GRO Big Red

Today’s podcast features Kathleen Cue and Jonathan Larson discussing the roles of wasps in the environment. It’s true there can be some painful interactions with wasps when they sting, but they truly are vital to your garden and landscape! Tune in to hear info on parasitoid wasps, how wasps are predators, and even some tips on how to control yellowjackets!

Show notes

If you want to know more about cicada killers please read this write up by Jody Green

https://homewisefamilysmart.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/shes-a-killer-a-cicada-killer/

More info on wasps in the landscape

http://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/resources/357wasps.pdf

 

Intro and outro music provided by incomptech-

Sweeter Vermouth Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Welcome to the latest episode of the GRO Big Red gardening podcast. On today’s show John Porter and Scott Evans team up to teach about apples! Topics covered include choice of cultivars, how to prune, and how to care for apple trees to encourage fruit production.

Get to know the golden delicious apple and its history:

https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Delicious-Cinderella-Apple-Story-ebook/dp/B00KFTZN4E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1502992627&sr=8-2&keywords=golden+delicious+book

 Purdue guide for apple production:

https://ag.purdue.edu/hla/Hort/Documents/ID-465.pdf

 University of Nebraska-Lincoln guides to apple production:

http://lancaster.unl.edu/hort/SmFruit.shtml

http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2039&context=extensionhist

 

Welcome to the latest episode of our gardening podcast! On today’s show educators John Fech and John Porter will discuss National Farmer’s Market Week, how to harvest from your garden, and how to set up a fall vegetable garden. Tune in and fill up on delicious gardening knowledge!

Show notes:

http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/g1343.pdf

 

Between July 22nd and July 30th we celebrate National Moth Week! Moths are the often forgotten cousins to the butterflies but they should be known and respected! There are over 150,000 different species and they fulfill many different roles in the environment. Some even view them as “the jewels of the night” due to the beauty of many species. So tune in and learn a little about these misunderstood midnight creatures!

National Moth Week website:

http://nationalmothweek.org/

Bug Guide tips on attracting moths:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/303187

Here is a gallery of handsome moths

All photos courtesy of Jim Kalisch; UNL Entomology

Welcome to the latest episode of the GRO Big Red podcast! On the show today, John Porter makes his first appearance and joins Kathleen Cue to chat about tomatoes! This tomato talk includes tips on disease and insect management as well as helpful tips on watering and more!

Here are some links to check out:

https://urbangarden.guru/2016/07/25/summerdisease/

https://urbangarden.guru/2015/07/06/rainproblems/

Some helpful codes when purchasing disease resistant tomatoes:

V

Verticilium Wilt

F

Fusarium Wilt

N

Root Knot Nematode

T

Tobacco Mosaic Virus

A

Alternaria Leaf Spot

St

Gray Leaf Spot

On today’s podcast, Scott and Jonathan talk about the pesky Japanese beetle! This voracious pest attacks over 300 different species of plants as an adult and is a lawn pest as a white grub larva. As adults they skeletonize leaves and can eat fruits and flowers as well. In the show you will find information on preferred hosts and how to deal with these hungry, hungry beetles!

Info on Japanese beetles with tables on favorite and least favorite foods

https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef451

 

 

Welcome to the latest episode of GRO Big Red! Today Kathleen Cue and John Fech discuss tips for improving how you water your landscape. Tune in to learn about dripline irrigation, sprinkler upkeep, how to perform an irrigation audit, and other need to know info!

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Check out water.unl.edu for more information

Welcome to our latest episode of GRO Big Red! Today Scott Evans and Jonathan Larson discuss storm damage to trees and how homeowners should react to it. Scott covers tips for preventing future storm damage, how to hire a certified arborist to help you out, and the various kinds of damage we can experience. Also covered, the insects that may be attracted to your stressed out trees! Tune in!

Show notes

The first two links will help you to find a certified arborist near you

http://nearborists.org/find-an-arborist/

http://www.isa-arbor.com/findanarborist/findanarborist.aspx

Here is a helpful PDF on how to properly plant a tree

https://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/videos_posters/posters/tree_planting.pdf

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Intro and outro music: Sweeter Vermouth Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Welcome to our new podcast, dedicated to helping gardeners grow in the city! Today’s episode is all about pollinators and how we can create pollinator sanctuaries to help their populations. Tune in to learn about what kinds of plants pollinators like, what size of a garden you will need, and what other resources you will need to provide them.

If you are interested in learning more we encourage you to check out these links:

Nebraska Certified Pollinator Habitat Program

http://entomology.unl.edu/pollinator-habitat-certification

Lists of pollinator plants organized by region from the Pollinator Partnership

http://www.pollinator.org/guides.htm