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Blog Posts (9)

Garden Journal: A helpful gardening tool

Garden journal info graphic

The New Victory Garden

Tomato and Basil plants growing in a homemade container. Be sure to allow for drainage from any container.

Starting a Garden: Irrigation

Sprinkler head

Starting a Garden: Season Extension

Cold frame with vegetables growing inside in the fall.

Starting a Garden: Weed Management

Weed free tomatoes

Starting a Garden: Cool-Season Vegetables | And my top 5 cool-season crops to grow

Kale

Don't Grow Distant From Your Garden

beet greens and lettuce greens

Homegrown: DIY Hydroponics for All Gardeners

Green herbs growing out of plastic tub in home hydroponic system

A Primer to Supplemental Lighting for Indoor Seed Starting

News Releases (9)

Growing apple trees in your urban garden

Campus rain garden certified as wildlife-friendly

Produce farms provided COVID-19 disinfecting guidelines

Explore and assess your seeds this winter

Winter seed sowing

2020 All-America Selection Winners

Extension Presents Into to Rain Gardens Workshop

Plant your native garden this fall

Rain Garden Workshop

Staff (3)

Duane Friend

Duane Friend

Extension Educator, Energy and Environmental Stewardship

Doug Gucker staff picture

Douglas B. Gucker

Extension Educator, Local Food Systems and Small Farms

Ken Johnson Staff Photo

Ken Johnson

Extension Educator, Horticulture