Horticulture News 2016 Index by Subject Subject Title Issue #; Date Flowers General All-America Selection Winners for 2016 2; Jan 12 Deadheading Flowers 24; Jun 14 Perennial Garden Clean-up 43; Oct 25 Plant Something in June 24; Jun 14 Preventing Weeds in Flower Beds 11; Mar 15 Vegetables and Flowers Seeding Table 1; Jan 5 Annuals Sidedressing Annual Flowers 23; Jun 7 Bulbs Fertilize Spring-flowering Bulbs 39; Sep 27 Fertilizing Spring-flowering Bulbs 7; Feb 16 Forcing Paperwhite Bulbs 1; Jan 5 Spring-Flowering Bulb Foliage can be Removed 23; Jun 7 There is Still Time to Plant Spring-Flowering Bulbs 43; Oct 25 Time to Plant Spring-flowering Bulbs 38; Sep 20 Daylilies Dividing Daylilies 34; Aug 23 Hollyhocks Rust on Hollyhock 21; May 24 Iris Dividing Iris 28; Jul 12 Iris Bacterial Soft Rot 22; May 31 Iris Leaf Spot Control Starts Now 8; Feb 23 Peonies Dividing Peonies 35; Aug 30 Fall Care of Peonies 45; Nov 8 Peonies May Be Cut Back Now 33; Aug 16 Roses Blackspot of Roses 18; May 3 Handling Tips for Valentine's Day Roses 6; Feb 9 Miniature Roses 4; Jan 26 Peonies with the "Measles" and Powdery Mildew 36; Sep 6 Rose Rosette 23; Jun 7 Winterizing Roses 44; Nov 1 Fruits & Nuts General Fertilizing the Home Orchard 14; Apr 5 Fruit Planting Preparation 39; Sep 27 Fruit Trees and Frost 3; Jan 19 Fruit Tree Sprays and Rain 16; Apr 19 Fruit Sprays and Spray Water ph 18; May 3 Pruning Fruit Trees 5; Feb 2 Fruit Reminders 24; Jun 14
Prop Up Fruit Tree Limbs if Needed 27; Jul 5 Pruning Young Fruit Trees 5; Feb 2 Thinning Excess Fruit 19; May 10 Watering Fruit Plants in Hot Summers 30; Jul 26 What Fruit Trees to Plant? 7; Feb 16 Apples Apple Tree Sprays 12; Mar 22 Cloning Apple Trees 4; Jan 26 Codling Moth Control: The Worm in the Apple 33; Aug 16 Fireblight on Apple and Pear 21; May 24 Pruning Overgrown Apple Trees 5; Feb 2 Reducing Fruit Numbers on Apple Trees 22; May 31 Reproducing Apple Trees 46; Nov 15 Storing Apples 36; Sep 6 When Are Apples Ready to Pick? 31; Aug 2 Blackberries/Raspberries Fertilizing Strawberries and Brambles 16; Apr 19 Pruning Raspberries and Blackberries 10; Mar 8 When to Pick Blackberries 26; Jun 28 Blueberries Blueberries in Containers 8; Feb 23 Fertilizing Blueberries 15; Apr 12 Growing Blueberries 8; Feb 23 Cherries Cherry Leaf Spot 24; Jun 14 Grapes Fertilizing Grapes 14; Apr 5 Peaches/Apricots An Old-Time Concoction for Mildew Control on Peaches 10; Mar 8 Approaching Time for Peach Leaf Curl Control 5; Feb 2 Be on the Lookout for Peach Leaf Curl and Plum Pocket 18; May 3 Brown Rot of Stone Fruits 23; Jun 7 Frost Tolerance of Apricots and Peaches 11; Mar 15 Late Blooming and Frost Resistant Peach Trees 4; Jan 26 Peaches and Apricots 18; May 3 Peaches; Pitburn and Split Pits 31; Aug 2 When to Pick Peaches 28; Jul 12 Pears Fireblight on Apple and Pear 21; May 24 Pear Harvest 33; Aug 16 Plums Be on the Lookout for Peach Leaf Curl and Plum Pocket 18; May 3 Brown Rot of Stone Fruits 23; Jun 7 Strawberries Controlling Weeds in Strawberries 15; Apr 12 Fertilize Strawberries 32; Aug 9 Fertilizing Strawberries and Brambles 16; Apr 19
Strawberry Mulch Removal 10; Mar 8 Winterizing Strawberry Plants 47; Nov 22 Houseplants African Violet Troubles 2; Jan 12 An Easy Way to Propagate Houseplants 7; Feb 16 Care of Christmas and Thanksgiving Cactus 50; Dec 13 Leaching Houseplants 7; Feb 16 Moving Houseplants Outside for the Summer 19; May 10 Moving Houseplants Inside for the Winter 38; Sep 20 Newer Lights Available for Indoor Gardeners 2; Jan 12 Poinsettia Care 49; Dec 6 Reblooming Christmas and Thanksgiving Cacti 37; Sep 13 Repotting Houseplants 9; Mar 1 Why Do Houseplants Lose Leaves After Being Brought Inside 46; Nov 15 Winter Care of Houseplants 44; Nov 1 Miscellaneous After-Effects of Too Much Rain 23; Jun 7 Are Crabapples Safe to Eat? 34; Aug 23 Ashes in the Garden 47; Nov 22 Begin Rabbit Protection Now 45; Nov 8 Bird Feeding 3; Jan 19 Butterfly Gardening 15; Apr 12 Care of Gift Fruit Baskets 51; Dec 20 Choosing and Caring for Your Christmas Tree 50; Dec 13 Compost Pile Maintenance 48; Nov 29 Draining Hoses and Irrigation Lines 44; Nov 1 Excessive Rain Can Cause Leaf Problems 18; May 3 Field Bindweed Control 17; Apr 26 Firewood 50; Dec 13 Flooding Damage 22; May 31 Garlic Planting Time 39; Sep 27 Growing Your Own Firewood 3; Jan 19 Harvesting and Curing Black Walnut 43; Oct 25 Harvesting and Roasting Sunflower Seed 36; Sep 6 Horticulture 2015 Indexed 1; Jan 5 Itch Mites are Back 38; Sep 20 Keep Compost Pile Moist 44; Nov 1 Mouse Damage to Fruit Trees/Plants 49; Dec 6 Organic Sources of Nitrogen Fertilizers 13; Mar 29 Pesticide Effectiveness 31; Aug 2 Plants Breaking Dormancy Early 9; Mar 1 Plants Recommended for Kansas 4; Jan 26 Pokeweed 31; Aug 2 Poison Ivy Identification and Control 17; Apr 26 Poor Drainage in Garden Areas 48; Nov 29 Preserving Garden Tools 43; Oct 25 Rabbits in the Garden 19; May 10
Recent Rains Trigger Mushroom Development 18; May 3 Roasting Pumpkin Seeds 44; Nov 1 Sidedressing Chart Available 22; May 31 Squirrel Damage to Trees 22; May 31 Storing Pecans and Other Nuts 51; Dec 20 Storing Power Equipment for the Winter 47; Nov 22 Storm Damage and the Garden 17; Apr 26 Straw Bale Gardening 20; May 17 Transplant Solutions and Sidedressing 13; Mar 29 Using Old Garden Seed 49; Dec 6 Watering May be Needed This Summer 25; Jun 21 What to Do with a Christmas Tree After Christmas 51; Dec 20 Ornamentals General Pruning Trees and Shrubs in the Fall 41; Oct 11 Water Landscape Plants if Needed 47; Nov 22 What s in a Name? 28; Jul 12 Grasses Cut Back Ornamental Grasses 9; Mar 1 Questions on Ornamental Grasses 39; Sep 27 Shrubs Apples on an Ornamental Shrub 42; Oct 18 Pruning Deciduous Shrubs 9; Mar 1 Spring Flowering Shrubs 30; Aug 30 What is the Wild Shrub with the Bright Red Berries? 48; Nov 29 Trees Anthracnose on Sycamore 20; May 17 Brown Coloration on Junipers 11; Mar 15 Caddo Sugar Maples 2; Jan 12 Conservation Trees from the Kansas Forest Service 2; Jan 12 Controlling Volunteer Trees 49; Dec 6 Dutch Elm Disease Resistant American Elms 3; Jan 19 Dutch Elm Disease (DED) 32; Aug 9 European Fruit Lecanium Scale: Bald Cypress 23; Jun 7 Fall Colors of Trees 43; Oct 25 Fuzz on Pin Oak Leaves 21; May 24 Hackberry Psyllid, The Tiny Gnat Invading Homes 12; Mar 22 Inexpensive Method of Watering Trees 25; Jun 21 Is It a Maple or an Oak? 41; Oct 11 Leaf Scorch on Trees 25; Jun 21 Oak Vein Pocket Gall Info Available 23; Jun 7 Pawpaw Trees: A Native Fruit 3; Jan 19 Planting Trees in the Fall 38; Sep 20 Preventing Sunscald on Thin-Barked Trees 39; Sep 27 Twig Dieback on Oak 35; Aug 30 Start Trees Off Right 3; Jan 19 Summer Branch Drop 27; Jul 5
Trees Losing Leaves 26; Jun 28 Twig Dieback on Oak 35; Aug 30 Vein Pocket Galls on Oak 19; May 10 Pests/Insects Aphids 18; May 3 Ash/Lilac Borer 15; Apr 12 Asparagus Beetles 16; Apr 19 Blister Beetles 29; Jul 19 Bristly Rose Slug 19; May 10 Cabbage Worms 19; May 10 Carpenter Bees 17; Apr 26 Check Plants for Scale Insects 5; Feb 2 Chiggers 31; Aug 2 Cicada Killer Wasps 30; Jul 26 Colorado Potato Beetle 24; Jun 14 Codling Moth Control: The Worm in the Apple 33; Aug 16 Cucumber Beetles and Bacterial Wilt 21; May 24 Euonymus Scale 25; Jun 21 Fall Webworm 30; Jul 26 First Generation Nantucket Pine Tip Moth 14; Apr 5 Fungus Gnats 5; Feb 2 Garden Spiders 36; Sep 6 Geraniums and Petunias Beware of the Tobacco Budworm 29; Jul 19 Green June Beetles: Out-and-About 28; Jul 12 Hornworms on Tomatoes 27; Jul 5 Japanese Beetles 25; Jun 21 Jumping Oak Galls 24; Jun 14 Knotweed Control 45; Nov 8 Ladybird Beetles 19; May 10 Likely Too Late to Spray for Bagworms 34; Aug 23 Mimosa Webworm 37; Sep 13 Mole Control 15; Apr 12 Mycosphaerella Leaf Spot on Ash 34; Aug 23 Oak Lace Bug 29; Jul 19 Pine Tip Moth 32; Aug 9 Potential Problems with a Warm Fall 45; Nov 8 Raccoons and Sweet Corn 29; Jul 19 Squash Bugs 25; Jun 21 Sawfly Larvae on Ash 18; May 3 Spirea Aphid: Watch Out for this "Sucking" Insect 22; May 31 Squash Bug Control 27; Jul 5 Squash Vine Borer 29; Jul 19 Still Early to Treat Bagworms 23; Jun 7 Sweet Corn Earworm 29; Jul 19 Termites or Ants 17; Apr 26 Ticks 23; Jun 7
Twig Girdlers 33; Aug 16 Walnut Caterpillars 27; Jul 5 Soil Adding Organic Matter in the Spring 11; Mar 15 Amending Soils with Sand 41; Oct 11 Fall is a Good Time for Soil Testing 41; Oc t 11 Garden Soil Preparation It s Not Too Late 46; Nov 15 High ph Soils and What to Do With Them 46; Nov 15 Iron Chlorosis and Calcareous Soils 46; Nov 15 Soil Testing 6; Feb 9 Soil Tests When Soils are Wet 6; Feb 9 What a Soil Test Does Not Tell You 6; Feb 9 Work Garden Soil in the Fall 41; Oct 11 Turf General Bermudagrass Control 27; Jul 5 Control Broadleaf Weeds in Lawns in Late Oct. - Early Nov. 42; Oct 18 Controlling Wild Violets in Lawns 15; Apr 12 Controlling Yellow Nutsedge in Lawns 20; May 17 Fall Armyworms on Turf 39; Sep 27 Frost on Lawns 40; Oct 4 Grub Control in Lawns 25; Jun 21 Henbit and Chickweed in Lawns 14; Apr 5 How Low Should You Go? 13; Mar 29 Is My Lawn Still Alive? 26; Jun 28 Keep Mower Blades Sharp 16; Apr 19 Little Barley in Lawns 24; Jun 14 Little Barley in Lawns 36; Sep 6 Managing Turf in Shade 11; Mar 15 Nightcrawlers in the Lawn 10; Mar 8 Powdery Mildew on Lawns 17; Apr 26 Proper Timing for Crabgrass Preventers 13; Mar 29 Should You Let Turf Grow Tall in the Fall 40; Oct 4 Too Wet to Mow the Lawn 21; May 24 Tucking Your Lawnmower in for the Winter 42; Oct 18 Turf in Shade 33; Aug 16 Cool-Season Grasses Brown Patch in Tall Fescue Lawns Publication 24; Jun 14 Core Aeration of Cool-Season Lawns 12; Mar 22 Dormant Seeding of Turfgrass 48; Nov 29 Fall Lawn Seeding Tips 35; Aug 30 Fertilize Irrigated Cool-Season Lawns in May 18; May 3 Give Cool-Season Grasses a Boost 34; Aug 23 Kentucky Bluegrass Variety Selection for Cool-Season Lawns 32; Aug 9 Lawn Calendar for Cool-Season Grasses 6; Feb 9 Lawn Seeding Deadline Nears 37; Sep 13 Orchardgrass in Tall Fescue Lawns 16; Apr 19
Overseeding a Lawn 35; Aug 30 Power Raking and Core-Aeration 35; Aug 30 Preparations for Fall Lawn Plantings 33; Aug 16 Recommended Tall Fescue Cultivars 32; Aug 9 Seeding Cool-Season Lawns in the Spring 14; Apr 5 Why Late Lawn Seedings Often Fail 42; Oct 18 Warm-Season Grasses Lawn Calendar for Buffalograss 8; Feb 23 Lawn Calendar for Warm-Season Grasses 8; Feb 23 Thatch Control in Warm-Season Lawns 22; May 31 Time to Fertilize Warm-Season Grasses 21; May 24 Vegetables General Adding Organic Materials Directly to the Garden 38; Sep 20 All-America Selection Winners for 2016 2; Jan 12 Fall Gardens 31; Aug 2 Frost Proof Vegetable Plants 12; Mar 22 Hardiness of Cool-Season Vegetables 42; Oct 18 Help for New Vegetable Gardeners 15; Apr 12 Herbicides for Home Vegetable Gardens 12; Mar 22 Laying Plastic Mulch 13; Mar 29 Rotation of Vegetable Crops 38; Sep 20 Setting Up Water Teepees 14; Apr 5 Soil Temperature and Vegetables 7; Feb 16 Starting Garden Transplants from Seed 1; Jan 5 Use a Planting Calendar 4; Jan 26 Vegetables and Flowers Seeding Table 1; Jan 5 Vegetables Produce Flowers But No Fruit 26; Jun 28 Asparagus Asparagus Time 12; Mar 22 Controlling Weeds in Home Garden Asparagus Beds 11; Mar 15 Fall Planting of Asparagus & Rhubarb 40; Oct 4 Planting Asparagus 7; Feb 16 Remove Fern and Fertilize Asparagus 11; Mar 15 Cole Crops Blanching Cauliflower 14; Apr 5 Bolting and Buttoning in Cole Crop Plants 9; Mar 1 Fertilizing Cole Crops 16; Apr 19 Corn Common Smut on Sweet Corn 34; Aug 23 'Staggering' Sweet Corn Planting 19; May 10 Sweet Corn Primer 17; Apr 26 Cucumbers Bitter Cucumbers 30; Jul 26 Cucumber Beetles and Bacterial Wilt 21; May 24 Horseradish Horseradish 45; Nov 8
Lettuce Lettuce 8; Feb 23 Melons Cucumber Beetles and Bacterial Wilt 21; May 24 How to Pick a Ripe Melon 30; Jul 26 Weird Squash, Cucumbers or Melons 29; Jul 19 Onions Pulling Onions 26; Jun 28 Starting Onion Plants Indoors 1; Jan 5 Peas Soil Prep Now for Peas Next Spring 45; Nov 8 Peppers Peppers from the Garden 40; Oct 4 Potatoes Harvesting Potatoes 26; Jun 28 New Potatoes 24; Jun 14 Storing Potatoes in Cold Temperatures 50; Dec 13 Time to Plant Potatoes Approaching 10; Mar 8 Rhubarb Fall Planting of Asparagus & Rhubarb 40; Oct 4 Rhubarb 10; Mar 8 Squash/Pumpkins Harvesting Winter Squash 32; Aug 9 Weird Squash, Cucumbers or Melons 29; Jul 19 Sweet Potatoes Harvesting Sweet Potatoes 37; Sep 13 Ornamental Sweet Potatoes 37; Sep 13 Tomatoes Blossom End Rot 26; Jun 28 Heat Stops Tomatoes from Setting Fruit 28; Jul 12 Last Tomatoes of the Season 40; Oct 4 Mulching Tomatoes 22; May 31 Spider Mites on Tomatoes 28; Jul 12 Starting Tomatoes Early 13; Mar 29 Tomato Leaf-Spot Diseases 25; Jun 21 Tomatoes Slow to Ripen? 30; Jul 26 Tomato Trial 9; Mar 1 Video of the Week Butterfly Gardens 15; Apr 12 Cantaloupe - Varieties for Small Spaces 19; May 10 Caring for Knockout Roses 12; Mar 22 Choosing the Best Poinsettia 47; Nov 22 Cleaning Extends the Life of Garden Tools 45; Nov 8 Coldframes and Hotbeds 49; Dec 6 Composting: Making Black Gold 48; Nov 29 Controlling Bagworms 23; Jun 7 Controlling Clover in Your Lawn 22; May 31
Crabgrass Prevention in Lawns 14; Apr 5 Cuttings to Grow Inside for the Winter 37; Sep 13 Dividing Iris 28; Jul 12 Easy Care Plants 4; Jan 26 Fertilize for a Healthy Lawn 36; Sep 6 Flower Bed Design 3; Jan 19 Growing Asparagus 9; Mar 1 Growing Vegetables in Containers 16; Apr 19 Harvesting and Storing Onions 26; Jun 28 Harvesting Lettuce 20; May 17 How Often to Water Lawns 21; May 24 How to Make a Grow Light 7; Feb 16 How to Water Succulents and Cacti 6; Feb 9 Hydrangea: Macrophylla 18; May 3 Indoor Palms 2; Jan 12 Investing in Tools: Small to Large Gardens 51; Dec 20 Low Light Indoors? No Problem! 50; Dec 13 Mulch: Trees Need to Breathe 27; Jul 5 Ornamental Grasses Have Interesting Seedheads 34; Aug 23 Overwinter Geraniums 40; Oct 4 Pears, Tips on Harvesting 35; Aug 30 Plant Amaryllis Bulbs for Winter Color 46; Nov 15 Planting Bulbs for Spring Color 41; Oct 11 Protecting Fruit Trees from Deer 38; Sep 20 Pruning Grape Vines 10; Mar 8 Pruning Fruit Trees 11; Mar 15 Self-watering Planter Saves Time 13; Mar 29 Soil Testing: Using Tests Strips 8; Feb 23 Spider Mites on Tomatoes 29; Jul 19 Spider Plants and Exotic Ferns 44; Nov 1 Storing and Preserving Peppers 33; Aug 16 Storing and Preserving Peppers 39; Sep 27 Storing Tender Bulbs for the Winter 42; Oct 18 Succulent Plants for your Home 1; Jan 5 Supertunias Grow Big 17; Apr 26 Tips for Growing Blueberries 5; Feb 2 Tomato Problems 24; Jun 14 Water-Wise Way to Irrigate Trees 25; Jun 21 When is Watermelon Ripe on the Vine? 32; Aug 9 When is Cantaloupe Ripe on the Vine 31; Aug 2 When to Harvest Eggplant 30; Jul 26 Will Fall Mums Last Through the Winter? 43; Oct 25