Horticulture

Cold nights are increasing in frequency now that we are into October. If you have tomatoes, you may have some that are approaching maturity. Leave them...

By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture   Plant diseases occur when the climate, fungus/disease organism and host plant converge at the same time. There are...

We are starting to receive questions on whether it is best to cut back ornamental grasses in the fall or spring. As a rule, ornamental...

October is the month that existing beds of spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips are fertilized. If bulbs have been fertilized in the past, there...

If you plan to develop or add to your fruit garden next year, now is a good time to begin preparing the planting site. Grass...

With proper care, amaryllis will bloom year after year. Bring the pot in before the first frost and place in a dark location. Withhold water...

Many young, smooth, thin-barked trees such as honey locusts, fruit trees, ashes, oaks, maples, lindens, and willows are susceptible to sunscald and bark cracks. Sunscald normally...

Black walnuts are ready to be harvested when the hull can be dented with your thumb. You can also wait until the nuts start falling...

Rotating vegetable crops is a standard way of helping prevent disease from being carried over from one year to the next. Rotation means that crops are...

By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture If you ask me about trees that I recommend for the home landscape I would tell you that...