Horticulture

Red poinsettias are the traditional Christmas flower in the United States and throughout much of the world. Poinsettias (poin-set-ie-uhs) provide a cheerful Christmas spirit...

NRCS can help organic farmers with irrigation water management strategies tailored to their farm’s specific needs. Conservation practices can also protect water quality in...

Late fall or early winter is a good time to service power equipment such as mowers, tillers and garden tractors. Run the equipment out...

Are Poinsettias Poisonous? At times, an old time rumor is resurrected that poinsettias are poisonous. This is NOT true. Though there may be an allergic...

  The Living Soils exhibit at Raising Nebraska features a series of soil monoliths—large preserved samples of actual soil types from across the state. November 22,...

Hank Stelzer Forestry State Specialist School of Natural Resources In the aftermath of a severe ice or wind storm, many homeowners ask a simple question about their...

Winter can be a difficult time for strawberries in Kansas. Plants need time to become adjusted to cold weather and will gradually become more...

Fire blight is a bacterial disease affecting apple, crabapple, pear, hawthorn, pyracantha (firethorn) and related species. The bacteria commonly overwinter in cankers (sunken diseased...

Bruce A. Barrett Division of Plant Sciences Fruit plantings can be a source of beauty as well as fresh produce. However, for the inexperienced grower, they...

ORNAMENTALS Water Landscape Plants Before Winter This has been a dry fall for much of Kansas.  Watering now is important if soils are dry to help alleviate...