Horticulture

We are starting to see anthracnose on sycamore. Anthracnose is a fungal disease favored by cool, wet weather. Young leaves may wither and turn...

Watch for rust on hollyhock. This is the most common disease on hollyhock and can cause serious injury as leaves are progressively killed through...

Yellow nutsedge is a relatively common problem in lawns, especially in wet years or in lawns with irrigation. Although sedges look much like a...

​Soils are warm enough now that tomatoes can benefit from mulching. Tomatoes prefer even levels of soil moisture and mulches provide such by preventing...

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Fresh vegetables and fruit are almost in season!  Farmer’s Markets across the state are opening now! The Harvey County Farmers’ Market begins May 20 and...

Please Note – There Has Been a Change to Gardens on the Garden Tour Sponsored by Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers and K-State Research...

It is often helpful to set many houseplants outside for the summer so they can recover from the low light levels endured during the...

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

Both the adults and the larvae of the ladybird beetle are beneficial and do not feed on plants but rather on other insects including...