Vegetable
All Vegetable Content

Summer Squash: How to Grow It
There are many types of summer squash, including the familiar zucchini (which can be green, green-striped, or yellow), crookneck, straightneck, patty pan and more.

Green Beans: How to Grow It
Snap beans, also called “green beans” or “string beans” (although most modern varieties do not have strings) are harvested when the pods contain immature seeds, and the pods are still succulent.

Cucumbers: How to Grow It
Some cucumber varieties form long vines that may ramble or be trellised. Others are bush types that fit more easily into a small garden or even a large container.

Carrots: How to Grow It
Carrot is a hardy, cool-season vegetable. Carrots are eaten both raw and cooked and they can be stored for winter use.

Peas: How to Grow It
The most common type of pea in American gardens is the shelling pea, also called the “garden pea” or “English pea.” Tender, sweet peas are removed from thin, tough pods before eating.

Cabbage: How to Grow It
Cabbages are cool-season crops, very closely related to broccoli, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi and brussels sprouts.

SDSU Extension, Southeast Research Farm to host organic field day
July 26, 2024
South Dakota State University Extension and the SDSU Southeast Research Farm invite anyone interested in growing organic vegetables and field crops to an educational, hands-on field day.

Broccolini Performance in Three Established Clover Living Mulches in Eastern South Dakota
Research report determining the impact of three established clover species on weed suppression, crop growth, and broccolini yield.

Early Season Soil Tarping Impacts on Weed Pressure and Onion Yield
Research report on whether soil tarping can reduce weed pressure in onion yields

Sun-Drying – A Traditional Native American Method of Preserving Food
Curriculum developed to facilitate the education of a cultural tradition for youth in Native American and non-Native American communities.