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Vegetable Gardening in South Dakota

Whatever your reasons to start a vegetable garden: fresh produce with great flavor, exercise, saving money, enticing children (and adults) to eat healthier food, or knowing where your food came from and how it was grown, this booklet will help you with basic information and tips to get started.

tall trees in the Black Hills

Tree Issue Treatments

Commonly available in pesticides for Conifer and Broadleaf disease, disorder, insect and mite treatment options.

High tunnel used for specialty crops

How to Build High Tunnels

A video series developed to help producers learn how to build high tunnels.

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Earl Dailey Memorial Endowment Grants

View the criteria and applications for the Earl Dailey Memorial Endowment Professional Improvement Grant and Project Grant.

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SDSU Extension Master Gardener Templates

A suite of templates that can be used by currently active and registered SDSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers as they engage in service to their community.

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Native Plants for Bird Habitat in South Dakota

South Dakota has a range of habitats that support many bird species, and native plants play an important role in all those habitats.

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Fruit

View information to grow, harvest and enjoy fruit.

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South Dakota Produce Harvest Calendar

A resource highlighting different harvest times for common South Dakota fruits and vegetables.

Various chemical symbols for common nutrients found in garden soil over a selection of young plants emerging from garden soil.

Managing Phosphorus and Other Nutrients in Gardens

Fact sheet on managing phosphorus and other nutrients in gardens.

Example of a small-scale hydroponic growing system growing different varieties of herbs and lettuce

Harvesting the Future: Your Guide to Growing Fresh, Year-Round Produce with Small-scale Hydroponic Production Systems

Fact sheet on small-scale hydroponic production systems