Numbered Publications by Olsen, Erika
NEP-237: Growing Your Own: Basil
Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | October 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.
NEP-240: Growing Your Own: Spinach
Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | October 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.
NEP-241: Growing Your Own: Garlic
Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | October 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.
NEP-239: Growing Your Own: Lettuce
Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph, Rick Durham | October 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.
NEP-233: Growing Your Own: Composting
Daniel Bowen, Rick Durham, Erika Olsen, Rachel Rudolph | November 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.
