Horticulture 2004 Newsletter

  Final Newsletter of the Year

  What To Do With the Christmas Tree After Christmas

  Ashes in the Garden

 Storing Pecans and Other Nuts

  Upcoming Events

  Amaryllis Culture

  Care of Christmas and Thanksgiving Cactus

  Winter Hardiness of Fruit Plants

 Care of Gift Fruit Baskets

  Tucking Your Lawnmower in for the Winter

  Are Poinsettias Poisonous?

  Christmas Gift Ideas for Fruit Growers

  Conservation Trees from the Kansas Forest Service

  Mouse Damage to Fruit Trees/Plants

  Dormant Seeding of Turfgrass

  Choosing and Caring for Your Christmas Tree

  Poinsettia Care

  Pruning Shrubs

  Knotweed Control

  Monitor Indoor Plant Temperatures

 Should You Let Turf Grow Tall in the Fall?

  Winterizing Strawberry Plants

  Winterizing Roses

  Begin Rabbit Protection

  Fall Care of Peonies

 Norfolk Island Pine

  Water Landscape Plants Before Winter

  Still Time to Plant Some Trees and Shrubs

 Soil Tests and Plant Growth

  High Tunnel Construction Days at Olathe

  There is Still Time to Plant Spring-Flowering Bulbs

  Perennial Garden Clean-Up

  Hackberry Psyllids Invading Homes

 Imidacloprid and Woody Ornamental Insect Pests

  Control Broadleaf Weeds in Lawns Now

 Apply Late-Season Nitrogen Application Now

  Tree Leaves and Turf

 Natural Needle Drop on Needled Evergreens

  Garden Mums

 Direct Application of Organic Materials

  Asparagus and Rhubarb Care During Winter

  Storing Tomatoes after a Freeze

  Asian Lady Beetles

  Oak Galls

  Why Isn't My Red Maple Red?

  Fall Colors of Trees

  Reproducing Apple Trees

  Clean Up Iris Beds this Fall

  Amending Soils with Sand

  Caring for Houseplants During the Winter Months

  High Tunnel Research Tour

  Fruit Planting Preparation

  Winter Storage of Summer Bulbs

  Fertilize Spring-Flowering Bulb Beds in October

  Stratification

  Lawn Seeding Deadline Nears

 Time to Plant Spring-flowering Bulbs

 Planting Trees in the Fall

  Twig Girdlers

  Moving Houseplants Inside for the Winter

 Are Acorns Edible?

  Harvesting and Curing Black Walnut

  Millipedes

 Late Season Tomatoes

  Fall Soil Preparation

  Dividing Peonies

  Natural Needle Drop on Pines

  Mimosa Webworm on Honeylocust

  Chiggers

  More On Turfgrass Seed Quality:  Where Are These Weeds Coming From?

 Reblooming Christmas and Thanksgiving Cacti

  Reblooming Poinsettias

  Storing Apples

  Euonymus Scale

  Fall Lawn Seeding Tips

  For Seeding Success, Pay Attention to "Other Crop" on the Seed Label

  Power Raking and Core Aeration

  Maples and Hackberry Dropping Leaves

  Woody Plants and Lacebug Damage

  Powdery Mildew on Vine Crops

  Downy Mildew of Muskmelon

  Twig Dieback on Oak

  Oak Kermes Scale 2

  Kentucky Bluegrass Variety Selection for Cool-Season Lawns

  Powdery Mildew on Lilac

  Too Late to Spray for Bagworms

  Kermes Scale

  How to Tell a Good Melon

  Dividing Daylilies

  Pear Harvest

  Ornamental Peppers - Edible?

  Tomato Fruit Disorders

  Fertilize Strawberries

  Control Sooty Blotch and Fly Speck

  Pesticide Effectiveness

 When Are Apples Ready to Pick?

  Rust on Lawn Grasses

  Kentucky Bluegrass and Summer Patch

  Spider Mites on Garden Plants

  Fall Webworm

  Watering Fruit Plants

  Watering Newly Planted Trees and Shrubs

  Chinch Bugs on Turf

  Cicada Killer Wasps

  Kansas Turfgrass Field Day

  Nutsedge Control in Lawns

  Bermudagrass Control

  Recent Rains Trigger Mushroom Development

  Blackspot of Rose

  Walnut Caterpillars

  Excessive Rains Can Cause Yellowing of Plants

  Kansas Turfgrass Field Day

  When is a Tomato Ripe?

  Harvesting and Selecting Sweetcorn

  Prop Up Fruit Tree Limbs if Needed

  When to Pick Blackberries

  Flatid Planthoppers Prevalent

  Green June Beetle

  Dividing Iris

  Summer Care of Strawberries

 Grub Control

 Bark Shedding

 Physiological Leaf Curl in Tomatoes

  "Tomatoes" on Potato Plants

  Root Rots of Flowering Plants

  Two New References for Pest Problems in the Landscape and Garden

  Moles

  Bean Leaves - Got Holes?

  Crabgrass Control in Gardens

  Brown Patch on Fescue

  Propagating Woody Plants from Softwood Cuttings

 Slime Molds

  Ash Flower Gall

  Digging Potatoes

  Thatch Control in Warm-Season Lawns

 Fruit Reminders

  Pruning Storm-Damaged Trees

  Vinegar as a Herbicide

  2004 Kansas Fruit Grower Summer Tour

  Strawberry Bed Renewal

  June Drop of Fruit

  Lecanium Scale

  Control of Prostrate Spurge

 Spider Mite Control

  Harlequin Bug

  Cucumber Beetles and Bacterial Wilt

  Borer Control in Trees

  Euonymous Scale

  Poison Ivy Identification and Control

  Excessive Rainfall - What Should You Do?

  Bitterness and Lettuce

  Time to Fertilize Warm-Season Grasses

  "Tip" Blackberries, Black Raspberries and Purple Raspberries

  Bagworms Making Their Appearance

  Anthracnose on Trees

  Leaf Scorch on Trees and Shrubs

  Controlling Yellow Nutsedge in Lawns

  Oak Galls

  Accumulated Stress May Result in Death of Plants

  Ladybird Beetles

  Carpenter Bees

  Walnut Wilt

  Fertilizing Tomato Plants

  Mulching Tomatoes

  Ants and Peonies

  Peach Leaf Curl Symptoms Showing Up Now

  Reducing Fruit Numbers on Apple Trees

  Where Did All the Leaves on My Tree Go?

  Planting Tomato Plants - Some Old Myths

  Soil Crusting and Seed Germination

  Asparagus Beetles

  New Flower Guide Sheets Available

  Moving Houseplants Outside for the Summer

  Watering Houseplants While on Vacation

  Field Bindweed Control

  Fertilize Irrigated Cool-Season Lawns in May

  Planting Asparagus and Rhubarb

  A Hare Raising Experience

Remove Blossoms on Newly Planted Strawberries

  Pruning Spring-Flowering Shrubs

  How to Prune Pines

  My Oaks are Raining Worms

  Sphaeropsis Tip Blight Control

  Powdery Mildew on Kentucky Bluegrass

  Dandelion Control

  Managing Turf in Shade

  Earthworms in the Lawn

  Spring Control of Large Patch of Zoysiagrass

  Fruit Tree Sprays and Rain

  Fruit Bud Damage from Cold Temperatures

  Controlling Weeds in Strawberries

  Proper Timing for Crabgrass Preventers

  Dandelion Control in Buffalograss

  Termites or Ants

  Bagworms, It's Still Too Early to Spray

  Look Now for Pine Sawfly

  Ash/Lilac Borer

  Pine Tip Moth

  Henbit in Lawns

  Keep Mower Blades Sharp

  Preventing Fruit on Crabapples

  New Fruit Trees, How Long to Bear?

  Herbicides for Home Vegetable Gardens

  Sidedressing Cool-Season Vegetables

  Correcting Iron Chlorosis in Trees

  Strawberry Production

  Pruning Young Fruit Trees

  Iron Chlorosis and Calcareous Soils

  Apple Tree Sprays

  When Fruit Plants Arrive

Pruning Hybrid-Tea Roses

  How Low Should You Go?

  Sudden Oak Death

  Grow Your Farmers' Market Workshop

  Cabbage and Broccoli Transplants

  Brown Coloration on Junipers

  Ten Rules for Planting Trees

  Sugar Maples

  Time for Peach Leaf Curl Control

  Irish Potatoes

  Iris Leaf Spot Control Starts Now

  Cut Back Ornamental Grasses Soon

  What Kind of Tree is That?

  Strawberry Planting and Mulch Removal

  Wild Garlic, Wild Onion and Star-of-Bethlehem

  Planting Onions

  Organic Matter Application in the Spring

  Give Peas a Chance in Your Garden This Spring

  Eliminating Unwanted Fruit From Trees

  Repotting Houseplants

  Cold Hardiness Zone Maps

  Lawn Calendar for Warm-Season Grasses

  Multiple Grafts on Apple Trees

  Fertilizing Spring-flowering bulbs

  Check Plants for Scale Insects

  Pride of Kansas 2004

  Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop

  Pruning Overgrown Apple Trees

  Some Fruit Trees Need Pollinators

  It's Not Too Late for Dormant Overseeding of    Turfgrass

  Pruning Deciduous Shrubs

  Butterfly Gardening

  Growing Growers Training Program

  Tree Planting Depth:  Rooting Out the Problem

   Rooting Hardwood Cuttings

  Coldframes and Hotbeds

  Handling Tips for Valentine's Day Roses

  All-America Selection Winners - Flowers

  All-America Selection Winners - Vegetables

  Upcoming Events

  Pruning Storm-Damaged Trees

  Miniature Roses

  African Violet Troubles

  Ashes in the Garden

  Building Plans

  Cloning Apple Trees

  Lawn Calendar for Cool-Season Grasses

  Gypsum and Clay Soils

  Houseplants Losing Leaves

  Winter Hardiness of Fruit Plants

  Winter Watering of Landscape Plants

  Plants that Add Interest to the Winter Landscape

  Bacterial Disease of Geranium Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 Biovar 2 Found in U.S.

 Horticulture 2003 Indexes

Frost on Lawns

  Commercial Fruit Spray Schedules

  Fruit Trees May Be Pruned Now

  Now May Be a Good Time to Prune Certain Trees

  Conservation Trees from the Kansas Forest Service