Celebrate roots!  Roots are delicious! For Your Health Celebrate roots.  Now is the time to seed these delicious options to have a late fall bounty. Turnips, rutabagas, carrots, beets, parsnips, and radishes are all root crops that love cool weather, store well, and provide colorful, bountiful fall harvests right up until your first fall frost and even beyond. Cold-hardy crops, such as most root vegetables, are better able to survive...

Outdoor Decor in 4 EASY Steps … STEP 1 Fabrics So let’s start with outdoor furniture. Yes, it can get expensive … but here’s some fun ways to keep it budget friendly. Shop your favorite flea markets for inexpensive furniture that you can paint and repurpose. Dress up the pieces with outdoor fabrics and even an outdoor rug to give it the polished look – almost instant and pocketbook friendly! STEP 2 Mood Lighting Forget open flames …...

  By Megan Kennelly, Plant Pathologist Several tomato diseases and disorders cause leaf spots and fruit rots. Typically, these diseases do not kill the plants, but they can lead to significant yield and quality losses. Many disease-causing microorganisms can survive in plant debris,on seed, or in the soil. Proper sanitation is one of the best ways to prevent or reduce losses. Gardeners should remove all tomato debris in the fall and avoid...

  Preparing for Christmas in July   A look behind the scenes   Our production team begins potting poinsettias yesterday at our facilities in Pleasantview, Kansas.  By the end of the day there were 175 10” pots and 700 8” pots planted, and when all is finished a total of 22,000 poinsettia plants will be prepped for the upcoming Christmas holidays!   The process of growing our poinsettias actually began last month with...

Yummy Recipes! Good Food, Good Times Pickled Watermelon Rinds Pickled watermelon rinds you might be wondering, what made us think of that?  We like to post facts, helpful hints and more to our Garden Club Members to keep you informed in a fun way.  If you’re not a garden club member, join today.  You’ll get recipes, tips on gardening and much more.  Plus it’s FREE!  You’ll find a link at the bottom of the page.     “FUN FACT:The first...