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Kansas News
Changes at Cheyenne Frontier Days
Changes are coming to the arena at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming this summer, and as with most changes to long-standing traditions, the response...
Lovina's Amish Kitchen
Winter Cold Continues as Lovina Starts to Prepare for Upcoming Church Services
Lovina’s Amish Kitchen
Lovina Eitcher,
Old Order Amish
Cook, Wife &
Mother of Eight
Our ground is covered again with snow so even though the calendar tells us Spring...
Phelps, Dawn
A Desert in Bloom
Dawn Phelps
Columnist
Covered wagons lumbered along, heading west, as weary travelers looked forward to “better days” and the gold in California. The year was l849—the...
Kansas News
St. Patrick’s Day: Time to rock your shamrock knowledge
If a leprechaun leaps from the faerie den this St. Patrick’s Day to ask if you know a shamrock from a clover, what will...
Horticulture
Selecting The Right Pruning Tool:
When pruning trees, shrubs, and other plant material, it’s important to remember that pruning is the act of intentionally damaging a plant, in order...
Horticulture
The Impact Of Cold Temperatures On Fruit Trees:
With a warmer than average winter, and springtime temperatures on the rise, many trees are starting to break dormancy. For fruit trees, this can...
Horticulture
Planting Cool Season Vegetables Outside:
Mid-March is an ideal time to start many cool season vegetable crops outside in the garden. Cool season crops will grow in colder temperatures...
Horticulture
Plant Potatoes Now:
The St. Patrick’s Day Holiday, mid-March, is the reminder most gardeners need to plant their potato crops for the spring. While potatoes can be...
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