K-State Research and Extension

Celebrate spring with a walk

As the days begin to get longer, and the nicer weather moves in and the colder weather moves out, it is important that we begin to move our bodies too!

Approaching the tax season

With the beginning of the New Year comes income tax season-that time between late January and April 15 when almost all households must file a tax return.

Fall lawn advice: Try 'Grass-cycling'

Throughout Johnson County leaves will begin to fall as we head into autumn, and many will take to their yards with rakes and brown yard waste bags in hand.

Freshen up food safety knowledge

Raise your hand if you ever took something out of the refrigerator, stared long and hard at it and asked yourself how long it had been there, or if you have questioned if something was safe to eat.

Lawn seeding needs quality seed

Success with planting grass seed is not as simple as broadcasting seed over the soil. There is an art and science to success. First, mow the lawn slightly lower than normal, removing most of the debris. The next step is to prepare the soil.

Event tags monarch butterflies

Johnson County Extension Master Naturalists are planning their annual Hasta Luego (until later) Monarchs! celebration from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Pollinator Prairie, 320 S. Blake St., near downtown Olathe.
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