If you enjoy sprouts and microgreens, try growing your own indoors this winter. Only a few supplies are needed to grow these nutritious plants, and this method allows for harvest and consumption at the peak of freshness. Growing your own also provides the opportunity to experiment with a ...

The freshness and availability of citrus fruit in winter months inspires many gardeners to consider growing their own lemons, oranges and other fruit. In Kansas, citrus production is challenging but doable with a sunny window, a little space, and a bit of gardening know-how. Citrus plants are ...

Last year local Realtor Tom Harper posted a picture on Instagram of a stained-glass window for a house that would be for sale soon. He didn’t include the address, writing only that the house was in the Pinkney Neighborhood and would soon be on the market. Lara Giordano, who was living in East ...

Tree wraps and guards are often recommended for protection from wildlife and weather on young trees, with placement of protective materials occurring either in late fall or at the time of planting. Wraps and guards are useful in a variety of situations, but users must also take care to remove ...

Curtis and Sydney Tebo rented their home at 909 New York St. for four years before finally convincing their landlords to sell it to them. “We had lived in the smallest house for the first couple of years I was in graduate school with our giant dogs, so we saw this house for rent, and when I ...

Hickories, oaks, walnuts and other nut-bearing trees are dropping their season’s produce now as fall arrives in northeast Kansas. These nuts are an important food source for deer, turkeys, squirrels and other wildlife in rural and urban settings. A few species are good for humans to eat, as ...