Friday, January 16, 2026

Horticulture

Water Landscape Plants Before Winter

This has been a dry fall for much of Kansas.  Watering now is important if soils are dry to help alleviate moisture stress. ​ A good,...

Get the Know on Flowers this Season

ORNAMENTALS Water Landscape Plants Before Winter This has been a dry fall for much of Kansas.  Watering now is important if soils are dry to help alleviate...

Winterizing Roses

Though most shrub roses are hardy in Kansas, other types of roses can be more tender. For example, the hybrid teas have certain species...

Healthy Soil

Healthy soil is the foundation of organic farming. NRCS can help farmers and ranchers with a number of conservation practices that build healthy soil. Diverse...

5 Simple Secrets for a Better Garden Next Year

by Scott Beuerlein, horticulturist at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Build your garden beds as if that is how you’ll be forever judged. Everything...

Kansas State University horticulture center donates thousands of pounds of produce

Vegetables donated to food pantries through ‘After the Harvest’ OLATHE, Kan. -- On a pretty fall afternoon in northeast Kansas recently, volunteers quickly and quietly...

November Gardening Calendar – Fruits

Weeks 1-4: Keep mulches pulled back several inches from the base of fruit trees to prevent bark injury from hungry mice and other...

November Gardening Calendar – Ornamentals

·      Weeks 1-4: Continue watering evergreens until the ground freezes. Soils must not be dry when winter arrives. ·      Weeks 1-4: Now is the ideal time to...