Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Horticulture

Severe winter weather is hard on everything

Snow is in the forecast and this reminds me of local wildlife needs to survive the winter conditions in Kansas. Particularly birds that brighten...

Why not a houseplant?

As Christmas time is coming around you might be trying to decide what to get a special someone. Why not a houseplant? House plants...

Worm Composting

I have worked with youth in some fashion or another nearly all of my professional life. There never seems to be an end to...

Horticulture 2022 Newsletter No. 50

https://hnr.k-state.edu/extension/info-center/newsletters/index.html Blog Post: http://www.ksuhortnewsletter.org Video of the Week: Low Light Indoors, No Problem https://kansashealthyyards.org/all-videos/video/low-light-indoors-no-problem Final Newsletter of the Season This will be the last issue of Horticulture 2022. The...

Have you ever wondered how long a garden seed will last?

My dad and grandad always kept garden seed from year to year to keep the cost of seeds down for the vegetable garden. Have...

Horticulture 2022 Newsletter No. 49

https://hnr.k-state.edu/extension/info-center/newsletters/index.html Blog Post: http://www.ksuhortnewsletter.org Video of the Week: Plant Amaryllis Bulbs for Winter Color https://kansashealthyyards.org/all-videos/video/amaryllis-for-winter-color ANNOUNCEMENTS K-State Garden Hour Accessible Gardening for All, Calla Edwards, Butler County Horticulture Extension Agent December...

Throw out that Old Artificial Christmas Tree

This may be the year you finally throw that old artificial Christmas tree that is getting to look worse every year its is put...

Horticulture 2022 Newsletter No. 48

https://hnr.k-state.edu/extension/info-center/newsletters/index.html Blog Post: http://www.ksuhortnewsletter.org Video of the Week: Basic Care for Houseplants https://kansashealthyyards.org/component/allvideoshare/video/basic-care-of-houseplants REMINDERS 1. Cover strawberry plants with mulch so they don't heave out of the ground this...