Garden Calendar June Week 2
June Week 2 Ornamentals Plant tropical water lilies when water temperatures rise above 70 degrees. Apply a balanced rose fertilizer after the first show of blooms is past. Rhizomatous begonias…
Read MoreKansas Insect Newsletter for 06 Jun 2014
Some areas of interest in this weeks insect newsletter. Especially the Bagworms, if any of you have Arborvitae or Juniper this may help you. Clusters of Bugs (white-margined burrower bug),…
Read MoreDo you know about Pollinator Week?
Brought to you by: www.pollinator.org Pollinator Week will take place June 16 – 22, 2014 Background of Pollinator Week Pollinator Week was initiated and is managed by the Pollinator Partnership.…
Read MoreHabitat Loss on Breeding Grounds Cause of Monarch Decline
Story by: University of Guelph Habitat loss on breeding grounds in the United States – not on wintering grounds in Mexico – is the main cause of recent and…
Read MoreGardening Calendar June Week 1
I have decided to change up the gardening calendar and give a week-by-week list vs. the whole month. This way it is easier to accomplish this busy time of year…
Read MoreGardeners’ Gathering
Thursday June 19, 2014 What Your Backyard Tree Wants You to Know The Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City present: “What Your Backyard Tree Wants You to Know” Thursday June…
Read MoreMore info on Master Gardener training!
Master Gardener Training will be offered for interested citizens in the Kansas City area by University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialists as well as other local horticulture experts. Training starts…
Read MoreBecome A Master Gardener!!
Are you interested in helping the public learn to grow plants, fruits, and vegetables? Would you like to share your love of gardening? Are you interested in becoming a Master…
Read MoreMay 16th KS Insect Newsletter
In this weeks newsletter…..Variegated Cutworms, Alfalfa Weevils, Not to Beat a Dead Horse — Epilogue — Brownheaded Ash Sawfly, At the Community Gardens (flea beetle, cabbageworm larvae, Colorado potato beetles,…
Read MoreKansas Insect Newsletter
In last weeks Kansas Insect Newsletter…European Pine Sawfly, Eastern Tent Caterpillar, Alfalfa Weevil Update, Wheat Aphids – Chinch Bugs, Brownheaded Ash Sawfly Read HERE
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