Post Rock Answers Horticulture

 

Cassie Homan Horticulture Agent

Cassie Thiessen

Horticulture Agent
785-738-3597

 

 

 

Dog playing in the lawn
Fall Lawn Care (pdf)
September 19, 2025

Lawns that have become thin over the summer can be thickened up by overseeding during September.

Lilac Leaf Spot on a leaf purplish and brown color with brown spots
Lilac Leaf Spot (pdf)
August 29, 2025

Leaf spots on lilac normally only show up during wet, humid growing seasons.

Fall Armyworm on a leaf
Fall Armyworm Invasion (pdf)
August 8, 2025

Armyworm caterpillars pass through six instar stages (life stages) with their size and appetite increasing with each molt.

Green June bug
What's Invading Your Garden? (pdf)
July 18, 2025
By the end of July our gardens are usually thriving and we are in harvest mode.
Tomatoes that have brown on the bottom
Blossom End Rot (pdf)
June 27, 2025

You might be surprised to learn that this is not a disease, but actually a physiological disorder caused by a lack of calcium in the developing fruit.