Horticulture
European Pine Sawfly
European pine sawfly, Neodiprion sertifer larvae were detected feeding on my “indicator pine” in Manhattan, KS (I was totally excited!) on April 17. Young...
Horticulture
Sweet Corn Primer
It used to be simple to decide which sweet corn to plant. You simply chose a cultivar and planted when the soil temperature reached...
Horticulture
Rhubarb Harvest and Seed Stalks
Rhubarb, like asparagus, is a perennial vegetable. It is harvested for the leaf stem, which is also called a petiole. Some years rhubarb will...
Horticulture
Red Plastic Mulch and Tomatoes
Plastic mulches have long been known to provide advantages for the vegetable grower including earlier fruiting, increased yields and weed control. More recently advantages...
Horticulture
Video of the Week: Petunias: Supertunias Grow Big
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19ZfnG60TbM
Horticulture
Pests on Fruit Trees
It can be a challenge to know how to spray fruit trees for pest control. Spray schedules will vary depending on whether the trees...
Horticulture
Fruit Tree Sprays and Rain
A spreader-sticker should be used in fruit tree sprays to improve the distribution and retention of fungicides and insecticides on fruit and leaves. However,...
Horticulture
Fertilizing Strawberries and Brambles
Most garden soils in Kansas have adequate levels of all nutrients other than nitrogen IF the area has been fertilized in the past. However,...
