If you haven’t participated in the K-State Garden Hour in the past, plan to start this year. The gardening program began in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic as a way for K-State Research and Extension horticulture experts to share research-based information to gardeners of all abilities and experience. Due to its overwhelming success, the program continued through 2021 and is gearing up for this year.
Each program is held online from noon to 1 p.m., including a 45-minute presentation and 10-15 minutes for viewer questions.
“There’s no better time than the cold, winter months to be planning for next year’s garden,” said said Matthew McKernan, a K-State Research and Extension horticulture agent in Sedgwick County
A one-time registration gives viewers free access to all of the sessions, which include:
• Feb. 2 – Indoor Seed Starting.
• March 2 – Landscape Design 101.
• April 6 – Pollinator Plans for Continuous Food Sources.
• May 4 – New and Improved Annual Flower Varieties.
• June 1 – Organic Pest Management for Vegetable Gardens.
• July 6 – Growing Culinary Mushrooms at Home.
• Aug. 3 – Landscaping for Wildlife.
• Sept. 7 – Recommended Trees for Kansas.
• Oct. 5 – Improving Soil Health in the Landscape and Garden.
• Nov. 2 – Wildlife Damage Prevention and Control in the Lawn and Garden.
• Dec. 7 – Accessible Gardening for All.
