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Planting the Plains

Planting the Plains: Produce Safety in the Vegetable Garden

By Anthony Reardon

Published March 7, 2024 at 10:35 AM CST

Preparation. Woman in the kitchen washing vegetables before cooking

With a bit of forethought, your vegetable garden can provide you with a bountiful harvest to help feed and sustain your family. But it’s also important to consider various vectors for possible food-borne illness, to help keep anyone from getting sick! This week, we’ll talk more about how to minimize the risk, and the steps you can take to keep your newly grown food safe for eating.

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Anthony Reardon

Anthony Reardon is the Horticulture – Small Farms Extension Agent for Johnson County, Kansas.

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Planting the Plains: Vegetable Garden Planting Tips

Anthony Reardon

No matter how long you've been gardening, there will always be something new to learn...maybe you learned from a parent or grandparent, or your neighbor may have a new technique, and of course, experience is also its own teacher. This week, we'll talk about a few things worth considering, and which may help prove beneficial in your garden this year!
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Planting the Plains: Trial and Error

Anthony Reardon

Don't take it too personally when one or more of your plants just...doesn't make it. It happens. In fact, it doesn't make you the plant murderer you might fear you've become. And in a way, it's almost freeing, as it's part of the natural cycle, and keeping this in mind, along with how much new life you're also bringing into the world, can help to deepen your relationship with your garden, and nature in general.
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Planting the Plains: Neighbor Problems

Anthony Reardon

Despite your best efforts, some of your gardening efforts can be partly or fully undone by pests or environmental issues in your neighbors'yards. But you can use their struggles to help prepare for, and prevent, such issues taking root in your gardens and yard, and we'll talk about how in this week's episode!
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Planting the Plains: Mitigating Lawn Weeds

Anthony Reardon

Lawn weeds are a nuisance for anyone with a lawn, but they don't have to be! This week, we'll talk about the best ways to mitigate your weeds for a perfect, green lawn in your yard.
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Planting the Plains: Inclement Spring Weather

Anthony Reardon

April showers bring May flowers, as they say, but those April rains and other harsh weather can be a real challenge for the home gardener. This week, we'll talk about the best ways to ensure that your plants have solid roots to withstand saturation, and how to help your plants breathe as well, for their best health.