Horticulture

When temperatures exceed 90 degrees F, fruit plants lose water quickly. When this happens, moisture is withdrawn from the fruit to supply the tree. Stress...

July 25    K-State Bedding Plant Field Day, Olathe For more information,  http://hnr.k-state.edu/events/KState%20Bedding%20Plant%20Field%20DayTuesday.pdf You won’t want to miss our industry field day this year.  Many cultivars in the...

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Spider mites can be controlled, if you work at it   MANHATTAN, Kan. — While the extremely hot weather may be giving your garden plants a...

by Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension Few garden flowers give more and ask for less than daylily. In the quest for a “no maintenance”...

Durable annual handles mid-west summers. by Linda Geist - University of Missouri Extension In the search for a colorful annual flower that can handle the rigors of a typical...

These beetles are notorious for quickly stripping vegetables (especially tomatoes) and ornamentals of their foliage. There are several species of blister beetles which vary...

Most spider mites like hot and dry weather and we are seeing populations start to explode. Look for stippling on the upper surface of the leaves...

It seems the official sweet corn inspector should be the raccoon as they seem to harvest the sweet corn the day before it is to be...

Probably the last thing most gardeners are thinking of now is planting vegetables. However, fall gardens will often produce higher quality, tastier cool-season crops as the vegetable...