Horticulture
Walnut Caterpillars
If you notice leaves disappearing from walnut trees, it may be walnut caterpillars. Walnut caterpillars attack primarily black walnut, pecan, and several species of...
Horticulture
Bermudagrass Control
Bermudagrass can make a nice lawn if you don't mind its invasiveness and short growing season. But many people dislike both these characteristics. Warm-season grasses,...
Horticulture
Summer Branch Drop
The extreme heat and drought can cause some rarely seen phenomenon. Dennis Patton, our Horticulture Agent in Johnson County has had several reports of...
Horticulture
Day 17, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report
By Marsha Boswell
This is day 17 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Report, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat...
Horticulture
Causes of Blossom End Rot
If you have tomatoes with a sunken, brown leathery patch on the bottom of the fruit, you probably have blossom end rot. Though most...
Horticulture
Harvesting Onions
Onions are ready to harvest when about half the plants have tops that have fallen over. This is a sign that the onions are...
Horticulture
The What and Why of Leaf Scorch
By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture
I have a containerized shrub that was beautifully leafed out while we had all the rain in the...
Horticulture
Leaf Scorch showing up on Kansas Trees
Leaf scorch is starting to show up primarily on maples around the state. This is not a disease but rather a physiological problem associated...
