Starting Tomatoes Indoors

  Is it time? Can I start my tomato seeds yet? We’re all eager for spring, but starting your tomato seeds too early is a bad idea. You don’t want…

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Edible of the Month: Peas

Peas are not only tasty, they look beautiful grown next to colorful flowers such as this amaranth. Fresh peas are a treat. They are one of the earliest crops ready…

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Gardeners’ Gathering October 16th.

Thursday October 16, 2014 The Land Institute-Internationally Famous and Locally Obscure The Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City present: “The Land Institute-Internationally Famous and Locally Obscure” Thursday October 16, 2014,…

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August Gardening Calendar Week 2

Ornamentals Continue spraying roses that are susceptible to black spot and other fungus diseases. Annuals may appear leggy and worn now. These can be cut back hard and fertilized to…

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Zucchinis: Not That Easy to Grow Anymore

  I like this article from K-State.  I know I have had issues growing zucchini and squash. By Dennis L. Patton, M.S., County Horticulture Agent, K-State Research and Extension/Johnson County…

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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…

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May 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,…

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February Gardening Calendar

Ornamentals Week 1-4: Winter aconite (Eranthis sp.) and snowdrops (Galanthus sp.) are hardy bulbs for shady gardens that frequently push up through snow to bloom now. Week 1-4: Water evergreens…

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This Winter Could Set Records in Missouri

Missouri saw an unusually windy January, frozen soil with a deep frost line and temperatures that may make this winter among the top 10 coldest on record. “The preliminary data…

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