Check out the nice collection of greenhouse building plans for all kinds of different growing needs here! #NebExt extension.colostate.edu/publications-2…

Use your Median Last Frost Date to count backwards to planting vegetable and bedding plant crops. Add two weeks to harden transplants before plant in the garden or flower bed! #NebExt

Start with your median last frost date and count back the number of weeks. Count back two more weeks to account for the hardening timeline to know when to plant various vegetable crop seeds indoors! #NebExt

Nebraska Extension has great lawn turfgrass management resources. Check them out here! #NebExt turf.unl.edu/turf-advice/

Soil temperature is different than air temperature when planting vegetable crops. Get to know the minimum soil temperature needed to plant each crop! #NebExt

Learn how to plant vegetables by direct seeding based on soil temperature and estimate the beginning of crop harvest! #NebExt

Join us in Cozad on March 15th to answer your gardening questions in a fun round table format over coffee! #NebExt

🛠️ Clean your garden tools! ✅ Lysol® (0.1% benzyl ammonium saccharinate) – For pruners, trowels, etc ✅ Bleach (10% solution) – Good for shovels/rakes but corrodes metal. ✅ 70% Isopropyl alcohol – Best for hand pruners & small tools. A little cleaning goes a long way!🌱#NebExt

It is time to start watering on warm days to help avoid landscape plant stress and dieback due to our very dry conditions. Check out this video for recommendations! #NebExt youtube.com/watch?v=ukmcR3…

Every form of mulch has advantages and disadvantages. Check the comparisons out here! #NebExt

Mark your calendars to support our wonderful transition student gardening life skills program and pick up some great vegetable, herb and flower bedding plants for your garden! #NebExt

Here is a great resource on know which perennial plants can be divided in spring with instructions on how to correctly divide the plants! yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/how-to/how-div…

Join me in North Platte for garden updates and answering your gardening questions! #NebExt

Research has shown that proximity to seed sources is the most important predictor of where cedar tree encroachment occurs. Check out this handy pocket guide for reducing woody encroachment in grasslands: go.unl.edu/ercpocketguide

Harden off flower and tender vegetable transplants before planting to reduce damaging transplant shock. #NebExt

Know the difference between heat stroke and heat exhaustion and how to care for both. Please be careful in the hot weather! #NebExt

Conozca la diferencia entre un golpe de calor y un agotamiento por calor, y cómo cuidarse de ambos. ¡Tenga cuidado con el calor! #NebExt

Keep mower height no shorter than three inches on bluegrass and fescue lawns. The shorter that you mow, the shorter and less drought tolerant the lawn's root system will be! #NebExt

Trees require slow, deep watering, to a depth of 30 cm (12 inches) deeper than that provided by a sprinkler system. Water the blue triangle areas around large trees or shrubs, if possible, every 2 to 3 weeks in summer, especially during hot, dry periods. #NebExt

Blossom end rot is caused by calcium deficiency due to inconsistent soil moisture in container gardens and in-ground gardens. Check soil moisture levels daily in container gardens and every few days in traditional garden plots. #NebExt