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

Aug. 22
- Save Species Lilies 1:00 pm
- Straw Bale Gardening 101 3:00 pm
Aug. 22 & 23
- Water Mission 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm
Aug. 22, Aug. 26 – 28, Aug. 30, Sept. 2
- How to Repair/Restore Wounds & Prevent Damages to Shrubs and Trees 12:00 pm
Aug. 22, Aug. 27, Sept. 2
- Night Gardens 11:00 am
Aug. 22, Aug. 29
- Martagon Liliesl 2:00 pm
Aug. 23
- Preserving Your Harvest 10:00 am
- Straw Bale Gardening 101 12:00 pm
Aug. 23 & 24, Aug. 30 & 31
- Hydroponics, The Very Easy Way 1:00 pm
Aug. 23, Aug. 28
- How to Grow Giant Pumpkins 3:00 pm
Aug. 23, Aug. 29
- Dahlias. The Flower Other Gardens Don't Have 11:00 am
Aug. 23, Aug. 30
- Totally Tomatoes 2:00 pm
Aug. 24
- Growing Blueberries 10:00 am
- How to Garden without Using Tools 2:00 pm
- Minnesota Gladiolus Society 3:00 pm
- Straw Bale Gardening 101 4:00 pm
Aug. 24 & 25
- How to Grow Giant Pumpkins 12:00 pm
Aug. 24 & 25, Aug. 31 & Sept. 1
- Growing Apples in Minnesota 11:00 am
Aug. 24, Aug. 30
- Water Mission 5:00 pm
Aug. 25
- Mason Meets A Mason Bee 10:00 am, 4:00 pm
- Bee Lawns: The Low-Maintenance Lawn Future Is Now! 1:00 pm
- Planting for Saving our Pollinators 2:00 pm
- Designing with Gladiolus 3:00 pm
Aug. 26
- Backyard Composting 10:00 am
- Conifer Identification 1:00 pm
- Turning Beer into Food 3:00 pm
Aug. 26 & 27
- Low Input Lawns 2:00 pm
Aug. 26, Aug. 30
- Growing Tomatoes Outside 11:00 am
Aug. 27
- The Deer Won't Eat That? 10:00 am
- Healthy Soil, Healthy Plants! 2:00 pm
- Clean the Air Mission 3:00 pm
Aug. 28
- Container Gardening 11:00 am
- Creating Beautiful Containers & Gardens 1:00 pm
- Fall Lawn Care for Low Input Lawns 2:00 pm
- The Lorax 4:00 pm
- Minnesota State Florist Association Professional Designer of the Year Finals 6:00 pm
Aug. 28, Aug. 31
- Climate Resilient Gardening 10:00 am
Aug. 29
- Floral Design Demo 10:00 am
- Growing Gorgeous Gardens 12:00 pm
- Species Lilies 1:00 pm
- The Nuts and Bolts of Food Preservation 3:00 pm
- Natural Foods & Decoratives from the Woods or Backyard 4:00 pm
Aug. 30
- How to Grow Giant Pumpkins 10:00 am, 4:00 pm
- Backyard Composting 3:00 pm
Aug. 31
- Bee Lawns: The Low-Maintenance Lawn Future Is Now! 12:00 pm
- Vegetable & Potato Sweepstakes Award Winner Announcement 2:00 pm
- How to Garden without Using Tools 3:00 pm
- How to Grow Giant Pumpkins 4:00 pm
- Mason Meets A Mason Bee 5:00 pm
Sept. 1
- Clean the Air Mission 10:00 am
- Monarch Butterflies & Community Science 12:00 pm
- How to Grow Giant Pumpkins 1:00 pm
Sept. 2
- Dahlias From A to Z 1:00 pm
- Mason Meets A Mason Bee 2:00 pm
- The Lorax 3:00 pm

The DIRT Demo Stage

Free Performances at The DIRT Demo Stage

Aug. 22

Aug. 22 & 23

Aug. 22, Aug. 26 – 28, Aug. 30, Sept. 2

Aug. 22, Aug. 27, Sept. 2

Aug. 22, Aug. 29

Aug. 23

Aug. 23 & 24, Aug. 30 & 31

Aug. 23, Aug. 28

Aug. 23, Aug. 29

Aug. 23, Aug. 30

Aug. 24

Aug. 24 & 25

Aug. 24 & 25, Aug. 31 & Sept. 1

Aug. 24, Aug. 30

Aug. 25

Aug. 26

Aug. 26 & 27

Aug. 26, Aug. 30

Aug. 27

Aug. 28

Aug. 28, Aug. 31

Aug. 29

Aug. 30

Aug. 31

Sept. 1

Sept. 2

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