Garden Weather

Current weather in the garden
temp: 39.7 F (4.3 C)
humidity: 77%
wind: Calm
pressure: 29.50" (998.9 mb)
station: KILWHEAT3
Last Updated on March 12, 6:18 AM CST

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  • sad day. had my last dram of Sazarac 18 :( 8 hrs ago
  • just reserved a landscape camera lense and picked up a belt system for my camera gear at Calumet for CoD stormchase next month. I'm all set! 4 days ago
  • anybody played with one of these? http://j.mp/ahZR3h possible 'dash cam' for storm chasing? Mentioned by Cris Novy at Dupage svr wx conf 5 days ago
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Art Institute of Chicago

Last weekend the family took the Metra to downtown Chicago so I could have lunch with an ex-colleague of mine who just became a US citizen. Afterwards, we took the opportunity to take the girls to the Art Institute of Chicago. They did pretty good for 4 and 3, considering. Of course the [...]

Cabbage Pest damage

The Illinois extension has this to say about Cabbage Worms.

"It is almost impossible to raise cole crops in Illinois without controlling these pests."

Well I can tell you I agree with that statement.  My cabbage plants were decimated last year (my [...]

Storm Chasing — Morning Start

I’m heading out storm chasing today with Paul Sirvatka (meteorology department of CoD) and David Mayhew (professional photographer) .  Paul is having a heck of a time deciding where to go while David is pushing him to send us further west.  I’m just along for the ride and bring my geek toys.  We should be [...]