Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) is native to eastern North America, including the northern half of Illinois. It grows in wet areas, such as marshy woods, wetlands, stream banks, and bogs. It is ...

What if you could employ land snails in a similar zero-waste system? Instead of homegrown vegetables, the ultimate yield for your table would be escargots, those glistening nuggets of protein. Yes, ...

Sprouted garlic is generally safe to eat if the clove is free of mold or odor. Sprouting affects flavor more than safety, but it can make the garlic taste bitter.

So, our gardening season begins again. Mid-February is the time to start seeds for planting out mid-April or there abouts. After this winter-that-wasn’t (so far), I’m not sure what the planting ...

Daffodils are already blooming at the Denver Botanic Gardens, and for Coloradans visiting the grounds, it's a surprising ...

Q. Why does homegrown, stored garlic sometimes begin producing tiny green sprouts as early as mid-winter in some years while in other years it stores without sprouting well into spring?

With the record snow and ice over the past weeks, I’m sure no one is concerned about weeds in their lawns. Sounds a little crazy, but February and early March […] ...

As winter recedes and the first hints of spring emerge, gardeners across North America eagerly anticipate the opportunity to breathe new life into their outdoor spaces. Early spring is a critical time ...

Groundhog Day is a tradition celebrated on Feb. 2 each year, when a groundhog predicts an early spring or more winter. The tradition originated from a European Celtic festival and was brought to the U ...

Groundhog Day is celebrated annually on February 2nd to predict the arrival of spring. The tradition surrounds Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog who supposedly predicts six more weeks of winter if he ...

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