Horticulture
Ideas to help protect your garden from grasshoppers
We have received a number of calls on grasshoppers recently.
Permethrin (numerous trade names) is a good choice for vegetable crops because it is labeled...
Horticulture
How to pick a ripe melon
Telling when a melon is ready to be harvested can be a challenge, or it may be quite easy. It all depends on the...
Horticulture
Common Smut on Sweet Corn
Smut (Ustilago maydis) is a fungal disease of corn that may infect leaves, stems, tassels or ears though infections on ears are the most...
Horticulture
Celebrate National Farmers Market Week August 2–8
From Liberal to Louisburg, Abilene to Wichita, chances are one of Kansas' dozens of farmers markets is nearby. Some have become social and civic...
Horticulture
Look for Bagworms Now
Most calls on how to control bagworms come in late July to early August when damage appears. Bagworms are difficult to control when they...
Horticulture
Watering in Kansas may be needed this summer
Many areas of Kansas went through an extremely wet spring.
Gardeners may assume that little watering may be needed this summer as the soils were...
Horticulture
University Park Celebrates 10 Years as a Recognized Firewise Community/USA
MANHATTAN, Kan. - The lakeshore community of University Park, Kansas has been recognized for its standing as a Firewise Community/USA for the past 10...
Horticulture
Kansas insect – cicada killer wasps
These large (1-1/3- to 1-5/8-inch long) wasps fly slowly above the ground. Cicada killers have a black body with yellow marks across the thorax...
