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Grub Control
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:29 PM

What does the word ‘grub’ bring to mind? Food? To dig up something by the roots? How about an insect larva? Yeah, that’s it. To most people in Kansas, it means the C-shaped larva of beetles called scarabs. Many species of scarabs can be found in Kansas and several of them attack turf grasses. The larvae of “masked chafers” are the annual white grubs associated with turfgrass damage.

On average, eggs deposited by masked chafer beetles, also called May beetles or June bugs, hatch in 10-14 days. Grub development is relatively rapid. By mid-to late September, larvae voraciously feed on root systems causing visible damage to turf. In situations where “perfect stands of turf” are expected, now through mid July is the optimal time to apply insecticides.

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Rare seeds.com

Bountiful Gardens

North American Fruit Explorers

Midwest Fruit Explorers

Curcurbit (squash family) and dozens of other great seed links

Tomato Bob’s Heirloom Tomatoes

Amishland Pink Tomatoes & Other Heirloom Seeds

Mailorder Gardening Assn.-
more than 100 seed and garden catalogs

Judd Patterson Photography-Images From Nature

USDA Plants Database

Garden Quotes: "The Quote Garden"

Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses

Arnold’s Greenhouse-LeRoy, KS

Maureen Glimmer-moplants.com

www.illustratedgarden.org
once at this site, select "Browse Authors" and then "Elizabeth Blackwell" to enjoy her book and drawings in A Curious Herbal, with over 500 illustrations, published in the late 1700s

Prohoe, maker of Rogue Hoe

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Maintaining good lawns with less water

Aerating your lawn

Fertilizing Kansas Lawns

Buffalograss Lawns

Burmudagrass Lawns

Kentucky Bluegrass Lawns

Planting a Home Lawn

Weed Control in Home Lawns

About.com: Xeriscaping definition, plants, and resources

The Seven Fundamental Principles of Xeriscape, from Xeriscape Colorado

Eartheasy.com: Xeriscaping

Pest Control in Vegetable Gardens

Farming a Few Acres of Vegetables

Sweet Corn
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Drip Irrigation for Gardens

The Old Farmers Almanac

The Old Farmer’s Almanac Astronomy Guide

National Gardening Association

GardenWeb: The Internet’s Gardening Community

HGTV: Gardening

Better Homes & Gardens

What’s Your Zone?
(MS) — When purchasing plants and trees you may have noticed the tag lists specific hardiness zones in which the plant should thrive. According to The National Arbor Day Foundation, the United States and Canada are divided into 11 areas based on 10 degree Fahrenheit changes in the average annual minimum temperature. Just remember that other variations, including soil condition, wind and rainfall, can affect the vitality of trees and plants, so hardiness zone alone is not indicative of plant survival.

When to plant for your zone-Weather Channel Link