horticulture

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

Leaving grass blades taller heading into winter may be a recipe for inviting disease. Here are recommendations for mowing your lawn this fall. Read More

Corn, Grain Sorghum, Kansas, Lacey Vilhauer, Oklahoma, Soybeans, Wheat

Fall armyworms are marching across the High Plains 

Watering a garden bed with watering can. (Adobe Stock │ #526862504 - Valerii Honcharuk)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

How to brace the garden to resist heat stress



Grow something this year 

Crop rotation matters in the vegetable garden 

Manual planting of potatoes in the ground. Early spring preparation for the garden season. (iStock │ #1459660565 - OLEKSANDR KOZACHOK)

Time to plant potatoes in Kansas

Soil thermometer in soil of farm field. (iStock │ #2148452446 - JJ Gouin)

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