We all know someone who has gone through an IRS audit…sometimes with bad results and sometimes with not-so-bad results…but always with some complaining. That’s not what we’re talking about here. The good kind of audit involves setting aside an hour to check the efficiency of your sprinkler system. Though you don’t need to,…
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Turf Care Under the Hot Sun, Part 4
Parts 1-3 of this series have dealt with considerations of watering, mowing and fertilization that greatly impact turf performance in hot summer weather. The final segment, part 4, deals with several random strategies that will help lawns and other turf areas grow well. These common sense management practices are as follows: *Designate “hydrozones” in…
Grasshoppers
They are cute. They are little. So what is the big deal if there are lots of grasshoppers? These seemingly innocuous little guys and gals can be quite harmful to our landscape plants and vegetable gardens. As grasshoppers grow, their appetites become larger, making the damage they do even more severe. Floating row covers and…
Fields of White & Gold
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A.A. Milne Who doesn’t love dandelions? They are the most well recognized flower anywhere you go. Kids love them and enjoy watching the delicate seeds drift in the wind. Well, when you grow up and have to deal with them in the lawn it becomes…
Three Must Have Books
This week on the GROBigRed Blog we are celebrating National Library Lover’s Month and the books that we love to use. I want to share two of my go-to books and a new addition that I am excited to have this year. Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska and the Great Plains (ISBN 978-1-60938-071-7) by…
Pollinator Habitat
Pollinator decline has been a huge buzz word the last few years and rightly so. With so much focus on the use of pesticides, viruses, mites and whatnot – leaves us feeling helpless. Welcome to the Nebraska Extension Pollinator Habitat Certification. You spoke and we listened. If you want to be a part of the…