Horticulture
Fall is Prime Time For Football and Vegetable Garden Preparation
By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture
My favorite temperature is about 60 degrees! It’s football, fall leaf color and preparing the vegetable garden for...
Horticulture
High pH Soils and What to Do With Them
Though there are high pH soils in most parts of the state, alkaline soils tend to be more common in the central and western...
Horticulture
Garden Soil Preparation — It’s Not Too Late
Autumn is an excellent time to add organic materials and till garden soils. Winter can still be a good time to take care of...
Horticulture
Reproducing Apple Trees
Every so often we receive a question about how to make apple seeds germinate. Often, the person is looking for a way to reproduce...
Horticulture
Iron Chlorosis and Calcareous Soils
Iron chlorosis due to high pH soils is a significant problem in Kansas. Though Kansas soils normally contain adequate amounts of iron, a high...
Horticulture
Bromeliads: Houseplants That Endure
David Trinklein - University of Missouri
Source: US Botanic Garden
When it comes to plants with beautifully colored leaves and novel flowers, the bromeliads have few...
Horticulture
Put that garden debris to work this fall by composting
Information to improve your compost long after the leaves have fallen.
Some people think of composting home and garden debris as recycling – a proactive...
Horticulture
Harvesting Horseradish
Horseradish is ready to dig after a hard freeze kills the foliage (usually November or December). The large roots can be harvested while smaller,...
