Horticulture

Pesticides are chemicals used to kill or repel pests. Pesticides include herbicides (which kill plants), insecticides (which kill insects), and fungicides (which kill fungi). The pesticides used...

MANHATTAN, Kan. — “How big is your farm?” “It’s about 4-by-8.”  “Oh, 4-by-8 acres? “No, 4-by-8 feet.” That imaginary conversation sounds like an unlikely discussion...

By addressing key issues in food, farm, small business, and community-level and institutional policy, there is potential to identify strengths, changes needed, and gaps...

A Cornell-led study, published Jan. 18 in the journal Science, shows that apple orchards surrounded by agricultural lands are visited by a less diverse collection...

Radishes, a cool-weather vegetable, are among the first vegetables that can be used from the garden. Radishes need a sunny location and can be...

The Kansas Forest Service is offering trees for sale once again!   Anyone wanting to plant for windbreaks, woodlots, songbird or other wildlife habitat, erosion...

Have you ever received a houseplant as a gift and you did not know how to take care of it?  Did you water it...

After the holidays, many municipalities allow old Christmas trees to be placed curbside. Trees are then collected and ground up for mulch or burned. If you...