Matt McKernan

Lawn in summer dormancy from heat, drought stress (Photo: K-State Research and Extension.)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Hot temps may encourage homeowners to delay seeding lawns this year

Triple-digit heat could make waiting a little longer to overseed your lawn a smart move, according to a Kansas State University horticulture expert. Read More

Tines from Ride On Aerator that Aerate the Grass for Lawn Care Services. (iStock-#1293930244 │ Sherry Barr Photography)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Lawn stressed? September is time for relief

A bunch of fresh onions in the hands of a farmer. (Adobe Stock-#443296801 │ Anna)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

In the Garden: When tops fall over, it’s time to harvest onions

Lawn grass and the hand of a male farmer. (Adobe Stock-#601138487 │ yanadjan)

Healthy lawns offer strongest defense against weeds

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Extension news service
Monarch Butterfly feeding on a rubber rabbitbrush bloom. (Adobe Stock │ #499457615 - Jim)

How to attract butterflies to your garden

A bee on a chrysanthemum extracts nectar to make sweet honey. (Adobe Stock │ #295334838 - andov)

How to incorporate native plants in the garden

Woman checking soil health before growth a seed of vegetable or plant seedling. (Adobe Stock │ #572997453 - maxbelchenko)

Do I need to test my garden’s soil?