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Meet three-degree alum Paul Ellinger, who arrived at the University of Illinois as an 18-year-old first-generation college ...
UFO sightings in 1966 in Michigan led to the "swamp gas" explanation. People continue to report unidentified aerial phenomena ...
Our state loves its towering Abe Lincolns and ketchup bottles. Looking for a road trip? There’s a Giants Museum in downstate ...
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Growing degree days: A tool for smarter gardening
In Illinois, we track heat accumulation using growing degree days. These help predict when certain insects will emerge or ...
I received my first question about Japanese beetles. Throughout a growing season, plants, insects, diseases and many other ...
This is a family friendly event to get children out in the ICC Gardens! Hosted by ICC Horticulture and University of Illinois ...
Last Sunday, 34 gardeners made it in to Chicago to start a jam-packed 4 days exploring gardens. This was our shortest and ...
The 10th annual Butterfly Festival, sponsored by the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society, is coming Sept. 6. The UT Insect Zoo and two butterfly tents will be set up at the Arboretum ...
As if weeds and weird weather weren't bad enough, gardeners also have to face insect pests. Here's how to deal with them. Do you garden? I do, and every year, I watch my tomatoes and lettuce get ...
Michigan Capital Network leads a $20M round for Akadeum, deepening its long-term investment strategy in Michigan’s life ...
During the growing season, several educational, agricultural, and landscaping organizations, such as the Morton Arboretum, publish GDD data. However, most of these are using the GDD Tracker from ...
Nearly two dozen people from across the United States, as well as a newspaper editor from Wales, will get an up-close look at ...