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Author: Jason Graves

By Jason Graves Posted on January 22, 2021April 20, 2021

Prune fruit trees in late winter

Late winter is the best time for fruit tree pruning in Central Kansas

Categories: 2021, Blog Posts, January 2021Tags: front, fruit trees, Pruning fruit trees, when to prune fruit trees
By Jason Graves Posted on January 20, 2021January 17, 2024

When to start garden seeds

When should vegetable or flower seeds be started indoors in Central Kansas?

Categories: 2021, Blog Posts, January 2021Tags: feature, garden planning, garden seeds, starting vegetable seeds
By Jason Graves Posted on January 11, 2021January 25, 2021

When and how should I prune my fruit trees in Central Kansas?

Question: When and how should I prune my fruit trees? Typically in Central Kansas the best time to prune is late winter. Late February through March is generally a good … Continue reading When and how should I prune my fruit trees in Central Kansas?

Categories: Fruit, Q&A + ResponseTags: fruit trees, Pruning fruit trees, Q&A, when to prune fruit trees
By Jason Graves Posted on January 7, 2021January 25, 2021

Time to start garden seeds indoors is near

Figuring out when to plant vegetable seeds indoors isn’t rocket science, but can be a little mind bending.   It involves counting backwards.  To determine when to plant seeds of a … Continue reading Time to start garden seeds indoors is near

Categories: 2021, Blog Posts, January 2021Tags: garden seeds, Kansas Garden Guide, Kansas vegetable calendar, starting vegetable seeds
By Jason Graves Posted on January 6, 2021January 4, 2022

Old garden seeds- use or replace?

Seed catalogs seem to come in the mail to entice us gardeners just when we start to feel the drag of winter.   Garden seed can be expensive, and this is … Continue reading Old garden seeds- use or replace?

Categories: 2021, Blog Posts, January 2021Tags: feature, garden seeds, old garden seeds
By Jason Graves Posted on December 29, 2020February 9, 2021

Poinsettias color the holidays

The poinsettia is typically the top-selling U.S. flowering potted plants, which has a lot to say about its colorful appeal during the winter season. The poinsettia’s  traditional sales period is … Continue reading Poinsettias color the holidays

Categories: Blog Posts, December 2020Tags: holiday plants, poinsettia
By Jason Graves Posted on December 25, 2020February 8, 2021

Tree rings of joy

Everything has its season it seems and in 2020 the season of life for my 50-foot-tall thornless honeylocust tree came to an end.  Talk about adding insult to injury.  In … Continue reading Tree rings of joy

Categories: 2020, Blog Posts, December 2020, Horticulture is humanTags: Horticulture is human
By Jason Graves Posted on December 11, 2020February 10, 2021

Controlling volunteer trees

Trees are a vital part of every landscape, they provide the ‘ceiling’ for every outdoor room.  But there are certain trees that are very good at reproducing themselves by reseeding … Continue reading Controlling volunteer trees

Categories: 2020, Blog Posts, December 2020Tags: controlling volunteer trees

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This blog is brought to you by Jason Graves, Horticulture Extension Agent for K-State Research and Extension, Central Kansas District-covering Saline and Ottawa Counties in Central Kansas.  Visit the CKD Website here:  https://www.centralkansas.k-state.edu/lawn-garden/

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