Horticulture

The plant with the little purple flowers that have been showing up in home lawns is called henbit. If you are not sure this...

The birds are singing, the tulips are blooming, and junipers (also called red cedars) are “blooming” in another fashion.  Cedar apple rust is here. ...

Fruit trees benefit from fertilization around the bloom period, but the amount needed varies with the age of the tree. Normally, trees primarily need...

Year of Planting: Apply one-half cup of a 10-10-10 fertilizer per vine as growth begins in the spring. Repeat after one month. Fertilizers should be...

Kansans that are new to vegetable gardening often don’t know how much of each crop to plant. K-State Research and Extension has a publication...

​Gardeners that haven’t grown cauliflower before are often surprised that the heads of most varieties are a yellowish color and not the white they...

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Horticulture News By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture If you planted cole crops such as cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower around St. Patrick's Day, we are...

Transplant solutions are mild fertilizer solutions that are applied to newly transplanted vegetables and flowers. Transplant solutions are also called starter solutions or root...

Most of the soil tests we receive for vegetable gardens are high in phosphorus and potassium leaving nitrogen as the nutrient needed most. However,...