Horticulture

Tiny hands holding strawberries in strawberry patch with green leaves. (Adobe Stock-#1198172203 │ Schaefer Photography)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Sunburn on plants, not just on people 

All of the factors can make it very difficult to grow healthy fruits and vegetables, let alone spend time in the garden. So, can fruits get sunburned? Read More

Tines from Ride On Aerator that Aerate the Grass for Lawn Care Services. (iStock-#1293930244 │ Sherry Barr Photography)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Lawn stressed? September is time for relief

Garden sprinkler watering grass at home backyard (Photo: iStock - ronstik)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Questions about watering your yard? There’s an app for that

Woman picking leaves of basil greenery (Photo: iStock - OKrasyuk)

Extension experts share tips for growing indoor, outdoor herb gardens

  • By Rebekah Hall │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Monarch Butterfly feeding on a rubber rabbitbrush bloom. (Adobe Stock │ #499457615 - Jim)

What’s all the buzz? The importance of a pollinator-friendly landscape

  • By Trisha Gedon │ Oklahoma State University Extension
Rabbit in a garden (Photo: iStock - LeoMalsam)

Outsmarting deer and rabbits in the garden

  • By Robin Trott │ University of Minnesota Extension
A young woman sits in the garden, wiping the sweat from her brow. (iStock-#1366545439 │ Ildar Abulkhanov)

Helping gardens survive summer heat

  • By Aaron Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Putting soil or compost into flowerpot by shovel. (Adobe Stock-#345372698 │ encierro)

Potting materials make a difference when growing plants in containers

A bunch of fresh onions in the hands of a farmer. (Adobe Stock-#443296801 │ Anna)

In the Garden: When tops fall over, it’s time to harvest onions

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

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers lawn care guidance amid Central Iowa watering restrictions

  • By Adam Thoms and Aaron Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Lawn grass and the hand of a male farmer. (Adobe Stock-#601138487 │ yanadjan)

Healthy lawns offer strongest defense against weeds

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Extension news service