Gardening
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It’s a good time to plant greensSep 02, 2025 6:03 pm - Cool-season lettuces, mesclun mixes, and other greens that were planted in early spring can be planted again this month.
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Turn your garden harvest into a peck of pickled peppers. Or cukes. Even watermelon rinds
Sep 02, 2025 12:43 pm - Don’t have the patience for pressure canning? Pickling fruits and vegetables is a good way to preserve your harvest.
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Gardening's hidden benefits: How digging in the dirt could bolster mental well-being
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Home & garden calendar, Aug. 31 to Sept. 6Aug 26, 2025 10:03 pm - Upcoming garden club meetings, plant sales, and garden shows in the Chicago area.
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Sometimes growth in the garden means going small
Aug 26, 2025 6:37 pm - Downsizing a large garden over time helped one man to find calm and satisfaction, realizing that personal growth is not always about expansion.
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A Berlin garden of flavorsome herbs revives a monastic health tradition from the Middle Ages
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How to overwinter annuals, avoid wasp stings and train espaliersAug 26, 2025 11:19 am - It is time to take cuttings of annuals like geraniums and begonias to preserve them for winter.
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Tips for growing gladioli and lawn seeding in late summerAug 19, 2025 6:06 pm - I have fond memories of growing gladioli as a kid growing up in Nebraska — and at this point in summer I’m seeing them in bloom around the Chicago area.
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Home & garden calendar, Aug. 24-30Aug 19, 2025 5:58 pm - Upcoming garden club meetings, plant sales, and garden shows in the Chicago area.
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You might not like spiders. But you want them in your garden