Concerned about using pesticides in your garden? Try managing insects with integrated pest management (IPM) strategies.
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Growing Good Scents
Well-designed garden smell as good as they look. Use these tips to add irresistible, floral fragrances to your garden.
Bring Your Garden Inside
You don't have to face a long winter without home grown produce. Use these tips to bring your garden indoors.
How to Handle Fall Yard Waste
Fall in a beautiful but messy time in Kentucky. How you handle yard waste impacts your garden and our environment.
Fall Is Garlic Planting Time
Fall is the perfect time of year to plant garlic. Garlic takes fall and winter to develop its roots, produces foliage in early spring, and is harvested in summer.
How to Grow Your Own Salsa
If you are new to gardening, give salsa gardening a try! To begin a salsa garden at home, you'll need a few basic plants such as tomatoes, peppers, and cilantro. Use salsa gardening tips from this horticulture video.
Try A Small-Scale Garden This Year
Get tips and information on gardening in small spaces (including urban spaces). More gardening information available online and at your county Extension office.
Soil Testing and Other Fall Gardening Activities
Fall gardening activities include soil testing, planting spring bulbs, mulching, and lawn fertilization, and more.
Summer Gardening Activities
A quick list from Horticulture Assistant Michael to help guide you in your summer gardening activities.
Fall To-Do List for Farmers & Gardeners
This fall to-do list for farmers and home gardeners will help you finish this growing season strong and get a head start on the next growing season.