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[Phaedra]

Planting Tulip Bulbs in Winter

It's not too late to plant tulip bulbs! Learn how to plant tulip bulbs in winter from The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Yes, I also read similar articles and plant my tulips later and later recent years. Two days ago, the weather was sunny and the soil isn't frozen - I plant four varieties, close to 120 tulips in one rasied bed. The rest would be planted in pots, I guess.

 

[Finnie]

OMGosh, @Finnie , spelling makes ALL of the difference.
His name is Chuck Voight, and currently he is a University of Illinois Extension Officer, something I didn't know until this week's edition of Mid-American Gardener. Here is what he looks like:

Gardening and Growing

Illinois Extension has a vast collection of resources addressing horticultural interests across Illinois. We recognize that home and commercial horticulturalists

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Serving Grundy, Kankakee and Will Counties

Events, press releases, announcements, and news for Serving Grundy, Kankakee and Will Counties

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I am guessing that you live in the same zone and have similar soil structure.
I will continue to search to find you a direct link.

Hahahaha! Well that explains the deep mystery of why such a prominent professor does not exist on the internet!

ETA: Yes, I think I’m roughly due east of you and probably in a similar zone. Soil here is pretty much clay, which I amend where possible, or dump better dirt on top.

 

[Finnie]

Now I have to go cross out the misspelling on my printed sheet…

 

[ducks4you]

Winter Bird Feeding with Suet

To say our weather has turned cold is an understatement. Last week, while sledding with my children my pants froze! We did not last long on the sledding hill that

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[ducks4you]

How to Store Unused Seeds: Proven Strategies for Saving Unused Seeds for Next Year’s Garden - St. Clare Heirloom Seeds

How to store unused seeds is an essential skill for gardeners who want to maximize the value of their seed packets and ensure a thriving garden year after year.

www.stclareseeds.com

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Seed Drying for Home Gardeners​

A way we have found of drying seeds for the home gardener to bring the moisture low enough, and keep high viability is using a food dehydrator, with very careful monitoring of temperature, as anything over 95°F will damage the seeds viability. We always keep at 85°F to be safe. Even placing on a window screen with a fan blowing on them until they are dry enough works."