Horticulture

Flower carpet of three colors of petunias - red, blue, white. (iStock │ #1412834885 - my own photos)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Red, white and blue for the green thumb

Plan now to use basic design principals to create a patriotic garden this summer, says MU Extension field horticulturist Gwen Funk. Read More

Red rose bushes close up. (Adobe Stock │ #322711510 - phpetrunina14)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Managing spring flowers and weeds

Mole in garden. (Adobe Stock │ #207769066 - Petr Bonek)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Moles on the move: Traps are most effective control method



Crop rotation matters in the vegetable garden 

Woman with freshly picked green pea pods peeling and eating peas in vegetable garden. (Photo: iStock - Valeriy_G)

Peas: how to grow it

Farmer is transplanting tomato seedlings in the vegetable garden. (Adobe Stock │ #434505268 - triocean)

Transplants are ready for the garden

  • By Cynthia Domenghini │ K-State Research and Extension
Gardening is an activity that provides many benefits. (Photo by Sidney Winn)

April is National Gardening Month

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Fresh beetroot on rustic wooden background. (Adobe Stock │ #176227440 - vaivirga)

Beets: how to grow it

Crabgrass is manually removed from a lawn. (iStock │ #115867077 - PICSUNV)

Lawn got you crabby? Time nears to apply preventers

A child in a garden with tomatoes. (Adobe Stock │ #338325350 - yanadjan)

Tomato: how to grow it

Pruning branches with pruning shears. (Adobe Stock │ #423213171 - Anna)

Root awakening: spring tree tips