Home and Garden
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How to grow tasty ingredients for your saladsApr 26, 2020 7:00 am - Instead of heading to the grocery store for the ingredients of a salad - complete with masks and social distance - grow them in your own backyard. Once you've tasted a s...
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A century later, victory gardens connect Americans againApr 26, 2020 7:00 am - During World War I, posters proclaiming “Food will win the war” encouraged Americans to grow victory gardens. A century later, home gardeners are returning to that idea ...
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Home inspector cites padlock on breaker panelApr 26, 2020 6:00 am - Q: The home inspector who checked our house advised us to remove the padlock from our outside electric service panel. This seems like a needless recommendation because t...
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Older varieties of crabapple trees are susceptible to diseaseApr 26, 2020 6:00 am - As leaves emerge, it is time to begin spraying crabapples that are susceptible to apple scab. Typically, this disease affects older varieties of crabapples. If your tree...
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Soon, we'll be able to peruse the petunias in person at garden centersApr 24, 2020 1:00 am - Do you yearn to shop in person for your garden plants? Technically, you have to wait until Friday, May 1, per the new guidelines Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday. H...
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Pollinator garden becoming reality in Pingree GroveApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - A pollinator garden with more than 50 varieties of flowers and plants to attract bees, birds and butterflies is becoming reality after much planning in Pingree Grove. Co...
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Local homeowners can help preserve oaks in their own backyardApr 21, 2020 11:00 pm - After a long winter and weeks of sheltering in place, it's exciting to see some green in your oak woods. However, the green you see could be buckthorn or honeysuckle, bo...
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Tri-County Master Gardeners host e-Help Desks this springApr 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Though University of Illinois Extension in-person office hours are suspended, residents can still get valuable personal gardening advice from local Extension Master Gard...
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Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden offer ways to honor Earth Day, Arbor Day at homeApr 20, 2020 6:00 am - Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden offer ways to honor Earth Day, Arbor Day at home
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Child's chair a nineteenth-century DIY kitApr 19, 2020 7:01 am - Q: This is a photo of an antique child's chair. It stands about 18 inches tall, and the seat is 11 inches by 11 inches. I think the thick seat is oak. The frame and spin...