How to take care of amaryllis and get them to rebloom
WEBDec 3, 2021 · Amaryllis (Hippeastrum spp.) are large bulbs, often 2-5 inches in diameter.The bulbs will produce large (four-to-ten-inch) trumpet-shaped flowers on long, hollow stalks (1 to 2 feet long). The flowers can be single or double, and range from red, salmon, pink, and white to bicolor and are often striped or mottled.
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Cottage Food | Illinois Extension | UIUC
WEBTo help food entrepreneurs and to support the sales of local foods, the Illinois Cottage Food Operation Law was enacted on January 1, 2012 and was limited to only selling non-potentially hazardous baked goods, jams, jellies and preserves, and dried herbs. These specific food products were for direct sale to the public at Illinois farmers markets.
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Pesticide Safety Education Program | Illinois Extension | UIUC
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What's wrong with my lilac? Summer foliar diseases on lilac
WEBAug 5, 2021 · Powdery Mildew on lilac; Ward Upham, Kansas State University, Bugwood.org. There are common problems that routinely plague lilac. Powdery mildew can be expected on most older lilacs during the summer.This fungal disease creates a powdery coating on the leaves, resulting from dry periods with several days of high humidity.
ABCs of School Nutrition
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Pesticide Safety Education Program - Illinois Extension
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When to Plant | Home Vegetable Gardening - Illinois Extension
WEBPlant Hardiness Zones. The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides a national Hardiness Zone map with 13 zones to help gardeners and growers better understand and choose which perennial plants will survive a region's winter and thrive long-term. With a few exceptions, most fruit and vegetable plants in Illinois are annuals, so the zones mostly apply to landscape plants.
Baldfaced Hornet: Dangerous bug or beneficial insect?
WEBFeb 10, 2022 · They are beneficial insects, consuming other pests including fighting with the ground-nesting yellowjackets. Entomologists have observed the inside of the baldfaced hornet nests are sometimes yellow as they are filled with the remains of the ground-nesting yellow jackets. Baldfaced hornets also act as pollinators.