Master Gardener tips: 30-second audio files

Tips for May 5-11, 2008:

• Getting the most from pre-emergence herbicide
• Several ways to manage weeds
• Wrapping tree trunks for protection isn't recommended
• Newly planted trees usually don't need fertilizer
• When selecting trees to plant, choose variety
  
  

Recent Master Gardener Tips:

May 2008

• Work with Mother Nature; look for drought-tolerant plants
• Group plants in landscape according to water needs
• Rain gardening makes better use of water
• Greenhouse plants need to be hardened off before planting
• Water-conserving tips for lawn, garden

April 2008

• Tree planting success: pick the right tree
• What to look for when buying trees
• Vegetable garden planting: plan on paper first
• Planting strawberries
• Blueberries in Nebraska
• Trees can cool down your outdoor living spaces
• How to choose a shade tree for your home
• Using trees to provide color, texture, size and form in your landscape
• Plan your tree planting to help your home blend with the landscape
• Creating outdoor 'rooms' with trees
• Let the soil temperature tell you when it’s time to plant
• Recognizing and treating oyster scale
• Ground covers for shady areas
• Don’t prune roses until the plant starts to leaf out
• When to divide perennials?
• Emerald ash borer not here yet, but expected to be a problem in a few years
• Choose a tree that fits your planting site
• Spotting drought in evergreens, and what to do about it
• Planting a tree? Don't put it too deep
• It's time to cut off ornamental grasses

Archive: 2007 tips

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Updated April 25, 2008
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