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Bird feeding

Severe winter weather is not only hard on people but can be a life and death struggle for birds.   Though birds also require water and shelter,...

Growing your own firewood

With high energy costs, some homeowners are turning to wood for heat. I’m one of them. Fortunately, the farm has a number of volunteer trees...

Radish roxanne

Roxanne is a hybrid radish with uniform bright red color and a beautiful creamy white interior. Roxanne is a great tasting radish with no...

Start trees off right

Research from K-State’s John C. Pair Horticultural Center has quantified the effect of controlling grasses around newly planted trees. Jason Griffin, William Reid, and Dale...

Fruit Trees and Frost

Spring in Kansas is often unsettled with apricot and peach tree flowers being the most vulnerable to late frosts. Of course, the tree itself...

Spring trees

By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture Spring is ALMOST here!  Time to think about planting trees. The Kansas Forest Service offers low-cost tree and shrub...

Newer fluorescent lights available for indoor gardeners

Many gardeners use fluorescent lights to start young vegetable and flower plants during the spring or to grow certain houseplants all year long. Traditionally, we have used...

Sources for tomato seed

Gardeners who start tomatoes from seed often have difficulty locating a source for specific varieties.  We have put together a table identifying sources for all of...

Starting garden transplants from seed

January is often a cold and dreary month for many gardeners. However, planning for and starting vegetables and flower transplants from seed can make this...

Forcing paperwhite bulbs

Paperwhites are a form of daffodil that do not require a chilling period in order to bloom.  Therefore, they are very easy to force. Following...

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