garden

Close up of a pink and white amaryllis flower. (Photo: iStock - TeleMakro Fotografie │ Ina Hensel)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Holiday blooms need to be planted soon

Want amaryllis blooming by Christmas? A Kansas State University expert shares planting tips to encourage holiday blooms. Read More

Myth-busting coffee grounds
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Is trouble brewing in your garden?

European goldfinch and house sparrow sitting on a silo bird feeder filled with mixed seeds (Adobe Stock │ #371003255 - Roel)
Holidays, Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

10 gifts for the gardener without spending a lot of green

Autumn gardening. (iStock │ #1057083186 - schulzie)

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

Girl cleaning autumn leaves from the garden lawn and playing with her cute dog. (iStock │ #1289197439 - Sladic)

Autumn garden cleanup: A crucial step in preventing plant diseases

A grass field adorned with a myriad of flowers in an array of breathtaking colors. (iStock │ #1856236102 - Vladislav Gomzyakov)

Chaos gardening – wild beauty, or just a mess?

Yellow black-eyed susans, Rudbeckia hirta, flowering in a summer garden. (Adobe Stock │ #335345123 - AngieC)

Increase flower power by dividing overgrown perennials

Woman watering plants outside in summer. (Adobe Stock │ #164543729 - Kalim)

Too much moisture can hinder root development

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?

Blossom end rot on a tomato. (Cindy Haynes │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)

Managing weather-related problems in the vegetable garden

  • By Aaron J. Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach