An outdoor rain gauge. (Photo: Henry Reges/CoCoRaHS HQ)

Learn how to use a rain gauge more effectively

  • By Madelynn Wuestenberg and Chris Kick │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Farmer planting young seedlings of lettuce salad in the vegetable garden (Photo: iStock - AlexRaths)

It’s time to plant salad in the fall garden

White-tailed deer and other wildlife were not adversely affected by the drought as the spring rains provided food and cover through the summer. (Photo by Michael Miller, Texas A&M AgriLife.)

What to do when wildlife treats your garden like a buffet

Garden sprinkler watering grass at home backyard (Photo: iStock - ronstik)

Reducing water use in landscaping

  • By Lisa Moser │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Grasshopper (Photo by Alice Whyte, Vilas, North Carolina.)

In the garden: Am I growing plants, or feeding grasshoppers?

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension
Fall garden

Gardening tips for late summer splendor

  • By JayDee Gunnell | Utah State University Extension
Fall is the ideal time to plant garlic in the Midwest, according to MU Extension state horticulturist David Trinklein. Fall planting allows roots to develop. Photo courtesy of Rusty Lee.

Garlic: secret weapon of ancient Olympians

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Tyler Mason, OSU Extension vegetable specialist, hopes to help vegetable producers expand their profits by growing garlic. Currently, all of the garlic grown in Oklahoma is produced by 28 growers on just nine acres. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Oklahoma garlic research proves fruitful and flavorful

  • By Trisha Gedon │ Oklahoma State University Extension