Horticulture
Tips for Air Layering House Plants
It is not uncommon to get a call from a homeowner with a houseplant that has grown so large they don't know what to...
Horticulture
USDA Reports US Horticulture Sales Up 18 Percent in Five Years
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2015 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the 2014 Census of Horticultural Specialties report,...
Horticulture
Hanging Holly for the Holidays
It was brought to my attention last week that I may have overlooked a holly for Kansas: American Holly (Ilex opaca). American Holly does...
Horticulture
K-State Research and Extension to hold Design and Grow Gardening Workshop
Design & Grow Gardening Workshop
Saturday, January 30, 2016
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Early Registration - $15.00/person
Registration after January 22, 2016 - $25.00/person Deadline for...
Horticulture
The Life of a Christmas Tree
SIMPLY TREES for December 2015 by John Erixson, Nebraska Forest Service
The winter of 2011 was a hard winter, everyone told me, enough snow on...
Horticulture
Kansas Wheat Growth off to Strong Start
The wheat crop is off to a good start in many parts of Kansas. The dry conditions common during most of September, which resulted...
Horticulture
Holly for the Holidays
It’s the time of the year for hollies to shine in the landscape.
As a general rule hollies…well…struggle in Kansas. They don’t like how cold...
Horticulture
Not All Firewood is Created Equal, Choose Wisely
Not all firewood is created equal. Some species of trees are able to produce much more heat per cord of wood. A cord is...
