Lawn/Garden

Transplants are ready for the garden

Thu, 03/26/2026 - 6:39am

MANHATTAN - A note to all ambitious gardeners who started spring and summer vegetables indoors over the winter months: Your time has come.

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What used to be a field full of shady, large bur oak trees is now home to tall grasses and weeds in June 2025. Nebraska Game and Parks crews cleared about 75 trees from around Mahoney State Park’s observation tower. Since the trees died from hypoxylon c

Drought is killing giant oak trees across the Midwest

Thu, 08/14/2025 - 8:52pm

At the northern edge of Eugene T. Mahoney State Park in eastern Nebraska lies a graveyard of dead trees. Many of the remaining nearby oaks are bare with silver crusty patches wrapping like a grip around trunks and branches.

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Battle begins to save sweet corn from earworms

Thu, 07/03/2025 - 8:43pm

MANHATTAN - Many home gardeners understand a sad truth about the corn earworm: the little critter loves sweet corn just as much as humans do.

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Avoid unintended consequences with your backyard bird feeder

Fri, 06/20/2025 - 6:10am

MANHATTAN - Bird feeders are a great way to enjoy nature without leaving your front porch, and many homeowners understand the joys of seeing multiple bird species frequent the feeders.