Garden Weather

temp: 35.6 F (2.0 C)
humidity: 64%
wind: From the ESE at 2.0 MPH Gusting to 8.0 MPH
pressure: 1026.0 mb
station: KILWHEAT3
February 4, 7:03 AM CST

Recent Photos

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 museum [...]

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 first year growing vegetables in IL). I decided to run a [...]

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 [...]