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Crop rotation matters in the vegetable garden 

Crop rotation for annual vegetables can reduce disease and pest pressure, improve soil health and boost overall crop production. Read More

Manual planting of potatoes in the ground. Early spring preparation for the garden season. (iStock │ #1459660565 - OLEKSANDR KOZACHOK)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Time to plant potatoes in Kansas

Soil thermometer in soil of farm field. (iStock │ #2148452446 - JJ Gouin)
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Soil temperature is important for germination in the garden



Tomatoes (Photo courtesy of ARS News Service.)

It’s February: Are you thinking about tomatoes… yet?

A man at a Christmas tree farm standing with the tree he cut down. (Adobe Stock │ #239441955 - CM Photo)

Tips for choosing and caring for live Christmas trees

Fresh snow on trees and shrubs on BC rooftop patio. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #474463915 - Andrew)

Overwintering potted plants

Overwinter roses (Photo: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)

Yard and garden: preparing plants for winter

  • By Aaron J. Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Tree trunk base with mulch and green grass (Photo: iStock - sanfel)

Mulch rings help to promote healthy trees

View from the top of an open family compost (Photo: iStock - OceanProd)

Composting at home provides free resource when done right

Farmer planting young seedlings of lettuce salad in the vegetable garden (Photo: iStock - AlexRaths)

It’s time to plant salad in the fall garden

Grasshopper (Photo by Alice Whyte, Vilas, North Carolina.)

In the garden: Am I growing plants, or feeding grasshoppers?

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension