Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources
KSRE Horticulture How-to Videos

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Fall
   Bulbs: Planting for Spring Color
   Bulbs: Storing Tender Bulbs for Winter
   Cleaning Extends the Life of Garden Tools
   Cleaning Up Your Garden in the Fall
   Colorful Fall Veggies
   Cuttings to Grow Inside for the Winter
   Fertilize Trees for Healthy, Vigorous Growth
   Fertilize the Lawn for a Healthy Lawn
   Garlic: Easy to Grow and Store
   High Quality Grass Seed: Worth the Extra Cost
   Leaf Raking: Try Mowing Instead
   Overseeding Your Lawn
   Peonies: Dividing Peonies to Share
   Reseeding a Patch of Lawn
   Roses: Protecting for the Winter
   Saving Flower Seeds
   Transforming Leaves from Trash to Treasure
   Watering in the Zone
   Decorating a Flowerpot for the Holidays
   Geraniums: Overwintering
   Will Fall Mums Last Through the Winter?
   Choosing the Best Fertilizer for Your Lawn
   Daylilies: Dividing
   Earth Kind Soils
   Lettuce: Harvesting
   Low Tunnels Extend the Growing Season
   Perennial Flowers: Dividing
   Selecting Shrubs for Your Home
   Selecting Shrubs: Check the Root Ball
   Selecting a Tree
   Spread Fertilizer Evenly on Yard
   Spreaders, Using Rotary and Drop Spreaders
   Staking a Tree
   Tree Planting, Consider Mature Size
   Tree Planting, Consider Mature Size
   Tree Selection Tips
   Tree, How to Plant
   Tree, How to Stake
   Mow Lawn at Recommended Height
   Mowing Lawns: Use the 1/3 Rule
   Hydrangeas: Choose the Best Type for Your Location
   Planting Trees Near Utilities
   Butterfly Gardens
   Fertilizing Lawns: Slow and Quick Release Fertilizers
   Herbs, Harvesting
   Safety Tips and More for Mowing Lawns
   Trees: Water Wise Way to Irrigate Trees
   Watering Young Trees
   Ornamental Grasses Have Interesting Seed Heads
   Pears: Tips on Harvesting
   Planting a Fall Garden
   Rain Sensors Save Money
Spring
   Watering in the Zone
   Accent Flowers
   Add Some Color to Your Landscape
   Bagworms: Controlling
   Beautiful Flowers Start with Plants Adapted for Kansas
   Bushy Annuals
   Cantaloupe: Varieties for Small Spaces
   Coldframes and Hotbeds
   Container Gardening
   Crabgrass Prevention in Lawns
   Fertilizing Your Garden
   Flower Bed Design with Herbs
   Fruit Trees, Pruning
   Grapes, Pruning
   Grow Your Own Salad Mix
   Growing Fruit in a Small Urban Landscape
   Growing Plants from Seed
   Growing Vegetables Vertically
   Growing Vegetables in Containers
   Growing Veggies in Pots: Select the Right Size
   Herbs for the Kitchen
   Hostas for Low-Maintenance Gardening
   Hotbeds and Coldframes
   How to Grow Big, Bushy Mums
   Lettuce: Transplanting to Garden
   Making Your Own Seed Tape
   Ornamental Grasses: Pruning
   Ornamental Millet: Colorful Foliage with and Extra Bonus
   Ornamental Peppers & Grasses Provide Contrast
   Peas, Easy to Grow
   Petunias: New Varieties
   Petunias: Super Petunias Grow Big
   Planting Bright, Colorful Foliage
   Planting Flowers from Seed is Economical
   Planting Tool: Planting Board
   Planting a Garden
   Proven Winner Flowers
   Pruning Fruit Trees
   Pruning Shade Trees
   Saving Money on Seeds and Plants
   Seed Tape for Vegetables
   Seed or Plants. Which is Better?
   Selecting the Best Transplant
   Spring Clean-up of Perennial Beds
   Strawberries: Removing Straw Mulch
   Stretching Your Food Dollars: What to Plant
   Succession Planting of Vegetables
   Sweet Potatoes: Ornamental
   Tomatoes Need Support
   Water Teepees Protect Plant
   Weed Control when Planting Grass Seed
   Choosing the Best Fertilizer for Your Lawn
   Daylilies: Dividing
   Earth Kind Soils
   Lettuce: Harvesting
   Low Tunnels Extend the Growing Season
   Perennial Flowers: Dividing
   Selecting Shrubs for Your Home
   Selecting Shrubs: Check the Root Ball
   Selecting a Tree
   Spread Fertilizer Evenly on Yard
   Spreaders, Using Rotary and Drop Spreaders
   Staking a Tree
   Tree Planting, Consider Mature Size
   Tree Planting, Consider Mature Size
   Tree Selection Tips
   Tree, How to Plant
   Tree, How to Stake
   Mow Lawn at Recommended Height
   Mowing Lawns: Use the 1/3 Rule
   Hydrangeas: Choose the Best Type for Your Location
   Planting Trees Near Utilities
   All Shade is Not Equal
   Cannas: Shorter and More Colorful
   Drying Flowers - Long Lasting and Colorful
   Lawnmower Maintenance
   Maximizing Your Garden Space
   Peppers: Hot to Mild
   Squash Vine Borers
   Butterfly Gardens
   Fertilizing Lawns: Slow and Quick Release Fertilizers
   Herbs, Harvesting
   Safety Tips and More for Mowing Lawns
   Trees: Water Wise Way to Irrigate Trees
   Watering Young Trees
   Watering Your Garden: Tips for Success
   Vegetables; Planning Your Priorities
   10 Tips for Selecting Plants
   Asparagus: Growing
   Flower Bed Design
   Investing in Tools: Small to Large Gardens
   Lantanas: Hardy, and They Attract Butterflies
   Medicinal and Culinary Herbs
   Mower Blade: How to Sharpen
   Rhododendrons or Azaleas: Tips for Success
   Self-Watering Planter Saves Time
   Building a Raised Bed
   Improving Soil for Gardens
   Rain Sensors Save Money
   Efficient Water Use in the Garden
Summer
   Watering in the Zone
   Mow Lawn at Recommended Height
   Mowing Lawns: Use the 1/3 Rule
   All Shade is Not Equal
   Cannas: Shorter and More Colorful
   Drying Flowers - Long Lasting and Colorful
   Lawnmower Maintenance
   Maximizing Your Garden Space
   Peppers: Hot to Mild
   Squash Vine Borers
   Butterfly Gardens
   Fertilizing Lawns: Slow and Quick Release Fertilizers
   Herbs, Harvesting
   Safety Tips and More for Mowing Lawns
   Trees: Water Wise Way to Irrigate Trees
   Watering Young Trees
   Watering Your Garden: Tips for Success
   Cantaloupe: When is it Ripe on the Vine?
   Check Your Gardens for Insects
   Eggplants: When to Harvest
   Inspecting Cole Crops for Insects
   Iris: Dividing
   Onions: Harvesting and Storing
   Peaches: Bacterial Spot on Peach Trees
   Peaches: What to do with Split Peaches
   Spider Mites a Threat to Tomatoes
   Squash: What, No Squash?
   Tomato Problems
   Tomato Problems: Part 2
   Tomatoes: Spider Mites a Threat to Tomatoes
   Tomatoes: Stake and Weave
   Tomatoes: When to Pick
   Watering Container Plants
   Watermelon: When is it Ripe on the Vine?
   Yellow Nutsedge Control in Lawns
   Ornamental Grasses Have Interesting Seed Heads
   Pears: Tips on Harvesting
   Planting a Fall Garden
   Iron Chlorosis in Plants
   Rain Sensors Save Money
   Efficient Water Use in the Garden
Winter
Year-Round
   Hydrangeas: Choose the Best Type for Your Location
   Planting Trees Near Utilities
   Watering Your Garden: Tips for Success
   10 Tips for Selecting Plants
   Asparagus: Growing
   Flower Bed Design
   Investing in Tools: Small to Large Gardens
   Lantanas: Hardy, and They Attract Butterflies
   Medicinal and Culinary Herbs
   Mower Blade: How to Sharpen
   Rhododendrons or Azaleas: Tips for Success
   Self-Watering Planter Saves Time
   Iron Chlorosis in Plants
   Aloe Vera Plants and and Interesting Pots
   Becoming a Community
   Beneficial Insects,: Not All Bugs are Bad
   Birds: Attracting Birds to Your Backyard
   Buffalograss: Controlling Weeds
   Buffalograss: Controlling Windmill Grass
   Buffalograss: Fertilizing and Mowing
   Buffalograss: Male and Female Plants
   Cacti and Succulents, How to Water
   Cacti: How to Plant a Cactus Garden
   Choosing a Site
   Clover: Controlling Clover in Your Yard
   Columnar Trees: Fit Narrow Spaces
   Common Features
   Composting: Choosing a Bin
   Composting: Cool Tools
   Composting: How Long Does it Take?
   Composting: Making Black Gold
   Composting: Tips for Success
   Composting: Troubleshooting Issues
   Composting: Two Methods
   Composting: What to Add
   Composting: Where to Use It
   Designing a Formal Garden
   Different Types
   Dispose Hazardous Household Waste Safely
   Drip Irrigation for Flower Beds
   Fairy Garden, Creating
   Ferns: Growing Indoor Ferns
   Formal Garden Design Elements
   Fun for Kids
   Getting Gardeners Involved
   Grow Light, How to Make
   Hanging Plants: Best Height
   Healthy Lawn Care Practices
   Home Testing of Soil for E. coli
   Home Testing of Soil: Using Test Strips
   Houseplants: Basic Care
   How to Test Your Soil for Nutrients
   Hydrangea: Annabelle
   Hydrangea: Macrophylla
   Hydrangea: Oakleaf
   Hydrangea: Paniculata
   Install Backflow Device for Safe Drinking Water
   Investing in Soil and Water
   Irrigation System: Checking
   Lawns, When to Fertilize
   Low Light Indoor Plants
   Mulch: Beneficial for Flowerbeds
   Mulch: Buying in Bulk
   Mulch: Tips on Applying
   Mulch: Trees Need to Breathe
   Mulch: Which is Best, Organic or Stone
   Native Plants Thrive on Less Water
   Oak Trees: A Good Choice for Years to Come
   Oak Trees: A Good Choice for Years to Come
   Orchids: Moth Orchids
   Organic Fertilizer - Is It Better?
   Organic Matter Improves Soil
   Ornamental Grasses Come in Lots of Shapes and Textures
   Palms, Indoor
   Palms, Indoor, Care of
   People with Disabilities
   Pesticide Storage
   Pesticides: Proper Disposal
   Pesticides: When Can I Harvest?
   Pet Waste: How to Dispose
   Planning Ahead
   Plants Promote Pride Downtown
   Poison Ivy
   Ponds, Retention: Keeping Healthy
   Ponds: Weed ID
   Ponds: Weed Removal
   Pothos and Philodendrons: Easy Care Houseplants
   Prairie Flowers: Hardy for Kansas
   Preparing the Site
   Protecting Fruit Trees from Deer
   Rain Barrels - A Green Way to Conserve Water
   RainGardens and Bio-Swales
   Raised Beds for Gardening
   Right Plant, Right Place
   Roses: Caring for Knock Out Roses
   Secret Garden Design Elements
   Soil Testing Urban Soils
   Sources of Funding
   Spider Plants and Exotic Ferns
   Succulent Plants for Your Home
   Succulents and Cacti, How to Water
   Terrariums
   Texture Analysis of Soils
Texture Analysis of Soils

   Tips for Using Drop or Broadcast Spreaders
   Tools for the Garden
   Trees: Columnar Trees Fit Narrow Spaces
   Typical Costs
   Water Pine Trees Year-Round
   Watering Your Lawn: How Often
   Watering Your Lawn: Tips
   Weeping Trees: Fun for Small Spaces
   Why Start One
   Building a Raised Bed
   Improving Soil for Gardens
   Rain Sensors Save Money
   Efficient Water Use in the Garden