Cynthia Domenghini

A closeup shot of a red rose covered with snow. (iStock │ #1437713351 - Wirestock)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Winterizing roses and strawberries

As temperatures turn toward freezing, gardeners should take steps to winterize roses and strawberry plants. Read More

Autumn gardening. (iStock │ #1057083186 - schulzie)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Change in seasons? There’s still work in the garden

Lawn mower. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Should you let your lawn grow tall in the fall? Experts advise against it



Gorgeous Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) flowers. (Adobe Stock │ #296820740 - ihorhvozdetskiy)

Fall is great time to plant perennials

Lawn (Journal stock photo)

Quality seed makes a difference when planting grass this fall

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Shiny delicious pears hanging from a tree branch in the orchard. (Adobe Stock │ #117799432 - kostik2photo)

Pick pears now, fertilize strawberries

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Woman throwing garden waste from wheelbarrow into compost bin in garden. (Adobe Stock │ #391022887 - hopsalka)

Compost bin can aid gardening success

Grasshopper sitting on the grass. (iStock │ #1282808364 - Pro2sound)

Am I growing plants, or feeding grasshoppers?

A child eats a watermelon. (Adobe Stock │ #660095202 - yanadjan)

Cantaloupe, watermelon, honeydew…oh my! When should you harvest melon?

Hand pollination flower with brush. (iStock │ #133833585 - DLeonis)

In the garden: Why is my crop not producing fruit?

Cracking of a tomato as a result of excess moisture, overheating of a vegetable or an overdose of fertilizers, on a bush close-up. Crop loss. Problems of agriculture, tomato disease. (iStock │ #1340725845 - Lyubov Kulikova)

Tomato cracking: is it preventable?