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Gardening 911: Costs and Benefits of Home Gardening
MF3538
Gardening for food can be a rewarding activity. Benefits may include connecting to your food in a new way, improving health, and lowering food costs. Includes worksheets to help you figure your costs and savings from home gardening. 6 pages, color.Published Date: Aug 2020
Fruit Pesticides, Active Ingredients, and Labeled Fruits
by Ward Upham
MF3431
Products for controlling pests of homegrown fruit. For use with Spray Guide for Growing Apples at Home (MF3429) and Spray Guide for Growing Stone Fruit at Home (MF3430). 2-page, color.Published Date: Jul 2018
Spray Guide for Growing Apples at Home
by Ward Upham
MF3429
Pest management recommendations for home gardeners. 4-page, color.Published Date: Jul 2018
Pruning Apple and Pear Trees
by Ward Upham
MF3450
Fruit trees need pruning to create strong limbs to support a plentiful crop. This fact sheet describes basic tools, strategies and techniques for pruning apple and pear trees. 4-page, color.Published Date: Oct 2019
Pruning Peaches, Plums, Cherries and Other Stone Fruits
by Ward Upham
MF3451
Fruit trees need pruning to create strong limbs to support a plentiful crop. This fact sheet describes basic tools, strategies and techniques for pruning peaches, plums, cherries and other stone fruits. 4-page, color.Published Date: Dec 2019
Why Fruit Trees Fail to Bear Fruit
by Ward Upham
MF2166
Information for home gardeners on growth requirements, weather conditions, and other factors that affect tree fruit production. 4-page, color.Revision Date: Feb 2017
Small- and Tree-Fruit Cultivars
by Ward Upham
MF1028
Lists fruit varieties that have been shown to grow and produce in Kansas, and pollination requirements for various fruit crops. 8-page, b/w.Revision Date: Apr 2013
Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2023
by Ben Phillips et al.
MF3279
This annual guide is a summary of currently suggested vegetable varieties, seeding rates, fertilizer rates, weed control, insect control, and disease control measures for commercial vegetable growers. Available (in English) as a PRINTED COPY, and ONLINE AS FREE PDF at mwveguide.org/guide and for FREE INTERACTIVE SEARCHES at mwveguide.org.Revision Date: Jan 2023
Spray Guide for Growing Stone Fruit at Home
by Ward Upham
MF3430
Pest management recommendations for home gardeners, 2-page, color.Published Date: Jul 2018
Onions
by Ward Upham
MF761
Advice for growing onions: Variety selection, transplants and seeding, soil preparation, care, harvest, storage, related vegetables, pests, and diseases. 2-page, color.Revision Date: Sep 2019
Ornamental Gourds
MF847
Gourds commonly grown for ornamental uses and utensils include species of the genera Cucurbita, Lagenaria and Luffa. Two pages, color.Revision Date: Nov 2020
Kansas Garden Guide
by Londa Nwadike Megan M. Kennelly Raymond A. Cloyd Rebecca McMahon
S51
Successful gardens are the result of good planning, watchful care, and effective management. With a few simple tools, a little land (or a lot of containers), and desire to nurture plant growth, anyone can become a home vegetable gardener. This guide will provide advice and steps needed to achieve a successful home garden. The Kansas Garden Guide combines knowledge gained from decades of gardening, making it an essential sourcebook to garden throughout communities in Kansas. 202 pages, color.Revision Date: Mar 2023
Strawberries
by Ward Upham
MF598
Best practices for growing strawberries in Kansas, planting and variety recommendations, and tips for managing diseases and insects. 4-page, color.Revision Date: Jun 2018
Grapes
by Ward Upham
MF635
Tips for growing grapes in Kansas gardens. Includes growing requirements and varieties, site preparation and planting, training and pruning systems, and harvesting. 8 pages, color.Revision Date: Apr 2020
Cucumbers and Melons
by Ward Upham
MF668
Advice for growing cucumbers and melons: Variety selection, soil preparation and planting, flowering and pollination, cultivation and care, insect pests and diseases. 2-page, color.Revision Date: Sep 2019
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