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Easter Lily: The Centerpiece of Spring
Easter lilies have long been associated with spring. Learn how to select, care for and plant these popular spring flowers in this resource.
Onions: How to Grow It
Onions are a classic, flavorful addition to any home vegetable garden! Learn some expert tips for selecting, growing and harvesting onions in this resource.
Caring for Amaryllis From Bulb to Bloom
Amaryllis are beautiful, flowering bulbs that are easy to grow and can brighten up your home during the dark days of winter. This article offers some tips for purchasing and caring for them.
Poinsettias: Selecting and Caring for the Most-Popular Holiday Plant
With the holiday season already underway, garden centers, floral shops and popular retail chains are full of poinsettias. Learn some tips for selecting and caring for them in this article.
Woody Weeds: Tatarian Honeysuckle
Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) was brought to North America from Asia in the mid-18th century for ornamental uses. In South Dakota it was also used as a windbreak species until the 1980s.
Flea Beetles in the Garden
Flea beetles have been out in full force so far this year. This group of herbivorous beetles can be a pest of many different garden plants, including tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, lettuce and others.
Round Bale Storage Conservation
Fact sheet discussing conservation of round bale storage.
Monitor Lawns and Gardens for Bronzed Cutworm Activity
Bronzed cutworms can be an issue for lawns and gardens in South Dakota. In grass, bronzed cutworms will feed and leave small brown circular patches. Large populations of bronzed cutworm can result in severe lawn injury.
Watch Your Squash! Squash Vine Borer Moths Are Active.
Each year vine crops, including squash, zucchini and pumpkin plants, fall victim to squash vine borer larvae feeding inside their stems.
Plant the Seed
In this Grow Getters lesson, students will learn to identify the parts of a seed and the growth and development of a seed to a plant.