McFadden Biostress Laboratory 255B
Agronomy, Horticulture & Plant Science-Box 2140C
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Kristine serves the citizens of South Dakota as an Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Consumer Horticulture Specialist based in Brookings.
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April 30, 2026
The McCrory Gardens Trial Report, issued annually by SDSU Extension and McCrory Gardens, helps South Dakotans choose flower varieties that do well in local conditions.
A 2025 trial in Brookings, South Dakota aimed to detect the influences of various warm-season cover crop living mulches on pest pressure in tomatoes and cucumbers and the interactions between both grafted and nongrafted tomatoes and cucumbers and the living mulch.
