Horticulture

by - Linda Geist -University of Missouri Extension Save your money when it comes to crabgrass treatment. Hot, wet weather brings an explosion of crabgrass, says...

This is the time of year we normally think of planting a fall garden. Crops that can be planted now include lettuce, radishes, spinach,...

As fruit growers are harvesting peaches, some are noticing split pits and/or pitburn. Pitburn is evidenced by brown or gray areas around the pit and...

A number of people have asked the name of the weed with the large leaves and purple-black berries that hang in a cluster. This...

Apples mature over a long period of time depending on variety. Some varieties such as Lodi can mature in July and others as late...

When temperatures exceed 90 degrees F, fruit plants lose water quickly. When this happens, moisture is withdrawn from the fruit to supply the tree....

These large (1-1/3- to 1-5/8-inch long) wasps fly slowly above the ground. Cicada killers have a black body with yellow marks across the thorax...

Fall webworm feeds on almost all fruit, shade, and ornamental trees except conifers. This insect is present more often on trees that are not...

Telling when a melon is ready to be harvested can be a challenge, or it may be quite easy. It all depends on the...

Tomatoes are easy to grow but seem to have a million problems!  One such problem is spider mites.  Hot, dry weather often means spider...