Horticulture News

UPCOMING EVENTS K-State's Turf and Ornamental Field Day is happening! It will be held at the Rocky Ford Turfgrass Research Center, 1700 Barnes Road, on...

If you don’t mind its ability to invade flower beds and cool season lawns Bermudagrass can make a nice lawn. But many people dislike...

REMINDERS Turn compost pile after it cools Deadhead flowers. https://tinyurl.com/y7vhao7x Remove flower stalks from peonies and iris. Fertilize warm-season lawns such as zoysia, bermuda and buffalo. VEGETABLES New Potatoes Many gardeners...

Onions and Their Cousins My grandpa used to plant about 2,000 onions in his garden each year. The man liked his onions! Onion growth will...

REMINDERS Remove sucker growth from base of fruit trees Stop harvesting asparagus to allow the plants to build up energy for next year. Remove...

I have been getting questions about when to spray for bagworm. If you recall last year we had a tremendous population of these critters,...

Reminders Mulch vegetable garden. Pinch mums when they reach 6" tall to encourage bushier growth. https://tinyurl.com/yb4cd4aa Make a vegetable garden "map" so that you remember what was...

What are those orange tentacle things on my juniper? They look like aliens! The answer is Cedar-apple, cedar-hawthorn, and cedar-quince rust. This time of...