By Kathleen Cue, Nebraska Extension Horticulture Educator
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By Kathleen Cue, Nebraska Extension Horticulture Educator
Seedling trees come up in the oddest places, and in some cases, totally unnoticed. In the neighborhood I drive through, I observed a mulberry tree growing up through a shrub rose. The mulberry thrived, gradually completely shading out the rose. Eventually the rose owner noticed the mulberry and tried to remove it, resulting in the loss of both plants. The key lesson here, other than mulberries being aggressive growers, is that by simply taking note of what is going on in the landscape and taking action while problem plants are young, time and effort is saved later.
By Kathleen Cue, Nebraska Extension Horticulture Educator
Looking forward to the vegetable garden this spring, it’s easy to think that now that the flood waters have receded, our gardening season can carry on as usual. While many of the callers to Extension are aware of potential dangers of gardening on a flooded site, the exact way forward is a little unclear. Here is a synopsis of how flooding affects food safety in our vegetable gardens and orchards.
Stanton County Eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance
Nebraska Labor Commissioner John H. Albin announced today that 12 additional counties are eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). Antelope, Boyd, Burt, Cuming, Hall, Howard, Madison, Nance, Pierce, Platte, Saline, and Stanton counties are now eligible. The filing deadline is May 13.
Fifteen other Nebraska counties were previously declared eligible for DUA. Workers in Butler, Cass, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Nemaha, Sarpy, Saunders and Washington counties have until April 26 to apply for DUA. Workers in Boone, Buffalo, Custer, Knox, Richardson and Thurston counties and the Santee Sioux Nation have until May 3 to apply.
Nebraska Extension in Stanton County has moisture meters available for homeowners to borrow as they monitor structures for moisture levels prior to rebuilding. The moisture level of structures cannot be determined by appearance or time spent drying. A calibrated moisture meter is recommended to measure the moisture content of flooded materials. Contact Stanton County at 402-439-2231 or your local Extension Office for more information.
By Kathleen Cue, Nebraska Extension Horticulture Educator
As morel mushroom hunting season approaches, be mindful of food safety. It’s important to remember flood waters don’t carry just water. There is a host of unsavory things that are downright dangerous—
▪Human disease pathogens from raw sewage,
▪Pesticides carried from farm fields and lawns on soil particles and plant residue,
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