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Best Practices for Sharing Plants to Stop the Spread of Invasive Species

April 15, 2021

Only accept plants... From gardeners that have looked for jumping worms That don't come from an area known to have jumping worms. If there is no evidence (like soil that resembles coffee grounds) to suspect there are jumping worms at the site that produced these plants/materials. Use...

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Invasive Jumping Worms Confirmed in Peoria County

April 15, 2021

Originally posted April 15, 2021 Jumping worms (Amynthas spp) are an invasive earthworm probably brought into the country as fishing bait. They go by many names, such as crazy worms, Alabama jumpers, or snake worms. These worms are known to change the soil structure, deplete...

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Connecting Greenery Uses Technology to Connect with Nature

January 22, 2016

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Written by Rhonda Ferree, retired horticulture educator Eight trends are featured in this year's 2016 Garden Media Group garden trend report. I'll write about each trend sometime this year. The 2016 trend report is titled Syncing with Nature. I agree with the report's findings...

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Communicate Your Garden

July 24, 2015

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Written by Rhonda Ferree, retired horticulture educator Anyone who knows me knows that I love journaling and photography. In recent years I've used those skills as a way to communicate my garden in a different way. By communicating my garden I am able to document its history and share it...

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