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May 8, 2008 — Samples

This week Amy Ziems from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Diagnostic Lab will show viewers the proper way to send samples to the lab. View program (View image gallery)

Question & Answer Clips 5/08/2008
We have seen several black spiders outside our house. Should they be sprayed?
Why are companies removing phosphorus from turf fertilizer?
What is the ratio of baking soda to water in order to treat powdery mildew? (1 T. baking soda, 1/2 teas. liquid soap, 1 gallon water)
When should you transplant hostas?
What are the gray insect casings on our Colorado blue spruce?
How do you control bindweed in the garden and in the turf?
Lightning Round - Multiple questions
What are the markings on the Salt Valley Tiger Beetle?
Can you identify this grass (sample) that is invading our lawn? (Bermuda grass)
What is causing the fruit on our plum tree to dry and drop off?
How and when should Hardy Hibiscus be transplanted?
How do you control cattails in a lagoon?
Our Daylilies have rust on the foliage. Should it be treated?
Last year the tulips froze and this year only one came up. Have I lost the rest?
Yucca plants seem to be dying. Is this a disease?
View all the question clips from this program
Feature Clips
Video segment - Sample Examples
Plant of the week - Bleeding Heart, Yellow Horn schrub
Video segment - Insect Traps
Calendar - Syracuse Plant Sale, Mills County Master Gardener Plant Sale, Lincoln Iris Society Annual Show, Omaha Iris Society Show
Video segment - Potting Soil
Sample Clips
Sample - Emerald Ash Borer (www.emeraldashborer.info)
Sample - Bedstraw Weed (catchweed)
Sample - Bradford Pear leaves with Fireblight
Sample - Pasqueflower (Anemone) with seedhead
Sample - Rose leaves with Rose Mosaic Virus
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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