John C. Pair Horticulture Research and Extension Center

03/25/2026

Shout-out to our friends at J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co., Brady Nursery,and Hillside Nursery for helping us bring some young trees back to our aging Crabapple collection. 18 new bare root crabapples planted this week.

02/22/2026

It’s a good one if you like to experiment with different ways to use your produce.

11/20/2025

I am sooooo proud of the staff. All the harvests are in. Seed is being stratified. Cover crops are up and growing. Trees are finishing up their fall display. Irrigation system winterized. Now its time to fix everything we broke during the summer...Just a couple things.

10/12/2025

Wrapped up our last harvest this week. Always a fun crop to grow. Still have a few left!!

08/31/2025

The last Bradford Pear at the station has fallen…but it’s not done annoying me. When in doubt always call dig safe!

08/28/2025

Here is another good one!

On Friday, October 10th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Benjamin Snider of River Valley Farm will be sharing his journey as a small-scale specialty crop farmer. Spend an evening with us and gain insights into high tunnel production, IPM, plant variety selection, and wash, pack, and storage setups.

We hope to see you there: 6698 SW 18th Terrace, Towanda, KS 67144

Register today at: https://bit.ly/46TJ73d or scan the QR code.
Free event but registration is required.

08/27/2025

If you get your slips from us, please consider attending and checking out our harvest.

Join us at the John C. Pair Horticultural Center On Monday, Sept 29, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMto learn about two fall crop favorites: pumpkins and sweet potatoes! Dr. Jason Griffin, Director at the John C. Pair Center, will explain how to select the best varieties, and how to plant, care for, and harvest your crop. We’ll finish the night by getting out in the field to harvest sweet potatoes. We hope to see you there: 1901 E 95th St S, Haysville, KS 67060

Register today at: http://bit.ly/3Hjnz5O or scan the QR code.
Free event but registration is required.

08/21/2025

When catalpa worm and Chitalpa Strawberry Moon collide. I will win!

08/20/2025

It’s happening!!! Lots of pumpkins this year.

08/12/2025

What a difference a month makes. Especially when Mother Nature plays nice! This is our NTEP Bermudagrass plot. Planted on June 25.

08/08/2025

There will be plenty of pumpkins this fall.

08/06/2025

Starting to vine. Hopefully we get cover before the next round of pigw**d.

Record rainfall has made w**d control a challenge this summer, but the crew has done a great job.