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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 to end up with leggy, weak seedlings do you? Follow...
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Feb

20

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 for harvest in spring, and are prized because fresh peas...
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Feb

3

EAB found in White Fringe Trees in Ohio with high pest populations

White fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) has been found attacked by emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) by Don Cipollini, a professor at Wright State University in Ohio Details A larval specimen and a partial adult specimen extracted from this tree have...
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Sep

17

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, 6:30 pm with featured speaker Josh Svaty at Country Club...
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Aug

15

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 produce a new flush of bloom. Deadhead annuals and perennials as...
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Jun

18

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 As gardeners I am sure that somewhere along the way...
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Jun

9

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 are not just for shade. Many varieties, especially those with...
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May

20

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, bean leaf beetles), Little Clowns - Hollyhock Weevils//
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Feb

17

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 if the soil is dry and unfrozen. Week 1-4: Inspect...
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Feb

17

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 for Missouri are indicating a January that ran nearly 5...
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