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Collecting and Starting Seeds from Trees and Shrubs

Garden Update
Week of October 24, 2022
Kathleen Cue, Nebraska Extension Horticulture Educator in Dodge County 

Collecting and Starting Seeds from Trees and Shrubs

Now is a great time to collect seeds from trees and shrubs to start your own and add diversity to your landscape.  If you think starting trees from seeds is a silly way to get trees into your landscape, think again.  I appreciate the story Justin Evertson of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum likes to share about his 15-foot-tall bur oak. Justin started the tree from an acorn he planted just ten years ago. The tree was quick to establish and grow, disavowing oaks as slow-growing trees.

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How The Misuse of Lawn Fertilizer Affects Water Quality

Garden Update
Week of November 7, 2022
Kathleen Cue, Nebraska Extension Horticulture Educator in Dodge County

How The Misuse of Lawn Fertilizer Affects Water Quality 

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Fall's Insect Invasion

Week of October 31, 2022
Kathleen Cue, Nebraska Extension Horticulture Educator in Dodge County

 Fall’s Insect Invasion

As nights cool, it’s not unusual to see an increase in the number of insects and spiders (collectively known as arthropods) inside the home. On average, homes have 200+ species of arthropods living there.  Keep in mind this isn’t a total of 200 insects and spiders, but instead of 200 species, with multiples of each not being at all unusual. There are reasons why arthropods make their way indoors.  Some, like crickets and millipedes, are seeking warmth, with heated homes offering a reprieve from cool temperatures. Other arthropods are predators, like ground beetles and spiders, following the prey indoors.

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Sign Up for the Master Gardener Volunteer Program

Garden Update
Week of Oct. 17, 2022
Kathleen Cue, Nebraska Extension Horticulture Educator 

Sign Up for the Master Gardener Volunteer Program

Many Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Volunteers (NEMGV) are winding up their projects for the 2022 gardening season.  The Master Gardeners who manage the Growing Together Nebraska gardens have donated 536 pounds of produce to food pantries in Washington County and 2858 pounds in Dodge County, boosting access to fresh food for the food insecure. Master Gardeners work in after-school garden programs, teach others about good gardening practices through the horticulture helpline, and promote healthy pollinator habitats through demonstration gardens. 

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Final Garden Steps of the Season

Garden Update
Week of October 3, 2022
Kathleen Cue, Nebraska Extension Horticulture Educator in Dodge County

Final Garden Steps of the Season

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4-H Achievement Celebration

Dodge County 4-H Achievement Celebration

The 2022 4-H year will conclude with a celebration of achievement on November 6. All 4-H members and their families are encouraged to attend! More information will be sent out soon regarding this event.

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Poll: Rural Nebraskans are increasingly pessimistic about present, future

Poll: Rural Nebraskans are increasingly pessimistic about present, future

September 18, 2023

Twenty-seven percent of respondents to the 2023 Nebraska Rural Poll indicated they are worse off than they were five years ago, up from 21% last year and 11% in 2021.

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Jansen discusses farmland valuations with RFD-TV

September 18, 2023

In Nebraska, ag land values are up about 14 percent over last year, mirroring a nationwide rise in ag real estate prices. Click through to watch Jim Jansen, an agricultural systems economist with Nebraska Extension, talk with RFD-TV about the impact of valuations.

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Nebraska Pulse Crops Conference scheduled at two locations

Nebraska Pulse Crops Conference scheduled at two locations

September 14, 2023
The 2023 Nebraska Pulse Crops Conference will focus on field peas, chickpeas, black-eyed peas, and other pulses.

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Registration Now Open for 2023 Latino Small Business Conference

Registration Now Open for 2023 Latino Small Business Conference

September 12, 2023
The Latino Small Business Conference is set to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit and empower Latino business owners across Nebraska during its second annual run, beginning Sept. 16. The conference, held entirely in Spanish, will take place over four weekends in four cities, from Omaha to Scottsbluff.

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