… tomatoes causes them to lose their flavor. Store in a cool, 60- to 70-degree room for a few days. Begin to harvest late-season squash and early pumpkins. Full-sized pumpkins need to remain on the vine as long as possible to achieve their maximum size. Allow collards, kale, and Brussels … flavor has then left the foliage. Everbearing raspberry bushes will produce their fall crop on the top half of the canes. After harvest, prune out the top half of the plants. The lower half …
Type: Plant Info
… small flowered species produces spikes of up to 15 light lavender flowers with darker markings on their lips. In the wild it prefers to grow on exposed rock outcroppings in full sun, high humidity and warm temperatures. In cultivation it is ideal for small pots and produces a relatively shallow root system. The orchid family consists of a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a dozen bright yellow flowers broadly splotched in dark red-brown with delicate red patterning on the lips are produced on each flowering stem of this dancing lady orchid.& Grow indoors in bright light, relatively high humidity and warm temperatures for the best results. Ensure the potting media is free draining and fertilize with dilute foliar …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… College student Jessica Tillery came to the Chicago Botanic Garden for the summer to work in a plant science lab, hoping to jump start her career in habitat … summer at the Garden’s Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center, focusing on demographics that have been historically excluded in science. For ten weeks, undergrads conduct hands-on research alongside the Garden’s conservation scientists and graduate students. The science is …
Type: Blog
… onions at this lunchtime demonstration cooking class featuring seasonal vegetables with notes for harvesting or selecting at the store, preparation tips, and basic cooking methods. Learn to … the most powerful flavoring ingredients in the kitchen and work in numerous ways depending on their preparation. Our lesson features dishes incorporating onions, shallots, leeks, and …
Type: Item Detail
… ecological, culturally, and economically important plant species. I have focused my research on wild and cultivated species, particularly plants used by pre-Columbian groups for food, drinks, fiber, medicinal, and materials. Using field and lab experiments, I assess …
Type: Staff bio
… too early. The Garden recommends setting transplants out after May 25 and keeping an eye on the thermometer at night. Plastic sheeting and upturned baskets are all good protection for unexpected inclement weather. …
Type: Plant Info
… with my vine crops this year. My zucchini plants produced no fruit, and the flowers on my pumpkin plants dropped off. Any suggestions for next year? A. If weather is unusually rainy or cold or bee activity is limited due to …
Type: Plant Info
… Dean Tonenna will share some of the traditional botanical knowledge that has been passed on to him through his tribe, the Kootzatukadu, Native Americans who live in the Sierra Nevada … Nevada Mountains and have managed and relied upon Sierran and Great Basin plant resources for millennia. While times have changed, the Kootzatukadu continue to utilize natural resources …
Type: Event for Calendar
… likely heard about the emerald ash borer and the disastrous impacts the insect is having on trees throughout our region. But how can you identify an ash tree? And what exactly is this tiny insect doing to cause such a big problem? Join us for a no-nonsense look at the emerald ash borer. Using the Chicago Botanic Garden’s …
Type: Event for Calendar
