/19/2021 - 12:00

Online

Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference-Vegetable Track

1-3:30 p.m.

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 12:00

On-line

Blog Posts (17)

Ordering seeds from garden catalogs

How to winterize your young and fruit trees

Pawpaw

Weather influences foliar disease

Bacterial Leaf Scorch in Oaks

This pin oak tree tested positive for bacterial leaf scorch and displays the most distinctive symptoms characterized by brown leaf margins, a colorful band and green tissue along leaf veins.

Controlling Spotted-Wing Drosophila

How to Prune Fruit Trees and Maximize your Home Orchard

Clipper cutting tree branch in winter

How to Plant a Fruit Tree

Planting a fruit tree requires digging a hole the size of the roots.

More Early Spring FAQs: Lawns, Trees and Seeds

Chilling Hours Help Break Spring Dormancy

Peach Leaf Curl

Peach leaf infected with peach leaf curl

Answers for Early Spring FAQs

Enjoy spring blooms twice this year

lilac blooms in a vase

Creating an Edible Landscape

Scarlet runner beans growing on a fence

Training your Apple Tree

apples in tree

What’s Not-So-New in the Home Orchard

harvested apples filling a crate with trees blurred in background

Not All Trees Are Good Trees

Bronze leaves of Tree of Heaven

News Releases (15)

2021 Fruit & Vegetable VIRTUAL Conference

Four Seasons Gardening webinars return in 2021

Fruits on Friday

Preventing fruit tree diseases starts in the dormant season

Use winter to plan for a fruit garden

Time to prune the fruit trees: Let University of Illinois Extension help you this winter with upcoming webinars

Grow apple trees in your urban garden

Get Growing webinar series announced for growing vegetables and fruit

All About Berries Series in Christian County

Successful Backyard Orchard program

Conferences Set for Fruit and Vegetable Growers Feb. 4 & 5

Pruning Apples and More Workshop - Macoupin County

Pruning Apples and More Workshop - Montgomery County

Mileur Orchard to Host Upcoming Twilight Meeting

Residents Learn about Production and Marketing of Fruit

Staff (3)

Christopher Enroth

Christopher Enroth

Extension Educator, Horticulture

Andrew Holsinger

Andrew Holsinger

Extension Educator, Horticulture

Ken Johnson Staff Photo

Ken Johnson

Extension Educator, Horticulture