University of Illinois Extension serving Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Randolph and Williamson Counties
Main Office (Jackson County)
402 Ava Rd.
Murphysboro, IL 62966
Phone: 618-687-1727
FAX: 618-687-1612
Email:uie-fjprw@illinois.edu
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)
Branch Office (Franklin County)
1212 Route 14 West
Benton, IL 62812
Phone: 618-439-3178
FAX: 618-439-2953
Hours: M–T, 8:00 am-4:30 pm (closed 12:00 - 1:00 pm)
Branch Office (Perry County)
3764 State Rte 13/127
Room 110
Pinckneyville, IL 62274
Phone: 618-357-2126
FAX: 618-357-3934
Hours: M–T, 8:00 am-4:30 pm (closed 12:00 - 1:00 pm)
Branch Office (Randolph County)
313 West Belmont Street
Sparta, IL 62286
Phone: 618-443-4364
FAX: 618-443-1922
Hours: M–T, 8:00 am-4:30 pm (closed 12:00 - 1:00 pm)
Branch Office (Williamson County)
201-B W Main
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: 618-993-3304
Hours: M–T, 8:00 am-4:30 pm (closed 12:00 - 1:00 pm)
Members from Perry and Jackson counties had an opportunity to meet and discuss their respective activities, and ways they can collaborate in the future. The event will rotate every year between the five counties.
The Illinois 4-H Jr. Leadership Conference is a weekend event, Feb 25-26, 2012. It provides junior high delegates with a look into leadership development and opportunities within the 4-H program.
Sally Cook, Perry County Master Gardener, is arranging the seed library at DuQuoin Public Library (see the News Release posted on this page for more information).
Welcome to University of Illinois Extension, serving Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Randolph and Williamson counties! Our Extension Educators bring you practical research-based information in horticulture, local food systems and small farms, youth development, and community and economic development. These programs are geared toward enabling people to improve their lives and communities through learning partnerships that put knowledge to work. Call us at (618)687-1727 for more information.
Storing Tools for Winter
Throughout the winter, we have been publishing tips you can follow to ensure your gardening tools are in great shape next spring. The following is our final tip for this winter:
POTS AND POTTING MIX
Clean empty containers with a scrub brush and soapy water; sterilize them in a 5% bleach solution, then stack and put them away in a dry area. Close the tops of opened bags of peat moss ans peat-based potting mixes to prevent them from drying out. Empty plastic cat litter buckets can be recycled as storage containers for potting mixes and other dry soil amendments.
Questions? Contact Sonja Lallemand, Extension Educator, Horticulture at lalleman@illinois.edu