Horticulture

November 1 & 2, 2014 Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, Wichita, KS Beautiful floral displays for American Orchid Society judging. Vendors with varieties of orchids not commonly found...

Fall is traditionally a time for cleaning up gardens. Normally, we recommend clear-cutting dead stems to help control insect and disease problems. With herbaceous perennials that...

Hoes, shovels and other common garden tools often have wooden handles that can deteriorate over time. Storing tools in a protected location can slow that process,...

By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture   A grass with stickers! That may be the easiest way to describe Sandbur. Sandbur is a warm-season annual...

LINCOLN, Neb. — A brown-bag presentation titled "Let's Eat! The landscape" will be held Nov. 6 at noon and again at 5:30 p.m. at...

Cool-season vegetables vary in cold tolerance, with some able to take colder temperatures than others. Semi-hardy crops can take a light frost but are damaged by...

What is the "Wild" Shrub with the Bright Red Berries People in the eastern half of the state have been reporting shrubs with bright red...

As winter approaches, we need to start thinking about storage of the bulbs that will not survive Kansas winters. The bulbs of gladiolus, caladium,...

By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture I learned many things from my dad growing up.  How to plant potatoes, how to drive a stick...

We normally recommend that Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue be seeded in September but no later than October 15. Though plantings later than October...