Late Summer Maintenance Tips
It’s getting to be that time of year again. Everyone thinks that the heat of July and August immediately stops weeds and plants from growing, meaning they need no maintenance. Unfortunately, this is the time when we cut back plants to produce new blooms and buds and keep plants thriving. While September is considered as […]
What Will Grow Near a Black Walnut Tree?
Black Walnut trees are wonderful if you are a cabinet maker, eat the walnuts, or leave them as forage for wildlife, or use the husks to make a colorfast dye. But if you are a gardener, they provide a challenge, to say the least. A toxic chemical, juglone, diffuses from the roots into the soil, […]
Kansas Turfgrass Conference
Good morning all! The last two days were spent in classes at the Topeka Expo Center for the annual Kansas Turfgrass Conference. Greg Strahm, Neil Lednickey, Doug Grimm and I were at the center of it all for learning and networking with landscape and turfgrass professionals. On Tuesday morning we arrived with high […]
Three Diseases found in 2014
What a year this has been! With some of the coldest recorded winter days, a very wet spring and fall, and an exceptionally cool summer; we have seen a record amount of diseases popping up in landscapes across northeast Kansas and southeast Nebraska. Typically, my consulting covers scorching, chemical drift, and wilting on trees and […]
October
Lawn • Fall leaves should be removed to prevent suffocation and death of the grass. Rake them if they are piled heavily or mow them. A mulching mower will chop them finely and add humus to the soil. • Spray for weeds. Dandelions, henbit and chickweed are best controlled in the fall when the plants […]