Fall 2005
Emerald Ash Borer | Garden
Tips | Fall Garden Chores | Fall
& Winter Greens, Reds & More | Pumpkin
Facts | Hort Shorts | Cybergardening
Sites | Did you know? . . | Fall
Vegetable Parade of Colors | Health and Household
Tips | Lactose Intolerant? Calcium From Plants
| Self-medicating and Drug Interactions |
In Pursuit of a Good Night’s Sleep
Summer 2003
Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Did You Know… | Did
Winter Kill My Trees? | Unlocking the Medicinal
Secrets in Plants | Herb of the Year 2003:
Basil | Bug Bites: Carpenter Ants in Trees
| Cybergarden Sites |
Lawn Care Calendar | Tomatoes: Can, Freeze
or Dry | Fruits With Bad Seeds | Trans
Fat on the Food Label | Health & Household
Tips
June 2003
Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Cybergarden
Sites | Did you know... |
Health & Household Tips | They’re
Back!!!! Periodical Cicadas | Mulch Reminder
| Too Much Chocolate? | Choose
Disease Resistance | Bug Bites: A Bug Bite
is Not Always a Bug Bite | Common
Tomato Diseases | Is
There a Doctor in the House? | Fight the
Bite: West Nile Virus | Is It Safe In Your
Favorite Chicago Restaurants?
Spring 2003
Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Crabgrass:
A Weed's Weed! | Health & Household
Tips | Perennial Plant of the Year 2003 | Mulch
Reminder | Using Organic Fungicides | Bug
Bites: A Bug Bite is Not Always a Bug Bite | Lawn
Care Calendar | Cybergarden Sites | Pondering
Early Planting? Think Lettuce | Eggology | Soup
for Supper | Protein-Rich Diets and Weight
Loss
November-December 2002
Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Selecting a Christmas Tree
| All-America Selection Winners 2003 |
Water Houseplants…..The Right Way
| Sudden Oak Death | Bug
Bites - Pantry Pests | Cybergarden Sites
| Lawn Care Calendar | Go
with the Grain | Sweet Potatoes: I Yam
| The Soup’s On: Easy Lentil Squash
& Collards | Créme Brûlée
| Cornish Game Hens for the Holidays
September-October 2002
Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Plant Daffodils Now for a Burst of
Spring Color | Prepare Houseplants for Trip
Back Indoors | Late Bloomers for the Garden
| Canker Cleanup | Bug
Bites | Lawn Care Calendar | Food
“Phyte” | Drying Herbs, Seeds
and Hot Chilies on a String | Health &
Household Tips | USDA Nutrient Data Base
| Vegetarian Diets | An
Apple a Day | Did You Know | Fresh
Apple Walnut Cake
August 2002
What Is Killing My Tree? | Controlling
Creeping Charlie | Home Lawn Fertilization
| Watch Out for Wasps | White
Grubs in Lawns | Identfying and Controlling
Scale Insects | Ode to a Violet | Lawn
Care Calendar | Cybergarden Sites | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Homemade
Flavored Oil Alert – FAQs | Not-So-Popular
Edible Vegetable Parts | Refreshing Ginger
Lemon Tea | Yes, You Can Can | Making
Herb Vinegar | Health & Household Tips
| Did You Know?
July 2002
Few Tips on Watering | Weed
Identification and Control | Dutch Elm Disease
Showing Now! | Rose Stem Disease |
Watermelon | Bug Bites: White Grubs |
Lawn Care Calendar | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Cybergarden
Sites | C in OJ Diminishes With Age |
Gad Zukes! Garden Overflow | The
Sandwich: A Moveable Feast | Health &
Household Tips | Food Preservation Programs
| Did You Know...
June 2002
Dividing Bearded Irises | Hardy
Hydrangeas | Watering Guide for Home Gardeners
| Organic Mulches |
Lawn Care Calendar | Bug Bites: Slugs in
the Hosta | Cybergarden Sites | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Home
Invasion: Pantry Pests | Watermelon Ripeness
| Summer Food Stains | Health
& Household Tips | Did You Know?
Spring 2002
Dont Delay on Dormant Season Activities
| Establishment of Turf | Alternatives
to Grass for Light-Challenged Locations | Treated
Wood Being Phased Out | Putting Houseplants
Outdoors for Summer | All America Selection
Vegetables Award Winners 2002 | Lawn Care
Calendar | Bug Bites: Gypsy Moth | Cybergarden
Sites | Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Sprouts Can Still be Eaten Safely
| Illinois Horseradish | Stevia:
An Alternative Sweetener? | Health &
Household Tips | Did You Know?
November-December 2001
Protect Your Home From Homesteading Animals With
a Chimney Cap | Winters Coming
But Dont Abandon the Yard & Garden | Tomatoes:
Planning for 2002 | 2002 All-America (AAS)
Flower Award Winners (Part 1) | Lawn Care
Calendar | Bug Bites: West Nile Virus
| Spiders Are Good Guys | Cybergarden
Sites | Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Out, Out, Damn Spot: Removing Holiday
Food Stains | Turkey for the Holidays - Frequently
Asked Questions | Holiday Candle Safety
| Health & Household Tips | Did
You Know?
September-October 2001
Fall-Blooming Perennials Make Your Garden Last
Year-Round | Trees with Great Fall Color
| Selecting Apple Varieties | With
Proper Storage, Gardeners Can Save Seeds for Next Year | Lawn
Care Calendar | Bug Bites: Ants in Trees
| Cybergarden Sites | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Bananas Aren't
Only Source of Potassium | Preserving Basil:
Flavored Vinegar | It's on the Menu: Tipping
| Health & Household Tips | Did
You Know?
August 2001
Dealing With Dry Landscapes | Planting
Trees Too Deep | Time for Lawn Renovation
Is Now | Yellowjackets in the Yard |
Grub Update | Caterpillar
Watch | Cybergarden Sites | Lawn
Care Calendar | Bug Bites - Suburbanization
| Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Salad for Supper | Special
Care of Salad Greens | The Goodness of Tomatoes
| Talking With Your Doctor | Health
& Household Tips | Did You Know?
July 2001
Good Tomatoes Gone Bad: Seek Out Some Visual
Clues | A Few Precautions Can Deliver Homeowners
From Flies | 2001 Perennial Plant of the
Year | Time to Divide Iris | Ode
to a Violet | Patch Diseases Appear on Home
Lawns in Summer | Bug Bites: Make Insects
Your Allies In The Battle Against Garden Pests | Lawn
Care Calendar | Cybergarden Sites | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips
| Farmers' Market: Grilled Eggplant
& Red Bell Pepper Panini | Drinking Too
Much Coffee? | Cholesterol Levels in Children
| Did You Know?
June 2001
Backyard Ponds | Cutting
Flowers for Arrangements More Than Snip-And-Pluck | Remove
Standing Water to Keep Mosquitoes at Bay | How
Cockroaches Enter Your House & Where to Find Them | Bug
Bites: Buzz-Bombing Bees | Cybergarden Sites
| Lawn Care Calendar | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Got
Strawberries? Make No-Cook Strawberry Jam | Live
Healthier - Live Longer Cholesterol Counts for Everyone | Preserving
Garden Chives | Health & Household Tips
| Did You Know?
Spring 2001
Finding the Best Site for a Garden Is More Than
a Random Process | Build a Raised Bed
| It Takes a Kernel of Skill to Grow Great
Sweet Corn | Pruning Ornamentals Keeps Your
Garden on the Cutting Edge | Lawn Care Calendar
| Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Mad Cow Disease | Green
Eggs: The Science of Egg Cookery | Concern
for Egg Safety | New National Standards for
Organic Food | Your Spring Vegetable Garden
Plan | Health & Household Tips | Did
You Know?
Winter 2000
Christmas Tree Selection Time Again | Gifts
for Gardeners | Holiday Season Pet Hazards
| Prepare Your Garden For Winter | All
America Vegetable Selections 2001 | Lawn
Care Calendar | Bug Bites: Unwanted Visitors
That Are Lurking In Your Firewood | Cybergarden
Sites | Hort Tips | Hort
Shorts | Garlic's Benefits Attract Researchers
| Cranberries | Let
the Buyer Beware | Roasting Chestnuts
| Health and Household Tips | Did
You Know?
Autumn 2000
Gypsy Moth Alert! | All-America
Flower Selections 2001 | Fall-Blooming Perennials
Make Your Garden Last Year Round | Tips on
How to Avoid Plant Diseases | Bug Bites:
Yellowjackets | Cybergarden Sites | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Locally
Grown: Making Chutney | Consider Using a
Humidifier This Fall | Cholesterol Awareness
Month | Health & Household Tips | Did
You Know?
August 2000
EPA Ends Over-the-Counter Sale of Dursban
| Root Rot | Now Is
the Time for Overseeding | Asian Longhorned
Beetle War | Lawn Care Calendar | Bug
Bites: Late Summer Tree Insects | Cybergarden
Sites | Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Locally Grown: Small Tomato Time
| We All Scream for Ice Cream | The
Herb Garden: Drying Herbs | Health & Household
Tips | Did You Know?
July 2000
Managing Problems when
Growing Tomatoes | Cutting Flowers for Arrangements
Is More than Snip-and-Pluck | Tree Problems
| Don't Hire Just Anyone to Prune Your Trees
| Smart Homeowners Can Find Harmony Between Tree
and Sidewalk | Lawn Care Calendar | Bug
Bites: Japanese Beetle | Cybergarden Sites
| Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Locally Grown: In Season Fruits &
Vegetables | Health Update: Homemade Flavored
Oil Alert | Sun Safety: Some Like it Hot!
| Health & Household Tips | Did
You Know?
June 2000
Problem
with Pines | Tomatoes - Questions & Answers
| Plan A Cutting Garden | Bug
Bites: Cucumber Beetles & Japanese Beetles | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Locally
Grown: In Season Produce | Spotting Health
Fraud | Foodborne Illness Peaks in Summer
- Why? | Summertime Food Safety Guidelines
| Health & Household Tips | Did
You Know?
Spring 2000
Perennial Plant of the Year | Fertilizing
Your Lawn in Spring | Home Study Lawn Care
Course | Stay Safe When Mowing Your Lawn
| PHS Gold Medal Plant Award |
Penn State Expert Offers Tree Shoppers Well-Rooted Advice | Cybergarden
Sites | Bug Bites | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Healthy
Body-The New Year's Resolution | Water: An
Essential Nutrient | Asparagus: Queen of
Spring Vegetables | Gardening: My Cousin
Broccoli | Health
and Household Tips | Did You Know?
Winter 1999
Pick the Perfect Tree | Tips
on Buying a Poinsettia| Amaryllis Care
| Perennial Plant of the Year 2000 | All
America Selections 2000 | Winter Winds,
Cold and Plants | Christmas Tree Critters
| Cybergarden Sites | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Y2K
- Prepare But Don't Panic | Gifts from the
Kitchen | Transporting Holiday Food |
Health & Household Tips | Did You Know?
Autumn 1999
Fall Garden Chores | Tips
on How to Avoid Plant Diseases | Diagnosing
Tree Root Problems | Bacterial Wilt
of Vine Crops | Pesticide Shelf Life
| Lawn Care Calendar | Boxelder
Bugs | Cybergarden Sites | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | High
Blood Pressure | A Good Night's Sleep
| Peaches | Health
& Household Tips | Did
You Know?
August 1999
Make Plans to Plant Lawn Now | Treated
Lumber | Corn Gluten Meal for Crabgrass
Control | Lawn Care Calender
| Bug Bites - Flower Chewers |
Bug Bites - Japanese Beetle | Cybergarden
Sites | Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Foot Care | Grilling
Corn | Food Safety at Farmer's Markets
| Health & Household Tips | Did
You Know?
July 1999
Gardening in July | 50
Plants & Flowers You May Not Want to Eat | Butterflies
& Caterpillars in Your Garden | Patch
Disease in Lawns | Ode to a Violet
| Lawn Care Calendar | Bug
Bites | Cybergarden Sites | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Summer
Time is Tea Time | Locally Grown:
The Farmers' Market | Summertime Food:
Eating in the Street | It's a Wash:
Gardener's Hands | Health & Household
Tips | Did You Knows
June 1999
June Is Rose Month | It's
Berry Time | Manure-Is It Safe for
Your Garden | More Food in Less Space
| Bug Bites-How to Select Termite Control
Services | Cybergarden Sites |
Lawn Care Calendar | Hort Shorts
| Hort Tips | Health
Update: Playing Doctor | Locally Grown-Strawberry
Fields | Summertime Food-Taking Meals
Outdoors | From Table to Garden:
Rhubarb | Health and Household Tips
| Did You Knows
Spring 1999
Greens | Remove
Confusion From Vegetable Variety Selection | Tips
for Earlier Yields in the Home Vegetable Garden | Planting
& Caring for Hedges | Turn on
Color in Shade | Bug Bites - Striped
Cucumber Beetle | Cybergarden Sites
| Lawn Care Calendar | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Food
Safety: Do Not Hesitate.... Refrigerate | Health
Update: Reporting Food | Food Labels:
The Dating Game | Healthy Living:
Glorious Greens | Health and Household
Tips | Did You Knows
Winter 1998
Time to Think Christmas Trees | Caring
for Poinsettias & Christmas Trees | Constructing
a Holiday Wreath | Help Minimize Salt
Injury to Shade Trees | '99 All-America
Selection Vegetable Winners | Bug
Bites | Cybergarden Sites | Lawn
Care Calendar | Hort Shorts |
Hort Tips | Locally
GrownPumpkins & Winter Squash | Food
for Thought | Food Handling |
Food Safety | Health
& Household Tips | Did You Know?
Autumn 1998
Powdery Mildew Thrives Now
| "Wet Feet" of Shrubs,
Trees & Flowers | Baking
Soda Update | Some Tips
on Buying Firewood | Lawn
Care Caldenar | Bug Bites:
Slugs | Cybergarden Sites
| Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Refrigerator Storage |
Locally Grown: Edible Flowers
| Pre-Washed Salad Greens
| Foodborne Illness: What Consumers
Need to Know | Health &
Household Tips | Did You
Know?
Late Summer 1998
Asian Longhorned Beetle
Found in Chicago | White
Grub Update | Management
Practices for Late Summer/Early Fall | Yellow
Jackets | Bug Bites: Flower
Chewers | Lawn Care Calendar
| Cybergarden Sites | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips
| Health Update: The Heat Is On! |
Locally Grown: Blueberries
| At the Farmers' Market: Cut
Flowers | Health & Household
Tips | Did You Know?
Mid-Summer 1998
Five Steps to Healthier
Grass in Shady Spots | Tree
Tips for Buyers of New Homes | Summer
Tree and Shrub Watering Care | Leaf
Scorch | Spraying Facts
for the Garden | Bug BitesGrubs
| Lawn Care Calendar
| Cybergarden Sites | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Food
Handling: What to Do with Food During a Power Outage | In
the Kitchen: Friendship Cake | Food
Safety: How to Make A Friendship Cake Starter | Locally
Grown: At the Farmers' Market | Health
and Household Tips
Early Summer 1998
Vacations and the Yard &
Garden | Periodical Cicadas
| Bronze Birch Borer
| Moss Problems in Lawns
| Bug BitesGrubs Are Coming
to Your Lawn! | Lawn Care
Calendar | Cybergarden Sites
| Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Food Handling: Picnics, Barbecues
and Outdoor Eating | In
the Kitchen: Persuading the Public | Locally
Grown: A Kitchen Herb Garden | Health
Update: Gardening in the Summer Sun
Spring 1998
University of Illinois Booksale
| Zoysiagrass! Can You Believe
the Ads? | Crabgrass Control
| Choosing Home Lawn Care Services
| Selecting a Tree Service or
Arborist | All America Selections
1998 | All Tomato Varieties
Certainly Not the Same | Some
Noteworthy Perennial Combinations | Bug
Bites | Lawn Care Calendar | Cybergarden
Sites | Hort Shorts
| Hort Tips | Healthy
Eating: Butter vs. Margarine | Health
Update: Vitamin & Mineral Supplements | Food
Safety: Eggs | Health &
Household Update | Did You
Know?
Winter 1997
Caring For Your Christmas Tree
| In Your Garden - Amaryllis | Winter
Mulches | Winterize Equipment
| Gift Subscriptions| Lawn
Care Calendar | Cybergarden Site
| Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Food Safety: That Thanksgiving
Bird: To Stuff or Not To Stuff | Food
Safety: The Problem of Foodborne Illness | Winter
Fitness | Did You Know? | Health
& Household Tips
Autumn 1997
Fall Planting of Trees & Shrubs |
A Primer for Spring Bulb Planting
| Leaves, Leaves & More Leaves ... What
to Do with Them? | All America Selections
Winners - 1998 | Bug Bites - White
Grubs are Here | Lawn Care Calendar
| Cybergarden Site | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Healthy
Eating: To Your Health: Red Wine? | Locally
Grown: Squashes a Diverse Family | Health
Update: Influenza | Food Safety: Preventing
Foodborne Illness | Health & Household
Tips
Late Summer 1997
It's Harvest Time! | Fences
in the Landscape | Hort Shorts
| Hort Tips | Using
Electrical Garden Tools Safely | Bug
Bites | Cybergarden Sites | Food
Safety: September is National Food Safety Month | Locally
Grown: Farmers' Market | Food Handling:
How to Ripen Fruit | Health & Household
Tips | Did You Know?
Mid-Summer 1997
Vacation Care For Plants | Cutting
& Using Rose Flowers | Lightning,
Heat & Wind....Oh My! | Cybergarden
Sites | Bug Bites | Lawn
Care Calendar | Food Safety: Grilling/Cooking
Hamburgers to a Safe Temperature | Healthy
Cooking: Fruit Cooler | Locally Grown:
Sweet Corn | Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | Health & Household Tips
Early Summer 1997
Watering Lawns Properly | 1997
Perennial Plant of the Year - Salvia 'May Night' | Shrub
of the Month - Butterfly Bush | Garden
Myths | Basics of Fertilizing Houseplants
| Cybergarden Sites | Bug
Bites | Lawn Care Calendar | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Food
Safety: The Summertime Rules | Healthy
Cooking: All Vegetables Are Not Created Equal | Locally
Grown: The Best Is Yet to Come | Health
Update: First Aid Kit To Go | Health
& Household Tips | Did You Know?
Spring 1997
Planting Roses | Integrated
Pest Management for Vegetable Gardens | All
America Selections 1997 Winners | Easter
Lilies | Winter Problems of Lawns
| Seeding and Sodding Lawns | Bug
Bites: Understanding Pesticides | Lawn
Care Calendar | Hort Shorts |
Hort Tips | Food
Safety: Seafood Selection & Handling | Healthy
Cooking: Plan to Use More Herbs | Fitness
& Exercise: Do You Need a Weightier Workout Than Walking? |
Health Update: Food, Fitness and Health
Quiz
Winter 1996
Winter Preparation for Ornamental Plants
| Deicing Salt Can Injure Plants |
Bug Bites: Woolly Worms | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Food
Safety: A Procrastinator's Guide to a Safe Holiday Dinner | Food
for Thought: Help! Refrigerator Overload! | Healthy
Cooking: A Quick Start Breakfast | Health
and Household Tips
Autumn 1996
Fall Clean Up | Preparing
Yard Tools for Winter Storage | All
America Selections 1997 Winners | Bug
Bites | Lawn Care Calendar | Hort
Shorts | Hort Tips | Health
Care Debate Terms | How to Check Your
Pulse and Find Your Training Zone | What
You Can Do to Protect Your Family Against E. Coli | Roasting
Vegetables | Health & Household
Tips
Late Summer 1996
Cover Crops | Tomato
Problems | Annual White Grub Homeowner
Control Options | Phalaenopsis: "No
Better Orchid for Beginners" | Bug
Bites | Lawn Care Calendar | To
A Violet | Hort Shorts | Hort
Tips | OTC Hearburn Drug | Food
Safety Checklist |Healthy Cooking:
Cabbage | Nutrition Facts: Meal Planning
101 (Part 3 of 3) | Health and Household
Tips | Did You Know?
