horticulture

Female gardener pruning fruit tree in early spring. (Adobe Stock │ #552780790 - Angelov)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Spring landscaping cleanup: Timing and technique key to successful pruning

Gardeners preparing their landscapes for the growing season should pay close attention to proper pruning practices. Read More

Woman checking soil health before growth a seed of vegetable or plant seedling. (Adobe Stock │ #572997453 - maxbelchenko)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors, Soil Health

Do I need to test my garden’s soil?

Green plant and frosted window. (Adobe Stock │ #150300423 - Studio Light & Shade)
Home and Family, Horticulture

February triggers houseplants to begin emerging from winter dormancy



Metal watering can covered with snow. (iStock │ #1297451757 - Artur Henryk Bialosiewicz)

Even in winter, gardens need water

Lawn mower. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

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

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service

Fall armyworms are marching across the High Plains 

Watering a garden bed with watering can. (Adobe Stock │ #526862504 - Valerii Honcharuk)

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