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Hello, again! Summer goes by so fast. We are in back-to-school mode, finishing up any vacation time we may have, or taking a quick trip to the lake or Colorado. Now is also the perfect time to start the process of killing bermuda and other...

Hello, again! I think I’ve proven myself right when I say that July is our hottest month of the year. Not knowing what August will bring, I just know that any temperatures above the century mark in July are all I care to see this...

Hello, again! Thankfully we have not seen triple digits this summer (knock on wood), but these temperatures in the upper 90’s are hot enough. Late July brings intense summer heat, which can take a toll on both vegetables and lawns. With a few timely steps,...

Hello, again! This summer I’m not going to let the grub worms get ahead of me. If you recall from previous articles it’s easy for me to think that my irrigation system isn’t watering my lawn evenly when the temperatures rise in the summer and...

Hello, again! And just like that, it’s over! A bit of frost over the weekend and my coleus looks like lettuce when the refrigerator has been set too cold. It’s always a little sad to see the tender annuals when we get the first killing...

Hello, again! There is nothing like taking a night ride on bicycles in the Flint Hills, no matter what the moon phase happens to be. With no moon, the sky comes alive with the stars in the heavens. With a full moon, the need for...

Hello again! We are just a month into winter, but spring seems just around the corner. There have been quite a few questions in the store in regards to what to do about the early spring bulbs that are starting to emerge. Yesterday I noticed...

Hello again! It looked like autumn last summer with the elms defoliating in the middle of the summer. Elm leaf beetles were having a heyday devouring the foliage. The adult beetles chew entirely through the leaf, often in a shothole pattern. Larvae skeletonize the leaf...

Hello, again! This summer I’m not going to let the grub worms get ahead of me. If you recall from previous articles, it’s easy for me to think that my irrigation system isn’t watering my lawn evenly when the temperatures rise in the summer, and...

Hello, again! Things change when it gets to the unofficial start of summer - Memorial Day. My time outdoors increases, grilling on the patio and enjoying time around the chiminea in the evenings. We plan on getting the teardrop camper out more this year also!...

Hello, again! Just like getting our ferti-lome For All Seasons applied soon, there are some other timely projects to get accomplished that will pay dividends all season long. A timely application of weed and grass preventer is a great tool for keeping unwanted grassy and...

Hello, again! What a fall it has been for planting. With the exception of the hail storm that came through on September 3rd that took out my tomatoes and newly seeded fescue, we’ve had fantastic conditions for getting plants established this fall. No early frosts,...

Hello, again! I've said this before... but good advice bears repeating. Just like getting our ferti-lome For All Seasons applied soon, there are some other timely projects to get accomplished soon that will pay dividends all season long. A timely application of weed and grass...