• Episode 72: Fall Garden Chores & Manure for Soil
    Oct 28 2024

    Hanna and Sarah talk about their fall garden plans, cleanup and compost. Dr. Amy Schmidt, a livestock bioenvironmental engineer and professor at UNL, joins us for an interview about how manure can be used to improve our garden soil.

    

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    53 mins
  • Episode 70: Recycling
    Sep 30 2024

    Sarah is back! Hanna and Sarah are joined by Carina and Kim from the Nebraska Recycling Council to talk about recycling and other waste reduction practices. We learn about how recycling works broadly, how recycling and waste reduction help our communities and our environment, and what we can strive for as individuals.

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    49 mins
  • Episode 69: Late Summer Advice
    Sep 16 2024

    In this episode, Hanna gets some late summer gardening advice from the all-knowledgeable Bob Henrickson. They talk about watering, weeding, prepping garden beds, planting trees, and more. Listen now and learn how you can set yourself up for success this fall for next year!

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 68: Wood Utilization
    Sep 2 2024

    Hanna is joined by Kim Slezak, Wood Utilization expert with the Nebraska Forest Service, to talk about how to use wood. There are so many ideas, from biochar to furniture to woodchips, we can give you a way to use your trees if they must come down.

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    45 mins
  • Episode 67: What's Up With Urban Trees?
    Aug 19 2024

    Christina Hoyt from the Nebraska Forest Service is back as promised to talk with Hanna about the history and trends in community forestry in Nebraska. Listen now to learn easy ways you can support community forestry right in your own neighborhood.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 66: Cicadas & Fireflies
    Aug 5 2024

    Our song of the summer is the sound of cicadas. Jody Green from Douglas-Sarpy County Extension joins Hanna to talk about the essential Nebraska summer insects, cicadas and fireflies. Learn how to support these bastions of summer in your yard and garden by listening now.

    Update: Soil drenching can kill the eggs of cicadas, but it doesn't appear to impact nymphs.

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    57 mins
  • Episode 65: Summer Garden Check In
    Jul 22 2024

    Christina Hoyt from the Nebraska Forest Service joins Hanna to talk about how their gardens are looking this summer, how to be a more relaxed gardener, and answer a listener question about community trees.

    CORRECTION:

    Christina mentions Solidago rigida as used in her patio pond, but the actual species is riddellii.

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    1 hr and 4 mins