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Continue reading →: 2022 Demo Garden PlansOur garden plans for this year are both a return to a greater diversity of plants and the start of a multi-year effort to combat the increasing levels of root knot nematode that we have been experiencing in our beds. With the exception of Bed 2, all of the plants…
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2021 Demo Garden Plans and Updates
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Continue reading →: 2021 Demo Garden Plans and UpdatesOur Demo Garden plantings are well underway for this year, and we already have some exciting things to showcase. But first – here’s a quick overview of what we are planning to grow this year! We chose to continue to focus our garden efforts on productivity and yield over diversity…
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What we’re harvesting
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Continue reading →: What we’re harvesting“The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.” This quote from Luc de Clapiers perfectly sums up harvest in the Demo Garden! Our wonderful team of Extension Master Gardener volunteers has figured out how to navigate the difficult circumstances due to COVID and still have a very beautiful,…
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Continue reading →: Growing squash – problems and solutionsSquash plants love the hot summer sun, and Kansas has plenty of it! Any vegetable gardener in the state who has been growing for very long will likely have planted some variety of squash. There are a few issues that can pop up when growing squash, but overall, it is…
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Continue reading →: Beans: from garden to plateBeans are a Kansas favorite in the vegetable garden. These warm-season plants are well acclimated to our tough Kansas summers. Read about the four varieties planted in the Demo Garden this season.