Articles filed under Gardening
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Many infected crabapple leaves are falling prematurelyAug 20, 2017 7:00 am - Many crabapple trees have dropped a lot of leaves in yards throughout the Chicago area because of a common disease called apple scab. Apple scab is most severe during sp...
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Fertilizing roses now leads to winter damageAug 20, 2017 6:01 am - Q. I read August is the month to stop fertilizing roses. Why? A. Fertilizer should not be applied after Aug. 15. Fertilizing roses into the late summer encourages contin...
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Carefree and easy, coreopsis survive even rookie gardenersAug 20, 2017 6:00 am - Go crazy for Coreopsis. Coreopsis, commonly called tickseed, are about as carefree as perennials get. They grow in almost any kind of soil and survive common rookie gard...
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Unusual plants help a family nursery thrive in the big-box worldAug 20, 2017 6:00 am - At some point in a gardener's life, you realize you will never have enough room to plant everything you'd like to and, moreover, you will never live long enough to disco...
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Elgin gardener wins largest tomato in East Dundee contestAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - A familiar face took top honors in the largest tomato contest at the Depot Market in East Dundee Saturday. All eyes were on Dundee Township Visitors Center Manager Bill...
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Exhibitors invited to Heirloom Garden Show Aug. 27Aug 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Learn how to save seeds at the 28th annual Heirloom Garden Show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, at Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills. The show highlights the...
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Five reasons you will want a sunroomAug 18, 2017 12:00 am - A sunroom allows you to experience the outdoors 365 days a year from the comfort of your own home. "People decide to build sunrooms because it's a unique room for a ho...
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Biggest tomato contest Aug. 19 in East DundeeAug 15, 2017 11:00 pm - Gardeners and BLT lovers take note: the Dundee Township Visitors Center at 319 N. River St. in East Dundee is hosting a Largest Tomato Contest Saturday, Aug. 19. This i...
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Master gardeners at Gurnee library TuesdayAug 14, 2017 1:00 am - Master gardeners from the University of Illinois will be at the Warren-Newport Public Library Tuesday evening to offer advice for aspiring green thumbs. According to the...
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Why you should order spring bulbs in late summerAug 13, 2017 6:01 am - Q. Someone said it was time to start thinking about spring and ordering bulbs. Isn't it too early? A. Now is the perfect time to be thinking about and perhaps even order...