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May 15, 2008 — Spring Flowers

Jeff Culbertson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Landscape Services, will take viewers on a tour of the flowering plants on campus. View program (View image gallery)

Question & Answer Clips 5/15/2008
The fruit on our pear trees always has insect problems. How do we control the insects?
Is the herbicide killer cane still available?
What would cause the buds on our tree peony to be damaged?
How do you stop robins from flying into our house windows?
Picture of Albino robin
While hunting mushrooms along a river I received lots of bites that don't seem to go away. What caused these bites?
How do you control ground ivy?
Why are our garden plants so slow in developing this year?
If a groundhog has babies, is there someone that can remove them?
Would it be beneficial to introduce earthworms into a zoysiagrass lawn?
What is the bright green grass in our lawn that is already showing seedheads?
Lightning Round - Multiple questions
Information on Western X Disease on stone fruits.
Last year the leaves on our peach tree turned yellow. There is rotting at the base with red ants. Are the ants causing the problem?
Last fall we sprayed for bindweed and dandelions. We seem to have more than ever. What do we need to use?
View all the question clips from this program
Feature Clips
Video Segment - Blooming Shrubs and Trees
Plant of the week - Carolina Lupine, Purple Allium
Video segment - Spring Blooming Flowers
Video Segment - Selecting Plants for Containers
Sample Clips
Sample - European Pine Sawfly
Sample - Dandelion
Sample - Rose plant with mosaic disease
Sample - Garter snakes
Sample - Galls on an oak branch
Gardening Links
Horticulture NebGuides & NebFacts
County Extension Offices
UNL Entomology Department
UNL Agronomy & Horticulture Department
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
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Backyard Farmer's Panel of Experts

(front row) Stephen Wegulo, Extension Plant Pathologist; Roch Gaussoin, Extension Turfgrass Specialist; Kim Todd, Landscape Horticulture Specialist & program host; Fred Baxendale, Extension Entomologist; Lowell Sandell, Extension Weed Scientist.

(back row) Sarah Browning, Extension Assistant Educator, Dodge County; Jim Kalisch, Extension Entomologist; Loren Giesler, Extension Plant Pathologist.

Not Pictured: Anne Streich, Extension Horticulture Educator; Jeff Culbertson, Manager East Campus Landscape Services; Kelly Feehan, Extension Educator Platte County; Amy Ziems, Extension Plant Diagnostician; Dennis Ferraro, Extension Educator.

"Backyard Farmer" is produced by NU Lincoln Extension in cooperation with the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission.

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