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https://nitter.cf/t.co/CoAEr8a1eA Backyard Farmer is your trusted gardening resource for expert advice in horticulture, plant pathology, entomology, wildlife, turf manag

Lincoln, NE
Joined November 2011
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Welcome back, @UNL_CASNR & @NCTACurtis students — here’s to a great semester! 🎈📚
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Terri James of Lincoln judges house plants in the horticulture competition on Wednesday before the start of the Lancaster County Super Fair at the Sandhills Global Event Center. The 10-day fair officially begins Thursday. ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star #UNL #UNLAgroHort
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@BYFUNL tonight on @NebPublicMedia the plants of the week Summer Snowflake leucojum and Virginia bluebells. Both part shade both dormant after flowering. @Neb_EMGV @unlagrohort #NebExt
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@BYFUNL Exactly how the 3 cut pruning method is supposed to work: #1 undercut #2 overcut. Hinge worked and stopped any tear. #3 will take off the stub. #pruning @UNLExtension
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Nebraska Extension is looking for an extension professional based in Neligh, NE, to provide regional expertise and develop focused, comprehensive learning programs in food, nutrition, and health. For more info/to apply, visit: employment.unl.edu/postings/…
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“Backyard Farmer” will be recording at the @NEStateFair in Grand Island, Aug. 28. The public is invited to be part of this event in the Raising Nebraska Building with a question-and-answer panel at 4:15 p.m. and live recording at 5 p.m. #NebExt #IANR #NEBpublicmedia @BYFUNL
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Spot showers in central and eastern Nebraska. Strong storms in the panhandle. It's all moving east as of 840am, Friday.
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McCook was chosen as runner-up for America's best Food + Culture Small Town by @travelLeisure! Learn more about the James Beard Award-Winning Sehnert's Bakery, the 6th Floor Project and so much more.
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Have you completed some tasks yet?! Our Husker Tuition Scholarship Challenge is open until November 30! Complete 5 to be entered to win monthly prizes, and complete 10 to be entered to win a 1-semester tuition scholarship! go.unl.edu/tuitionchallenge
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Water newly planted trees and shrubs thoroughly and then wait until the soil dries out before watering again. More trees are killed from overwatering than underwatering. Test for soil moisture with a screwdriver or other probe. #NebExt
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Further your career development while earning a chance to win monthly prizes and a semester tuition scholarship! Learn more about the Husker Tuition Scholarship Challenge’s tasks, prizes, rules and guidelines at careers.unl.edu/husker-tuiti…. #UNL
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.@NebPublicMedia is recruiting audience members for the next interactive @BYFUNL show. #UNLAgroHort's Kim Todd & panel of @UNLExtension experts will answer lawn & garden questions. Taping starts at 5:15pm July 19, @UNLincoln campus near 11th & R St. go.unl.edu/wadq #UNL
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@BYFUNL yes we did move that 10 yards of #mulch after meeting Dr. Bennett. #strongwomen and a job to do!! @UNL_CASNR @MarthaMamo3 @unlagrohort @UNLExtension @UNL_IANR
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@BYFUNL our new #research intern joined us at the NCE Conference and will be learning in the #garden. Welcome to @UNLincoln and the wonderful world of #landscape and #horticulture. @NDE_AgEd @unlagrohort @UNL_IANR @UNLExtension
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We have a new addition of our crop talk segment. This week we were joined by UNL Plant Pathologist Dylan Mangel to discuss potential disease risks for soybeans in the upcoming growing season. youtu.be/qzPvtIDYrck
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Weather with “Market Journal" Weather Analyst Bill Boyer. youtu.be/urBQj5fmz6c
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#UNLAgroHort and @UNLExtension have extended the deadline to register for The Biggest Grower student gardening competition to June 1 ›› go.unl.edu/4k6t. REGISTER at go.unl.edu/the-biggest-growe…. #UNL #NebExt
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@BYFUNL Do you look and really SEE? #Flowers of #trees like this red maple are #beautiful if fleeting. And the first #forsythia brings #shrub sunshine @unlagrohort #NebExt
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@BYFUNL there really was some #turf in this old shady tree-filled yard. Optimistic #aerating that #dog compacted #soil before spreading that seed @Rockinsince57 @unlagrohort #NebExt
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