gardening in kansas

Sweet potatoes should be harvested no later than the first fall freeze because cold temperatures can damage the sensitive roots. However, you may want...

Occasionally we receive a call from someone who has a squash (or cucumber or melon) that just doesn’t look like what was supposedly planted....

Harvest is long past, but now is the time asparagus and rhubarb plants build up needed reserves for the next year. Be sure water...

Peonies often look a little bedraggled by this time of year and gardeners may want to cut them back. That will not be a...

Daylilies need to be divided every three to four years to maintain vigor. Though they may be divided in early spring before growth starts,...

Summer squash such as zucchini and scallop are harvested while immature but winter squash such as acorn, hubbard and butternut are harvested later, in...

This year the International Master Gardener Conference hosted by Nebraska Extension and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will be held at the Mid-America...

There’s nothing like a summer meal with vegetables fresh from the garden. “But when the vegetables are getting ripe faster than you can eat them,...

An August application of nitrogen on spring-bearing strawberries is important in order to increase the number of strawberries produced next spring. Plenty of daylight...