Fruits, Vegetables, Herbs, & Nuts
Growing fruits, vegetables, herbs, and nuts in Kansas can be both rewarding and challenging. Our Extension Horticulture team has a wide range of resources available to help you get started. For more direct assistance with fruit or vegetable production questions, contact your local Extension office: Statewide Extension Locations Map.
Kansas Garden Guide: Free download (pdf), Purchase a copy
Culinary and Aromatic Herbs (NC State)
Vegetable Garden Planting Guide (pdf)
Horticulture Resource Center: Common Pest Problems
K-State Vegetable & Herb Publications:
- Drip Irrigation for Gardens (pdf)
- Fertilizing Gardens in Kansas (pdf)
- Gardening on Brownfields: Testing Your Soil (pdf)
- Gardening on Lead-Contaminated Soils (pdf)
- Insect and Mite Pests of Vegetable Gardens (pdf)
- Tomato Diseases and Disorders (pdf)
- Tomato Wilt, Nematode, and Virus Diseases (pdf)
- Additional Vegetable Publications
Horticulture Resource Center: Common Pest Problems
K-State Fruit Publications:
- Fruit Cultivar Selection (pdf)
- Grapes (pdf)
- Pesticides for Home Fruit Production (pdf)
- Planning Your Fruit Garden (pdf)
- Pruning Apples and Pears (pdf)
- Pruning Peaches, Cherries, and Plums (pdf)
- Raspberries and Blackberries (pdf)
- Spray Guide for Apples (pdf)
- Spray Guide for Stone Fruit (pdf)
- Storing Fresh Produce (pdf)
- Strawberries (pdf)
- Why Fruit Trees Fail to Bear (pdf)
Other Publications & Resources:
Apples (MU)
ATTRA Organic Fruit Production Resources
Berry Resources (UofA)
Fruit Cultivars for Home Plantings (MU)
Fruit Tree Resources (UofA)
The Giving Grove Backyard Orchard Resources
Grapes (MU)
Midwest Home Fruit Production Guide (pdf)
PawPaw (AATRA)
Peaches & Nectarines (MU)
Strawberries (MU)
Agroforestry in Action Technical Guides: Pecans, Black Walnuts, Chinese Chestnuts (MU)
Black Walnuts (UK)
Center for Agroforestry (MU)
Chinese Chestnuts (UK)
Northern Pecans Blog
Pecans (UK)
Pecan Pest Management (MU)
Pecan Production 101 (Noble Research Institute)
Propagating Pecan and Black Walnut in Missouri (MU)