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Events (4)

Conservation Cropping Seminars

9-11 AM CST

Wed, 01/20/2021 - 12:00

Online

Conservation Cropping Seminars

9- 11 AM

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 12:00

Online

Conservation Cropping Seminars

Conservation Cropping Seminars

9-11 AM

Thu, 02/04/2021 - 12:00

Online

Conservation Cropping Seminars

Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting

10AM - 3PM CT

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 12:00

Online

grazing black cows on a winter pasture

Blog Posts (12)

Salt Damage to Landscape Plants

The frosty accumulation of ice crystals on these spruce needles resulted from the wafting spray of an adjacent (untreated) roadway and serves to illustrate how salt spray can accumulate on plant parts.

Frequent fall topics: soil, compost and bulbs

Fall Soil Testing

Cover Crops

Cover Crops for Home Gardening

This bumble bee dangles from a flower of crimson clover, which is an attractive and valuable soil-building cover crop that can be easily hand-seeded into vegetable garden beds.

Tomato Care

Tomatoes are one of the most planted garden crops in the US, with several common problems here in central Illinois that can be managed through fairly simple cultural practices.

New Vegetable Garden Maintenance – Weed and Watering

New Vegetable Garden Maintenance

Starting a Garden: Irrigation

Sprinkler head

Analyzing Soils for New Vegetable Gardens

Raised garden beds are a great solution to a variety of common soil issues.

Starting a Garden: Soil Management

Spade in garden soil

Landscape Drainage for Homeowners

A puddle

University conducting focus group on conservation practices in the Flint/Henderson watershed- looking for participants

red tractor pulling tillage implement behind, tilling a field

News Releases (5)

Annual Conservation Cropping Seminars now available online

Become a U of I Extension Master Gardener

Save wetlands, use soilless potting mixtures

Save wetlands, use soilless potting mixtures

ACES NEWS: Illinois Study Shows Universally Positive Effects of Cover Crops on Soil Microbiome

Staff (1)

Christopher Enroth

Christopher Enroth

Extension Educator, Horticulture