Wordpress Author 12 Things Every Gardener Should Know You know the song… “and a partridge in a pear tree”. Well, I do not know about the partridge, but I would take the pear tree. Anyways, as 2020 comes to a close, I was thinking about all the gardening ... Dec 31, 2020
Wordpress Author Growing Fruit - Problems of Stone Fruits In the last blog I went over all the major problems of pome fruits in the Central Great Plains. Now I am ready to get on to something even juicier, the stone fruits. Peaches are stone fruits What are ... Dec 24, 2020
Wordpress Author Growing Fruit - Problems of Apples and Pears Just as soon as I get one thing done in the orchard, more work suddenly springs upon me. When growing fruit trees with as few chemical inputs as possible, there can never be too much time in the orcha... Dec 17, 2020
Wordpress Author Creating A Fruit Tree Guild to Improve Biodiversity When I was first approached to write on this subject, earlier in 2020, I admit, I really had no idea what a fruit tree guild was. However, once I looked into it, I discovered that I was aware of the c... Dec 16, 2020
Wordpress Author What are Nativars and are They Better? I have had very heated discussions over the use of nativars with my purest friends in the native plant community. They prefer to use only true from seed native plants in their gardens, but I think sel... Dec 10, 2020
Wordpress Author Grimm's Gardens 2020 - A Look Through the Gardens Here at Grimm’s Gardens, I have had the pleasure to maintain and help re-imagine the gardens around the office, sales shed, and greenhouses for almost 10 years! Looking west from the Sales Shed areas ... Dec 3, 2020
Wordpress Author The Kansas Gardener's Garden - 2020 It is that time of year again; time to take a tour through my gardens ! Even in other years, the only people that visit my gardens are my family, so the pandemic did not change much. I love sharing pl... Nov 26, 2020
Wordpress Author 2020 Year in Review - Insects The year is winding down and it has been a doozy! We have seen an exponential growth in the green industry, thanks in part to people staying home for the pandemic. More people tried gardening this yea... Nov 12, 2020
Wordpress Author November Tips for the Garden White fir tree at Grimm’s Gardens We do not think about there being much to do in the garden in November. However, November in Northeast Kansas is usually snow free, and warm enough to work the ground... Nov 5, 2020
Wordpress Author The Care of Trees - Major Diseases of Trees As we head into autumn we need to start preparing for next season’s round of diseases. Some of these diseases of trees will affect us now and into winter, while others pop up during spring and summer.... Oct 29, 2020
Wordpress Author Plant of the Week: Oregon Trail Maple Oregon Trail maple is our Plant of the Week for the last week of October. This is our signature tree, everyone around us knows us for this special plant. About Oregon Trail Maple Hiawatha, KS has long... Oct 28, 2020
Wordpress Author The Care of Trees - Major Insect Pests of Trees One of the most common things I see today on social media is questions about what is eating my plant. Insect pests are part of the biodiverse landscape we live in. Without most of them, we would not h... Oct 22, 2020