horticulture

Professional serviceman is repairing a lawnmower, refitting a front wheel. (Adobe Stock-#336308236 │ Anze)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Spring lawn care starts with proper lawnmower winterization

K-State horticulture expert Matt McKernan said as mowing season ends, it is important to service mowers before storing them for winter. Read More

Before tossing leftover fruit and vegetable scraps into the compost or trash, turn them into a fun science and horticulture project that the whole family can enjoy. (Photo by Sutton Cartmell, OSU Agriculture)
Home and Family, Youth

Turn kitchen scraps into plants at home

A full frame photograph of a variety of different colored chrysanthemum flowers. (Photo: iStock - Lemanieh)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

How to choose and care for fall mums

Tiny hands holding strawberries in strawberry patch with green leaves. (Adobe Stock-#1198172203 │ Schaefer Photography)

Why wait until spring? Strawberries can be planted this fall

Oklahoma Conference on Volunteerism

OSU Extension celebrates volunteerism

A young woman sits in the garden, wiping the sweat from her brow. (iStock-#1366545439 │ Ildar Abulkhanov)

Helping gardens survive summer heat

  • By Aaron Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Putting soil or compost into flowerpot by shovel. (Adobe Stock-#345372698 │ encierro)

Potting materials make a difference when growing plants in containers

Flowers put out the welcome mat for pollinators not only with their bright colors but also their fragrance. (Photo by Linda Geist)

Fragrant plants invite pollinators to your garden

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Farmer planting young seedlings of lettuce salad in the vegetable garden (Photo: iStock - AlexRaths)

Tips for planting warm season vegetables

Sign with poison ivy plants around. (iStock-#951410190 │ GemStocks)

Poison ivy — check for leaves of three

Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini urges gardeners not to bury peonies too deep, which increases the chance that they may not flower. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Why ants are drawn to peonies each spring

  • By Colton Tripp │ K-State Extension news service