Shiny delicious pears hanging from a tree branch in the orchard. (Adobe Stock │ #117799432 - kostik2photo)

Pick pears now, fertilize strawberries

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
French-Style Cheesecake with Strawberries (Culinary.net)
Strawberry Spritzer (Culinary.net)
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
Harvested ripe strawberry (Photo: Randall Vos - Iowa State University Extension & Outreach)

Yard and garden: Strawberry care

  • By Aaron J. Steil and Randall Vos │ Iowa State University Extension & Outreach
Leo Perez, center, Oklahoma State University Extension educator, special projects, helps senior residents in Haskell, Oklahoma, select locally grown fruits and vegetables during the downtown Mobile Market. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, Oklahoma State University Agriculture.)
December strawberry growing in Independence County, Arkansas, found just before Christmas. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Matt Davis.)

Warm weather prompts early undercover strawberries, but winter’s cold looms

  • By Mary Hightower │ U of A System Division of Agriculture