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Geary County

2016 Gardening With Chuck

December 19-24, 2016
What to do with the Tree After Christmas
Some Good Old Fashioned Winter Weather
Hollies For Kansas
What to do with Those Fruits and Nuts
Better Start Planning your Garden Now!
December 12-18, 2016
Go Easy on the Ice Melt
Safety With Fresh Greenery
Preventing Mouse Damage on Trees
Can You Keep Old Garden Seed
Controlling Volunteer Trees
December 5-11, 2016
Poinsettia History
Hardening off & Winter Kill
Dormant Seeding of Lawn Grasses
Drainage Issues?
Christmas Presents for Gardeners
November 28-December 4, 2016
Poinsettia Care
Is it too late to treat for weeds?
Controlling Bush Honeysuckle
Watering Landscape Plants
Winterizing Strawberry Plants
November 21-27, 2016
How Wacky is this Weather
Garden Soil Preparation
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I want to grow my own apple tree!
November 14-20, 2016
Cleaning Up Ornamental Grasses
When to Winterize the Lawn Mower
Winterizing Roses
Getting Peonies Ready for 2017
Knotweed
November 7-13, 2016
Crazy Fall Weather
Where'd the Flies Come From
Oak Leaf Itch Mite
Perennial Garden Clean-Up
Keep Compost Piles Working
October 31-November 6, 2016
Multi-Colored Lady Beetles - 'Tis the Season
Spring Flowering Bulbs
Harvesting and Curing Black Walnuts
Still Time to Plant Garlic
Time to Stop Planting Grass
October 24-30, 2016
Lawn Weed Control
Bringing In Houseplants
Home Invading Insects
Hardiness of Cool Season Veggies
Shutting Down for the Season
October 17-23, 2016
Those Darn Leaves
Adding Organic Matter to Garden Soils
What tree is that???
Soil Testing Lawns and Gardens
Does sand help garden or yard soil?
October 10-16, 2016
Pack Rats
Mowing Height of Fall Lawns
Late Tomatoes
Fall Planting of Asparagus and Rhubarb
Preventing Sunscald On Thin-Barked Trees
October 3-9, 2016
Winter Squash Harvest
Hackberry Psyllids
Branches on the Ground
Planting Spring Flowering Bulbs
Digging Summer Bulbs
September 26-October 2, 2016
Moles
Are Ornamental Peppers Edible
Bindweed Control
Amend Soils in the Fall
Bringing Plants Inside in the Fall
September 19-25, 2016
Fall Lawn Fertilization
Reseeding or Overseeding
Little Barley Control
Reblooming Christmas or Thanksgiving Cactus
Sweet Potatoes & Ornamental Sweet Potatoes
September 12-18, 2016
Don't Waste Leaves
Garlic
Praying Mantises
Osage Orange/Hedge Trees
Harvesting Apples
September 5-11, 2016
Conservation Trees
Stinkhorns and other Mushrooms
Mimosa Webworms and other Brown Leaves
Hazard Trees
Fall Pruning - Not Yet
August 29-September 4, 2016
Dividing Peonies
Turf in the Shade
Grass Seed - be Careful What You Choose
Yellownecked Caterpillars
August 22-28, 2016
Naked Ladies
Grass in the Gutter
Peony Care
Keeping Up with Mowing
Chiggers, Still!
August 15-21, 2016
Late Season Crabgrass Control
Dividing Iris
Fall Garden Planting
Recommended Fescue Varieties
Fertilizing Strawberries
August 8-14, 2016
Fall Webworms
Hummingbird Feeders
Pesticide Failures
Bitter Cucumbers
Cicada Killer Wasps
August 1-7, 2016
Spider Mites
Snakes
Be Careful What You Plant
Fall Lawn Seeding Preparation
Late Season Bagworm Control
July 25-31, 2016
Late Season Crabgrass Control
Tree Seedlings in Lawns
Soil Insects in Gardens
Tomato Horn Worms
Bermudagrass Control
July 18-24, 2016
Fall Gardens
Propping Up Fruit Limbs
Mushrooms
Fall Web Worms
Walnut Caterpillars
July 11-17, 2016
Squash Bugs Round 2
Why You Don't Mow Short
Lawn Dormancy
Pulling Onions
Killing Bermuda Grass
July 4-10, 2016
Squash Bugs
Spraying Weeds in the Summer
Grub Control in Lawns
Japanese Beetles
Leaf Scorch
June 27 - July 3, 2016
Septoria Leaf Blight
Hot Weather Tomato Problems
Vine Crops and Blossoms
Bagworms - 2nd Treatment
Grasshoppers
June 20-26, 2016
Little Barley, Foxtail Barley and Foxtail
Fruit Tree Care
Sidedressing Flowers - Keep Them Blooming
Keeping the Garden Productive in Hot Weather
Brown Patch
June 13-19, 2016
Alternative Mosquito Repellents
Proper Yard Irrigation
Safety Around Farm Equipment
Spring Flowering Bulbs
Puncturevine Control
June 6-12, 2016
Late Spring Gardening
Lawns - Summer Weeds, Slow Release Nitrogen, Thatch Control
Biological or Organic Bagworm Control
Mushrooms
Sandbur Control
May 30-June 5, 2016
Rainy Weather Turf
Birdhouses
Bagworms - It's Almost Time
Fire Blight
Apple Scab
May 23-29, 2016
Tomato Woes
Yellow Nutsedge in Lawns
Sycamore Anthracnose
May 16-22, 2016
Late May Gardening
Thinning - The Hardest Garden Chore
Vein Pocket Galls on Oak
May 9-15, 2016
Poison Hemlock Control
Poison Ivy Control
Rainy Weather Issues
May 2-8, 2016
Sweet Corn Confusion
Field Bindweed Control
Hail Damage On Garden Plants and Flowers
April 25-May 1, 2016
Cedar Apple Rust
Orchardgrass
Ash-Lilac Borer
April 18-24, 2016
Next Round of Garden Planting
Low-end Drip Irrigation
Pine Issues
April 11-17, 2016
Blooming Weeds in Lawns
Spraying Fruit Trees
Fertilizing Fruit Trees and Grape Vines
April 4-10, 2016
Time to Apply Crabgrass Preventers
Mowing Height of Lawns
Snakes
March 28-April 3, 2016
Time To Gear Up for Fruit Tree Sprays
Next Round of Garden Planting
Invading Insects
March 21-27, 2016
How much cold can fruit blossoms handle?
Preventing Weeds in Perennial Beds and Asparagus
Planting Grass Seed
March 14-20, 2016
An early Spring?
Planting Potatoes
Night Crawlers in Lawns
March 7-13, 2016
Cutting back Ornamental Grasses
Shrub Pruning
Pine Wilt
February 29 - March 6, 2016
Gardener Gambling
What Fruit Trees to Plant
Gearing Up for Spring Lawn Care
February 22-28, 2016
What Soil Testing Can't Do
Moles
Voles
February 15-21, 2016
Peach Leaf Curl
Branches Are Still Falling
How soon can I start on the lawn?
February 8-14, 2016
Emerald Ash Borer
Pruning Fruit Trees
Pruning Neglected Apple Trees
February 1-7, 2016
Landscapes Aren't Meant to Last Forever
Growing Your Own Fruit Trees
Okay gardeners, you can start a few seeds.
January 25-31, 2016
Planting Fruit Trees
Pawpaws
Selecting Shade Trees for Your Yard
January 18-24, 2016
All American Vegetables
All American Flowers
Conservation Tree Seedlings
January 11-17, 2016
Inventory Old Garden Seed
Cleaning Up Around the Yard
Christmas is over, what do I do with that poinsettia?
January 4-10, 2016
Starting Plants from Seed
Winter Bird Feeding
Paperwhites for Winter Blooms
December 28, 2015-January 3, 2016
Heirlooms vs. Hybrids
Garden Planning
Disease Resistance in Plants