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Tomato-planting timeOrnamental kale brightens your fall gardenFungus takes the fun out of mulchSage advice to cut thymeNative prairie grasses make for a carefree gardenHow to lure insect beauties to your butterfly gardenWhat to do about Japanese beetlesStrawberry picking timeGrowing grapesRecycle plastic garden pots
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Wednesday, August 23,2006
Sage advice to cut thyme
Tips for harvesting fresh herbs
As a group, culinary herbs are my favorite garden plants. Easy to grow, they require little care, are subject to few insect and disease problems, and generally prefer moderate soil fertility levels. T
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, August 17,2006
A passion for friendly competition
State fair winners share some growing tips
When I was a child, my mom shared her love for gardening with me. She gardened simply because she enjoyed it and because her garden provided our family with fresh vegetables during the summer and extr
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, August 10,2006
Fuzzy queen of fruit
Eat a peach. Now.
Peaches and ice cream is my all-time favorite summer treat. Nothing tastes better than a tree-ripened peach, and, thanks to a mild winter and heavy blooms, locally grown fresh peaches are abundant thi
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Wednesday, August 2,2006
Help tomatoes beat the heat
You may love ’em, but they’re prone to trouble
The most exciting garden event of the summer arrives when juicy, fresh tomatoes are ready for harvest. Last weekend my family and I were delighted to enjoy an armful of this tasty fruit. We ate our to
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Wednesday, July 26,2006
Purple haze
Lavender is fussy about growing conditions
This week, a little behind schedule, the first fragrant purple flowers have begun to adorn the lavender plants in the master-gardener Herb Demonstration garden. Lavender flowers typically appear in Ju
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Wednesday, July 19,2006
Purslane - nuisance or nosh?
Some folks see it as a noxious weed, others as a tasty treat
This weekend, my 4-year-old daughter enjoyed pulling weeds in our herb garden. Because purslane was the only weed in the garden, it was easy for her to differentiate it from the other plants.
Common
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Wednesday, July 12,2006
Time to start the fall garden
Hurry, if you want fresh vegetables before the first frost
As you taste your first garden-fresh tomato of the
season, thoughts of planting your next vegetable garden may be the furthest
thing from your mind. However, now is the time to extend your s
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, July 6,2006
An evening in the garden
Master gardeners show off their demonstration garden July 13
As summer gets into full swing in central Illinois,
some things are inevitable: lack of rainfall, the unsightly destruction
caused by Japanese beetles, and, on the plus side, fresh vegetable
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, June 29,2006
Kiss your ash goodbye
A dreaded beetle makes its first appearance in Illinois
Just two weeks ago, the Illinois Department of Agriculture announced that it had identified an emerald ash borer in Kane County, in the northeast corner of the state.
It was not good news.
This des
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, June 22,2006
The return of the bugs
Those pesky Japanese beetles and bagworms are back
Judging from the heat and humidity, the appearance of
fresh-picked zucchini on the table, and the arrival of certain insects,
summer is here.
Imagine my dismay, while eating a freshly
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