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  • January 2021 Newsletter

Category: Garden

Monarch Butterfly

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| 2020, Fall, Garden

The monarch butterfly, with its unmistakable orange wings, is beautiful to behold. More importantly, it plays a vital role in pollination, contributing to our entire food chain. Numbers are down by as much as 53% this year for some varieties. The drop off is most likely due to loss of breeding habitat according to Doug […]

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Fall Planting Milkweed Seeds

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| 2020, Fall, Garden, Planting

Here in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, fall is the best time to plant milkweed seeds. It’s too warm for the ground to be frozen but too cold for seeds to sprout before winter sets in. Exposing seeds to cool temperatures before the warmer temps of spring will cause them to break their dormancy and […]

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MMG November 2020

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| 2020, Garden, Midwest Monthly Gardening, Newsletter, November

  November starts crisp days and snuggly nights. Our gardens are winding down and the anticipation of snow is on the horizon. Winter is upon us and gardens should be put to bed. Perennials—Leave most perennials for the birds and wildlife. However, some should be cut back (2-3”) due to disease problems or flopping in […]

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Sweet Potato

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| 2020, Garden, Member

SWEET! This was shared by one of our members, Gale and her husband Dennis. It’s one sweet haul of sweet potatoes with some unique shapes. Great job!! Remember to send your photos or tips and insight and we will share here and on Facebook! SWEET! These photos were were shared by one of our members, […]

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Garden Harvest

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| 2020, August, Garden, Member, Video

Come and watch one of our members as they harvest some of the late summer bounty that is found in their garden. Each plant is described as she picks the vegetables. Watch Now!

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