… by the #girldinner trend, we put together a fresh-from-the-garden #butterflydinner plate for some of our favorite summer visitors (a “girl dinner” is a solo spread of grab-and-go bites). … the essential elements for each stage of a butterfly's life. Adult butterflies lay their eggs on host plants, where the egg remains until the larva, or caterpillar, hatches and feeds on the plant. The caterpillar will then need a sheltered area, such as one with trees, shrubs, or …
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… Garden come to you! Choose from a variety of programs that feature plant topics appropriate for specific grade levels. Meet a Scientist Middle and high school educators: would your students … biology. Send an email with your contact information, grade level, possible dates, and reason for interest. We will contact you to arrange a remote meeting with your class, in English or Spanish, for no charge. Traveling Plant Science Teacher This program is currently on hold. …
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… Digitial Photography Contest Tips for resizing your photo for the Garden Photo Contest From Robin Carlson, staff photographer If … Select 'Size > Medium', and click 'Export'. If you don’t have any image editing software on your computer, you can use these free online resources to shrink your files: http://www.shrinkpictures.com/ http://www.picresize.com/ … Select 'Size > Medium', and click 'Export'. If you don’t have any image editing software on your computer, you can use these free online resources to shrink your files: …
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… is affected by both temperature and precipitation, and draw conclusions about what that means for the impact of changing climate on forests. They then expand the climate model beyond temperature to look at changes in … the timing of plant life-cycle events. Students explore the impacts of changing climates on plant migration by calculating seed dispersal rates for a variety of plant species and … precipitation, and draw conclusions about what that means for the impact of changing climate on forests. They then expand the climate model beyond temperature to look at changes in …
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… president of community partnerships at the Chicago Botanic Garden. She also currently serves on several advisory and governing boards, including the Chicago Board of Health, Firebird Community Arts in Garfield Park, Mobile Care Chicago, and OPEN Center for the Arts in Little Village. She received her bachelor’s degree in nursing and master’s of … Academy and a 2026 Leadership of Greater 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 …
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… podcast of seasonal growing tips by Chicago Botanic Garden horticulturist Lisa Hilgenberg on newsradio WBBM. Get past tips online at chicago.cbslocal.com/audio/gardening-tips/ . Lisa Hilgenberg manages the 3.8 acre Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable … & Vegetable garden, producing a harvest of 6,200 pounds. A native Minnesotan, Lisa's love for vegetable farming comes honestly…her family emigrated from Norway and began farming over 130 …
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… Fun with Mud Making Rainbows Planting Seeds Get those little hands dirty with activities for young gardeners: DIY Living Plant Wall Do-It-Yourself Seed Balls Easy Peas-y: Planting with … Play Never Stops The Ultimate Play Date: Kids + Nature Traveling Down the Glacier Read On... Raining again? Just want to cuddle with a furry friend on the couch? Reads for you: A Gross and Cool Herald of Spring in Chicago Anatomy of a Spring …
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… Tomato Talk | Top Tips A Full Season of Tomato-Growing Information Top Tips for Tomato Success Tomatoes appreciate an even supply of moisture rather than a heavy soaking and … of the lateral branches (see photo above). This relieves the plant of having to expend energy on branch growth and focuses its energy into fruit production. An indeterminate (vining) tomato … In a few days, these hatch into new braconid wasps, ready to repeat the process. The good news: hornworms produce only one generation each year . Flea beetles damage tomato plants by …
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… caterpillar's insides and then burrow out of the caterpillar, creating fuzzy, white cocoons on its skin. If you notice a hornworm with white cocoons all over, place it on the ground. The eggs will hatch and eat the caterpillar—it’s nature’s free pest control. … plants can often withstand occasional insect attacks. Continue to water, mulch, and weed for a harvest that lasts until September. Aphids A slow-moving insects that are often found on …
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… destroys their flavor and texture. The best tomato flavor develops when fruits ripen on the plant. Harvest by gently twisting the tomato so that its stem separates from the vine, or use scissors. Store tomatoes in a single layer in a cool, dry place, or on a kitchen counter—but never in a plastic bag or in the fridge. Plastic bags do not allow the … ripening process considerably. Don't ruin a crop unintentionally. The refrigerator is too cold for tomatoes: Temperatures below 55 degrees Fahrenheit will ruin the flavor and texture of your …
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