bermudagrass

Hay bales dot a meadow near Madison, Arkansas. 2024 file photo. (UADA image by Mary Hightower)
Arkansas, Crops, Drought, Forage Crops, Midwestern Region, Weather

Drought has ranchers playing a waiting game

For many ranchers, 2026 is shaping up to be a waiting game: waiting for the rain to come and waiting for summer forages to grow. Read More

Lawn closeup (K-State Research and Extension)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Now’s the time to fertilize warm-season grasses in Kansas

A multi-state team of turfgrass researchers collaborated on a recent study that identified recommendations for keeping turfgrass greener longer. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)
Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Multi-state study offers recommendations for keeping bermudagrass greener all season



Some homeowners may choose to save on their watering bill by waiting a couple weeks later to seed cool-season grasses this year, says Kansas State University horticulture expert Ward Upham. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

Now’s the time to fertilize warm-season grasses in Kansas

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension