Horticulture
Preparations for Fall Lawn Plantings
If you are planning on overseeding or establishing a Kentucky bluegrass or tall fescue lawn this fall, preparations should start now. These preparations include...
Horticulture
Codling Moth Control: The Worm in the Apple
If you grow apples, you are familiar with the worm that often gets into the fruit. By far, the most common worm found in...
Horticulture
Continue the benefits of vegetable gardening into the fall
Tips to help make the most of fall gardening.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – As summer begins to come to a close, many people turn their attention...
Horticulture
When to harvest pears in Kansas
Pears should not be allowed to ripen on the tree. They should be picked while still firm and ripened after harvest. Tree-ripened fruits are...
Horticulture
Kansas Gardening: Peonies May Be Cut Back Now
Peonies often look a little bedraggled by this time of year and gardeners may want to cut them back. That will not be a...
Horticulture
Kentucky Bluegrass Variety Selection for Cool-Season Lawns
Though Kentucky bluegrass is not as heat and drought tolerant as tall fescue and the warm-season grasses, it is commonly used in northeastern Kansas,...
Horticulture
Recommended Tall Fescue Cultivars
Though several cool-season grasses are grown in Kansas, tall fescue is considered the best adapted and is recommended for home lawns. The cultivar K-31...
Horticulture
Pine Tip Moth Control
Peak flight of the third generation of Nantucket Pine Tip Moth occurred on August 2 in the Wichita area. The best time for control is a...
