Home Economics
What to do if your child worries too much
Lucy Schrader, former HES Associate State Specialist and Building Strong Families Program Coordinator, University of Missouri Extension
“My daughter worries at bedtime every night. She...
Horticulture
Work Garden Soil in the Fall
Fall is the preferred time to prepare garden soil for next spring’s vegetable garden. Spring is often wet making it difficult to work soil...
Outdoors
Whooping Crane Migration Soon to be Under Way
Annually each fall, central Kansas is one of the few places where it is possible to see Whooping Cranes. From late October through early...
Horticulture
Is It a Maple or an Oak?
Sometimes people are unsure on how to tell the difference between a maple and an oak. The easiest way is to look at how...
Outdoors
Little Apple Glow Paddle October 29
Anyone can sign up for a glow run, but to say you’ve spent an evening on a glow paddle is sure to have your...
Horticulture
Pruning Trees and Shrubs in the Fall
Though light pruning and removal of dead wood are fine this time of year, more severe pruning should be left until spring. Consider pruning...
Horticulture
Kansas Gardening: Fall Lawn Maintenance
Lawn maintenance is never done! Seeding, over-seeding and core aerating are those chores best achieved in the fall for cool season lawns like tall...
Agriculture
The ongoing battle with pigweeds in soybeans
Using a preemergence herbicide should be part of a weed management plan, K-State specialists say.
Palmer amaranth and waterhemp, two common species of pigweeds...
