Garden Tips From SIU Experts For Home Growers
Irvin Hillyer of Plant Industries and Leo Houghland of Hill Side Nursery share practical spring guidance for Southern Illinois gardeners. They cover soil, sunlight, watering, planting times, seed spacing, fertilizing, mulching, and tomato care including disease prevention and harvesting tips. A six week SIU garden clinic begins March 28 with sessions Wednesdays evenings.
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Bonita Troutt
Illinois
Irvin Hillyer
Plant Industries
Southern Ilinois University
Leo Houghland
Hillside Nursery
Carbondale
Houghland
Houghland Feed Store
Hillyer
University of Illinois School of Agriculture
Garden Center
Siu
Gerald Courts
SIU Plant Industry Department
Illinois Vegetable Varieties For Planting From University Guides
University of Illinois College of Agriculture lists vegetable varieties for Illinois planting. Days to harvest range from 22 to 90 depending on crop including lettuce radishes onions peas beans peppers cucumbers and pickling cucumbers with named hybrids and varieties such as Grand Rapids Salad Bowl Big Boy White Boston Imperial 456 Wisconsin Early Sweet Thom as Laxton Contender Harvester Kentucky Wonder Sunnybrook Hungarian Wax and Spartan Dawn.
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University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Illinois
Bell
Boston
Imperial
Ebenezer
Golden Globe
Wisconsin
Little Marvel
Thomas Laxton
Fordhook Giant
Contender
Harvester
Kentucky Wonder
Sunnybrook
Vinedale
Challenger
Saticoy
Poinsett
Spartan Dawn
SMR
Well shaped Christmas trees to gain new grading rule
The Agriculture Department will add well shaped to U S 1 and U S 2 grade definitions for Christmas trees starting April 1. A tree with a flat side will not meet grade standards, per officials and the National Christmas Tree Growers Association. Findlay Ohio report notes car owners overlook preventive maintenance on battery cables and posts, linked to winter starting issues.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Findlay, Ohio
W.E. MacDonald
Marathon Oil Co
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