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Continue reading →: Checking Soil Temperatures
One of the things that I talk about a lot when I’m teaching basic vegetable gardening classes is that the soil temperature is actually more important to plant growth than the air temperature. In many cases, plants will still grow well with cold air temperatures if the soil is nice…
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Continue reading →: Talkin’ ’bout the Weather
One of the great things about having a gardening blog is that you can talk about the weather without it being merely a social nicety. The weather is actually interesting – and vital – to gardeners. Well…as long as you don’t belabor it too much. After hearing from the same…
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Continue reading →: Hot off the Press – the Kansas Garden Guide!
I got a present in the mail today that is pretty exciting! Isn’t it gorgeous? It has been a long time in the process, but we finally have a brand new, March 2010 Kansas Garden Guide! This is a must-have resource if you are a Kansas vegetable gardener. If you…
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Continue reading →: Eating Weeds?
Pretty much all that is growing in the garden right now (besides a few lonely spring bulbs) are weeds. I know! How dare those weeds enter our garden. Oooh…that henbit is pretty much all over the garden. We’ll pull that right out when we get started digging and planting next…
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Continue reading →: The First-Time Gardener: Starting Your Own Seeds
We got our tomato, pepper, eggplant, flower, and herb seeds started yesterday afternoon for the Demonstration garden. It is kind of nice to have a full rack of flats in my office again…even nicer when the seedlings start popping up! Indoor seed starting is something that many knowledgeable, skilled, and…
Gardening & Growing in the Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden!
The Demonstration Garden
The Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardeners’ Demonstration Garden is on the grounds of the Sedgwick County Extension Education Center.
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7001 W 21st Street N
Wichita, KS 67205
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