2025 Programs
This free webinar series - delivered via Zoom - is a great opportunity to join experts from Nebraska Extension to learn and ask questions! More details on each program and a registration link coming soon.
All programs are on the second Wednesday of the month from Noon-1pm CT.
- February 12 - Starting a vegetable garden
- March 12 - Raingardens and Plants to Use
- April 9 - Trees to Plant and Trees to Avoid
- May 14 - Consider these Natives, Scott Evans
- June 11 - Garden Friends
- July 9 - Rose Management
- August 13 - Fall Turf Activities
- September 10 - Composting
- October 8 - Unusual Small Fruits
- November 12 - Herbs
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Science-based gardening information, specifically for Nebraska gardeners, from the GRO Big Red team.
The GRO Big Red team provides educational resources for gardeners. Learn about edible plants, houseplants, landscapes, trees and insects.
GRO Big Red Program Recordings
Available below and on the GROBigRed Virtual Learning Series YouTube channel, go.unl.edu/grobigredtube.
Food Preservation
- Growing, Harvesting & Preserving Herbs, August 18, 2020
- Preserving the Harvest, August 4, 2020
- Safely Preserve Foods, August 22, 2023
Garden Management
- Fall Landscape Playbook, August 29, 2023
- Fungi in Landscapes, July 13, 2021
- Irrigation in the Landscape, June 20, 2023
- Putting Your Garden to Bed, September 29, 2020
- Solutions Gardening, October 10, 2023
- Winning Weed Battles in the Garden, May 30, 2023
Houseplants
- Choosing a Healthy Houseplant, February 24, 2021
- Environmental Considerations & Alterations, March 3, 2021
- Indoor Plant Lights, February 2, 2021
- Picking Low Maintenance Houseplants, February 24, 2021
- Watering & Fertilizing, March 3, 2021
Insect Pests
- Bagworms, June 22, 2021
- Insect Pests in the Garden, June 27, 2023
- Itchy, Biting Outdoor Bugs, July 13, 2021
- Japanese Beetles, June 22, 2021
Landscape Design
- Rain Water- Use It, Don't Lose It, April 10, 2024. Additional Resources.
- Simple Landscape Design, May 8, 2024
Lawns
- Lawn Care for Healthy Lawns & Rehabilitating Languishing Lawns, August 15, 2023
- Summer Lawn Care, June 12, 2024
Pollinators
- Bees, Butterflies and Beyond, May 11
- Creating a Pollinator Habitat, May 4, 2021
- Pollinator Blooms for All Seasons, May 18
Propagation
- Starting Plants for Your Garden, February 14, 2024
Soil
- Composting, September 22, 2020
- Cover Crops, September 22, 2020
- Testing & Prepping Soil, March 23, 2021
Trees
- Tree Care, September 11, 2020
- Tree Planting, September 8, 2020
- Tree Problems, August 12, 2020
- Tree Selection, August 28, 2020
- What's Wrong with my Evergreen?, May 23, 2023 | Handout
- Shade Tree Pruning, October 17, 2023
Vegetable Gardening
- Basic Vegetable Garden Management, April 8, 2021
- Container Vegetable Gardening, April 19, 2021
- Early Cool Season Crops, April 8, 2021
- Fall Gardening, July 21, 2020
- Indoor Lights for Seed Starting, February 2, 2021
- Irrigation, July 12, 2021
- Maximizing Garden Vegetable Production, March 13, 2024
- Pruning and Trellising Tomatoes, July 28, 2021
- Raised Bed Gardening, April 19 2021
- Seed Starting, February 2, 2021
- Starting Plants for Your Garden, February 14, 2024
- Tomato Rots & Spots, July 6, 2021
- Tomato Trouble, July 28, 2020
- Vegetable Garden Disease Control, July 10, 2024
- Vegetable Garden Planning, March 23, 2021
- What's Happening in Your Garden, July 14, 2020