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June 12, 2008 — Developing New Plants

Dale Lingren, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Horticulturist, will talk about the research and development of new plants. Lucinda Mays will take viewer to a replanted forest area that was destroyed by fire. View program View image gallery


Questions & Answers
Would an insect or disease cause our peach tree to drop most of its leaves in the last week? It has been sprayed.
How can you control weeds coming up in a brick patio? The patio is surrounded with flowers.
What is the white stuff on the leaves of our phlox? (powdery mildew) (See images)
What is causing this strange growth on our asparagus plant?
Should a nest of carpenter ants be exterminated and how?
How and when do you control creeping charlie?
We have Inky cap mushrooms in our yard. Should we leave them or do we need to control them?
Our young cottonless Nor'easter Cottonwood has cotton. Can you explain why?
We have children and our honeysuckle plant is full of bumble bees. How can we discourage the bumble bees?
How do you control all the maple tree seedlings in the turf?
What can be done to keep a flowering crab from defoliaging in mid-season?
When should the flowering on Lambs ear be cut back?
Lightning Round - Multiple gardening questions
We have carpenter bees boring holes into our garage. How do we control them?
Can the spray to kill nutsedge be used in a garden?
Information on Salmonella on home grown produce.
Our lettuce and other garden items were flooded for several hours. The lettuce still looks good, but is it safe to eat?
What is causing the big holes in our rhubarb leaves.
How long do we need to wait to use the grass clippings in the garden after using a turf builder plus halts on the lawn?
We have a quarter inch spot on our rhubarb and then it spoils. What causes this?
Is pulling or cutting rhubarb better? When should you stop harvesting rhubarb?
How can we control centipedes in the house?
We are using juniper groundcover on a bank. How do we control the bindweed that has come up through the juniper?
What is causing the cherries to turn yellow and fall off?
How do you get African violets to bloom?
Had bagworms in the past on Black Hills spruce should we be doing a preventive spraying?
How do you control Brome that is taking over a RTF lawn?
Can grass clippings be used under sweet potato vines, or should the vines be trimmed?
What is causing the leaves of our cranberry bush viburnum to be curled? (See images)
Can you identify this leaf? (wild grapes)
We purchased a potted lilac and this green form was in the soil. (lichen or moss) (See images)
Hydroponic Tomatoes (See images)
Can you identify the tree and what is causing the bark to split? Also does it have spidle bugs? (See images)
If we cut the bluegrass in the pasture will it make it more palatable to cattle?
What is the growth on our house? (mold) (See images)
The bark on our Bald Cypress tree is peeling. Is this normal or is it damage from the ice storm last fall? (See images)
Can you identify this moth (cecropia moth) (See images)
Our Pokeweed did not come back this year. Can we purchase another plant?
What is causing the damage to the leaves of our elm and crabapple? (See images)
The leaves on our River Birch are yellow. What should we do? (See images)
What is causing our Korean Lilac to dieback? (See images)
What is causing the browning of the interior needles on our Blue Spruce tree? (See images)
What is causing the bark cracking on this peach tree? (See images)
See plant, insect & disease samples
Sample - Black headed ash sawfly on ash leaves
Sample - Yellow Nutsedge
Sample - Ash Anthracnose on ash leaves
Sample - Berries from a Serviceberry tree
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Backyard Farmer features
Video segment - Penstemons and Clematis
Plant of the week - Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia); Spuria Iris
Video Segment - Pine Project
Calendar - Insect Photography Workshop, Theatre West Garden Walk, Prairie Star Quilts Garden Tour
Video segment - Conserving Water in the Landscape
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UNL Agronomy & Horticulture Department
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
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