… Know your pests & diseases Know what pests and diseases look like to troubleshoot before they get in your garden beds. Many stubborn diseases affect tomato plants. Early blight, powdery … from Honolulu, Hawaii [ CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons . Tomato spotted wilt virus is caused by thrips—tiny flying insects that chew tomato flowers and transmit the virus. Young leaves turn bronze with small brown speckles, and the plant is stunted. Tomato guru Craig LeHoullier (author of Epic Tomatoes ) suggests using yellow sticky …
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… dozens of flower buds that provide for continuous bloom. Grow in a larger container in a frost free environment with high humidity levels and very well drained soils. …
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… Birding at the Garden Come for the Flowers, Stay for the Birds The Chicago Botanic Garden is known for its gorgeous plants, but beautiful birds also abound here, and it’s a great place to … things, if they have a driver's license.) Some are Regulars and Some are Just Visiting Summer is an ideal time to begin, because you can see the same types of birds (species) each time you … visit the Garden. This way, you can learn their field marks (identifying characteristics) and get comfortable adjusting your binoculars. Spring and fall are great fun but more challenging, as …
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… bus from designated stops all around the city to spend up to four weeks being immersed in a free, nature-based science enrichment program. Science First inspires students in grades 8 to 10 … in science to pursue careers in STEM—science, technology, engineering, and math. Divine, who is from the Chicago neighborhood of Ashburn, will be a freshman at Lindblom Math and Science … rooted in the books she read as a child. Divine has always loved reading and would sometimes get in trouble for it. The books she doesn't want to put down even today are cosmos-related or …
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… Blue-green evergreen foliage is the featured attraction of this hardy pyramidally shaped shrub to 12' in height and 8' width. Plant in full sun and water to get established and thereafter only during extended dry spells. Tolerant of a wide range of …
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… Did you know you can grow kiwis right in your own back yard? The fruit of 'Weiki' kiwi vine is a cousin of the familiar grocery store kiwis. The berries have the same sweet-and-citrus … fuzzy kiwis. 'Weiki' is a German cultivar that's hardy down to -35, and very vigorous. You can get both male and female vines of this cultivar. The male will give you flowers but no fruit, but …
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… 'Cattleya' is sometimes known as False Spirea. The bright, rose-colored plumes sit on top of dark green, … areas with shade to partial shade where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest-free and tough, and is resistant to rabbits and deer. It is attractive to butterflies and …
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… The horse chestnut is native to the Balkans. This cultivar is a dwarf form. It has panicles of white flowers that appear in spring. Fall color is not vivid (yellows and browns). It can tolerate some shade and has medium soil and water … taprooted tree which makes it difficult to transplant and will cause it to take a long time to get established. …
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… Madame Dahlia, like her name, is a very stately dame; Her family is so polite, it is a joy to meet them, quite. —Elizabeth … varieties. Their perfect petal arrangement dazzles. The American Dahlia Society recognizes 14 official classes with names describing the flower form—including cactus, collarette, orchid, … Avoid windy sites—nothing breaks the heart of a gardener more than a snapped flower stalk. To get a jump-start on the growing season, start tubers indoors in late March (to be transplanted …
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… Ethiopia and throughout the Caribbean. Native to southern and eastern regions of Brazil, this is one of the most widely dispersed of the South American Amaryllidaceae. Robust flowering spikes … orange to salmon flowers at a time all with a distinctive white midrib to the petals. In frost free climates plant in well drained soils in full sun. Over time the mother bulb will produce … resulting in a large clump and dozens of flowers. The Garden's Amaryllidaceae collection is a back up of the USDA collection near Miami and as such provides a reservoir of germplasm in …
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