Horticulture
Garlic Planting Time
October is a good time to plant garlic (Allium sativum) if you want large quality cloves next summer. Apply 3 pounds of 10-10-10 fertilizer...
Horticulture
Fertilize Spring-flowering Bulbs
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...
Horticulture
Kansas Forest Service seedlings available now
This fall, the Conservation Tree Planting Program of the Kansas Forest Service is offering containerized seedling trees for sale through Oct. 14. Fall is...
Horticulture
Fall Armyworms on Turf
Though we had some fall armyworms last year, the last time we had a significant outbreak on turf was August, 2000. Armyworms are so-called...
Horticulture
Fruit Planting Preparation
If you plan to develop or add to your fruit garden next year, now is a good time to begin preparing the planting site....
Horticulture
Asian Lady Beetle in the house
Throughout much of the country, the multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) has become an unwanted houseguest, especially during the spring and fall months....
Horticulture
When You Think Fall, Think F.A.S.T.
After a long, hot summer we are all ready for some cooler weather, and so are our tall fescue lawns. The fall is the...
Horticulture
Isn’t this September interesting? Wet with many insects!
By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture
Fall webworm produces two generations per year. Adult moths emerge from overwintering pupa in the spring. After mating,...
