Articles filed under Gardening
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How to use fallen leaves to help your landscaping as well as the environment
Oct 13, 2022 10:40 AM - Disposing of leaves is an autumn ritual in the suburbs, but choosing the best way to do it may be more complex than we realize, experts say. When you mow down the leaves that collect in your yard each fall, or when you rake them up and leave them at the curb, you're stripping a critical food source from your lawn's natural habitat, ecologists say.
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Coleus cuttings give you a fresh start on next year's garden
Oct 9, 2022 7:00 AM - It is time to take cutting of your coleus if you want to overwinter the plants. Make about a 4-inch cutting from the tip of a stem, strip the lower couple of leaves and place them in water. Within a couple of weeks, you should see roots forming. -
Wheaton man is the best giant-pumpkin grower in Illinois, but he wants a 2,000-pound gourd
Oct 7, 2022 11:30 AM - Every season, pumpkin grower extraordinaire Joe Adkins gets a little closer to his goal of growing a 2,000-pound pumpkin in the backyard of his Wheaton home. With this year's giant, 1,760-pound gourd, he's the closest he's ever been. -
Wheaton Garden Club presents 'Fairytale Flowers' Oct. 6-7
Oct 5, 2022 5:47 PM - The Wheaton Garden Club presents "Fairytale Flowers", a standard flower show on Oct. 6-7 at the Wheaton Public Library. -
Learn about planting gourds at Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners meeting
Oct 5, 2022 3:10 PM - Did you know that gourds are fruit? They can be eaten as well as used for decorative purposes. -
Transplant herbs to a sunny window
Oct 2, 2022 7:00 AM - It is time to start thinking about the indoor herb garden. Before frost, carefully lift and pot small herb plants or large perennials such as rosemary or lemon verbena to bring inside. -
At summer's end, indoor plants need attention, too
Oct 2, 2022 7:00 AM - As summer winds down, we tend to focus on enjoying the last of the season's harvests, clearing away spent plants and planning next year's garden. But indoor plants need our attention now, too. -
Compost giveaway for Lake County residentsSep 28, 2022 7:17 PM - Compost will be given to Lake County residents while supplies last from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 at the U of I Extension office, 100 Route 45, Grayslake.
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Learn about monarch butterfly initiative at Izaak Walton League meeting Oct. 4
Sep 28, 2022 12:38 AM - On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Elgin chapter of the Izaak Walton League will welcome Carol Johnson, founder of the Schaumburg Monarch Initiative -
How to save vegetable seeds for next year
Sep 25, 2022 7:00 AM - Many of the vegetables we grow in our gardens produce seeds, which, if harvested and stored correctly, have the potential to grace us with free plants. And late summer is the perfect time to start collecting them.
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