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Planting the Plains

Planting the Plains: Salad Gardening

By Anthony Reardon

Published August 16, 2024 at 11:15 AM CDT

As we move into the fall weather, and things start to cool off, autumn is the perfect time to grow lettuce and root vegetables for salads. This week, we'll talk about how to add to your kitchen table with some of the bounty from your garden!

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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: The Benefits of Snow

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Who hates snow out there? Anyone? Anyone? (Bueller?!)
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Planting the Plains: Winter Wildlife in the Garden

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Wildlife in your garden in the winter might not sound so bad, but most of it won't be invited. So what to do?
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Planting the Plains: Gifts for Gardeners

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Just because it's cold out doesn't mean you can't be thinking about your garden...or someone else's garden. Help the gardeners in your life with thoughtful gardening gift ideas!
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Planting the Plains: More Benefits in Dormancy

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At the end of the season, it can be tempting to clean up your entire garden of all detritus from old plants, but leaving the seed pods, plant stems and other materials can have some benefits, and this week, we'll talk about how to make dormancy work for you!
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Planting the Plains: Cleaning Your Lawn Tools for Winter

Anthony Reardon

You use them all year long to help tend your garden, so why wouldn't you take care of them, and make sure that they can take care of you? I'm talking about your lawn tools, of course, and this week, we'll talk about how you can clean and store yours for the winter!