Gardening
SDSU Publications
Blossom End Rot of Tomatoes and Other Vegetables Blossom end rot is a disorder of tomato, pepper, and eggplant that can be very damaging.
Choosing Vegetable Varieties for South Dakota Your seed catalog and local greenhouse offer many more vegetable varieties than you could possibly fit in your garden plot.Which ones will you choose? Narrow the possibilities by following this list.
Fertilizing Gardens in South Dakota Gardens can provide high quality vegetables, fruits, and flowers if the crops are given adequate nutrients and water and insect, weed, and disease control. This fertilizer guide covers part of your garden’s needs—optimum nutrients for yield and quality of garden plants.
Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden Few vegetables inspire gardeners more than home-grown tomatoes, bursting with vine-ripe flavor. Tomatoes are the most widely used vegetable in the world, and U.S. annual consumption of them is over 90 lbs per person, including both fresh and processed products. 
Managing Diseases in the Home Garden Plant diseases can have a serious impact on production in our home gardens. Each year plants are defoliated or killed by diseases. These diseases limit the productivity of the plant and the enjoyment that the homeowners may derive from the garden. Diseases in the home garden can be managed through a number of simple and reliable strategies.
Storage of Fresh Garden Vegetables By planting more vegetables than can be used fresh, a family can have a surplus for freezing, canning, drying, or storing. Storage makes it possible to hold vegetables in good condition for several weeks to several months.
Vegetable Gardening Gardening provides a useful, profitable form of recreation for the entire family. When children are involved in gardening, their interest in and consumption of nutritious vegetables increases considerably.
White Mold of Vegetables and Ornamentals in the Home Garden White mold, caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, causes wilt, rot, or blight diseases on more than 370 ornamental plant species, field crops, weeds, and vegetables in 64 plant families.
Other Useful Publications
Starting Garden Transplants at Home Starting annual flowers and vegetables at home can be fun and offer several advantages. Many gardeners prefer to grow their own seedlings so they can select specific varieties and control seedling growth.
Where to Put Your Vegetable Garden This ISU publication offers tips to garden growers on where to plant their vegetable garden.
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