Horticulture

Rabbits in gardens are a perennial problem because of the wide variety of plants they can feed on. This time of year, they gravitate...

Learning to identify poison ivy is vital if you wish to avoid the rash that accompanies exposure.  Unfortunately, poison ivy can make identification difficult...

Plastic mulches have long been known to provide advantages for the vegetable grower including earlier fruiting, increased yields and weed control. More recently advantages...

  The 24th Annual Herb Day features Hops as the 2018 Herb of the year and Rosemary as the local Herb of the Year.    WHEN: Saturday, May...

It used to be simple to decide which sweet corn to plant. You simply chose a cultivar and planted when the soil temperature reached...

May is an excellent time to fertilize cool-season lawns such as tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass if they will be irrigated throughout the summer....

We received the following note from Matthew McKernan, our Horticulture Agent in Sedgwick County (Wichita). “A couple of my Christmas Tree growers have continued to...

Both termites and ants are able to swarm and may have wings during part of their lives. Since these insects are close to the...

Lincoln, Nebraska, April 26, 2018 – It's no secret that grapes are the primary ingredient in wine, but what happens to the parts of...

Vegetables and Fruits Plant tomato, pepper, and eggplant transplants in early May Seed sweet corn, cucumbers, squash, beans, and other warm season vegetables Lightly...