Horticulture
Kansas fall weed control
Leaves are starting to fall signaling the end of summer and beginning of the cooler months of the year. Some lawn chores need to...
Horticulture
Twig girdlers attack elm and hickory in Kansas
By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture
I spent a little time with my dad over the weekend and we seem to talk a lot...
Horticulture
Last Tomatoes of the Kansas Growing Season
Cold nights are increasing in frequency now that we are into October. If you have tomatoes, you may have some that are approaching maturity. ...
Horticulture
Questions on ornamental grasses
We are starting to receive questions on whether it is best to cut back ornamental grasses in the fall or spring. As a rule,...
Horticulture
Soil tests and plant growth
Though soil tests are useful for identifying nutrient deficiencies as well as soil pH, they do not tell the whole story. We often receive...
Horticulture
Preventing sunscald on thin-barked trees
Many young, smooth, thin-barked trees such as honey locusts, fruit trees, ashes, oaks, maples, lindens, and willows are susceptible to sunscald and bark cracks....
Horticulture
Kansas and Nebraska make list of 30 great Midwest Fall color getaways
Looking for getaway this Fall? Click here this list of 30 great Midwest Fall color getaways.
Source: Midwest Living
Horticulture
Fertilize Spring-flowering bulbs
October is the month that existing beds of spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips are fertilized. If bulbs have been fertilized in the...
