Horticulture

A Kansas State University gardening expert offers information to help select and keep your poinsettias looking their best. Poinsettias are native to Mexico. These...

Compost piles should be turned about once per month even during the winter months. This will ensure the composting process continues and that all...

People in the eastern third of the state have been reporting shrubs with bright red berries growing wild. The berries are clustered around the...

Houseplants Weeks 1-4: Water houseplants with tepid water. Cold tap water may shock plants. Weeks 1-4: Be sure newly purchased indoor plants are well...

You may have heard that using wood ashes on your garden can help make the soil more fertile. Though  ashes do contain significant amounts...

Writer - Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension Houseplants journey inside for the winter Your houseplants may look like they need CPR after you bring them...

Winter can be a difficult time for strawberries in Kansas.  Plants need time to become adjusted to cold weather and will gradually become more...

It is important that perennial plants go into the winter with moist soil. Even with most areas of Kansas receiving adequate rainfall through most...

By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture   My favorite temperature is about 60 degrees!  It’s football, fall leaf color and preparing the vegetable garden for...

Though there are high pH soils in most parts of the state, alkaline soils tend to be more common in the central and western...