… spooking its audience with the possibility of a fungal pandemic of human zombies. We’re here for the show, but how plausible is a fungus-induced human zombie apocalypse, really? Greg … fungi than The Rest of Us. So in our panic after watching the show, we thought we’d tap him for his thoughts on the dangers of zombie-making fungi: Chicago Botanic Garden | Greg Mueller from Chicago Botanic Garden on Vimeo . Thanks for playing along, Greg, and congratulations on your retirement this summer! …
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… from expending energy on seed production and instead redirects energy to be stored and used for next year. You can remove just the spent blooms or the entire stalk for aesthetic reasons. In addition, it is important to leave the foliage up until it dies back … Please contact Plant Information Service at (847) 835-0972 or plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org for more detailed information. …
Type: Plant Info
… Q. I understand that a wonderful organic fertilizer for my vegetable garden is manure tea. How do I make this brew, and how much do I use on my … horses, sheep or cows is "soaked" in water at the rate of one part manure to 10 parts water for several days to one week. The manure is then strained through burlap, sacking or cheesecloth, … liquid fertilizer. Since the theory of "less is more" holds true with fertilizing, especially for tender young vegetable transplants, dilute this liquid even further until it is the color of …
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… Q. What are the current recommendations for fertilizing lawns in fall? A. Many gardeners routinely fertilize their lawns in spring, when … fertilizer. This late treatment will help the grass to green up faster in spring. For each application, figure on one pound of nitrogen for each 1,000 square feet of lawn. …
Type: Plant Info
… Q. What are the current recommendations for fertilizing lawns in fall? A. Many gardeners routinely fertilize their lawns in spring, when … fertilizer. This late treatment will help the grass to green up faster in spring. For each application, figure on one pound of nitrogen for each 1,000 square feet of lawn. …
Type: Plant Info
… Now What do an astronaut, a garden, a zoo, and a planetarium all have in common? Join us for an inspiring discussion about planet Earth and climate change. Panel line-up includes … M.D., E.E., M.P.H., former NASA astronaut; Alejandro Grajal, Ph.D., senior vice president for conservation and education, and director of the Center for Conservation Leadership, Chicago Zoological Society; Pati Vitt, Ph.D., conservation …
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… Look for early spring-blooming bulbs (sometimes beneath the snow or ground cover). If necessary, … with a 5-10-5 granular fertilizer now and again in fall. Mark the spots with small stakes for locating next fall. Gently press back any perennials that heaved out of the ground over the … leaves. Cut back to the ground all perennials and ornamental grasses that were left standing for winter interest. Prune back to 12 inches stems of autumn-flowering clematis vines. …
Type: Plant Info
… is an interesting member of the African violet (Gesneriaceae) family, an excellent choice for the windowsill or light garden. A hybrid of C. eburnea and C. subrhomboidea , it reaches a … green, quilted foliage. Grown in moist soil, it's a strong and vigorous plant appreciated both for blooming during the cooler months of the year and for remaining contained. The plant does not set seed and is propagated by leaf cuttings. Genus …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers. The foliage emerges maroon and matures to dark green. This cultivar is noted for abundant blooms and excellent disease resistance; it is planted extensively at the Chicago … Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for one to two weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year-round. They are actively hybridized for flower color, leaf color, fruit size/color, shape, and—most importantly—disease resistance. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… double pale pink flowers. The fruit is dark green and large (greater than 1 inch in diameter) for crabapples. In the fall the foliage turns shades of orange and red. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower color, leaf color, fruit size/color, shape and, most importantly, disease resistance. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
