>> BACKYARD FARMER IS A CO-PRODUCTION OF NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA AND NEBRASKA EXTENSION.

TONIGHT ON THE SEASON FINALE OF BACKYARD FARMER, WE'LL HEAR AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT JEFFREY GOLD, AND WE'LL SHOW YOU OUR ANNUAL GARDEN TIME LAPSE.

THAT'S ALL COMING UP NEXT RIGHT HERE ON BACKYARD FARMER.

>> HELLO AGAIN, AND WELCOME TO OUR FINAL BACKYARD FARMER FOR THIS YEAR.

I'M KIM TODD, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO FINISH UP OUR SEASON WITH ALL THOSE ANSWERS TO ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

AND YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH US BY DIALING 1-800-676-5446.

WE WON'T BE TAKING ANY MORE PICTURES AND EMAILS FOR THE TELEVISION SHOW, BUT YOU CAN STILL SEND THEM TO US AT BYF@UNL.EDU.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ALSO LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL, OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, BECAUSE WE WILL BE CONTINUING TO POST ALL SORTS OF STUFF ON THOSE SITES THIS FALL AND WINTER.

AND BEFORE WE GET TO SAMPLES, WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PAY TRIBUTE TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON THIS DAY IN 2001.

AND WE ALSO WANT TO REACH OUT AND SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO REMAINED AND THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED THEM.

SO ON THAT NOTE, SAMPLES.

>> YEAH.

WELL, I HAVE WITH ME TODAY SOME GOLDENROD SOLDIER BEETLES, AND THESE ARE VERY ABUNDANT RIGHT NOW.

AND SO CHANCES ARE, IF YOU HAVE ANY SORT OF GARDEN WITH FLOWERS, YOU HAVE LOTS OF THESE PRESENT.

AND EVERY YEAR I GET QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS OR CALLS PEOPLE CONCERNED THAT THESE ARE MAYBE HURTING THEIR FLOWERS.

THEY LIKE TO AGGREGATE ON FLOWERS AND THEY'RE NOT ANY SORT OF HARM TO THOSE THEY FEED JUST ON JUST ON THE POLLEN AND NOT NOT ANY SORT OF THEY WON'T FEED ON THE FLOWER OR CAUSE ANY HARM.

AND ACTUALLY THEY'RE BENEFICIAL BECAUSE THE LARVAE WILL FEED ON THINGS LIKE GRASSHOPPER EGGS AS WELL AS LARVAE OF SOME OTHER SOIL DWELLING INSECTS.

SO REALLY SOMETHING YOU WANT TO HAVE IN YOUR GARDEN?

THEY'RE DOING MORE.

THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF GOOD IN THERE.

>> IN OTHER WORDS, DO NOT DROWN THEM.

>> EXACTLY.

DON'T PICK THEM OFF YOUR FLOWERS.

JUST LET THEM BE.

>> ALL RIGHT, MATT, WE'RE SORT OF TIRED OF SEEING THIS SAMPLE.

>> OH, IT'S.

YOU NEVER GET TIRED OF SEEING WEEDS.

SO, YEAH, I GOT SOME PESKY WEEDS HERE IN THE THAT WE'LL BE SEEING THIS FALL.

AND THIS IS TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, THESE PROBLEMS AND ALSO TO ADDRESS MY SISTER WHO KEEPS PESTERING ME ABOUT HOW TO KILL THESE DANDELIONS.

AND I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THIS.

SO, SO WE HAVE A PLANT HERE THAT HAS A LOT OF TOP GROWTH.

IT SETS SEED.

AND THEN WE HAVE THIS BIG HUGE TAPROOT.

AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO KILL IS THAT TAPROOT.

SO IN THE SPRING IF WE GO AND WE SPRAY LET'S SAY A 2-4D PRODUCT, WE'RE GOING TO KILL THIS TOP GROWTH, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT DOWN TO THE TAPROOT.

AND NOW IN THE TIME OF THE FALL, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, EVEN DECEMBER, NOVEMBER, YOU CAN KILL THESE WEEDS WHEN THEY'RE STILL GREEN AND ACTIVELY GROWING.

SO I WOULD SAY SPRAY NOW OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTROL A LOT OF THOSE, ALONG WITH A LOT OF WINTER ANNUALS THAT ARE COMING UP ALONG WITH CLOVER.

CLOVER.

I WOULD MAKE SURE YOU PUT IN SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST 2-4D, MAYBE A THREE WAY MIX, AND THAT USUALLY DOES BETTER ON CLOVER.

SO TRY AND ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS AND YOU KNOW, KEEP THOSE WEEDS DEAD.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANKS, MATT.

LOREN, YOU BROUGHT A SALAD.

>> I JUST I HAVE A GIANT BEAUTIFUL SALAD.

YES I DO, AND I'M GUESSING THAT THERE ARE SOME VIEWERS OUT THERE THAT OR MAYBE IN OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE SOME LARGE FLOWERING CRABAPPLES THAT THEY'RE SEEING LOTS OF LEAF DROP LIKE THIS, AND MAYBE THEY'RE SEEING LEAVES THAT HAVE SPOTS ALL OVER THEM AND DROPPING, AND MAYBE THERE'S SOME FRUIT MUMMIES LIKE WE SEE HERE THAT THIS IS HOW THIS DISEASE OVERWINTERS.

SO WHEN WE WHEN WE HAVE FLOWERING CRABAPPLES, WE HAVE A DISEASE CALLED SCAB.

THAT'S VERY COMMON.

SO AS YOU GO INTO NEXT YEAR, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT NEW TREES, JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOMETHING WITH RESISTANCE.

MANY OF OUR FLOWERING CRABAPPLE TREES HAVE RESISTANCE OR NEWER VARIETIES.

BUT IF YOU'RE IN AN OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD, A LOT OF TIMES YOU'LL HAVE SOME OF THESE BIG TREES THAT WILL DO THIS.

IT'S NOT GOING TO KILL THE TREE.

I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT, BUT IT JUST GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAKE MORE LEAVES THROUGHOUT A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.

>> PERFECT AND ELIZABETH, YOU REALLY DID BRING SALAD.

>> I DID.

I'M KEEPING WITH THE SALAD TREND, BUT FOR GOOD REASON.

SO THE REASON I BROUGHT THIS SWISS CHARD IS THIS IS BRIGHT, LIGHT SWISS CHARD.

SO IT IS VERY ORNAMENTAL.

THE RIBS ARE ORNAMENTAL, IT'S EDIBLE.

AND IT PROVIDES THAT FALL COLOR THAT WE'RE NEEDING.

SO IN THE NURSERIES RIGHT NOW, IF YOU'VE GOT THOSE SUMMER CONTAINERS AND IT'S TIME TO GO AHEAD AND TRANSITION THEM OVER TO OUR FALL CONTAINERS, TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE GREENS THAT ARE GOING TO BE LIKE KALE OR SWISS CHARD, OR THE MUMS TO TAKE THOSE CONTAINERS FROM SUMMER INTO FALL.

AND LIKE LOREN TOLD ME THAT IT'S DELICIOUS.

I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF SWISS CHARD, BUT I GUESS I HAVEN'T COOKED IT THE PROPER WAY.

BUT IT IS EDIBLE AS WELL.

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE WE TRUST LOREN ANYWAY ON WHAT HE WILL EAT BECAUSE HE WILL EAT POKEBERRY.

>> I'M A CHILD OF THE SOUTH.

YOU GOT TO HAVE GREENS.

YOU GOT TO HAVE GREENS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

FIRST ROUND OF QUESTIONS.

LET'S SEE KYLE, THIS ONE COMES TO US FROM NEAR SWEDEBURG FOUND THIS GUY IN THE GRASS NEXT TO HIS SHOP.

HE SAYS THE SOYBEAN FIELD IS ADJACENT TO THIS ONE.

HE'S NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE.

AND HE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THIS ONE IS.

>> YEAH, I THINK THIS ONE IS A SALT MARSH TIGER MOTH.

AND THEY YOU KNOW, THIS IS KIND OF A TIME OF YEAR.

WE SEE A LOT OF THESE TIGER MOTH CATERPILLARS OUT WANDERING AROUND.

AND THEY FEED ON A WHOLE HUGE VARIETY OF PLANTS.

MOSTLY, THOUGH, WEEDY PLANTS IS KIND OF THEIR PREFERRED HOSTS.

>> SO NO BIG DEAL.

>> YEAH, I WOULDN'T BE TOO CONCERNED.

>> ALL RIGHT, ONE PICTURE ON THE NEXT ONE.

KYLE, THIS COMES TO US FROM MASKELL, NEBRASKA, JUST SOUTH OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER, AND DISCOVERED THIS CATERPILLAR.

HE'S KIND OF CURLED UP IN THERE, SO IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE WHAT HE IS, BUT WHAT IS THAT?

>> THIS IS A TOUGH ONE TO SEE, BUT I THINK THE PATTERN LOOKS CONSISTENT WITH A GOLDENROD HOODED OWLET MOTH CATERPILLAR.

SO AGAIN, NOT REALLY ANYTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.

THEY FEED ON ASTERS AND GOLDENROD.

THOSE, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS ON THE FLOWERS OF THOSE PLANTS.

SO JUST AN INTERESTING MOTH.

THEY, THEY GET THE NAME BECAUSE THEY HAVE LIKE THIS REALLY COOL TUFT OF HAIR OVER THEIR HEAD THAT KIND OF GIVES THEM THIS HOOD LIKE APPEARANCE AS ADULTS.

>> A HOODED.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN WE GET ONE FROM LONG PINE, NEBRASKA WONDERING WHAT THIS IS.

IT'S ABOUT THREE INCHES LONG AND IT IS PINKISH.

>> YEAH.

ANOTHER MOTH CATERPILLAR.

THIS IS AN ACHEMON SPHINX MOTH CATERPILLAR.

SO IT'S ONE OF LIKE THE HORNWORMS.

BUT THESE AS THEY GET OLDER, THEY LOSE THEIR HORN.

THIS PARTICULAR SPECIES.

SO IT DOESN'T HAVE IT THERE AT THE END.

BUT THEY'RE VERY COOL MOTHS AS ADULTS.

THEY'RE REALLY LARGE AND PRETTY BEAUTIFUL MOTHS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

SO SOME GOOD GUYS.

>> YEAH, INTERESTING.

>> OKAY.

>> THIS ONE MATT COMES TO US FROM OGALLALA.

SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS GRASS.

>> SO I'M PRETTY SURE THIS ONE'S FEATHERY GRASS.

AND THAT IS AN ORNAMENTAL.

OH, NO.

YOU'RE SAYING MAYBE NOT.

>> I'M SAYING YOU ARE WRONG.

>> WELL, WHAT KIND OF PLANT IS IT THAT.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?

>> THAT IS SPODIOPOGON WRIGHTII.

>> GOSH, YOU GOT THE NAMES FOR EVERYTHING.

OKAY?

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT TO ME.

>> IT'S LIKE A GIANT SASKATOON.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

>> I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU THAT.

>> YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT, NOW.

>> BECAUSE IT'S ONE THAT I USED TO TEACH AND IT'S NOT VERY COMMON.

>> WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE FEATHERY GRASS TO ME, BUT IT'S NOT.

>> IT DOES.

SO SEE HOW WELL WE PLAY WITH EACH OTHER.

>> I THINK YOU DID IT ON PURPOSE.

>> I DID NOT, I PROMISE.

ALL RIGHT.

TWO PICTURES ON THE NEXT ONE.

THIS COMES TO US FROM MIDTOWN OMAHA.

SOME SORT OF FESCUE GRASS IS WHAT THEY'RE CALLING IT, GROWING INTO THEIR YARD.

THEY DON'T WANT IT.

THERE'S A CHAIN LINK FENCE.

THEY WANT TO KNOW IF THERE'S A PHYSICAL BARRIER TO KEEP THIS FROM CRAWLING ACROSS THE FENCE, OR WHETHER A FOOT OF MULCH WOULD HELP.

>> I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS PROBABLY NOT A FESCUE PLANT WITH THE RHIZOMES THAT IT HAS.

IT'S MOST LIKELY LIKE A ZOYSIA GRASS THAT'S CREEPING UNDERNEATH THE NEIGHBOR'S FENCE INTO YOURS.

SO A GOOD MULCH BARRIER IN BETWEEN YOUR PLANTS AND THAT FENCE LINE WOULD BE HELPFUL, BECAUSE THEN YOU COULD SPRAY OUT IF IT IS GOING TO KEEP CREEPING, WHICH IT WILL BECAUSE IT'S ZOYSIA GRASS AND IT'LL CONTINUE TO GROW.

BUT HAVING A GOOD BARRIER OF THAT, LET'S SAY A FOOT TO TWO FEET, WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.

SO IT DOESN'T SPREAD INTO YOUR LAWN AND YOU COULD KILL IT WITH GLYPHOSATE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN YOU HAVE ONE MORE PICTURE, MATT.

THIS COMES FROM DENSMORE, KANSAS.

EXCUSE ME.

AND THIS HAS COME UP IN THE BUFFALO GRASS.

WHAT IS THIS AND HOW TO GET RID OF THAT?

>> OKAY, SO THIS I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT EVERYTHING IN HERE IS, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A BUNCH OF SUMMER ANNUALS THAT PROBABLY CAME THROUGH IN THE BUFFALO GRASS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS A THINNED AREA OR A NEW SEEDING.

ODDS ARE WHEN WE GET OUR FIRST FROST, MOST OF THIS SHOULD DIE OFF.

IF IT'S FOXTAIL CRABGRASS, A MIX OF OTHER ANNUAL GRASSY WEEDS, SO I WOULDN'T SPRAY ANYTHING NOW JUST BECAUSE BUFFALO IS GOING TO BE GOING DORMANT INTO THE FALL, INTO THE WINTER, AND WE DON'T WANT TO HARM IT.

AND ALSO, THOSE WEEDS ARE TOO BIG TO CONTROL WITH ANY PRODUCTS.

SO I WOULD SAY, WAIT IF YOU CAN AND GO FROM THERE, AND IF YOU CAN LET THEM GROW UP AND WIPE THEM WITH ROUNDUP, THAT WOULD BE ONE WAY OF GETTING RID OF THEM.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANKS, MATT.

SO I'VE SAVED A BUNCH OF SHROOMS FOR YOU LOREN.

>> I'M EXCITED.

>> HAHA.

THIS IS TWO PICTURES ON THE FIRST ONE.

THIS IS AN OMAHA VIEWER.

THIS MUSHROOM HAS BEEN IN THE GARDEN FOR MONTHS AND WHAT CAN WE TELL HER ABOUT IT?

>> YEAH, SO THIS IS ONE THAT THERE ARE SOME LOOKALIKES, BUT JUST LOOKING FROM ABOVE IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING CALLED TURKEY TAIL, WHICH YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE TURKEY TAIL APPEARANCE THERE WITH THE BANDS, IF THAT IS WHAT IT IS.

YOU CAN READ ABOUT THAT ON THE INTERNET, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT MEDICINAL PROPERTIES.

I DON'T RECOMMEND ANY OF THESE.

WE TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.

I'M NOT GOING TO SAY TO EAT THEM.

BE CAUTIOUS BECAUSE WE COULD BE WRONG.

WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT ONE PART.

BUT THAT'S WHAT I THINK.

IT IS >> FUN.

ALL RIGHT.

ONE PICTURE ON THE NEXT ONE.

THIS COMES TO US FROM SCRIBNER.

WHAT KIND OF FUNGUS?

>> WELL, IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL TOO.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER ONE.

AND AS I SAY, THIS NAME, EVERYONE'S GOING TO KNOW IT'S A CORAL FUNGUS.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE CORAL.

THERE'S A LOT OF DIVERSITY OF CORAL FUNGI.

THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT COLORS.

WHITE IS PROBABLY MORE COMMON, BUT I'VE SEEN PINK ONES.

I'VE SEEN YELLOW ONES JUST WONDERFUL.

SOME OF THE MORE POISONOUS.

SO IF THEY'RE IN AN AREA WHERE YOU HAVE PETS, I WOULD REMOVE THEM.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND TO MIX IT UP A LITTLE, THIS COMES TO US ONE PICTURE FROM PONCA HILLS AREA.

LEAVES ON IT.

THIS IS A KOUSA DOGWOOD.

LEAVES CURLING SEEMS TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR, BUT SHE'S NEVER SEEN THE CURLING.

>> YEAH.

SO THE CURLING, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS.

SO DOGWOODS GET ANTHRACNOSE WHICH IS A FUNGAL DISEASE THAT'S COMMON.

BUT THIS CURLING AND DRYING APPEARANCE I'M REALLY QUESTIONING IF IT'S NOT POWDERY MILDEW, WHICH THEY CAN ALSO GET.

SO LOOKING CLOSE IF YOU SEE SOME OF THEM WILL HAVE SOME WHITE DUSTY APPEARANCE.

JUST IF YOU'VE SEEN POWDERY MILDEW ON LILACS OR OTHER PLANTS, LOOK CLOSE AT THAT.

I THOUGHT I SAW SOME OF THAT ON THE EDGE.

I'M NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT IT.

IT'S LARGE ENOUGH.

BOTH OF THOSE DISEASES ARE NOT GOING TO KILL THE TREE, SO I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ANY TREATMENT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANKS, LOREN.

OKAY, ELIZABETH.

TWO PICTURES ON THIS.

FIRST ONE FROM JEFFERSON, SOUTH DAKOTA.

TWO ARMSTRONG MAPLES.

THEY WERE PLANTED LAST FALL.

THE LEADERS DIDN'T HAVE ANY LEAVES, AND HE'S NOTICED THEY STILL DON'T AND IS WONDERING WHAT TO DO.

PRUNE THOSE OFF WHEN?

WHAT?

>> SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE GET UP THERE, WE NEED TO DO SO SAFELY.

SO IF WE'RE SAFELY ABLE TO REACH THEM, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO BEND THAT TOP.

IF THE TOP IS STILL PLIABLE THEN TECHNICALLY IT'S STILL ALIVE.

IF IT'S BRITTLE, THEN IT'S GOING TO BE DEAD.

AND THEN WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO DO IS PRUNE DOWN TO THE NEXT CLOSEST BRANCH, UNION, AND THEN THAT ONE'S GOING TO TURN INTO THE LEADER FOR YOU, AND IT WILL TAKE OVER THAT, THAT LEAD FOR THE TREE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

YOU HAVE TWO PICTURES ON THE NEXT ONE.

THIS IS A GRETNA VIEWER.

THIS CATALPA LOST ITS LEADER.

AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THIS.

THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT VERTICILLIUM WILT.

BUT I DIDN'T GIVE IT TO YOU LOREN, BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE TREES.

AND ELIZABETH CAN SAY.

>> I HAVE A CHAINSAW.

>> I KNOW, SO THE QUESTION IS, SHOULD ANYTHING BE REMOVED AND CAN IT BE SAVED?

>> SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO DO IS TRY TO TRAIN ONE, THAT TOPMOST BRANCH INTO THE LEADER.

SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO DO IS SUBORDINATE THOSE OTHER ONES BY TAKING OFF A THIRD AND THEN SLOWLY CUTTING BACK THOSE OTHER ONES.

SO THAT WAY THAT ONE BECOMES THE MAIN LEADER OF THAT TREE.

IF YOU DON'T, IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK LIKE A SHRUB.

>> WHICH IS NOT ALL BAD.

>> NOT ALL BAD.

BUT IF YOU WANT A CATALPA TREE, YOU WANT TO TRAIN A LEADER.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND TWO PICTURES ON THE NEXT ONE.

THIS IS FUN FOR YOU OR NOT.

THIS IS A LINCOLN VIEWER.

AND THEY MOVED INTO THIS HOUSE.

AND THEY DON'T REALLY WANT TO SEE THEIR NEIGHBOR'S GARAGE AND GARBAGE CANS.

THEY WANT A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS FOR TREES OR SHRUBS THAT WILL GET ABOUT TEN FEET TALL AND GIVE THEM A NICE SCREEN.

SO THEY GAVE US PICTURES FROM THE FRONT AND FROM THE DRIVEWAY.

>> SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE PLANT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT OVERHANGING THAT WALL INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GIVING ENOUGH CLEARANCE WITH THAT BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION NEAR THE TREE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO PICKING SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE PART SHADE TO, YOU KNOW, SHADE TOLERANT.

SO SOMETHING LIKE A VIBURNUM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE DOGWOODS OUT THERE, CAROLINA ALLSPICE.

YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE READ THE TAG BECAUSE THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT CULTIVARS ON THE MARKET.

AND GETTING ONE THAT'S LIKE A FOOT TALL IS NOT GOING TO FIX YOUR PROBLEM WHEN YOU WANT A TEN FOOT TALL ONE.

THAT BEING SAID, PLANTS DON'T ALWAYS READ THE TAG, SO BE PREPARED FOR THEM TO GET A LITTLE BIT WIDER AND FOR THEM TO GET A LITTLE BIT TALLER THAN WHAT'S ON THE TAG.

>> OR A LITTLE BIT NARROWER, >> OR A LITTLE BIT SHORTER.

>> OR SHORTER OR, YOU KNOW, COVER ALL THE BASES.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ELIZABETH.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN ANOTHER FANTASTIC SEASON HERE ON OUR FAVORITE GARDENING SHOW.

IT'S BEEN WET.

IT'S BEEN DRY.

IT'S BEEN HOT.

IT'S BEEN COLD.

BUT WE HAVE ENJOYED EVERY SINGLE WEEK ON THE SHOW TO HELP YOU GROW YOUR PLANTS THE RIGHT WAY AND TO SEND US ON OUR WAY.

UNL PRESIDENT JEFFREY GOLD RETURNS TO SHARE AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE WITH US.

HELLO PRESIDENT GOLD, YOU KNOW, WE HAD YOU HERE IN THE GARDEN IN APRIL UNDER VERY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

WE HAD SNOW ON THE GROUND.

WE WERE IN THE GREENHOUSE.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE THE CHANGE MAKES IN THE BACKYARD FARMER GARDEN.

SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU COULD JOIN US AGAIN IN ALL THIS BEAUTY.

>> WELL, IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL SETTING.

AND I DO REMEMBER THAT DAY LITERALLY TRUDGING THROUGH THE ICE AND SLUSH FOR US TO BE TOGETHER.

JUST, WHAT, ABOUT 6 OR 7 MONTHS AGO?

AND HERE WE ARE NOW AMONG THE BUTTERFLIES AND THE PLANTS AND LOOKING GREAT.

>> WELL, AND SPEAKING OF TRUDGING AND TOURING, YOU HAVE JUST FINISHED A TRIP ALL THE WAY ACROSS NEBRASKA.

MANY COMMUNITIES, ALL THE CAMPUSES TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT AND WHAT THAT MEANT IN TERMS OF ENGAGING THE UNIVERSITY WITH COMMUNITIES AND WHAT THE TAKEAWAY WAS.

>> WELL, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

I SPENT OVER A WEEK GOING FROM THE VERY EASTERN TO THE VERY WESTERN PARTS OF THE STATE, 29 DIFFERENT STOPS OVER 1500 MILES, ENDING UP IN SCOTTSBLUFF, ALLIANCE AND CHADRON, BUT STARTING UP IN THE NORTHEAST IN NORFOLK AND COVERING EVERY SINGLE STATE COLLEGE, MOST OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, ETC.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S ALL ABOUT ENGAGEMENT.

AND FOR ME, IT'S ABOUT LISTENING.

AND I DO THIS EVERY YEAR, BY THE WAY.

I'VE DONE IT FOR THE LAST DECADE, AND IT'S ABOUT LISTENING TO NEBRASKANS, FARMERS, RANCHERS, BACKYARD GARDENERS AND MANY OTHERS ABOUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM, ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY.

WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING MORE OF, LESS OF WHAT AREN'T WE THINKING ABOUT?

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU KNOW, COMING BACK TO YOUR WORD OF ENGAGEMENT, HOW DO WE OPTIMALLY ENGAGE WITH NEBRASKANS WHO DEPEND UPON US SO MUCH?

>> SO IT SOUNDS LIKE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT IN GENERAL IS VERY PERSONAL TO YOU.

HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE THAT FOR YOU YOURSELF?

>> WELL, I DON'T LIKE SITTING BEHIND MY DESK.

I DIDN'T TAKE THIS JOB TO BALANCE BUDGETS AND FILL OUT SPREADSHEETS.

I TOOK THIS JOB TO BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, TO MEETING WITH NEBRASKANS, TO TELLING THE STORY OF THIS GREAT UNIVERSITY.

YOU KNOW, I WAS TALKING TO A CATTLE FEEDER WHO SAID THAT WITHOUT THE THE INPUT FROM OUR EXTENSION OFFICES, THAT HE WOULD BE NOWHERE NEAR AS SUCCESSFUL, AS PRODUCTIVE AS HIS FACILITIES ARE RIGHT NOW.

AND I KNOW THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT BACKYARD FARMER DOES.

WE DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU, I SHOULD SAY, DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

I KNOW SOME OF YOUR BROADCASTS ARE NOT ALL DONE HERE IN LINCOLN, BUT THEY'RE DONE ACROSS THE STATE.

>> YOU'RE CORRECT ON THAT.

AND WHEN YOU SAY ONE NEBRASKA, WE THINK, OF COURSE, ONE NEBRASKA.

AND THEN BEYOND THE BORDERS OF NEBRASKA, WE GET QUESTIONS FROM INDIANA, WE GET QUESTIONS FROM SURROUNDING STATES.

SO THAT TO US IS ALSO A WAY THAT ONE NEBRASKA SAYS WE ARE BIGGER THAN JUST THE STATE.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU?

>> WELL, NOT ONLY MAKES SENSE, BUT THE WAY I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT IS WE ARE HERE OF, BY, AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEBRASKA.

BUT AS AN EXEMPLAR TO THE REST OF THE NATION AND IN MANY WAYS AS AN EXEMPLAR TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS, LET'S TALK FOR A MINUTE ABOUT DIRTY WATER FOR FOOD, WHICH IS ONE THAT HAS TREMENDOUS INTERNATIONAL IMPACT IN WATER SAFETY AND WATER SUPPLIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ALL AROUND THE WORLD, AS WELL AS BEING A MAJOR RESOURCE FOR AGRICULTURE, IRRIGATION AND CROP PRODUCTION HERE IN NEBRASKA.

SO WE ARE VERY MUCH AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS, HIGHLY RESPECTED, HIGHLY APPRECIATED FOR OUR OUTREACH AND AGRICULTURE, OUR OUTREACH AND HEALTHCARE, OUR OUTREACH IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY IN SO MANY OTHER AREAS, BUT ALWAYS FOCUSED RIGHT HERE AT HOME IN NEBRASKA.

>> SO IF YOU WERE GOING TO PLANT ONE SEED, EITHER LITERALLY OR FIGURATIVELY, SINCE IT'S ALMOST TIME TO PLANT THAT FALL GARDEN.

>> YEAH.

>> FOR THE FUTURE, THAT WOULD HELP US AS BACKYARD FARMER HELP EXPAND THAT EVEN MORE.

WHAT WOULD THAT SEED BE?

>> I WOULD SAY THAT SEED, WHICH IS CORE TO OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING, ONE OF THE MAJOR FOUNDATIONAL PILLARS IS BASED UPON PARTNERSHIPS, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR, WITH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS, BUT ALSO WITH EVERY FARMER AND EVERY RANCHER IN THE STATE, EVERY BIG BUSINESS AND SMALL BUSINESS IN THE STATE WHERE WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND SAY, WHAT COULD WE DO BETTER AS A PARTNER AS OPPOSED TO IN OUR OWN SEPARATE SILOS?

>> SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND ASK YOU ONE MORE QUESTION.

SURE.

ARE YOU GOING TO STATE FAIR, AND IF SO, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?

>> WELL, I'M GOING TO STATE FAIR.

I'M GOING TO BE THERE IN HUSKER HARVEST DAYS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

SEE THE LATEST IN COMBINES AND TRACTORS AND WHATEVER ELSE.

AND HOW COULD IT NOT BE THE CORN DOG?

>> A MAN OF GOOD TASTE.

BECAUSE THAT'S MY FAVORITE TOO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DOCTOR GOLD.

>> IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE.

>> A BIG THANK YOU TO PRESIDENT GOLD FOR JOINING US AND REMINDING US HOW ESSENTIAL THOSE CONNECTIONS ARE IN HELPING US ALL GROW TOGETHER.

WE ARE VERY CONNECTED AND GOOD AT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

ONE PICTURE ON THIS ONE.

LET'S SEE.

THIS IS THESE EGGS ARE HATCHING.

THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THE SOUTH FACING WINDOW.

AND THE AREA IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A NICKEL.

>> YEAH.

SO CAVEAT FIRST, EGGS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY.

SO I IF I HAD TO GUESS ON THESE I THINK PROBABLY FALL ARMYWORM JUST BASED ON CONTEXT.

THEY DON'T LOOK QUITE CHARACTERISTIC.

USUALLY FALL ARMYWORM EGGS THEY'RE THEY'LL BE COVERED WITH SORT OF THIS MOSSY OR MOLDY LIKE APPEARANCE BECAUSE THE FEMALE COVERS IT WITH SCALES.

AND I DON'T SEE THAT HERE.

BUT WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THOSE QUITE A LOT AROUND.

AND THEY DO LIKE TO LAY THEIR EGGS IN ALL KINDS OF WEIRD PLACES.

SO I THINK IT'S THAT I WOULD, YOU KNOW, MONITOR YOUR TURF FOR THAT.

THEY WERE SEEING A GOOD NUMBER OF THEM NOW.

SO YOU WANT TO WATCH AND TREAT EARLY IF NECESSARY.

IF YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF THESE LITTLE CATERPILLARS IN YOUR TURF AND STARTING TO SEE SOME DAMAGE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

ONE PICTURE ON THE NEXT ONE.

WHO LAID THESE EGGS ON THE BACK OF A PEPPER?

>> YEAH.

THIS ONE.

UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T GIVE MUCH MORE THAN A GUESS, BUT I WOULD, YOU KNOW, TAKE A GUESS AT MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE A SALT MARSH TIGER BEETLE, LIKE WE HAD A PICTURE OF EARLIER.

OR.

SORRY, NOT TIGER BEETLE, BUT TIGER MOTH OR, YOU KNOW, OR LIKE A YELLOW WOOLY BEAR, ONE OF THOSE KIND OF TIGER MOTHS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, PROBABLY.

>> AND FROM WALTON, KANSAS.

WHAT KIND OF EGGS ARE THESE?

>> I THINK.

THIS ONE, AGAIN IS PROBABLY FALL ARMYWORM.

DOESN'T HAVE AGAIN, THAT KIND OF MOSS OR MOLDY APPEARANCE.

BUT I THINK THESE ARE FALL ARMYWORM.

WE SEE THEM IN REALLY WEIRD PLACES SO THAT IT KIND OF HAS THIS IRREGULAR PATTERN.

>> ALL RIGHT.

I DID THAT ON PURPOSE, BUT THEY REALLY ALL DID COME IN THIS WEEK.

SO.

ALL RIGHT.

TWO PICTURES ON THIS ONE.

THIS IS, HE TOOK ONE SHOT OF THE HEAD AND ONE SHOT OF THE REST OF IT.

BUT IT'S THIS WEED HOPPER.

HE IT'S SITTING TO REST ON A PLANT AND HE'S WONDERING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

>> YEAH.

THIS IS ONE OF, LIKE, OUR LARGEST SHOWIEST GRASSHOPPERS.

SO THIS IS THIS IS A LOCUST.

THIS THESE ARE OBSCURE BIRDWING GRASSHOPPERS.

AND THE FEMALES GET REALLY BIG.

THEY'RE NATIVE HERE.

THEY SPEND THE WHOLE YEAR HERE.

THEY'RE NOT REALLY, YOU KNOW, ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT OR ANYTHING.

THEY FEED ON SHRUBS AND TREES AND DON'T REALLY CAUSE ANY SORT OF PROBLEM, BUT THEY'RE VERY PREVALENT IN THE LATE SUMMER AND VERY LARGE.

>> AND PRETTY.

>> SHOWY GRASSHOPPERS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

ONE PICTURE, MATT, ON THIS ONE.

THIS COMES TO US FROM MINDEN.

SHE PLANTED FESCUE.

IT MUST HAVE BEEN A MIX OF OTHER GRASSES AS WELL.

AND SHE'S GOT SOMETHING IN HERE WITH REAL FINE BLADES THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT.

SHE WANTS TO KNOW IF OVERSEEDING WITH FESCUE WILL GET RID OF THE ONES SHE DOESN'T WANT.

>> YEAH.

I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE GOOD FESCUE ON THE TOP.

AND THEN ON THE BOTTOM THERE'S THAT LIME GREEN GRASS THAT I DON'T KNOW RIGHT OFF.

LIKE JUST BY LOOKING AT THIS PICTURE WHAT IT IS, IT COULD BE BENTGRASS IF THERE WAS ONE SEED IN THERE IT COULD SPREAD AND GROW INTO THAT COULD BE SOME OTHER JUST BLUEGRASS.

AND IF YOU'RE JUST GOING TO OVERSEED TALL FESCUE INTO IT, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO CURE IT, BECAUSE A LOT OF THOSE OTHER GRASSES ARE RHIZOMATOUS AND THEY SPREAD.

SO THEY, THEY COMPETE WITH THE TALL FESCUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S WELL WATERED.

TALL FESCUE MIGHT DO A LITTLE BETTER IN THE DRIER CLIMATE AND THAT WOULD PUSH FOR THAT ONE.

BUT I WOULD SAY JUST OVERSEEDING ALONE ISN'T GOING TO WORK.

YOU WOULD HAVE TO KILL IT OFF AND DO SOMETHING ELSE, BUT I WOULD, I WOULD STICK WITH THAT.

IT DOESN'T NOT LOOK ALL THAT BAD.

>> ALL RIGHT.

ONE PICTURE ON THIS ONE.

THIS IS GRAND ISLAND.

THEY WANT TO START A NEW FLOWER BED KIND OF AROUND THE TREES THERE.

AND THEY WANT TO KNOW THE BEST WAY TO KILL THE GRASS.

>> SO WITH THAT, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD KILL THE GRASS OR NOT KILL THE GRASS, BUT CUT IT OUT.

I THINK WHAT I WOULD DO IS JUST MARK OFF THE AREA YOU WANT TO KILL, SPRAY IT WITH GLYPHOSATE.

ON A DAY THAT'S CALM, WITH A LOWER PRESSURE AND HIGHER DROPLET SIZE, OR BIGGER DROPLET SIZE, SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DRIFT IT ALL OVER YOUR LAWN.

MAKE SURE YOU DON'T WALK THROUGH IT BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE FOOT TRACKS ALL OVER.

AND THEN BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR FLOWER BED AROUND THOSE TREES.

MAKE SURE YOU DON'T GO TOO DEEP WITH THE MULCH.

I'LL LEAVE THAT TO SOMEBODY ELSE TO DECIDE BUT I.

>> THE ONE AT THE END OF THE TABLE.

>> I THINK IT WOULD.

IT WOULD WORK WELL IF YOU DO IT THAT WAY.

BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S A NEED TO CUT OUT THE GRASS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND ONE MORE PICTURE.

THIS IS FROM FREMONT.

MATT.

SHE WANTS TO GET RID OF NORTHERN SEA OATS IN HER YARD BECAUSE THEY ARE TAKING OVER EVERYTHING.

>> YEAH.

SO I'VE NEVER REALLY SEEN THIS ONE TOO MUCH NORTHERN SEA OATS.

AND I'M SURE IT'S AROUND BECAUSE IT'S A NATIVE.

AND I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW YOU WANT TO GET RID OF THIS ONE, OTHER THAN CUTTING IT BACK.

>> DON'T LET IT GO TO SEED.

>> DON'T LET IT GO TO SEED.

>> THAT'S A GOOD ANSWER.

>> SAY THOSE WHO HAVE IT IN THEIR YARDS.

ALL RIGHT.

>> PRETTY WHEN IT GOES TO SEED.

>> YEAH IT IS PRETTY.

>> LOREN ONE PICTURE.

THIS IS A SHOULD THIS TREE BE CUT DOWN AS CLOSE TO THE FRONT HOUSE ON THE WEST?

>> YES.

A COUPLE OF THINGS.

IS THIS PICTURE SHOWING YOU CAN SEE THAT THE FUNGAL GROWTHS, THE DARK SPOTS WHICH LOOK LIKE SOME SORT OF A BRACKET FUNGUS OR A CONK THAT'S GROWING OUT.

THERE'S ALSO NOT A LOT OF FLARE ON THE LEFT SIDE.

SO I HAVE A THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IF THEY DUG DOWN, YOU MIGHT EVEN FIND A GIRDLING ROOT OR SOMETHING THERE.

AND REGARDLESS, THIS TREE IS STRESSED.

IT HAS SOME DEAD, SOMETHING DEAD INSIDE OF IT.

ANYTIME WE SEE FUNGAL GROWTH, WE KNOW IT'S LIVING ON A DEAD HOST TISSUE.

SO IT COULD DEFINITELY BE A HAZARD TREE.

SO I WOULD I WOULD GET THAT CAREFULLY EVALUATED BY AN ARBORIST.

>> OKAY.

THREE PICTURES ON THIS ONE FROM GLENWOOD.

BLACK HILLS SPRUCE LOOKING LIKE THIS.

AND IT'S YOU CAN SEE THE ONE BACK THERE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT YELLOWER.

AND THERE ARE THREE PICTURES.

AND THIS IS THE YELLOWING.

>> SO THE CHALLENGE WITH THIS IS ANYTIME YOU HAVE A LARGER STAND OF OLDER TREES LIKE THAT AND YOU SEE ONE THAT THE WHOLE TREE IS AFFECTED, MOST LIKELY THIS TREE IS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT OVER.

WHO KNOWS HOW MANY YEARS I WOULD LOOK AT THE BASE OF IT FOR SOME SORT OF.

IT COULD HAVE A LARGE CANKER AT THE BASE SOMEWHERE DOWN IN THE TREE.

IF YOU SEE A LOT OF PITCH AGAIN, IT COULD BE ONE OUT OF THE GROVE THAT WAS PLANTED TOO DEEP, EVEN IN ITS STRESS.

NOW AT THIS POINT, IT'S AGE.

BUT REGARDLESS, I THINK LONG TERM YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE A TREE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND ONE MORE.

THIS IS LINCOLN SHARING THESE BEAUTIFUL GROWTHS ON AN OLD TREE.

ARE THEY INDICATING SOMETHING GOOD OR SOMETHING BAD?

>> SAME, SAME TYPE OF SCENARIO AS THE FIRST ONE WE LOOKED AT IN THIS PORTION.

ANYTIME YOU HAVE FUNGAL GROWTH ON THE OUTSIDE OF A TREE THAT'S LARGER, PARTICULARLY LIKE THIS, WHERE YOU HAVE A CONK AND THIS COULD BE ONE OF OUR TURKEY TAIL TYPE FUNGI, JUST LIKE THE ONE EARLIER INDICATOR OF ROTTING WOOD INSIDE.

SO REALLY EVALUATE THAT TREE CAREFULLY.

>> THANK YOU LOREN.

TWO PICS ON THIS ONE FOR YOU.

ELIZABETH.

WONDERING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE LEAVES OF THIS.

THERE WAS ALSO NEW GROWTH ON THESE TREES.

>> SO IF WE LOOK REALLY CLOSELY AT SOME OF THOSE OLDER LEAVES WHERE IT'S JUST MISSING A LOT OF THE INTERVENAL TISSUE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD POSSIBLY BE OAK TATTERS AND OAK TATTERS CAN BE CAUSED BY A WIDE RANGE OF THINGS, WHETHER IT BE TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS OF WHEN THE LEAF IS EMERGING TO POSSIBLY HERBICIDE.

THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS IT IS PUTTING ON NEW LEAVES.

THE BAD NEWS IS, IS IT'S PUTTING ON NEW LEAVES LATE IN THE SEASON.

SO WE REALLY NEED TO WATCH THAT TREE AND PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL IRRIGATION TO IT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

TWO PICTURES ON THIS ONE.

THIS COMES TO US FROM THE AKSARBEN AREA.

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THIS TREE GOT HIT.

AND APPARENTLY THE CUTS WERE PATCHED WITH A TAR.

AND NOW IT'S DOING THIS.

YEAH.

AND THIS IS A CANADA RED CHERRY.

>> SO YEAH.

SO THE THING WITH THOSE CANADA RED CHOKECHERRIES IS THEY ARE KIND OF SHORT LIVED BECAUSE THEY'RE FAST GROWING.

IF WE HAVE THAT GUMMOSIS, IT CAN BE CAUSED BY A WIDE VARIETY OF THINGS, WHETHER IT'S INJURY OR INSECTS.

SO I WOULD CONSIDER REMOVAL.

OH SURE.

ROT, BUT I WOULD CONSIDER REMOVAL JUST BECAUSE IT IS IN THAT INFERNO STRIP.

AND IT DID HAVE SOME DAMAGE TO IT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

TWO PICTURES ON THIS ONE.

THIS IS AN ELKHORN VIEWER, ONE OF THE TWO MAPLES SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

HE WANTS TO KNOW WHETHER THIS TREE CAN OVERCOME THE INSULT.

>> IT CANNOT.

IT SHOULD BE REMOVED THIS WINTER AT THE LATEST.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND TWO MORE.

AND THIS IS NOT TREES.

THIS IS A BLACKBERRY BUSHES THAT HAVE THEIR 3 TO 4 YEARS OLD.

THEY NEVER REALLY PUT ON GOOD WHOLE BERRIES.

DO THEY NEED ANOTHER ONE.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

SO IS WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

>> TO THE BERRY DOESN'T FILL OUT COMPLETELY.

THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT REASONS.

IT'S POOR POLLINATION.

IT CAN BE CAUSED BY COOL, CLOUDY CONDITIONS.

WE COULD HAVE WET CONDITIONS, YOU KNOW, HIGH TEMPERATURES, INCONSISTENT MOISTURE.

SO MORE THAN LIKELY WE'RE LOOKING AT AN ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR.

NOT SO MUCH THE BLACKBERRY ITSELF NEEDING AN ADDITIONAL POLLENIZER.

>> ALL RIGHT.

EXCELLENT.

WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE GANNON RUSH FROM THE HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER HERE EVERY WEEK TO GIVE US A PEEK INTO WHAT THE WEATHER HAS BEEN DOING EVERY WEEK.

AND HERE'S GANNON FOR ONE MORE FORECAST.

WE HOPE IT'S A COOL ONE.

>> THANKS, KIM.

OUTSIDE OF A WARM START TO THE WEEKEND, IT SHOULD BE PRETTY NICE OUTSIDE.

WE'LL START OFF WITH OUR HOTTEST DAY ON FRIDAY, WITH NEARLY THE ENTIRE STATE AROUND 90 DEGREES OR WARMER.

IT WILL REMAIN THIS WAY ON SATURDAY FOR MANY, BUT ON SUNDAY, MOST OF THE STATE WILL COOL OFF IN THE 70S.

ON MONDAY, WILL TURN RIGHT BACK AROUND AND JUMP BACK UP INTO THE 80S, AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN THAT WAY FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

THE RAIN FORECAST FOR THIS WEEK IS PRETTY GOOD, WITH A LARGE CHUNK OF THE STATE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE A HALF INCH OR MORE.

OUTSIDE OF A FEW SCATTERED STORMS, THE FIRST WIDESPREAD CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BE ON SUNDAY.

FOLLOWING THIS, CHANCES WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, PREDOMINANTLY IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE.

AND THAT'S YOUR WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WATCHED THIS YEAR.

IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU EACH AND EVERY WEEK.

BACK TO YOU KIM.

>> THANKS, GANNON.

IT'S ALSO A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE YOU DO THIS FOR US.

AND OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT SHORT BREAK.

COMING UP, WE HAVE PLANTS OF THE WEEK, LIGHTNING, AND A LOT MORE BACKYARD FARMER RIGHT AFTER THIS.

[Up-lifting Music] [Up-lifting Music] [Up-lifting Music] [Up-lifting Music] [Up-lifting Music] WELCOME BACK TO BACKYARD FARMER.

COMING UP LATER IN THE SHOW, WE'LL BE SHOWING YOU OUR ANNUAL GARDEN TIME LAPSE.

AND YOU CAN STILL CALL IN THOSE QUESTIONS TO OUR PHONE.

VOLUNTEERS 1(800) 676-5446 AND ELIZABETH IS GOING TO TELL US ABOUT ALL THE PLANTS OF THE WEEK.

GO RIGHT AHEAD.

>> YES, WE HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT PLANTS OF THE WEEK THIS WEEK.

FOR STARTERS, WE HAVE THE DALLAS BLUE SWITCHGRASS.

THIS IS A REALLY NICE ONE.

HUGE PANICLES ON IT, 6 TO 8 FOOT TALL.

WITH THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CAGE IT UP BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT LIKES TO FLOP OVER.

WE ALSO HAVE THE WHITE WOOD ASTER, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE WHITE ONE THAT'S IN FRONT PART TO FULL SHADE.

LONGER LEAVES, NOT SO MANY DISEASES.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, GOLDENRODS ARE IN FULL GLORY RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS ONE CALLED ZIGZAG.

IT'S A NATIVE PART, SHADE FLOWERS FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.

AND THIS ONE'S GOING TO BE IN THAT 4 FOOT TO 6 FOOT RANGE.

>> RIGHT.

AND I JUST LOVE THE GOLDENROD.

SO THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ONES.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ELIZABETH.

AND OF COURSE WE HAVE WONDERFUL THINGS ALWAYS THAT GO ON IN THE GARDENING WORLD.

ART IN THE GARDEN PLAY IN THE PARK.

SO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, THAT IS ONE THAT WE HAVE ADVERTISED BEFORE AT SUNKEN GARDENS.

IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.

OUR SECOND ONE IS THE DIY HOME GARDENING DANCE PARTY ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, 1:30 TO 3:30, IN THE HOLLY HAMLET.

OUR THIRD ONE IS THE LINCOLN ROSE SOCIETY'S FALL ROSE SHOW, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1 TO 4 ALL PAVILION HERE IN LINCOLN WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE WHICH IS THE FREE COMPOST DEMONSTRATION BY NEBRASKA EXTENSION MASTER GARDENERS.

THE 27TH, 10 TO 11 AT PIONEERS PARK, SOUTH OF THE NATURE CENTER BUILDING HERE IN LINCOLN.

AND OF COURSE, WE STILL HAVE OUR BYF GROW-A-ROW PRODUCE DONATION TUESDAYS THROUGH OCTOBER 4:30 TO 6:30.

SO GREAT THINGS GOING ON IN THE GARDENING WORLD.

AND THAT BRINGS US, OF COURSE, TO THE LIGHTNING ROUND.

ARE YOU READY?

>> SURE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL START WITH YOU.

OF COURSE.

ELIZABETH.

SO OUR VERY FIRST ONE HERE IS WE HAVE A VIEWER FROM NORTH PLATTE WHO HAD ONE OF FOUR HARDY PAMPAS GRASSES, RAVENNA GRASS NEVER FLOWERED.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT YELLOW.

>> PLANTING DEPTH ISSUE, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

A VIEWER HAS A TREE LIMB THAT LOOKS DANGEROUS HANGING OVER FROM THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD.

ARE THEY ABLE TO TRIM THAT OFF THEMSELVES OR NOT?

>> IF THEY CAN SAFELY DO SO.

OTHERWISE, CONTACT A CERTIFIED ARBORIST.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A VIEWER WHO WANTS TO KNOW IF THEY NEED A LICENSE OR A PERMIT TO SELL HOME GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

>> THEY DO NOT.

>> AND THEY ALSO WANT TO KNOW DO THEY NEED TO BE INSPECTED?

>> THEY DO NOT.

>> AND THEY WANT TO KNOW IS THERE A MINIMUM SIZE FOR THE GARDEN FOR THEM TO DO THAT?

>> THEY DO NOT.

>> WE HAVE A VIEWER WHO WONDERS, WHICH HYDRANGEAS DO YOU PRUNE NOW?

>> WHATEVER KIM TELLS ME.

USUALLY THOSE SPRING BLOOMERS, WE WANT TO WAIT TILL AFTER THEY BLOOM.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO BE LATER IN THE SEASON.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND IS A MULCH RING SUPPOSED TO BE THE SIZE OF THE CANOPY OF THE TREE IF THE TREE IS BIG.

>> SO THE DRIP LINE.

YES.

IDEALLY WE WOULD LIKE THE BIGGEST MULCH RING WE COULD POSSIBLY GET.

>> ALL RIGHT.

50FT ON A BUR OAK.

>> WHY NOT?

>> OKAY.

>> I DON'T LIKE GRASS.

>> OKAY.

LOREN.

YOU READY?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THIS IS A BEATRICE VIEWER WHO WANTS TO KNOW HOW DO YOU CONFIRM VERTICILLIUM WILT IN A CATALPA?

>> YOU WOULD NEED TO TAKE A SAMPLE OF SOME OF THE BRANCHES AND SEND IT TO THE DIAGNOSTIC LAB.

>> ALL RIGHT.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE THIS ONE IS FROM, BUT LOTS OF RUST SLASH SPORES IN A IN A BLUEGRASS FESCUE LAWN.

IS THAT A CONCERN?

THIS TIME OF YEAR.

>> RUST IS COMMON IN OUR TURFS.

THIS TIME OF YEAR.

YOU CAN FERTILIZE AS A WAY TO HELP YOURSELF GET OUT OF THAT.

>> OKAY, SEVERAL VIEWERS WITH SPRUCE NEEDLE DISEASES FROM SPRING.

WE'VE GOTTEN A COUPLE NOW SAYING WHEN NEXT SPRING DO THEY TREAT FOR WHAT OR WITH WHAT?

>> IT DEPENDS ON WHAT TYPE OF JUNIPER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND WHAT DISEASE.

SO THAT WOULD NEED IDENTIFICATION FOR GUIDELINES.

>> SO WHICH IS MORE LIKELY TO BE EDIBLE.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A STUDENT QUESTION.

IS IT THE MUSHROOMS WITH THE GILLS OR THE MUSHROOMS WITH THE DOTS ON THE UNDERSIDE.

>> DON'T USE THAT.

NO.

>> WE REALLY LOVE OUR STUDENTS TOO MUCH TO ADVISE THEM.

>> YEAH.

JUST BE CAREFUL, >> OKAY.

ARE YOU READY, MATT.

>> YES.

>> THIS IS AGAIN.

WE'VE GOTTEN THIS A LOT.

THIS IS AN ANTHON, IOWA VIEWER WHO WANTS TO KNOW HOW TO KILL CREEPING CHARLIE.

NOW, WITH WHAT?

>> TRICLOPYR WORKS BEST.

AND IT'LL HELP THROUGH THE FALL.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AN OMAHA VIEWER WANTS TO KNOW WHAT IS THE BEST NPK FERTILIZER RATIO FOR THE LAST APPLICATION IN OCTOBER.

>> ONE OF THE SOIL TESTS REQUIRES.

BUT GENERALLY, NITROGEN HELPS IN THE FALL.

>> OKAY.

AND THEN IT IS.

WHY SHOULD WE NOT USE ANYTHING WITH DICAMBA IN IT?

JEFF MENTIONED THAT LAST WEEK.

>> BECAUSE SOME OF THE TREES AND EVERYTHING ARE STILL PRETTY VIABLE AND GROWING, SO WE DON'T WANT TO POTENTIALLY HURT THEM, ESPECIALLY WITH WARMER TEMPS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

VIEWER WANTS TO KNOW WHAT IS THE BEST TIME TO PLANT AND WATER GRASS SEED.

>> NOW IS A GREAT TIME.

WATER IT 2 TO 3 TIMES A DAY, LIGHTLY UNTIL IT GROWS AND THEN TO THE DEPTH OF ROOTING.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE WHO JUST DISCOVERED THAT THEY HAVE WILD STRAWBERRY ALL OVER IN THEIR TURF.

IS THIS THE TIME OF YEAR TO CONTROL THAT?

AND WITH WHAT?

>> YES.

SAME THING.

TRICLOPYR SOMETHING WITH THREE WAY PRODUCTS.

2-4D WORKS AS WELL.

>> ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE UP.

KYLE.

OKAY, YOUR FAVORITE THING I KNOW.

>> OH YEAH.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THIS FIRST ONE IS THEY HAVE DISCOVERED IN THEIR GARDEN GIANT GRUBS.

AND THEY ARE WONDERING IF THERE IS ANYTHING THEY SHOULD APPLY NOW TO KILL THOSE GIANT GRUBS.

>> PROBABLY GREEN JUNE BEETLES.

I WOULDN'T APPLY ANYTHING IN THE GARDEN, NO.

>> ALL RIGHT.

A PAPILLION VIEWER WANTS TO KNOW WHY WE ARE NOT SEEING ANY CAROLINA PRAYING MANTIS.

WE'RE SEEING ALL THOSE GREAT BIG ONES.

>> WELL, THERE'S SOME EVIDENCE THAT THE INTRODUCED CHINESE MANTIS DO OUTCOMPETE THEM.

THEY EMERGE EARLIER.

BUT I STILL DO SEE A LOT OF CAROLINA MANTIS, TOO.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND OMAHA VIEWER SAYS THERE ARE TINY CATERPILLARS DESCENDING ON THREADS LIKE SPIDERWEB ALL OVER IN THEIR YARD.

WHAT?

ANY IDEAS ON THAT?

>> ON THREADS?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT DEFINITELY WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF FALL ARMYWORM AROUND LAWNS, SO THAT DEFINITELY SOMETHING I WOULD I WOULD LOOK INTO FURTHER.

>> ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A TICK APPLICATION TO TREAT THE LAWN TO BREAK THE TICK CYCLE THAT SHOULD BE APPLIED?

RIGHT NOW?

>> THERE'S SOME TREATMENTS THAT COULD BE APPLIED POTENTIALLY, AND PROVIDE PROTECTION NEXT YEAR FOR TICKS.

BUT IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE PRODUCT.

SO NOT JUST ANYTHING.

>> ALL RIGHT.

EXCELLENT.

SO WE GO WITH PICKS ONE PICTURE ON THIS.

WHAT IS THIS.

AND IS THIS A PROBLEM IS YOUR VERY FIRST ONE.

AND I THINK IT PROBABLY IS A PROBLEM IF WE CAN GET THAT PICTURE UP MAYBE.

THERE WE GO.

>> YES.

YEAH IT'S A PROBLEM.

NOT A HUGE PROBLEM.

BUT FALL WEBWORM.

THEY BUILD THESE WEBS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE OR THE END OF THESE BRANCHES.

AND THEN THE CATERPILLARS FEED WITHIN THERE.

SO THEY'RE PRETTY WELL PROTECTED AND KIND OF HARD TO TREAT WITH ANYTHING.

THE SIMPLEST THING IS TO PRUNE THOSE OUT.

OR IF YOU CAN GET A RAKE OR SOMETHING UP THERE AND KIND OF GET IT.

>> COTTON CANDY.

>> YEP, YEP.

EXACTLY LIKE COTTON CANDY.

GET THOSE OFF AND THEN YOU CAN SPRAY THEM OR JUST PRUNE THEM OUT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> DON'T TOUCH THE CATERPILLARS THOUGH.

THEY THEY WILL IRRITATE YOU.

>> OKAY.

MCCOOK, NEBRASKA.

FOUND THIS BEAUTIFUL, DOCILE CREATURE.

WHAT IS THIS?

>> TOBACCO BUDWORM.

NOT SO DOCILE TO THE FLOWER.

SO THEY TEND TO BE ACTIVE AT NIGHT.

SOMETIMES YOU FIND THEM IN THE DAY LIKE THIS.

BUT I WOULD GO OUT WITH A FLASHLIGHT IN THE EVENING, AND YOU CAN HANDPICK THEM SO THEY'RE NOT EATING THROUGH YOUR BUDS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

TWO PICTURES ON THIS ONE FOUND WHAT LOOKS LIKE A DEFORMITY ON THIS MONARCH CATERPILLAR.

IS THAT COMMON OR IS IT JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED?

>> YEAH, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW, IT'S HARD TO SAY WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED.

THEY DO HAVE QUITE A FEW LIKE PARASITOIDS.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING LIKE THAT OR SOMETIMES I KNOW IN CAPTIVITY, IF THERE'S TOO MANY, THEY MIGHT TAKE A BITE OUT OF EACH OTHER.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS CAPTIVE, BUT.

YEAH.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND THREE PICTURES ON THIS ONE, THEY'RE WONDERING, IS THIS A WASP LIKE INSECT NATIVE?

>> IT IS NATIVE.

YEAH.

THESE ARE SCOLIID WASP AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY SUPER AWESOME.

AND THEY'RE REALLY BENEFICIAL.

THEY THE FEMALES, THEY BURROW DOWN INTO THE GROUND, THEY STING WHITE GRUBS AND THEN CARRY THEM FURTHER DOWN INTO THE SOIL AND LAY AN EGG ON THEM.

AND THE LARVA DEVELOPS ON THAT WHITE GRUB.

SO THEY PROVIDE GOOD BIOCONTROL OF GRUBS IN YOUR TURF.

>> AWESOME, EXCELLENT.

ALL RIGHT.

TWO PICKS ON THIS ONE FOR YOU.

MATT, THIS IS WAHOO.

PATCHES IN THE YARD.

ANY IDEAS ON THIS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

SO I WOULD LEAN TOWARDS THIS BEING A DRY AREA.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN SOME DISEASE BUT WITHOUT ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY SEEING IT YOU CAN'T REALLY DECIDE WHAT IT IS.

BUT NEXT TO A SIDEWALK LIKE THAT, A LOT OF TIMES YOU GET THOSE HARD, HARD EDGES OR TRAFFICKED AREAS THAT ARE COMPACTED.

THEY LOSE WATER FIRST.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE REST OF THE LAWN.

IT COULD HAVE ALSO BEEN A DIFFERENT VARIETY OF GRASS.

SO THERE'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS A SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI VIEWER IN BILOXI WHO IS WONDERING.

THIS WEED IS GROWING WILD.

SHARP CREASE DOWN THE LEAF WITH A POINTY TIP.

>> YEAH.

YEAH.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL WEED.

IT LOOKS LIKE OUR FAVORITE WEEDS COUSIN FROM DOWN SOUTH.

I THINK IT'S PURPLE NUTSEDGE.

SO IT IS SIMILAR TO YELLOW NUTSEDGE AND CONTROL METHODS.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE THAT ONE IS WHAT'S GROWING IN YOUR YARD AND CONTROL METHODS.

HALO SAFFRON IS GREAT ON YELLOW NUTSEDGE.

IT SHOULD WORK ON PURPLE AS WELL.

AND I'M SURE THERE'S A FEW OTHER PRODUCTS THAT WILL WORK ON IT.

>> ALL RIGHT, TWO ON THIS ONE.

THIS WEED CAME IN YEARS AGO FROM A NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY.

THEY DON'T WANT TO USE A PRE-EMERGE.

THEY PULL IT.

ANYTHING ELSE?

>> SO I'D SAY KEEP PULLING IT.

MULBERRY WEED IS WHAT THIS ONE IS.

AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO SET SEED AND IT PROBABLY SET SEED LAST YEAR.

A BUNCH OF THEM ARE OUT THERE, SO CONTINUE TO PULL THEM AND GET RID OF THEM.

PUT THEM IN A BAG AND THROW THEM IN THE TRASH.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND TWO MORE.

THIS IS A NEW CONSTRUCTION SITE, AND THIS LITTLE WEED JUST SPRANG UP A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

WHAT IS THIS?

>> YEAH, THIS IS CARPET WEED, AND IT GROWS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR.

I'VE SEEN IT.

I MEAN, IT'S AN ANNUAL AND IT WILL ALSO SET A BUNCH OF SEEDS.

SO IF YOU DID REMOVE A BUNCH OF THEM, THAT SHOULD HELP YOU FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

BUT IF YOU GET SOMETHING ELSE ESTABLISHED THERE, IT REALLY DOESN'T COMPETE.

IT'S PRETTY OPPORTUNISTIC IN A IN A OPEN AREA.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THREE PICTURES FOR YOU ON THIS ONE LOREN FROM PAPILLION.

QUICKFIRE HYDRANGEA HAS STARTED TO DEVELOP SPOTS.

THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

>> YEAH THESE SPOTS THIS COULD BE A CERCOSPORA LEAF SPOT OR A BACTERIAL DISEASE.

SO EITHER WAY IT'S USUALLY SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS LATE IN THE SEASON.

IT'S NOT GOING TO KILL IT.

IF YOU'RE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT IT THOUGH, I WOULD RECOMMEND SUBMITTING A SAMPLE SO YOU KNOW HOW TO TREAT IT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

ONE ON THE NEXT ONE.

THIS IS A 12 INCH PLUS FUNGUS ON A DEAD TREE.

>> THAT'S BEAUTIFUL WITH FUNGI, A LOT OF TIMES WE NEED TO SEE THE UNDERSIDE.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE A LARGE OYSTER MUSHROOM, WHICH WE WOULD SEE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THEY CAN BE QUITE LARGE.

SOMETIMES THEY'RE IN CLUSTERS, BUT WITHOUT SEEING THE UNDERSIDE, I CAN'T TELL FOR SURE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND ONE PICTURE FROM KEARNEY.

WHAT IS THIS ONE?

AND IS THIS EDIBLE.

>> THIS IS THIS IS A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

SO THIS SOME PEOPLE SAY IT LOOKS LIKE A BRAIN.

THIS IS A SULFUR SHELF MUSHROOM ALSO KNOWN AS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS.

YOU CAN LOOK THAT UP READ ABOUT IT.

I WOULD LET IT GROW A LITTLE BIT MORE BEFORE YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU DO WITH IT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND ONE MORE.

THIS IS LINCOLN.

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS OLD BRADFORD PEAR?

>> YEAH.

AND THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL, TOO.

THIS IS PEAR RUST, MOST LIKELY.

WHICH CYCLES JUST LIKE CEDAR APPLE RUST.

NO REASON TO TREAT NOW.

NEXT SUMMER, IN THE SPRING WHEN THE GALLS COME OUT ON THE JUNIPERS, YOU CAN CONSIDER TREATMENT, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARY.

>> ALL RIGHT, ELIZABETH, YOU HAVE FOUR PICTURES.

THIS IS COLUMBUS.

AND THEY BASICALLY ARE ALL KIND OF THE SAME THING HERE.

SO IT IS A DO WE SAVE ANY OF THESE PLANTS ON THIS.

>> SO UNFORTUNATELY WHEN THE TRUNK IS LOSE HAS LOST MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF ITS BARK, IT'S NOT GOING TO COME BACK.

AND A LOT OF THAT BARK IS FLAKING OFF OF THERE.

SO UNFORTUNATELY THAT MAPLE IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE A KEEPER.

>> ALL RIGHT.

TWO PICTURES ON THE NEXT ONE.

THIS IS AN AINSWORTH VIEWER.

WHAT TIME OF YEAR SHOULD THESE BE PRUNED.

>> SO YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE PRUNING JUNIPERS THAT YOU DON'T PRUNE TOO FAR IN BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE BARE INSIDE.

SO IF YOU WANT TO ENCOURAGE NEW GROWTH, YOU WANT TO DO IT BEFORE THE NEW GROWTH OCCURS.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO CONTROL IT, YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR THAT NEW GROWTH TO COME OUT, AND THEN YOU WANT TO FEATHER PRUNE IT.

DON'T TAKE A HEDGE SHEARS AND MAKE A NICE LITTLE SQUARE OUT OF IT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND YOU HAVE TWO MORE PICTURES.

ELIZABETH, THIS COMES TO US FROM LINCOLN.

THESE ARE LITTLE DWARF ALBERTA SPRUCE LOSING THEIR NEEDLES.

THEY'RE WONDERING IF THIS IS AN ISSUE.

IS THERE ANYTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT?

>> ALL WE CAN DO IS WATER.

WATCH AND WAIT.

MAKE SURE THAT TREE GETS ABOUT AN INCH OF SUPPLEMENTAL MOISTURE A WEEK.

KIND OF WATCH AND WAIT.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ENVIRONMENTAL, POSSIBLY DUE TO SOME OF THAT GRAVEL AND ROCK NEAR THE BOTTOM AND REFLECTED HEAT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANKS, ELIZABETH.

WELL, OUR GARDEN HAS BEEN A REAL SOURCE FOR THRILLS AND INSPIRATIONS EACH YEAR, AND IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO SHOW YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE WEEK.

FOR OUR FINAL FEATURE OF THE SEASON, HERE'S A LOOK BACK AT THE BACKYARD FARMER GARDEN THIS SEASON.

(MUSIC) REMEMBER, OUR SHOW MIGHT BE ENDING TONIGHT, BUT YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO CHECK OUT THE GARDEN ON EAST CAMPUS.

PLENTY TO SEE FALL COLORS.

AND OF COURSE, WE ALSO HAVE PERENNIALS AND SHRUBS IN THERE.

ALL RIGHT, TWO PICTURES FROM NORTHEAST GARFIELD COUNTY IN THE SANDHILLS.

WE'VE SEEN THESE BULBS ON THE DRY STEMS OF GOLDENROD.

WHAT IS IT?

>> IT'S GOLDENROD.

GOLF FLY.

IT'S A FRUIT FLY.

>> ALL RIGHT, SO A LITTLE BUMPS.

THREE MILES WEST OF KEARNEY, THEY FOUND THIS TWO TONE LADY BEETLE, WHICH IS JUST A SINGLE PICTURE.

AND THEY WANT ONE REDWING AND ONE BROWN ONE.

IS THIS A DIFFERENT SPECIES OR.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S AN ASIAN LADY BEETLE.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

THERE'S A PRETTY WELL DOCUMENTED PHENOMENON LIKE THAT OCCURS, ESPECIALLY WITH BUTTERFLIES, WHERE THEY CAN BE LIKE HALF MALE AND HALF FEMALE AND HAVE THE DIFFERENT DIMORPHISM.

I DOUBT THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE, BUT MAYBE SOME CHIMERISM OR SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND THIS IS A NORFOLK VIEWER SAW THIS LITTLE GUY ON THE PORCH.

WHO IS HE.

>> YEAH.

THERE'S A LOT OF LITTLE YELLOW CRAB SPIDERS THAT LOOK LIKE THIS, BUT PROBABLY WHITE BANDED CRAB SPIDER.

>> LITTLE CRAB.

THEY'RE SO CUTE.

ALL RIGHT, MATT, COLUMBUS, WHAT IS THIS?

TALL WEED SLASH WILDFLOWER?

ONE PICTURE.

>> THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

>> WEED.

>> IT'S WEED.

MARIJUANA OR HEMP?

MORE OF THE WILD HEMP, I SHOULD SAY.

AND IT MAKES FOR GOOD PHEASANT OR NOT PHEASANT, BUT DOVE HUNTING.

>> DOVE ABSOLUTELY.

>> SHRED A BUNCH OF THIS LAST WEEKEND.

SO IT GROWS CRAZY IN THE PASTURES.

>> WITH THE DOVES AUDIENCE.

JUST WITH THE DOVES.

ALL RIGHT.

SO ONE PICTURE ON THE NEXT ONE.

MATT, WHAT IS THIS LARGE LEAF THING, A WEED OR A FLOWER?

>> I THINK IT'S BURDOCK.

AND I THINK THE QUESTION WAS LIKE, IF YOU CAN KEEP IT, I SUPPOSE YOU COULD.

BUT NEXT YEAR IT'S A BIENNIAL.

SO IT'S GOING TO SET A BUNCH OF STICKY SEEDS.

SO IF YOU CUT THOSE OFF, MAYBE YOU WOULD HAVE THAT FOLIAGE, BUT I WOULD JUST GET RID OF IT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND ON THIS ONE, ONE PICTURE, THIS TURF WAS RESEEDED UNDER THE STRAW MAT.

CAN IT BE MOWED WITH THE NETTING STILL ON.

>> YEAH IT CAN.

I WOULD JUST BE CAREFUL.

WAIT TILL IT GROWS TO LIKE TWO INCHES TALL OR MORE AND THEN MOW IT HIGH.

AND IF YOU HAVE TO IDLE DOWN THE MOWER.

SO IT'S NOT CREATING SUCH A SUCTION SO YOU DON'T GET THAT NETTING STUCK ON THE MOWER.

BUT GENERALLY YOU DON'T REMOVE THAT NETTING.

SOME OF IT'S BIODEGRADABLE.

YOU LEAVE IT AND THE GRASS GROWS THROUGH IT, AND EVENTUALLY IT JUST DISAPPEARS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

ONE PICTURE FOR YOU ON THIS ONE LOREN.

THIS IS IN BRULE.

FOUND THIS UNDER A SPRUCE IN THE YARD.

LONG.

FEELS SIMILAR TO A MUSHROOM, BUT IT'S HOLLOW.

>> IT'S SUPER COOL.

SO THIS IS A TYPE ALL OF OUR VIEWERS HAVE SEEN STINKHORN FUNGI.

THIS IS A TYPE OF STINKHORN MUSHROOM CALLED A LIZARD'S CLAW.

OOH IS ONE NAME.

BUT ALONG THE SAME LINES, I WOULD ENCOURAGE OUR VIEWERS TO LOOK UP THE ANEMONE STINKHORN.

SO LARGER FINGERS.

THERE'S JUST SOME AMAZING LOOKING STINKHORN FUNGI OUT THERE.

THIS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN THIS ONE.

SO REALLY NEAT.

>> FUN.

ALL RIGHT, ONE PICTURE ON THE NEXT ONE.

THIS IS SEWARD.

ARE THESE OKAY TO GROW OR SHOULD HE DESTROY THEM.

>> YOU CAN MANY TIMES THESE BECOME REALLY HARD THOUGH.

AND THEY'RE WOODY.

IT'S SOME SORT OF POLYPORE POLYPORUS MUSHROOM.

IT'S UP TO THE VIEWER, BUT I'M NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT LIKE AN ANIMAL EATING THEM, THAT TYPE OF THING.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> IT'S JUST WHATEVER THEY WANT.

>> AND TWO MORE OF THESE.

THERE WERE FOUR OF THESE ON THE DYING CENTER OF AN OLD CRABAPPLE.

>> I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS DRYAD'S SADDLE, WHICH IS THE NAME OF IT.

SOME PEOPLE REFER TO A COMMON NAME AS PHEASANT'S BACK.

IT'S ROTTING THE INSIDE OF THE TREE.

SO THE TREE IS DYING, AND THAT.

SO.

YEAH.

BEAUTIFUL.

>> OKAY, ELIZABETH.

ONE PICTURE.

THIS IS A LINCOLN VIEWER.

WONDER IF WE KNOW WHAT THIS SHRUB IS WITH THE LITTLE RED FRUIT.

AND IS IT BENEFICIAL.

>> SO THIS GOES BY A COUPLE OF NAMES.

ONE IS WOLFBERRY OR GOJI.

SO IT IS ONE YOU CAN KEEP.

IT CAN GET KIND OF AGGRESSIVE.

SO IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT OR NOT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND COMING TO US FROM SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WHAT ARE THESE BEAUTIFUL TREES.

AND WOULD THEY GROW OR SURVIVE IN SEWARD?

>> SO IT'S MOUNTAIN ASH AND THEY CAN BUT THEY ARE KIND OF SHORT LIVED.

SO IT'S UP TO YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT.

MILBANK, SOUTH DAKOTA SILVER MAPLE, WHOSE ROOTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUCKLING THE SIDEWALK.

AND OF COURSE, THE QUESTION IS, SHOULD THEY GO AHEAD AND CUT THAT ROOT?

>> NO.

IF THEY CUT THE ROOT, THEY MIGHT AS WELL JUST TAKE OUT THE TREE, BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S GOING TO CAUSE THAT TREE TO TOPPLE TOWARDS THE STREET.

>> ALL RIGHT.

AND NORFOLK, THIS VINE HAS SPREAD QUICKLY.

WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS ONE?

>> SO THIS IS CLIMBING NIGHTSHADE.

IT IS TOXIC AND IT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE.

SO IF YOU DO PULL IT OUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE COVER UP.

OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO USE THOSE PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN TRICLOPYR OR 2-4D PLUS DICAMBA TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KILL IT BECAUSE THE BERRIES ARE TOXIC AS WELL.

>> SO OKAY, SO CLIMBING NIGHTSHADE.

>> CLIMBING NIGHTSHADE OR BITTERSWEET NIGHTSHADE IS ANOTHER COMMON NAME FOR IT.

>> REALLY?

>> I ASKED SCOTT.

SOUNDS LEGIT, SCOTT CONFIRMED.

>> AND APPARENTLY MATT KNOWS THIS ONE AS WELL.

>> YEAH, I THINK WE'VE HAD IT ON THE SHOW BEFORE TOO.

MAYBE ONE TIME A WHILE BACK.

>> IT MUST HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME.

>> YEAH, A LONG TIME AGO.

>> A LONG TIME, YEAH.

SO AGAIN, ALL THESE THINGS WITH RED BERRIES OR RED FRUITS, YOU EITHER CAN, YOU CAN'T, YOU SHOULD, YOU SHOULDN'T.

NIGHTSHADE.

NO NO NO NO.

DO NOT EAT THAT.

AND BITTERSWEET IF IT WAS BITTERSWEET.

NO NO NO DO NOT EAT THAT ONE ANYWAY.

SO AN AWFUL LOT OF OUR CLIENTS, OUR AUDIENCE SAYS CAN WE EAT IT IF IT'S SWISS CHARD.

YES.

RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE RUN OUT OF TIME FOR THIS SEASON OF BACKYARD FARMER HELPING US ON THE PHONES TONIGHT WE HAD JOHN CARIOTTO, TIM DUNGAN AND NEBRASKA EXTENSION EDUCATOR TERRI JAMES.

WE WANT TO SAY THANKS AS WELL TO ALL THE OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO ANSWER THOSE PHONES EVERY SINGLE WEEK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR AUDIENCE FOR YOUR LOYALTY.

ALL THOSE GREAT QUESTIONS YOU SEND.

WE WISH WE COULD ANSWER THEM ALL.

WE WANT TO SAY A HEARTFELT THANKS TO OUR BROADCAST PARTNERS HERE AT NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA, ESPECIALLY TO THE TECHNICAL CREW.

THEY DO ALL THOSE THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES THAT MAKE US LOOK GOOD AND KEEP US ON THE AIR.

OUR FACULTY, OUR PROFESSIONAL PANEL.

WE DO ALL THAT HARD WORK DEDICATED TO THE SHOW.

IT'S BEEN ANOTHER GREAT SEASON.

WE, OF COURSE, ARE SAD TO SEE IT END BECAUSE THE SEASON HASN'T ENDED TO DO ALL THIS FUN STUFF.

BACKYARD FARMER WILL RETURN, AS ALWAYS NEXT APRIL, SO GOOD NIGHT, GOOD GARDENING.

WE'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR RIGHT HERE ON BACKYARD FARMER.

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