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Geary County

2021 Gardening With Chuck

December 20 - December 26, 2021
Get Those Evergreens Watered!
Old Garden Seed
Fruit Baskets
Gifts of Nuts
Have a Very Merry Christmas
December 13 - December 19, 2021
Christmas Presents for Gardeners, Part 1
Christmas Presents for Gardeners, Part 2
Firewood
Potatoes in Cold Storage
Mouse Damage on Young Trees
December 6 - December 12, 2021
Overwintering Perennials in Pots
Dormant Seeding of Turfgrass
Tree Seedling Order Forms
Careful of Those Indoor Temperatures
Controlling Volunteer Trees in the Landscape
November 29 - December 5, 2021
Christmas Greenery
I've Got Gnats in my House
Maybe One More Watering of Woodies
Keep One Hose Close at Hand
Winterizing Strawberry Beds
November 22 - November 28, 2021
Planting Amaryllis
Poinsettia Care
Don't Put Ashes on Gardens
No Program - Thanksgiving Day
Caring for a Christmas Tree
November 15 - November 21, 2021
Rabbit Protection
Drain Hoses
Planting Nut Trees
Peach Leaf Curl
Mulching Roses
November 8 - November 14, 2021
Natural Needle Drop of Pines
Horseradish Processing
Woolly Bears Do Not Predict the Weather
Till the Garden Now for Early Spring Planting
Knotweed Control
November 1 - November 7, 2021
Still Time to Plant Spring Flowering Bulbs
Leaf Management in the Lawn
Late Season Fertilization
Fall Leaf Color
Don't Push the Outdoor Plants Too Far
October 25 - October 31, 2021
Late Season Weed Control
Time to Quit Pruning
Mum Care After the Freeze
Don't Be Overly Agressive on Fall Cleanup
Putting The Mower Away for Winter
October 18 - October 24, 2021
Weed and Feed Time
Fall Planting of Trees and Shrubs
Controlling Bush Honeysuckle
Ornamental Grasses in Winter
Get Those Bird Feeders Filled
October 11 - October 17, 2021
Bringing Plants Inside for Winter
Storing Summer Bulbs
Get Rid of Those Ornamental Pears
Don't Prune Spring Flowering Shrubs Now
Planting Garlic & Shallots
October 4 - October 10, 2021
Wrap Up Grass Seeding Soon
Preventing Sunscald
Soil Testing Lawns and Gardens
Plan to Rotate Your Crops
Forcing Bulbs
September 27 - October 3, 2021
Order Your Garlic Now
Get Ready to Plant Spring Flowering Bulbs
Can You Eat Ornamental Sweet Potatoes?
Storing Sweet Potatoes
Keep Mowing Tall
September 20 - September 26, 2021
Harvesting Sweet Potatoes
Make Plans Now for Leaves
Getting Poinsettias to Rebloom
Remove Dead Branches from Trees and Shrubs
Fall Removal of Watersprouts and Suckers
September 13 - September 19, 2021
Get That Grass Seed in the Ground!
Keep New Lawns Watered
Rain = Mushrooms
Fall Peony Care
Don't Just Walk Away
September 6 - September 12, 2021
Labor Day - No Program
Asparagus and Rhubarb Fall Care
Holiday Cactus Reblooming
Harvesting Sunflower Seeds
Using Compost
August 30 - September 5, 2021
Fall Webworms
Bagworms Done For the Season
September an Important Lawn Care Month
Tips for Seeding Lawns
Use the Right Seeding Rate
August 23 - August 29, 2021
Velvet Ants
Picking Apples
Armyworms in Lawns and Gardens
Dividing Daylilies
Transplanting Peonies
August 16 - August 22, 2021
Leaf Issues on Ash and Lilacs
Plant a Salad Garden
Harvesting Pears
Grass Seed Selection
Twig Dieback on Oak
August 9 - August 15, 2021
Get Ready for New Lawn Seeding
Mimosa Webworm
Lace Bugs and Plant Bugs
Digger Wasps and Solitary Bees
Sudden Vine Collapse
August 2 - August 8, 2021
Peony Leaf Issues
Lilac Leaf Issues
Cicada Killers
Last Warm Season Grass Fertilization
Keep Watering New Landscape Plants
July 26 - August 1, 2021
Spider Mites
Dividing Iris
Whiteflies
Tired Leaves
Fall Garden Planting
July 19 - July 25, 2021
Watering Fruit Trees
Cracking Tomatoes
Green June Beetles
Japanese Beetle Traps
How To Pick A Ripe Melon
July 12 - July 18, 2021
Blister Beetles
Weird Vine Crops
Are You Watering Enough?
Remove Suckers and Watersprouts
Kill Bermudagrass Now
July 5 - July 11, 2021
All Blooms, No Fruit
Bagworm Musings
Fall Gardens Start in July
Falling Hackberry Leaves
Japanese Beetle Season
June 28 - July 4, 2021
Warm Overnight Temperatures
Corn Earworm
Dutch Elm Disease
Onion Harvesting
Tomatoes and Heat
June 21 - June 27, 2021
Honeydew
Bagworms
Squash Bugs
Sedge Control
Grub Control
June 14 - June 20, 2021
Fast Transition Can Cause Problems
Fruit Tree Management
Easy on the Fertilizer
Slime Molds
Don't Scalp the Lawn
June 7 - June 13, 2021
Bristly Rose Slugs
Deadheading
Eliminate Mosquito Breeding Sites
Mushrooms
Pinching Mums
May 31 - June 6, 2021
Memorial Day - No Program
Get Ready to Spray Bagworms
Controlling Sandburs
Controling Punturevine
Fertilize Warm Season Lawns
May 24 - May 30, 2021
Apple Tree Care
Peach Tree Care
Moving Houseplants Outdoors
Squash Bugs
Little Barley
May 17 - May 23, 2021
Understand Your Fertilizer
Fertilize and Hill Potatoes
Fertilize Onions
Cabbage Worms
Rabbits!!!!!
May 10 - May 16, 2021
Hold off on the Winter Squash
Get vaccinated.  Please!
Straw Bale Gardening
Storm Damage in Gardens
Take Lightning Seriously
May 3 - May 9, 2021
Sweet Corn
May Lawn Fertilization
Black Spot of Roses
Too Early for Bagworms
It's Time.....
April 26 - May 2, 2021
Orchardgrass
Cold Weather
Rhubarb Seed Stalks
Eastern Tent Caterpillars
Termites or Ants?
April 19 - April 25, 2021
Frost Damage?
Activate Your Crabgrass Preventer
Ash-Lilac Borer
Moles
Wild Violets
April 12 - April 18, 2021
No Ornamental Pears!!!
Container Flower Rules
Flowering Weeds in Lawns
Fertilizing Fruit Trees
Planting Easter Lilies
April 5 - April 11, 2021
Using Rubber Mulches
Pruning Spring Flowering Shrubs
Transplanting Tomatoes Early
Starter Solutions for Transplants
Grass Sandbur Control
March 29 - April 4, 2021
The First Mowing
Early April Vegetable Garden Planting
Crabgrass Preventers
Strawberry Planing Time
Apple Tree Spraying
March 22 - March 28, 2021
Clean Up Asparagus Beds
Using Manure in a Garden
Star of Bethlehem
Too Early to Plant Flowers?
Onion Planting Time
March 15 - March 21, 2021
Pruning Brambles
Rhubarb
Planting Potatoes
Cutting Back Ornamental Grasses
Warm Season Grass Care
March 8 - March 14, 2021
Spring Season Grass Seeding
Treat Broadleaf Weeds Now
Don't Be In A Hurry on Cleanup
Finish Peony and Iris Bed Cleanup
Let the Gardening Season Begin
March 1 - March 7, 2021
Yes, Start Pruning Fruit Trees
Spraying Apple Trees
Spraying Stone Fruit Trees
Don't Prune Spring Flowering Shrubs Yet!
Prune Shade Trees for Problem Prevention
February 22 - February 28, 2021
Cold Weather Impact on Insects
Cold Weather Impact on Bagworms
Damage to Fruit Trees
Get a Garden Calendar
Don't Let Spring Fever Get the Best of You
February 15 - February 21, 2021
Tomato Week
What Type of Tomato?
High Yield Tomato Trials
Large Fruit Tomato Trials
Beware Online Fertilizer Sales
February 8 - February 14, 2021
Treatment Time for Peach Leaf Curl
Fruit Tree Pruning Season
Creeping Green Death
AAS Squash Goldilocks
AAS Zinna Profusion
February 1 - February 7, 2021
Time For First Seedings
Throw the Old Seed Away!
What Size Fruit Tree?
Can I Graft My Own Tree?
Multiple Apple Species on One Tree
January 25 - January 31, 2021
AAS - Echalion Creme Brulee
AAS Pepper Pot-a-peno
Pawpaw Trees
DED Resistant American Elms
Peaches, Apricots and Kansas
January 18 - January 24, 2021
Select Your Location, THEN Your Tree
Caddo Sugar Maples
Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy vs Virginia Creeper
All America Selections
January 11 - January 17, 2021
Keep Soil in the Ground
Kansas Radon Action Month
Edible Alliums
Onions - Scallions
Onions - Big Bulbed
January 4 - January 10, 2021
A New Year, Some New Goals
Wildlife Plantings
January, A Time to Plan
Few Birds at the Feeders?
Bird Seed Preferences
December 28, 2020 - January 3, 2021
What to do with the Christmas Tree
Get the Greenery Out
Start Getting Your Seed Order Ready
Don't Be In Too Big Of A Hurry to Start Plants!
New Year's Day, No Program