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How to Organize a Seed Swap
A seed swap is a gathering of people who come together to share seeds, including vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Learn some tips on planning a seed swap event to help build excitement for the upcoming growing season!
Pepper Internal Rot: Disease information and research updates
A new disease has been found in South Dakota pepper plants. While plants appear healthy and produce peppers that appear normal, many peppers will have a black mold growing inside. So, what’s going on with these plants?
Square-Foot Garden Sample Planting Layout
Learn how to maximize produce production and space using a square-foot layout design.
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.
SDSU provides updated recommendations on soil tarping
March 04, 2026
South Dakota State University has published new recommendations on soil tarping that can help producers manage weeds.
Garden Hour
Make the most of your garden and landscaping with weekly insights and ideas from our team of experts.
How to Build High Tunnels
A video series developed to help producers learn how to build high tunnels.
Organic Sweet Corn Production in Clover Living Mulch Systems: 2-Year Research Summary
Research in 2024 and 2025 in a USDA certified organic field at the SDSU Southeast Research Farm explored growing sweet corn in three types of clover grown as a living mulch.
Vegetables
Whether you are a beginner or have a green thumb, our tips will help your garden flourish.
South Dakota Produce Harvest Calendar
A resource highlighting different harvest times for common South Dakota fruits and vegetables.