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Continue reading →: Tomatoes or Trees?
When we started our tomato and pepper seedlings on March 31st, a coworker said to me that we were starting them a little late. (Maybe a tad, but there’s really no reason to plant them outside before early May, so the timing was right.) Anyway, I think the tomatoes heard…
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Continue reading →: The First Time Gardener: Understanding Fertilizers
I don’t know about you, but going into the fertilizer and chemical section of a garden center can be a daunting experience. Even though I am knowledgable about fertilizers and I always go in knowing what I need, it can still be hard to find what I want. All the…
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Continue reading →: Herb Day – Saturday, May 2
The 14th Annual Herb Day will be held at the Sedgwick County Extension Education Center at 21st and Ridge in Wichita on Saturday May 2nd from 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This informative event will provide information on selecting, planting, maintaining, cooking and decorating with herbs. The Herb of the…
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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
We were busy in the garden this week, and so were the plants! The chives were starting to send up flower buds, but the leaves were in bad shape from the cold weather. To cut them back or not? Cut them back! This is one of the best ways to…
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Continue reading →: Mmm…Compost!
Our Extension Master Gardener compost committee happened to be out earlier this week working with our compost display bins, and I caught them in action!