… Tomato Talk | Canning A Full Season of Tomato-Growing Information Tomato sauces There is nothing like opening a jar of home-canned tomatoes on a cold, snowy January day. The bright … sauce or as a base for salsa, bring back the warmth and long sunny days of summer. Canning is also a great way to make the most of your harvest—especially any not-so-perfect produce. Start … a safe pH level. Ball has more than 500 tested recipes available online at freshpreserving.com/recipes . Prepare your ingredients ahead of time . Canning, like cooking anything else, is a …
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… the compound capsaicin. The body often reacts to capsaicin by sweating, which some suggest is one reason hot peppers are popular in hot climates. Get the most from your pepper plants with … cut and plant again ( read our potato-growing tips in Smart Gardener ). As with tomatoes, it is a good idea to rotate potato crops each year to avoid disease. Potatoes are notoriously … can remain in soil for up to 20 years. Another option for cultivating nematode-free potatoes is potato bags. Fill the bottom of a large bag with a few inches of soil and compost mix and …
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… Senior Staff: Carmen Vergara Vice President of Community Partnerships Carmen Vergara is vice president of community partnerships at the Chicago Botanic Garden. She also currently … nursing and master’s of public health degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is an alumna of the University of Chicago’s Civic Leadership Academy and a 2026 Leadership of … Chicago Signature Fellow. Carmen was born and raised on the southwest side of Chicago and is fluent in Spanish. In her spare time, she loves to create floral arrangements, listen to fun …
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… Mixed media Location: Joutras Gallery, Regenstein Center Artist statement: A Summer Journey is an installation that captures fragments of the landscape we inhabit. The work is an attempt to imagine a time when prairie land occupied two-thirds of the midwestern … Medium: Backlit digital print, transparencies Location: Visitor Center Artist statement: How is nature’s palette composed? Is there more to the colors we perceive in nature? The scientific …
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… a new facility to better meet the needs of its users. Now located in the Regenstein Center, it is open to the public. Today, the collections of the Lenhardt Library hold approximately 150,000 … Botanic Garden. About Lenhardt Plant Science Library The Lenhardt Plant Science Library is located in the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center. Although it is in a staff-only area, all of the materials appear in the Library’s online catalog and can be …
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… Highlights Aesculus × carnea ‘Fort McNair’ Fort McNair Red Horse Chestnut Aesculus × carnea is an artificial hybrid of Aesculus hippocastranum and A. pavia. Both parental species typically … give way to prickly fruit pods with one to three shiny, dark brown seeds. This cultivar is noted for its resistance to leaf blotch, dark green foliage, and reddish-pink flowers with yellow throats. The genus name is derived from a Latin word for “edible acorn” though the fruits and seeds are poisonous. The …
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… Give Through a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) What is a donor-advised fund? A DAF is a charitable giving account that allows you to recommend grants to qualified nonprofits like the Chicago Botanic Garden. It is an excellent option if you wish to make a meaningful impact while receiving potential … What is a donor-advised fund? A DAF is a charitable giving account that allows you to recommend grants to qualified nonprofits like …
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… like to conduct research in? What question(s) do you hope to address with your research? What is the timing, level, and location of disturbance of the proposed research, including repeated visits to the same site over many days? This is especially important during the growing season and/or when the soils may be saturated—some of … like to conduct research in? What question(s) do you hope to address with your research? What is the timing, level, and location of disturbance of the proposed research, including repeated …
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… Bonsai Collection The Chicago Botanic Garden bonsai collection is one of the largest and most diverse collections in the country. Our nearly 300 trees and 160 … of trees for our visitors in two display courtyards from mid-April to October. The collection is comprised primarily of donations, including 19 trees imported from Japan and donated by bonsai … limber pine tree ( Pinus flexilis ), which was collected in the Rocky Mountains, is one of most impressive and popular trees in the collection. …
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… your holiday eco-friendly. We hope one of ways you’ll commemorate this season of renewal is to visit the Garden with your family, to see how the earth is gloriously rejuvenating itself … of websites offering these corn- , bamboo- , or sugar cane-based items, such as ecoproducts.com, greenyour.com, and www.branchhome.com . Making the Switch The main thing to remember in planning your seder … of websites offering these corn- , bamboo- , or sugar cane-based items, such as ecoproducts.com, greenyour.com, and www.branchhome.com . Making the Switch The main thing to remember in …
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