Seed catalog lingo helps pick right plants for gardens
A hort educator and Greg Stack explain seed catalogs as concise horticultural guides. They cover terms like annuals versus perennials, F1 hybrids, days to harvest, hills, spacing, determinate and indeterminate tomatoes, deadheading, monoecious and gynoecious flowers, and disease resistance codes such as Vt EB Al Fl TMV.
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USDA 502 Direct Loan Opens Home Ownership in Rural Illinois
Rural Development offers 100 percent financing for eligible low income families through the 502 Direct Single Family Housing Loan program. In FY2015, 256 Illinois families bought homes with no down payment, aided by a 3.25 percent fixed rate for up to 33 years. Eligibility varies by county, with regional offices in Mt. Vernon and Marion providing local details and assistance. Call 618.244.0773 x4 in Mt. Vernon or 618.993.5396 x4 in Marion, or visit www.rd.usda.gov/il for information.
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Jackson County
Illinois
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Wabash County Soil District Meeting and Board Elections
The Wabash County Soil and Water Conservation District calls owners and occupants to an annual meeting and election on February 4, 2016 at 7 p.m. at Mabel A. Courter Youth Center Annex Building. Three directors will be elected for the district with eligibility extending to landholders, lessees, renters, and tenants.
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Mount Carmel
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