Horticulture

If you are planning on overseeding or establishing a Kentucky bluegrass or tall fescue lawn this fall, preparations should start now.  These preparations include...

If you grow apples, you are familiar with the worm that often gets into the fruit.  By far, the most common worm found in...

Tips to help make the most of fall gardening. MANHATTAN, Kan. – As summer begins to come to a close, many people turn their attention...

Pears should not be allowed to ripen on the tree. They should be picked while still firm and ripened after harvest. Tree-ripened fruits are...

Peonies often look a little bedraggled by this time of year and gardeners may want to cut them back. That will not be a...

Though Kentucky bluegrass is not as heat and drought tolerant as tall fescue and the warm-season grasses, it is commonly used in northeastern Kansas,...

Though several cool-season grasses are grown in Kansas, tall fescue is considered the best adapted and is recommended for home lawns. The cultivar K-31...

Peak flight of the third generation of Nantucket Pine Tip Moth occurred on August 2 in the Wichita area.   The best time for control is a...

People often assume that all of our American Elms have been killed by Dutch elm disease. Fortunately, such is not the case. Though many...

  Evening event Sept. 20 will focus on low water use turf and flower and vegetable trials Tuesday evening, Sept. 20 is set for the annual...