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From Northern Illinois (Rockford): Pumpkins and apples October update
This October has brought excellent apple harvests across many Northern Illinois orchards, with a mix of traditional, PRI, and MAIA varieties showing...
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From Northeastern Illinois (St. Charles): Frost is near! Tips on how to extend the season
Its officially Halloween season, but that also means that frost is near for Northern Illinois. Some parts of the area have been affected by spotty...
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From St. Louis Metro East: If only you could schedule rain events
The St Louis Metro East region has been so dry the last several months that it was rather bittersweet for the St Louis Metro East to receive a 3”...
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From Southwestern Illinois (Waterloo): Irrigation makes big difference in fall crop performance
October started as a continuation of the above normal temperatures and dry conditions. Temperatures have started to get closer to average in the...
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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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