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Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening: Resources for Instructors, 3rd Edition addresses practical aspects of organic farming and gardening, applied soil science, and social and...

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Ornamental grasses have staked their claim as gorgeous assets to many a landscape, even in the cold, dark days of winter....

Gardeners are eager to get out and do something in the landscape this time of year. One chore that can be taken care of...

This large shrub is finally starting to receive the recognition it deserves.  A native of China, seven-son-flower was first collected in 1907, named in...

Research done in Illinois has shown that the straw mulch should be removed from strawberry plants when the soil temperature is about 40 degrees...

(NAPSI)—There may be few things more satisfying than growing colorful flowers or eating vegetables picked fresh from the garden. That might seem ambitious if...

Everyone knows that someone stranded in the ocean should not drink the water. The salt content of that water will make a bad situation...

The best time to fertilize spring-flowering bulbs is when foliage emerges in the spring rather than at flowering. Traditionally, gardeners have applied fertilizer during...

Kansas State University specialist says there are flowers that rabbits don’t like. MANHATTAN, Kan. – It happens way too often – we tuck those tender...

Rabbits can cause a great deal of damage to plants in Kansas. Though fencing is a very effective control, it may be too unattractive for some...