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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...

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

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...

  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...

Kansas State University publications address a variety of topics MANHATTAN, Kan. – In a twist on the summertime whodunit mystery, K-State Research and Extension is...

Asparagus is doing well, but be on the lookout for asparagus beetles. Both the adult and larvae of asparagus beetles feed on asparagus spears...

K-State Insect Diagnostic Lab to close mid-June   MANHATTAN, Kan. – Almost overnight, we went from the drab, brown tones of winter to lush, green...

Two events are scheduled in May MANHATTAN, KAN. - The latest research and production information on winter canola will be featured at K-State Research and...