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Growing Vegetables in Tubs
You can grow lots of vegetables in plastic container gardens. The important things to remember are using a good growing medium and keeping enough water on the plants as they get larger.
Lupines for Northern Gardens
Lupines (Lupinus), a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae, are popular plants in the United States. In addition to their aesthetic value, lupines provide a variety of benefits to the garden.
Budgeting With an Irregular Income
If you are a business owner, farmer, rancher, earn based on sales commissions, or are seasonally employed, you may not have consistent income from month to month.
Master Gardener Volunteer Program
SDSU Extension’s Master Gardener program develops gardening enthusiasts into expert volunteers who share their research-based knowledge with community members across the state.
12 Tips to Simplify Your Finances
With each passing day, the demands on our time and financial resources increase causing us to do more in less time or spend more money on fewer items.
4 Tips for Managing Money on a Low-Income
The number of families in the United States whom are in poverty is increasing. Nearly one-third of all working families or 10.4 million families are considered low-income.
Cleaning Out Your Closets: Donate to kids to help build creativity
If you have things you are unsure what to do with and don’t want to just throw them away, think about contacting daycares, preschools, or churches to see if they could use some of the items for their play areas or to make toys/projects for their kids.
Debt Management
Many people face a financial crisis at some point in their life that can make it difficult to pay bills.
Soil Testing for Vineyards in South Dakota
Not all soils are conducive to growing quality grapes, so prospective vineyard sites should be tested before a decision is made to plant grapes. Tests can identify soils that are either too high in pH, salts, or salinity, or that are “too rich” (too high in organic matter and nitrogen) for grapes. In addition, testing before planting allows for the incorporation of nutrients—such as phosphorus—that do not move easily through the soil to plant roots.
Penstemon
Penstemon grandiflorus and Penstemon augustfolius are both native to South Dakota.