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Lawn and Garden Articles

Annual Flowers Need Attention to Keep Blooming

Newly Hatched Bagworms Are Gearing Up To Cause Damage

Tips to Attract More Butterflies to the Landscape

Fruit Trees Should Be Pruned Now

K-State Garden Hour - 2025 Line-Up

Low-Cost Tree and Shrub Seedlings Now Available

Tips to Keep Unwanted Pests Out

Add Bulbs to the Landscape Now for Big Color in the Spring

Now Is The Time To Plant Fall Gardens

Give Holistic Pest Control A Try

Be On The Look-Out For Garden Pests

Southwind Extension - Your Source for All Things Horticulture

Backyard Birding - Tips for Attracting Hummingbirds

Fruit Tree Dormant Oil Application

Tips for Starting Seeds

Use Precaution When Deicing

Fall Is Perfect Time to Improve Garden Soil

Renovating Fescue Lawns After Drought Loss

Chiggers: How to Prevent and Stop the Itch

Grasshoppers - Destructive Summer Pest

Poison Ivy - Easy to Identify but Tough to Control

Container Gardening is for Everyone

Drought Damage Showing up in Landscapes

Garden Soil Testing

Fruit Trees Should be Pruned Now

Cold Weather and Wind Chill - Does it Hurt Plants?

Tree and Shrub Watering Guidelines

Tips to Keep Unwanted Pests Out

Scout Trees Now to Prevent Future Problems

Soil Testing - The First Step in Garden Preparation

Improving Garden Soil

Fall - Time to Tidy Up, Store Summer Bulbs, and Plan for Next Year

September - Time to Reovate Fescue Lawns

Container Gardening is for Everyone

Japanese Beetles

Gardens Can Provide Some Food Security

Southwind District

District Office Addresses

Erie Office: 620-244-3826
111 S. Butler, Erie KS 66733
Fort Scott Office: 620-223-3720
210 S. National, Fort Scott, KS 66701
Iola Office: 620-365-2242
1006 N. State St., Iola KS 66749
Yates Center Office: 620-625-8620
211 W. Butler, Yates Center, KS 66783

All Office Hours
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Closed noon - 12:30 p.m.

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