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Lawn and Garden Articles

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

Now is the Time to Plant Fall Gardens

Chiggers: How to Prevent and Stop the Itch

Grasshoppers - Destructive Summer Pest

Newly Hatched Bagworms are Gearing up to Cause Damage

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?

K-State Garden Hour

Tree and Shrub Watering Guidelines

Tips to Keep Unwanted Pests Out

Newly Hatched Bagworms are Munching Away!

Southwind Extension - Your Source for All Things Horticulture

Backyard Birding - Tips for Attracting Hummingbirds

Scout Trees Now to Prevent Future Problems

Soil Testing - The First Step in Garden Preparation

Pruning Fruit Trees

Tips for Starting Seeds

Improving Garden Soil

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

Annual Flowers Need Attention to Keep Blooming

September - Time to Reovate Fescue Lawns

Fall Vegetable Gardening

Poison Ivy - Easy to Identify, But Tough to Control

Container Gardening is for Everyone

Fruit Tree Dormant Oil Application

Japanese Beetles

Garden Insect Pests

Gardens Can Provide Some Food Security

Tips to Attract More Butterflies to the Landscape