NEP-238: Growing Your Own: Cucumbers

Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Nov. 12, 2024 (New)

Cucumbers are a warm-weather crop that you can grow from a seed or transplant. They give many harvests over one to two months and can be enjoyed fresh or pickled.

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NEP-237: Growing Your Own: Basil

Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Oct. 31, 2024 (New)

Basil is a flavorful herb that is easy to grow in pots or garden beds. It is a key part of Italian food, as well as Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian cuisines. Growing fresh basil can add great flavor to your meals for little cost.

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NEP-227s: Cosechando Lo Suyo: La Remolacha

Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Oct. 29, 2024 (New)

La remolacha o betabel, sembrado en la primavera, crece bien en Kentucky. Es fácil de cultivar y rápido en madurar. Tanto las raíces como las hojas se pueden comer.

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NEP-228s: Cosechando Lo Suyo: El Rábano

Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Oct. 29, 2024 (New)

Es fácil cultivar el rábano. Crece rápido y necesita muy poco espacio. Las raíces del rábano tienen pocas calorías y son altas en la vitamina C, K y B6. Dado que requieren poco espacio y tiempo, los rábanos son excelentes para que los cultiven los niños. Esta publicación solo habla del cultivo de los rábanos en la primavera.

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NEP-225s: Cosechando Lo Suyo: El Brócoli

Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Oct. 29, 2024 (New)

El brócoli es una hortaliza de temporada fresca que pertenece a la familia de los “crucíferos“ junto al repollo y la coliflor, entre otros. El brócoli puede crecer tanto durante el otoño como en la primavera y se puede comer de diferentes formas.

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NEP-240: Growing Your Own: Spinach

Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Oct. 28, 2024 (New)

Spinach is a cool-weather leafy green best grown in early spring and fall. Spinach leaves are tender and sweet to eat raw or cooked.

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NEP-241: Growing Your Own: Garlic

Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Oct. 17, 2024 (New)

Garlic is a flavorful garden vegetable used in countless recipes. In Kentucky, plant garlic in October and early November. Leave it in the garden for the winter, then harvest in early to mid-summer when leaves begin to turn yellow and brown at the tips.

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NEP-239: Growing Your Own: Lettuce

Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | Oct. 17, 2024 (New)

Lettuce is an easy, cool-season vegetable grown in the spring and fall. Fill your garden with a rainbow of lettuce for fresh, low-cost salads.

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NEP-233: Growing Your Own: Composting

Daniel Bowen, Rick Durham, Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph | Nov. 16, 2023 (New)

Composting is the controlled breakdown of materials such as leaves, grass clippings, and food scraps, also called organic matter. During composting, tiny microorganisms feed on these leftovers. Once the microorganisms are done eating, compost will be all that remains.

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ID-1: The Kentucky Extension Master Gardener Program

Sharon Bale, Tom Barnes, Jessica Bessin, Kenneth Clayton, Rick Durham, Bill Fountain, J.D. Green, Kelly Jackson, Krista Jacobsen, Jonathan Larson, Brad Lee, Kimberly Leonberger, Adam Leonberger, Gregg Munshaw, A.J. Powell, Edwin Ritchey, Rachel Rudolph, Robbie Smith, Matthew Springer, Lee Townsend, Nicole Ward Gauthier, Stacy White, Mark Williams, Erica Wood, Shawn Wright | Aug. 24, 2023 (New)

Plants are essential to life on earth. Either directly or indirectly, they are the primary food source for humans and other animals. Additionally, they provide fuel, replenish the earth's oxygen supply, prevent soil erosion, slow down wind movement, cool the atmosphere, provide wildlife habitat, supply medicinal compounds, and beautify our surroundings.