Horticulture

  Rare repeat offers better preparation, research opportunities May 30, 2018 MANHATTAN, Kan. — For the second consecutive year, a titan arum (better known as a corpse flower)...

Note: This is a preliminary analysis. Sample sizes and estimates are likely to change. A more detailed final report is being prepared for publication...

June is the time to fertilize warm-season lawn grasses such as bermudagrass, buffalograss, and zoysiagrass. These species all thrive in warmer summer weather, so...

There are many benefits to using mulch!  Mulching is an important practice that is often overlooked. Mulching can reduce the time spent in cultivating. A...

Kansas State University publications address a variety of topics MANHATTAN, Kan. – In a twist on the summertime whodunit mystery, K-State Research and Extension is...

We have received reports of trees being slow to leaf out. In most cases this is likely just a cool spring delaying leaf emergence...

There has been growing interest in straw bale gardening. What better place to try this than in Kansas where straw is so abundant. First,...

New transplants, even those hardened off in a cold frame, may need protection from strong winds when set out. Wooden shingles placed to block...