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In the garden: Spring is coming, and lawn care with it By Scott Eckert Kansas State Research and Extension Nearly every homeowner has a lawn in this area.  Not all lawns are created the same.  There are cool-season lawns like tall fescue and there are warm-season lawns like bermudagrass and zoysiagrass  These lawns have difference cultural requirements, they are as different as apples are to oranges. Do not treat a warm-season grass like a cool-season grass!  The following is a lawn calend...

Changes coming to farmers markets The Kansan For the past few years there have been two farmers markets in Newton — and that is not going to change this spring and summer as the season inches ever closer, despite actions taken at the city commission Tuesday.  The city commission approved an administrative policy stipulating that only one publicly owned property will be approved for use for farmers market per year, allowing use for up to two days each week.  "We typically have a lot of group...

In the garden: Garden chores are year-round The Kansan Garden chores occur throughout the year.  One of these chores is pruning.  If you planted new fruit trees last year it is time to prune them to begin to shape them for maximum fruit production.  Remember fruit tree pruning is drastically different than pruning a shade or ornamental tree. Young fruit trees should be pruned to begin developing a strong structure of the main or scaffold limbs. This will help prevent limb breakage over the y...