Content by Kristine Lang
Garden Hour
Make the most of your garden and landscaping with weekly insights and ideas from our team of experts.
Garden Hour
Make the most of your garden and landscaping with weekly insights and ideas from our team of experts.
Garden Hour
Make the most of your garden and landscaping with weekly insights and ideas from our team of experts.
Investigating the Use of Raw and Pelleted Wool as an Alternative Mulch for Vegetable Production
This publication reviews a recent research study investigating the effects of wool as an alternative mulching option for pepper production.
McCrory Gardens Trial Report aids in flower selection
April 30, 2026
The McCrory Gardens Trial Report, issued annually by SDSU Extension and McCrory Gardens, helps South Dakotans choose flower varieties that do well in local conditions.
Research Report: Warm-Season Living Mulch Impacts on Cucumber Yield and Disease Symptoms
A 2025 trial in Brookings, South Dakota aimed to detect the influences of various warm-season cover crop living mulches on pest pressure in tomatoes and cucumbers and the interactions between both grafted and nongrafted tomatoes and cucumbers and the living mulch.
Educational high tunnel videos now available from SDSU Extension
March 16, 2026
South Dakota State University Extension is continuing its efforts to educate specialty crop producers on high tunnel assembly, management and cropping innovations with a new educational video series.
Square-Foot Garden Sample Planting Layout
Learn how to maximize produce production and space using a square-foot layout design.
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.
Growing Connections: An Organizational Map of the South Dakota Local Food System
Behind every farmer’s market, community supported agriculture share, or local food event is a network of advocates, educators, and organizations that make it all possible. The South Dakota Local Food System map illustrates the organizations that strengthen local food through a variety of roles and functions.