Outdoors

Salad plantation in a square garden at springtime, and some tomato plantation and flowers. (Photo: iStock - NCAImages)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

How much sun do I get? A guide to sunlight assessment in the garden

Understanding the amount of sunlight your garden receives is crucial for successful plant growth and landscape design. Read More

Cucumbers (Photo: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Addressing problems when growing cucumbers

Professional gardener watering a tree he just planted. (Photo: iStock - oscarcwilliams)
Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors, Water

Cut the cost of watering trees



Kiersten Black, 15, poses with the bighorn sheep ram after her successful hunt. (Photo by Justin Haag, Nebraskaland Magazine and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.)

Big game permits available to residents starting July 10

A walleye with a metal tag is in its jaw is being tracked as part of a study to understand declines in the walleye and sauger fisheries in the Missouri River and Lewis and Clark Lake between Fort Randall and Gavins Point dams following flooding in 2011. (Photo by Eric Fowler for Nebraskaland Magazine and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.)

Know when, where to fish to keep summer fishing edge

  • By Jerry Kane │ Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Woman feeling relaxed gardening in her garden (Photo: iStock - Dejan_Dundjerski)

Ready or not: It’s time to plant the fall vegetable garden

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension
Several wasps building a nest to lay their eggs. (Photo: iStock - digicomphoto)

Protecting your home from wasps

Water pollution. The fish dies in dirty water. (Photo: iStock - Anna Solovei)

Fish kill occurs at Big Indian Lake

Hunting (Journal stock photo)

Kansas to offer special hunting access

Installing weed control fabric material and bark mulch in a residential garden to control weed spreading (Photo: iStock - brebca)

Gardens will thank you very ‘mulch’ during summer heat

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
PHOTO: Learn what to look for and how to maintain backyard gardens, porch plants, and landscapes during the summer months. (Photo by Ken Johnson, Illinois Extension) 

Tips for getting landscape plants through summer