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Horticulture

Horticulture 2025 Newsletter No. 19

Access the Hort Newsletter Online ANNOUNCEMENTS K-State Garden Hour Wednesday, November 5, 12:00 (noon) – 1:00 PM CST Register to attend this free live webinar at the following...

Organic Matter

If you only do one thing to your garden soil, add organic matter. Organic matter or compost loosens clay soil making it easier to...

Fall Gardens: Plants bulbs now for colorful spring displays

K-State horticulture expert says Kansas options extend beyond tulips, daffodils. Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini knows that die-hard flower gardeners are thinking about...

Picking and preserving the perfect pumpkin

K-State horticulture expert shares tips for extending the life of carved pumpkins. Pumpkins are a popular fall decoration this time of year, not to mention...

K-State horticulture expert shares tips for maintaining growth during the cold months

By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. – Cold temperatures have come to Kansas in bits and spurts this year, but...

Caring for Plants Indoors

If you moved sensitive plants indoors recently you may be wondering, now what??? Hopefully you were able to transition your plants to the indoors,...

Control Broadleaf Weeds in Lawns in Late October-early November

The best defense against common turfgrass weeds is a dense, healthy lawn. With proper maintenance year-round, the dense lawn restricts light from reaching the...

Pumpkins and Winter Squash Pumpkins

Listening to talk radio this morning I heard someone grew a pumpkin this year that weighed 2,346 pounds! This is not the largest pumpkin...