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GRO Big Red Gardening Podcast EP 19: Holiday Horticulture

On today’s show John Porter and John Fech chat about holiday horticultural traditions and how to make some decisions about the plants you get. Trees, poinsettias and more are featured! 1-1261495418o4C3.jpg [https://i0.wp.com/grobigred.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1-1261495418o4C3.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&ssl=1] Please look for us on social media @GRObigredunl facebook.com/grobigred [https://www.facebook.com/GROBigRed/] Intro and outro music provided by incomptech- Sweeter Vermouth Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0]

GRO Big Red Gardening Podcast EP 18: Prep your garden for winter

On today’s new, podcast Kathleen and Scott take you outside into your garden and help you figure out how to help it survive the winter. All the way from tool preservation to sanitation, there is a ton of great info for your ears to feast on! Tune in! Here is a helpful infographic on how to perform winter irrigation: 000 (2).png [https://i0.wp.com/grobigred.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/000-2.png?resize=800%2C1150&ssl=1] Here are some other helpful links to check out: https://wildlife.unl.edu/pdfs/manage-rabbit-damage.pdf [https://wildlife.unl.edu/pdfs/manage-rabbit-damage.pdf] http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/g887.pdf [http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/g887.pdf] Please look for us on social media @GRObigredunl facebook.com/grobigred [https://www.facebook.com/GROBigRed/] Intro and outro music provided by incomptech- Sweeter Vermouth Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0]

GRO Big Red Gardening Podcast EP 17: Garden Thrills & Chills

On today’s very spooky Halloween special, Kathleen Cue and John Porter journey to the dark side of gardens and chat about poisonous plants, allergies, and creepy-names for plants. Tune in! poison ivy [https://i0.wp.com/grobigred.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/poison-ivy.jpg?resize=1000%2C562&ssl=1]Poison ivy, leaves of three, let it be. I get itchy just looking at this picture!poison ivy fall color [https://i0.wp.com/grobigred.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/poison-ivy-fall-color.jpg?resize=1000%2C1333&ssl=1]Poison ivy in the fall. Something so painful shouldn’t get to look so pretty!Intro and outro music provided by incomptech- Sweeter Vermouth Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0]

GRO Big Red Gardening Podcast EP 16: Celebrate Bat Week!

Welcome back everyone to the GRO Big Red Gardening Podcast! On today’s show, Scott Evans visits with Soni Cochran of Lancaster County Extension to chat about bats!  Next week is National Bat Week and it is important for us all to try and understand these majestic creatures a little more. Tune in to find out about bat biology, the benefits of bats, how to encourage them on your property, and how to keep them out of the house! Bat by Extension Door (2).jpg [https://i0.wp.com/grobigred.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Bat-by-Extension-Door-2.jpg?resize=587%2C391&ssl=1]A bat hiding by the Lancaster Co. Extension Office (Photo credit: Vicki Jedlicka)Show notes for today (lots of good stuff from Soni!) Bat House Construction and Installation –http://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/9000016363868/bats-in-and-around-structures/ [http://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/9000016363868/bats-in-and-around-structures/] Bats In and Around Structures (NebGuide) –http://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/9000016363868/bats-in-and-around-structures/ [http://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/9000016363868/bats-in-and-around-structures/] Bats In and Around Structures (Online Magazine format)http://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/9000016368797/bats-in-and-around-structures/ [http://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/9000016368797/bats-in-and-around-structures/] Bat Bugs and Bat Ticks –https://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/resources/351BatBugsTicks.pdf [https://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/resources/351BatBugsTicks.pdf] Bats Around the Home – Iowa State Extension –https://www.nrem.iastate.edu/wildlife/bats-around-and-home [https://www.nrem.iastate.edu/wildlife/bats-around-and-home] Bat Week – October 24 – 31, 2017http://www.batweek.org/ [http://www.batweek.org/] White-nose Syndrome (March 15, 2017) PR – USFWShttps://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/pressrel/2017/03152017_White-nose-Syndrome-Confirmed-in-Nebraska.php [https://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/pressrel/2017/03152017_White-nose-Syndrome-Confirmed-in-Nebraska.php] White-nose Syndrome Response:https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/ [https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/] Contact Nebraska G&P re: White-nose Syndrome Reports 402-471-0641 Other resources: Bat Conservation International –http://www.batcon.org/ [http://www.batcon.org/] batguanoWruler1lighterCMYK (2) [https://i0.wp.com/grobigred.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/batguanoWruler1lighterCMYK-2.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&ssl=1]Bat scat is similar to mouse scat but with glitter bits in it (Photo credit: Vicki Jedlicka)

GRO Big Red Gardening Podcast EP 15: Your Lawn and Pollinating Insects

Welcome back everyone to the GRO Big Red Gardening Podcast! On today’s show, John Fech and Jonathan Larson are talking turf and how we can manage lawns in ways that won’t harm our pollinating friends. Tune in for tips on how to avoid contaminating flowers and learn about how weeds are flowers too! bumble bee-coneflower JAK102 (2).jpg [https://i0.wp.com/grobigred.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/bumble-bee-coneflower-JAK102-2.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&ssl=1] Show notes: An extension publication about lawns and bees [http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/williamsonlab/files/2012/09/A4128_Protecting_Pollinators_in_Turf.pdf] Fast facts guide to best management practices in turf to protect pollinators [http://www.ncipmc.org/action/fastfactsbmpturf.pdf] Intro and outro music provided by incomptech- Sweeter Vermouth Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0]