At Veterans Acres in Crystal Lake, I discovered what I think are two different species — the Ohio spiderwort and the Virginia spiderwort.

It's tempting to simply fill your garden with whatever veggies or flowers you want. But garlic doesn't play well with all ...

G rowing corn in a small backyard plot is totally doable if you plan carefully and give the plants what they need to thrive.

The garden needs 6-8 hours of sunlight daily with ... There should be two to three ears per stalk. Corn on the cob can be steamed, boiled or grilled. If microwaving, keep in the husk up to 5 ...

Nitrogen is important because it helps corn stalks grow taller and bigger. Sure, you can buy fertilizer, use compost, or even manure to help add nitrogen into the ground, but why go through all that ...

Growing corn is exciting to watch as it goes from a small, humble seedling to a tall and sturdy plant and eventually produces cobs of corn. However, counting on your harvest in advance could lead ...

Corn stalks that you can see on top of the ground ... right there where the fence post rots off. Corn has to grow roots down to the anhydrous to be able to pick that N up and it may be caught ...

Bundled in groups of five or six, his corn stalks shoot out of the sandy desert in bunches ... He uses the traditional wooden Hopi planting stick like his ancestors, because preserving the top soil by ...

Yet enthusiasm was warranted. One to two tons of corn stover (stalks, leaves, husks) grow to an acre. Only a small percentage is good for silage. The rest rots, making a national waste of 100 to ...

But long before these attractions — as well as the beer garden, fireworks shows and ... new designs each year that are cut into the corn stalks. This year, the farm is showcasing Life Stories ...