Residents in towns like Minot find gardens economical. Gardens enable them to keep down expenses not only in spring and summer, but provide them with much that they need for the fall and winter [...]Read More... from On This Day | A[...]
Tag: Gardening
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Dakota Gardener: Too much of a good thing
My friends in western North Dakota are breathing a sigh of relief this year. After several years of drought, some timely rains are happening, and in decent amounts. Well, mostly timely, and mostly in decent amounts. There are still some droughty spots[...]
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Prairie Fare: Sweet corn and summer flavors — A recipe and a memory
“No playing with your food, please,” my mom said. I had been caught. I looked up from my plate and grinned. I had capped most of my teeth with corn kernels, giving myself a golden smile. I was very young at the[...]
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Dakota Gardener: Growing wild
One of my favorite spots at home is in my front yard. Between my driveway and the front walk there is a two-foot-wide patch of soil where I grow wildflowers. This is a test of my own plant identification skills, but also[...]
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Dakota Gardener: False Sunflower, a great garden perennial
I have been hosting an annual garden tour for the past five years and I look forward to it every year! Garden tours are perfect for learning new techniques and methods to implement in your own garden. It’s a wonderful time to[...]
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Dakota Gardener: Plant variegation
I love zinnias. They are one of my favorite flowers. I interplant long rows of zinnias with my pumpkin and squash plants every year. Last year, as I was weeding the rows, I noticed a plant that had a striking difference from[...]
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On This Day | Gardening for Returns
With new potatoes and peas, ready to use, onions and radishes, gooseberries, strawberries and currants, lettuce, and greens consisting of spinach, endive, beet tops, etc. with other vegetables soon to hear from, the North [...]Read More... from On This Day | Gardening[...]
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Listen: How Community Gardens Can Make Cities Stronger
In a time when cities often feel fragmented and impersonal, Denver Urban Gardens is cultivating more than food — it’s nurturing connection. Executive director Linda Appel Lipsius leads a network of over 200 community gardens and food forests that produce hundreds of[...]
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Prairie Fare: A root to love — The colorful benefits of beets
I recently served as the beet thinner and harvester at a community garden where I volunteer. Some of our harvest goes to a local food pantry, while the helpers take home a share of fresh-from-the-garden goodness. Harvesting root vegetables like beets feels[...]
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Dakota Gardener: Avoid the two most common tomato problems
Do you know what the two most common tomato problems are? Many gardeners assume that diseases or insects cause the most common problems. However, after a dozen years working for North Dakota State University Extension, that has not been my experience. Year[...]
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Syltet rabarbramiks (Pickled Rhubarb Relish)
Rhubarb season doesn’t have to mean pie—at least not every time. In this bold and beautifully tart recipe, rhubarb takes a savory turn, pairing with balsamic vinegar, fennel, and purple basil to become a Nordic-inspired relish that’s equal parts punchy and poetic.[...]
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Wisconsin Women in Conservation empowers women to restore prairies pollinators
June is National Pollinator Month and a local agricultural group which aims to empower women in conservation is bringing awareness to how prairie restoration can aid the declining population of bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Through its Wisconsin Women in Conservation program,[...]
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Dakota Gardener: Attract bees to your vegetable garden
We need bees to grow a productive vegetable garden. Almost all cucumber, melon, pumpkin and squash flowers require pollination by bees to produce fruit. Without bees, there would be a worldwide shortage of zucchini. A very sad thought, indeed. Tomato, pepper and[...]
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Dakota Gardener: Fresh garden tomatoes
I think there is nothing better than a fresh tomato from the garden. This is one statement that I find most gardeners will not argue about. Generally, gardeners will go above and beyond to ensure they can harvest a plentiful tomato crop.[...]
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Dakota Gardener: The best new fruit for the Dakotas
It’s fun to grow new fruit crops. Common fruits like apples and strawberries are okay, but there’s nothing special about them. It’s more exciting to grow—and taste—an exotic, new fruit. I have seen lots of promising fruits over the past 15 years[...]
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On This Day | Seeds of Prosperity
Mr. Hess states that in most instances he has received fine co-operation. In a few cases there has been a disposition not to co-operate and the county commissioners say that county aid will be [...]Read More... from On This Day | Seeds[...]