Thursday, March 26, 2026

Horticulture

Growing Hare´s Foot Fern in Kansas

Scott Eckert, KSU County Extension Agent, Horticulture Hare´s Foot Fern is also called the Rabbit´s Foot Fern and is sometimes called the "Good Luck" plant...

Landscaping for Kansas Climate

Looking for landscape plants that fit our Kansas climate? If you want to ensure survival you should be looking close to home instead of the East...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...