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Transform your kitchen scraps: Composting with worms. Red wiggler worm feeding on an apple core in a wormbin

Transform your kitchen scraps: Composting with worms

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Has this cold, dreary weather been making you wish you could get outside and play in the ‘dirt’? Or perhaps you’re looking for ways to improve your garden soil during the winter. Worm composting, or vermicomposting, is a good way to accomplish both of these. In addition to producing compost, it’s...
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Are you falling for these gardening myths?

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During my time as an Illinois Extension educator, I have run across many garden myths. Too many to keep track of. But some myths keep on coming up in teaching and talking with Illinoisians. Some myths are more localized, while others are widespread and often touted as garden “hacks” online. ...
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