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Crate of harvested green tomatoes in a garden.

How to Handle Those Green Tomatoes

With cooler temperatures and decreased daylength, gardeners may have an abundance of green, unripened tomatoes this fall. Learn some delicious ways to use them in the kitchen along with some expert tips for ripening them!

Series of trophies on display at a 4-H contest.

October: Recruitment

A quick start guide and additional resources for 4-H club leaders and volunteers to help with promotion and recruitment.

purple flower with yellow center and green, fuzzy stem

Common Flowering Plants (Forbs) of South Dakota

This guide focuses on forbs, or flowering “broad-leaved” herbaceous plants, but forbs can be narrow-leaved as well.

Several Hosta shoots ready for division.

Dividing Perennials in the Fall

Dividing overcrowded perennial plants in your landscape can help ensure a long and healthy plant life. Learn which plants benefit from fall division and view a step-by-step guide for getting started!

Glory of the Snow, Daffodil, and Allium blooming in three gardens.

Bulbs to Plant in the Fall

Fall is the time to plant cold-hardy bulbs in South Dakota gardens. This will ensure that your landscape will have a variety of color, size, and bloom types the following season.

A variety of fresh fruits and vegetables displayed on a countertop.

Eat What You Grow

Youth will learn the different parts of plants that we eat, and how to use drying and freezing techniques to preserve foods for later use.

Group of 4-H youth being sworn in in the state legislative chamber in Pierre South Dakota

November: 4-H Club Leadership Roles

A quick start guide and additional resources about 4-H Club Leadership Roles.

South Dakota 4-H Program Director Tim Tanner with a group of 4-H youth on the grand staircase inside the South Dakota State Capitol.

December: 4-H Club Meetings

A quick start guide and additional resources about 4-H Club meetings.

male youth giving a how-to demonstration

February: Communication, Courage and Creativity

A quick start guide and additional resources about Communication, Courage and Creativity.

A young man sitting at a laptop discussing a project with a 4-H leader.

March: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

A quick start guide and additional resources about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education.