Horticulture

It is often helpful to set many houseplants outside for the summer so they can recover from the low light levels endured during the...

This is the time of year we normally start seeing damage from cabbage worms. The imported cabbage worm is usually the first cabbage worm...

Sweet corn is one of those crops that is only "good" for a few days. If you want longer periods of production, consider staggering...

University of Missouri Extension Right after daffodils, tulips and hyacinths have spent their last flower, many homeowners mow the plants down. That’s a bad idea...

May is an excellent time to fertilize cool-season lawns such as tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass if they will be irrigated throughout the summer....

Leaves Turning Yellow or Red: In Kansas we often see chlorosis (yellowing) of plant leaves due to high pH soils making iron unavailable.  However,...

Peach leaf curl is a fungus disease that causes developing peach leaves to become puckered and distorted and show a reddish-green hue. A similar...

The frequent, heavy rains in certain areas of the state have resulted in the appearance of mushrooms in home lawns and landscape beds.  Although mushrooms...

Learning to identify poison ivy is vital if you wish to avoid the rash that accompanies exposure.  Unfortunately, poison ivy can make identification difficult because it...

  Both termites and ants are able to swarm and may have wings during part of their lives. Since these insects are close to the same...