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2018
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August 2018
- Seed A Legacy - Pollinator Habitat Program
- Time for Fall Lawn Seeding
- Hort Update for August 15, 2018
- Daylily
- Water Q & A - Lagoon Water Levels
- Bullfrogs - Nebraska's Largest Frog
- Solitary Wasps
- Iron and Manganese in Water
- From Sun to Shade - And Back Again
- Tips for Attracting Butterflies
- Growing Fruit Trees in the Midwest
July 2018
- Hort Update for July 20, 2018
- Summer Care of Iris – Division & Borer Control
- Honeylocust
- Flooded Gardens - What's Safe to Eat?
- Fragrance - Remembrance of Plants Past
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Japanese Beetles - What Do I Do Now That My Plants Looks Like Swiss Cheese?
- Pollination in the Garden
- Garden Weavers for Living Mulch
- Growing Grass in the Shade
June 2018
May 2018
- Summertime Pests - Ticks, White Grubs & Bagworms
- Squash Bugs & Squash Vine Borer
- A Pinch is Good for Your Plants
- Hort Update for May 15, 2018
- Wayfaring Tree Viburnum
- Water Q & A - Microplastics in Wastewater
- Tractor Safety Training Continues in June
- Bird Feeding and Mushroom Growth in Lawns NOT Reasons to Apply Pesticides
- Remove All of the Trees on Your Property!….well, at least some of them.
- Growing the Best Tomatoes: Choosing Cultivars and Varieties
- Celebrate (and Check) Your Drinking Water in May
- It's Spring - Time to Inspect and Maintain Your Wastewater Lagoon
April 2018
- Hort Update for April 18, 2018
- When to Plant Veggies
- Multiple Plantings Bring Bountiful Harvests
- Benefits of Turf and Mixed Landscapes
- "I have an ash tree, now what?"
- Water Q & A - Septic system placement
- Redbud
- Water.unl.edu - Redesigned Site, Newsletter Offer Access to Water Resources
- Benefits of Mulch
- Arbor Day - Plant More Than Beauty
March 2018
- Hort Update for March 23, 2018
- Getting Your Lawn Ready for Summer – Aeration
- National Groundwater Awareness
- Translating the Language of Seed Packets: Hybrid, Heirloom, non-GMO, and More
- Spring Pollinators
- Blackhaw Viburnum
- Water Q & A - Elevated water level near a Lagoon
- Bring on Spring! Early Spring Landscape Performers.
- The Value of Nebraska's Native Thistles
February 2018
- Hort Update for February 23, 2018
- Recycled Containers for Seed Starting
- Tips and Tricks for Successful Seed Starting
- Winter’s Double Whammy
- Growing Herbs Indoors
- Henbit - An Early Spring Bloomer
- Fast Forward to Spring
- Water Q & A - Distillation and the Sun
- Check Your Water System as a New Year Resolution
- Control Black Knot Through Pruning
- Redosier Dogwood
2017
December 2017
November 2017
- Hort Update for November 14, 2017
- Edible Landscapes
- Ornamental Grasses Shine All Year
- Compost Piles and Winter
- Protect Roses for the Winter
- Floodwater and Stormwaters Can Contaminate Water Wells
- 5 Composting Questions
- Pumpkin-on-a-Stick Anyone?
- Improving Winter Survival of Fall-planted Trees, Shrubs and Perennials
- Water Q & A - Abandoned Water Wells
- Black Walnut
October 2017
- Hort Update for October 19, 2017
- Garden To Do's - Prepare Your Lawn and Garden for Winter
- Water Q & A - Fridge Water Filter Replacement
- Persimmon
- Fall Color on the Plains
- Fall Asters are Worth the Wait
- Getting Creative with Zucchini
- A Tale of Two Trees
- Fall In the Vegetable Garden - Looking Forward to Next Spring
- Yeast Additives and Wastewater Lagoons
- Why Leaves Change Color
September 2017
- Hort Update for September 19, 2017
- Siting a Tree
- Pledge to Prepare Safe and Healthy Family Meals
- Beneficial Landscapes - Don't Blame Goldenrod
- Beneficial Landscapes - Flowers vs. Foliage
- Water Q & A - Duckweed in a Lagoon
- Benefit and Care of Pets Focus of New National Internet Resource
- Water Trees in Late Summer and Early Fall
- September is National Septic Smart Week
- Plumbago
August 2017
- Hort Update for Aug 21, 2017
- Magnolia Scale
- Dog Friendly Landscapes
- Forestry Field Day, September 30th
- Water Conservation in the Hot Summer Months
- Hort Update for August 4, 2017
- Rose of Sharon
- Water Q & A - Water Conservation Effects on Wastewater
- IPM: An Ounce of Pest Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure
- Appreciating Weeds
- Prairie Plants Used on the Plains
- Growing Groundcovers
July 2017
June 2017
- Hort Update for June 21, 2017
- Nebraska Local Foods – 3 Easy Ways for Consumers to Connect with Growers
- Rural Property Owners Required to Keep Trees Out of Division Fences
- Leave Foliage on Spring Flowering Bulbs
- Understanding Emerald Ash Borer Treatments
- Prairie in the City
- Stormwater Runoff and Your Well
- Water Q & A - Testing Well Water
- Russian Sage
- Be On the Lookout for Bagworms
- Wait to Control White Grubs
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
- Water Q & A - Spring vs. Purified Bottled Water
- Koreanspice Viburnum
- Tractor Safety Classes Offered Across Nebraska
- Weed 'em & Eat 'em
- Early Spring Pest Control for Evergreen Trees - Zimmerman pine moth, Diplodia tip blight & Dothistroma needle blight
- Leaf Rusts
- Choosing Turf Species
- Nebraska Weather & Water Supply
- Hort Update March 10, 2017
February 2017
2016
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
- Too Mulch of a Good Thing
- Diplodia Tip Blight of Pine
- Wildlife Habitat Design
- Private Well Irrigation
- Burning Bush
- Virginia Bluebells
- Gaillardia
- Big Bluestem
- Hackberry
- Geranium Budworm
- Dallas Blues Switchgrass
- Great Horned Owl
- Robins
- Shrew
- Vole
- Bats
- Coopers Hawk
- Yellow-Jacket Wasp
- Barn Swallows
- Boltonia