Aug. 27 – Labor Day, Sept. 7, 2020
344 Days 23 Hours 18 Mins
The DIRT Demo Stage
Learn from master gardeners, talented florists, lawn enthusiasts and other outdoor experts as they offer informative, entertaining demonstrations and question-and-answer sessions all day long on The DIRT Demo Stage located in the Agriculture Horticulture Building. Demonstrations start at 10 a.m. each day.
Free Performances at The DIRT Demo Stage
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Aug. 22
- Bee Lawns are Low Maintenance 10:00 am
- Gardening for Bees 11:00 am
- Clear, Simple, Sustainable and Fearless Pruning 12:00 pm
- Mushrooms 101 1:00 pm
- Tasty Tomatoes Growing the Rainbow 2:00 pm
- Care and Dividing of Hostas: When, Where and How 3:00 pm
- Build a Spring Greenhouse for Less Than $100 4:00 pm
- Building a Fall Planter 5:00 pm
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Aug. 23
- Lazy Gardening 10:00 am
- Humane Critter Control 11:00 am
- Clear, Simple, Sustainable and Fearless Pruning 12:00 pm
- Grow Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms in Your Home and Garden 1:00 pm
- Introducing Rock Gardens 2:00 pm
- Retain Soil Moisture & Conserve Water Using Soil Polymers 3:00 pm
- Build a Spring Greenhouse for Less Than $100 4:00 pm
- Gardening for Native Bees 5:00 pm
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Aug. 24
- Gardening for Bees 10:00 am
- Growing Apples in Minnesota 11:00 am
- Clear, Simple, Sustainable and Fearless Pruning 12:00 pm
- Build a Spring Greenhouse for Less Than $100 1:00 pm
- Starting Seeds Indoors 2:00 pm
- Hydroponic Gardening the Very Easy Way 3:00 pm
- Totally Tomatoes 4:00 pm
- The Healing Garden Within & Medicinal Herbs 5:00 pm
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Aug. 25
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Aug. 26
- Growing Dahlias in Minnesota 10:00 am
- How to Keep Mason Bees 11:00 am
- Clear, Simple, Sustainable and Fearless Pruning 12:00 pm
- Build a Spring Greenhouse for Less Than $100 1:00 pm
- Story of Vintage Seed, Feed and Flour Sacks 2:00 pm
- Making Room for Monarchs 3:00 pm
- The Amazing Story of Corn 4:00 pm
- Turning Beer Into Food 5:00 pm
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Aug. 27
- Night Gardens 10:00 am
- Can You Dig It?! Get the Scoop on Soil 11:00 am
- Clear, Simple, Sustainable and Fearless Pruning 12:00 pm
- Build a Spring Greenhouse for Less Than $100 1:00 pm
- Urban Insects We Like 2:00 pm
- Monarchs, Milkweed and More 3:00 pm
- Houseplant How-To 4:00 pm
- Gardening for Native Bees 5:00 pm
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Aug. 28
- The Edible Landscape: Combining Flowers with Vegetables 10:00 am
- How Can You Help the Bees? 11:00 am
- Clear, Simple, Sustainable and Fearless Pruning 12:00 pm
- Monarch Butterflies: Biology and Conservation 2:00 pm
- Easy Sustainable Home Landscaping 3:00 pm
- Growing Your Hobby Into a Small Business 4:00 pm
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Aug. 29
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Aug. 30
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Aug. 31
- Night Gardens 10:00 am
- Aquaponics 11:00 am
- Growing Apples in Minnesota 12:00 pm
- Bee Lawns are Low Maintenance 1:00 pm
- Regenerate the Earth Starting in Our Own Yards 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm
- You are a Hero! The Amazing Power We All Share to Regenerate the Earth Starting in Our Own Yards! 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm
- Hydroponic Gardening the Very Easy Way 3:00 pm
- Totally Tomatoes 4:00 pm
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Sept. 1
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Sept. 2
- Growing Vegetables in Containers 10:00 am
- Growing Apples in Minnesota 11:00 am
- Clear, Simple, Sustainable and Fearless Pruning 12:00 pm
- Bee Lawns and Turf Alternatives 1:00 pm
- Growing & Tasting Heirloom Tomatoes 2:00 pm
- Managing Tomato Disease 3:00 pm
- Night Gardens 4:00 pm
- Edibles and Decoratives from the Woods or Backyards 5:00 pm