What Eats Corn in Kansas, and When
Corn in Kansas takes real damage from just three insects K-State Research and Extension documents for the state: grasshoppers, blister beetles, and the…
Protecting Hydrangeas Through a Alaska Winter
Protecting hydrangeas through an Alaska winter means having mulch, wraps, or burlap fully in place before the first fall frost hits Anchorage, typically…
Protecting Roses Through a Alaska Winter
Roses in Alaska need winter protection almost everywhere the plant survives outdoors, because the state’s growing season is short and its winter cold is…
What Eats Pumpkin in Kansas, and When
Squash bugs, squash vine borers, and two kinds of cucumber beetle do most of the damage to pumpkin vines in Kansas, with grasshoppers joining in during…
A Rose Wilting in Full Leaf: Root, Cane or Water
A rose wilting while its leaves are still green and fully expanded, not yellowed or dropped, points to one of three problems: a blocked cane, a damaged…
A Hydrangea Wilting With Wet Soil
A hydrangea with drooping leaves standing in soaked soil is not thirsty. It’s suffocating.
What Eats Potato in Kansas, and When
The Colorado potato beetle is the pest most likely to strip a Kansas potato patch bare, and it starts feeding as soon as young foliage appears in spring.
What Eats Parsnip in Kansas, and When
Only two of the pests Kansas gardeners hear about most turn up on parsnip: blister beetle and grasshopper.
Drying Hydrangea Flowers So They Keep Their Color
The color you see on a hydrangea bloom the day you cut it is the color you’re stuck with when it dries.
What Eats Beet in Kansas, and When
K-State Research and Extension documents ten garden and landscape pests for Kansas, but only two of them actually feed on beet foliage: blister beetle…