Garden Gate at Prairie Road

You've made it to harvest! The squash is ready to cut from the vine and prepare it for winter storage.  We cut Uncle David's Dakota Dessert winter squash from the...

Got any empty rows in your garden? Those open spaces would be perfect for succession planting for fall crops.  My favorite candidates for fall planting are beet greens, spinach, arugula, cilantro,...

Feeding a hungry crowd this weekend? Need a crowd pleaser you can just pull out of the fridge and serve that won't keep you in the kitchen too long? This is...

Is it time for some melony dessert yet? Depending on the type and variety of melons you planted and when you planted them, you might already have had your first...

Baby, it’s HOT outside! You wanna plant lettuce in your garden for fall harvests. But it’s August and it’s hot. Lettuce seed has a hard time germinating when the soil and weather is...

Have you been experiencing heat and drought, like we have?  Struggling to help those little plant babies survive these challenging conditions? This is the annual chore that-- for me, feels...