Rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum
Rhubarb is the first “fruit” of the season – used as a fruit, but grows like a vegetable. This old fashioned perennial is very easy to grow. To learn more about rhubarb, read this article…
Selecting & Planting
Lemon-scented Plants
If you want to add some lemon zest to your garden, but can’t grow a lemon tree, consider trying some lemon-scented herbs or other plants. This article covers plants that have scents suggesting lemons.
Grow Your Own Salad Greens
Nothing tastes quite like a salad fresh from your own garden. Lettuce, and many other salad greens, are very easy to grow. Learn more about growing salad greens in a home garden or container in this article…
Hot-Water Seed Treatment for Disease Management
Growing vegetables from seed is common for many home gardeners, but seed can sometimes be contaminated with disease-causing organisms. Learn about hot water seed treatment to reduce pathogens in this guide.
Cilantro / Coriander, Coriandrum sativum
Cilantro is an essential ingredient in many Latin American, Caribbean, and Asian, Mexican salsas and many other dishes. Learn more about this common herb and how to grow it…
Garlic, Allium sativum
Cultivated for thousands of years for both culinary and medicinal uses – and to repel vampires – garlic is a well-known herb. Learn more about the many types of garlic and how to grow it, harvest and use it…
Anise hyssop, Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop is a great plant for attracting bees, butterflies and beetles. Learn more about this native species in this article including care and cultivars available.
Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel is a great ornamental edible, with ferny fronds that add textural contrast in plantings, as well as tasting great. To learn more about this versatile plant, read this article…
Ramps, Allium tricoccum
There aren’t many native woodland plants that also double as vegetables, but the spring ephemeral Allium tricoccum is one. To find out more about this perennial plant, read this article…
Growing Tomatoes, Peppers, and Eggplants in Wisconsin
This 24-page publication is packed with practical information for organic and conventional growers of these popular garden crops, and is tailored to Wisconsin’s growing conditions.
Growing Salad Greens in Wisconsin
Gain a deeper understanding of growing lettuce, spinach, endive, escarole, radicchio, witloof, and Swiss chard.
Container Gardening
Live in an apartment or condo? You can still raise a garden’s worth of flowers or vegetables in pots and other containers by mastering the methods described in this publication.
