Horticulture

Although carpenter bees look much like bumblebees, they are easy to identify if you know what to look for. Bumblebees have hairy abdomens that...

We have had a number of instances of powdery mildew on lawns in eastern and southern Kansas.  Though the disease looks serious, it rarely...

By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture Plants require 17 essential nutrients for growth with the nutrients most frequently lacking for growth being nitrogen, phosphorus,...

When most people think about their garden, they think about the fresh vegetables they will be eating all summer. The vegetables are packed with...

Asparagus is doing well, but be on the lookout for asparagus beetles. Both the adult and larvae of asparagus beetles feed on asparagus spears...

By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture I feel like I notice a particular  broadleaf weed earlier every year.  It´s not dandelion or henbit.  It´s...

Lawn-mowing season is here. Remember that dull blades give the lawn a whitish cast. A dull blade does not cut cleanly but rather shreds...

The recent wildfires that have popped up throughout parts of Kansas and Oklahoma may have producers wondering how to properly manage pastureland following these...