Horticulture

A bitter taste in cucumbers is the result of stress that can be caused by a number of factors, including heredity, moisture, temperature, soil characteristics, and...

Peaches are best when ripened on the tree but fruit growers may wish to pick a bit early to prevent damage from birds, have...

When temperatures exceed 90 degrees F, fruit plants losewater quickly. When this happens, moisture is withdrawnfrom the fruit to supply the tree. Stress from...

Tomatoes often have problems with cracking caused by pressure inside the fruit that is more than the skin can handle. Cracks are usually on...

Probably the last thing most gardeners are thinking of now is planting vegetables. However, fall gardens will often produce higher quality, tastier cool-season crops...

So, in the past 9 months we’ve had a late hard freeze, little rainfall, and before this was the driest six month winter period...

We have had a great deal of winter damage this year due to a lack of moisture and warm temperatures interspersed with sharp drops...

  Rare repeat offers better preparation, research opportunities May 30, 2018 MANHATTAN, Kan. — For the second consecutive year, a titan arum (better known as a corpse flower)...

June is the time to fertilize warm-season lawn grasses such as bermudagrass, buffalograss, and zoysiagrass. These species all thrive in warmer summer weather, so...

There are many benefits to using mulch!  Mulching is an important practice that is often overlooked. Mulching can reduce the time spent in cultivating. A...