Category Archives: gardening

Root Riot Oak Park’s dedication tomorrow at 10 am

Posted on 2010/07/09 by Green In Oak Park

Don’t forget, Root Riot Oak Park’s Madison St. dedication is tomorrow at 10am. It’s on Madison, just west of Oak Park Avenue, on the north side of the street. Be there or be square. So, speaking of the community garden, … Continue reading →

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Backyard garden update – full of pretty pictures

Posted on 2010/07/06 by Green In Oak Park

We all love photos, no? The best of the bunch is at the very bottom, by the way. (Alliteration for the win.) Here are my potato plants as of today. As you can see, they’ve gotten significantly taller than the … Continue reading →

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Attack Of The Giant Zucchini

Posted on 2010/06/29 by Green In Oak Park

When I left to go camping last weekend, my Root Riot Oak Park community garden plot contained a bloom here and there on my squash and zucchini plants. Today, after about 9 days, I came back and found one tiny … Continue reading →

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The Hierarchy of Expense and Difficulty

Posted on 2010/06/21 by Green In Oak Park

We already know that some green choices are very easy, convenient, and inexpensive, and some really aren’t. Some are a walk in the park (maybe literally), and some are a walk uphill both ways in a blizzard. With no shoes. … Continue reading →

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Local Business Profile – Urban Sprout Garden Design, LLC

Posted on 2010/06/15 by Green In Oak Park

Meet Mike Reust. Mike says that when he was growing up in California in the 1970s, he was the only person he knew who had a subscription to Organic Gardening magazine. The recent drive to grow and eat locally, sometimes … Continue reading →

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How does your garden grow, Root Riot Madison?

Posted on 2010/06/14 by Green In Oak Park

It’s growing like this: A little greener than it was two weeks ago.

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Spring Seasonal Salad

Posted on 2010/06/10 by Green In Oak Park

Do you ever find you have to use up a lot of produce before it goes bad? I do, and tonight was one of those times. I had spinach, asparagus, strawberries, and some goat cheese begging to be eaten in … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on 2010/06/02 by Green In Oak Park

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Update on The Great Potato Experiment

Posted on 2010/06/01 by Green In Oak Park

I thought at first that my Great Potato Experiment, aka growing potatoes in a garbage can and training them to grow up instead of out, would be a flop. It took what seemed like a long time to see any … Continue reading →

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Gethsemane Garden Center in Chicago

Posted on 2010/05/29 by Green In Oak Park

What’s your favorite local garden center? It’s not close to Oak Park, but mine is Gethsemane Garden Center on the north side of Chicago. They have flowers, ground cover, trees, herbs, fruits, vegetables, annuals, perennials, succulents, gardening supplies and tools, … Continue reading →

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