Are you new to starting your own vegetable garden seeds? Doing it yourself can save you money and get you involved with the food you eat from seed to harvest. In this video, Illinois Extension horticulture educator Chris Enroth demonstrates seed starting while at home during the...

Foster the love of gardening with the youth in your life by creating theme gardens. Join Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Brittnay Haag as she shares ideas and tips for creating a special place for your young, hands-on learner to grow, explore, and be creative. Whether it’...

Learn some quick, easy, and highly engaging garden activities that require minimal preparation that can be used by anyone who works with youth! Horticulture Extension educator Brittnay Haag discusses simple and fun ways to get youth engaged in gardening.

Bring the garden into the schoolyard with our online School and Community Gardens Self-Paced Learning Modules. A school garden can be many things, from a pollinator garden, to a sensory garden, or a bulb garden. Our online learning modules focus on vegetable gardening while we take you on a...

Did you know you can save the seeds from your garden this year in order to plant them next year? This is an easy way to save some money and save seeds from plants that produced well. Illinois Extension Educator Chris Lueking has some tips on harvesting, drying, and storing your seed for next...

Learn nine of the most common and destructive insect pests in your vegetable garden and how to control them. Join University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Kelly Allsup as she shares tips on identification, scouting, prevention, and organic methods of eradication. Whether you are...

Extension specialist Jim Schmidt demonstrates how to properly prepare vegetables for exhibition. This overview includes how to choose and show various vegetables. 

Former Illinois Extension Specialist Jim Schmidt demonstrates how to properly prepare zucchini for exhibition. 

Learn more about how to grow zucchini.

Former Illinois Extension Specialist Jim Schmidt demonstrates how to properly prepare kohlrabi for exhibition.

Learn more about how to grow kohlrabi.

Former Illinois Extension Specialist Jim Schmidt demonstrates how to properly prepare leeks for exhibition.