In this episode of the PlantNebraska Podcast, Hanna and Sarah tackle some of the garden problems they've encountered and share how they decide which problems are worth fixing, which ones can simply be tolerated, and which ones call for a chainsaw.
From flopping plants and excessive rain to weeds, irrigation, heat stress, and plants that refuse to bloom, this conversation is full of practical problem-solving strategies and plenty of personal gardening stories.
Plants Mentioned
- Aster — Symphyotrichum spp.
- Baptisia / false indigo — Baptisia spp.
- Big bluestem — Andropogon gerardii
- Bindweed — Convolvulus arvensis
- Black walnut — Juglans nigra
- Blue grama — Bouteloua gracilis
- Carrot — Daucus carota
- Cherry — Prunus spp.
- Coreopsis — Coreopsis spp.
- Corn — Zea mays
- Goldenrod — Solidago spp.
- Heliopsis / false sunflower — Heliopsis helianthoides
- Joe Pye weed — Eutrochium spp.
- Liatris / blazing star — Liatris spp.
- Magnolia — Magnolia spp.
- Nodding onion — Allium cernuum
- Onion — Allium cepa
- Plains oval sedge — Carex brevior
- Rattlesnake master — Eryngium yuccifolium
- Side-oats grama — Bouteloua curtipendula
- Spiderwort — Tradescantia spp.
- Tomato — Solanum lycopersicum
- Yarrow — Achillea millefolium
- Snow-on-the-mountain — Euphorbia marginata
- Virginia creeper — Parthenocissus quinquefolia
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