September 18, 2026 Nancy announced that I have unrequited love for the pear tree in the orchard. Truth is, I didn’t know what unrequited meant until she explained the word. Unrequited may be too strong a word; we do get some love back. In 2024 we got 24 pears! I am devoted to this tree […]
August 27, 2026 Don’t do it. Don’t look at your tomato plants between 3 and 6 pm. Avoid eye contact! If you can’t resist taking a peek, you will see sad wilting leaves and you will want to run for the watering can (but alas, you don’t need to be alarmed; the plant knows to […]
July 24, 2026 The sweetest treat we offer at FECO are the drupes (berries) from our Illinois Everbearing mulberry tree. The tree not only draws crowds, it is self-pollinating and, in our experience, disease free. It produces copious amounts of fruit all summer long, hence the name Everbearing. In Turkey they make a snack called […]