Content by Kristine Lang

Hand holding a colorful variety of table beets.

Table Beets: Harvest and Storage

Table beets are a colorful root crop that grows well during the spring and fall months in South Dakota. Learn how to select, grow, harvest and store them with this helpful guide!

Freshly picked raspberries in shallow containers on a picnic table.

Raspberries: Harvest and Storage

Raspberries are a cool-season crop that produces fruit in the summer or fall depending on variety. Learn how to select, grow, harvest and store them with this helpful guide!

Harvested leeks.

Leeks: Harvest and Storage

Leeks are a cool-season garden vegetable similar to onions. Learn how to select, grow, harvest and store them with this helpful guide!

Harvested tomatillos in a brown paper bag.

Tomatillos: Harvest and Storage

Tomatillos are an annual, warm-season crop with requirements similar to tomatoes. Learn how to select, grow, harvest and store them with this helpful guide!

Edamame Tohya

Edamame: Harvest and Storage

Edamame is the Japanese name for edible, immature soybeans, which are cooked prior to eating. Learn how to select, grow, harvest and store edamame with this helpful guide!

Victoria rhubarb stalks on a table.

Rhubarb: Harvest and Storage

Rhubarb is a cool-season, herbaceous perennial commonly grown for its edible leafstalks. Learn how to select, grow, harvest and store rhubarb with this helpful guide!

Gardener holding a box of vegetables

SDSU Extension launches new virtual vegetable production training series

January 13, 2023

The South Dakota Virtual Vegetable Short Course is a four-part educational series geared toward commercial specialty crop farmers, gardeners and Master Gardeners. Nonprofits, business partners and members of the general public are also welcome to attend.

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!

Pea shoots growing in a seed flat.

Growing Microgreens at Home

The fall through early spring season can provide an opportunity to grow certain food indoors. Growing microgreens can be an excellent way to add nutritious, fresh vegetables to your diet without taking up a lot of space in your home.

Cherokee Purple, German Johnson, and Yellow Brandywine tomatoes.

Second-Year Trial of Grafted Heirloom Tomatoes at SDSU

See our latest findings from a second-year research trial of three indeterminate, beefsteak, open-pollinated tomatoes grafted to three unique rootstocks to assess production and marketability for South Dakota farms.