Planting the Plains: Neighbor Problems

By Anthony Reardon

Published April 18, 2024 at 9:44 AM CDT

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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Anthony Reardon

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

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