Backyard Farmer is dedicated to helping you find solutions to your lawn and garden questions. Every year from spring to fall, our panel of experts deals with topics from insect pests and disease, turf, and fruits and vegetables to landscape design and general horticulture topics.
Backyard Farmer is a local public television program presented by Nebraska Public Media
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UNL Intern & BYF Garden Timelapse
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See how a UNL intern is getting real world experience & show you three months of garden growth. (57m 2s)
Moving Houseplans Indoors & Fall Insect Sanitation
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Backyard Farmer will talk about preparing to move your houseplants back indoors and more. (57m 7s)
Oak Tree Disease & Fall Watering
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Backyard Farmer will try to diagnose an oak disease and get landscape plants well for fall. (57m 59s)
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Backyard Farmer makes its annual trip to the Nebraska State Fair. (56m 56s)
Downtown Lincoln Containers & Fall Turf Weed Control
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Beautiful containers in downtown Lincoln & get a jump start on controlling turf weeds this fall. (56m 56s)
Plant Propagation Method & Tomato Problems
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This week a method to propagate plants from cuttings &helps with your summer tomato problems. (56m 55s)
Urban Gardening Project & Walnut Trees
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This week an urban gardening project & problems with growing plants under walnut trees. (56m 54s)
Growing Honeyberries & Prairie Area on UNL East Campus
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Learn about growing honeyberries and a prairie area located on UNL's East Campus (56m 56s)
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On Backyard Farmer we’ll hear about apples grown for cider and & say goodbye to Roch Gaussion. (56m 56s)
Arbor Lodge Harris Prairie & Herbicide Brands
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Take a tour of Harris Prairie at Arbor Lodge and learn about herbicide labels. (56m 55s)
Flooded Vegetables & Slime Mold Help & New Studio
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Backyard Farmer debuts of a new studio. They also have some tips for flooded vegetables &slime mold. (56m 57s)
Buffalo Grass Management & Fasciation
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Backyard Farmer takes a look at buffalo grass management & odd plant formations known as fasciation. (56m 55s)
Hastings College & Growing Vegetables on a Pond
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Backyard Farmer has a remote from Hastings College & hear about growing vegetables on a pond, (56m 54s)
Pond Filtering System & Tomato Plant Variety
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This week on Backyard Farmer check out a pond filtering system & choose the best tomato plant type. (58m 3s)
Garden Center Tour & Pruning Techniques
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Backyard Farmer take a tour of garden centers and shows you a pruning technique to help flowers, (56m 56s)
Filling Raised Beds & Flagstone Patio Project
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This week Backyard Farmer shows how to help fill up raised beds & checks out a new flagstone patio. (56m 32s)
Worm Identification & Turf Herbicide Selection
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Backyard Farmer helps you identify worms & choose herbicide for warm & cool season turf. (57m 6s)
Morel Mushroom Hunting & Plant Container Size
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Backyard Farmer takes you on a morel mushroom hunt & helps you choose plants based on container size (56m 57s)
Storm Damaged Trees & Hail Damaged Landscape Plants
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Backyard Farmer focuses on storm damaged trees and hail damaged landscape plants. (56m 55s)
Hydrangea Pruning & Tick Prevention
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Backyard Farmer takes a look at pruning hydrangeas by type & keeping tickks off of you outdoors. (56m 58s)
Spring Shrub Pruning & Unwrapping Trees
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This week we'll help you prune your spring flowering shrubs & talk about taking wrap off young trees (56m 59s)
Getting Soil Ready for Growing Season & Pre-emergent Herbicides
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Backyard Farmer helps you get your soil ready for the growing season (56m 55s)
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Backyard Farmer starts the 72nd season with tips on submitting pictures to the show & more (56m 55s)
Food Insecurity Program & Annual Garden Time Lapse
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We hear about a student food insecurity program & view annual garden time lapse, (56m 57s)
Grass Seed in the Courtyard & Fall Pollinator Help
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This week look at a turf renovation project and helps pollinators through cooler weather. (56m 58s)
Raising Nebraska at the Nebraska State Fair
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This week a special program from Raising Nebraska at the Nebraska State Fair. (56m 56s)
Insect Pest Management & Greenhouse Fig Tree
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This week insect pest management while protecting the beneficials & a greenhouse fig tree. (56m 56s)
Gering Plaza Ornamentals & Tropical Greenhouse
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This week see ornamentals in the Gering Plaza & a tropical greenhouse in Scottsbluff. (57m 49s)
Western Nebraska Trees & Waterwise Landscapes
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We look at trees in western NE and hear about 3 landscape designs to help conserve water. (56m 55s)
Keim Courtyard & Growing Turf in the Shade
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This week a return visit to Keim courtyard pond & learn about growing turf in the shade. (56m 54s)
Mushrooms in the Landscape & Storm-Damaged Trees
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Backyard Farmer focuses on mushrooms in the landscape and tips for storm damaged trees (56m 53s)
University of Nebraska City Campus
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Backyard Farmer has a special program from the University of Nebraska City Campus. (56m 56s)
Plants to Attract Butterlies & Green Roof Project
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Learn about plants that attract and feed butterflies and see a green roof project. (56m 59s)
Promoting Pollinators & Husker Practice Turf
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Backyard Farmer looks at promoting pollinators and a Husker turf project. (56m 59s)
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Two summer projects – espalier trees and renovating the Keim Hall courtyard. (56m 53s)
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Backyard Farmer records a special program from Lauritzen Botanical Gardens in Omaha, NE. (56m 55s)
Hydroponic Gardening & Dead and Dying Trees & Shrubs
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Focus on a hydroponic system & help figure out if your trees & shrubs are dead or not. (57m 52s)
Biochar & Avoiding Blossom End Rot
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Backyard Farmer takes a look a Biochar and gives some tips for avoiding blossom end rot. (57m 6s)
Grasshoppers & Lone Star Ticks
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This week Backyard Farmer looks at two insect pests - grasshoppers and lone star ticks. (56m 56s)
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Backyard Farmer looks at mulches and proper usage of mulch as well as carpenter ants. (56m 50s)
Suffrutescent Plants & Fir Tree Selection
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Take a look at suffrutescent plants in spring & help you pick out a fir tree for your home (56m 54s)
Ornamental Selections & Newly Planted Trees and Shrubs
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This week on Backyard Farmer we take a look at some new ornamental selections and more. (56m 58s)
Spring Landscape Watering Tips & No Mow May
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Backyard Farmer discusses spring landscape watering tips and looks at 'No Mow May". (56m 58s)
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This week Matt Sousek gives spring turf tips and Stacy Adams talks about potting mixes. (56m 58s)
Underground Sprinklers & What's New at the Garden Center
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On this week's show we get some tips on getting your underground sprinkler system going. (57m 1s)
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Get answers to your lawn and garden questions on Backyard Farmer. (56m 59s)
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This week tips on lilac management and a final look at the Backyard Farmer garden. (56m 54s)
Digging Deeper: Nebraska State Fair
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Backyard Farmer panelists answer questions at the Nebraska State Fair (22m 16s)
Vala's Pumpkin Patch & Three Sisters Gardening
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This weeka special program at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch & three sisters gardening. (56m 56s)
Digging Deeper w? Backyard Farmer: Vala's Pumpkin Patch Q&A
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Panelists answer questions from the audience at Vala's Pumpkin Patch. (29m 1s)
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About the Show
Backyard Farmer is a co-production between Nebraska Public Media and Nebraska Extension. The longest-running, locally-produced television series in the nation, “Backyard Farmer” is celebrating its 67th season and first airs Thursdays on Nebraska Public Media with rebroadcasts on Nebraska Public Media Create.
The program was created by George Round, former University of Nebraska public relations director, Wayne Whitney, former Nebraska Extension horticulturist and Jack McBride, Nebraska Public Media’s founding general manager. The show’s format of answering viewer questions remains a cornerstone of the show’s success.
Every year from spring to fall, our panel of experts deal with topics from insect pests, disease, turf, fruits, and vegetables, as well as landscape design and general horticulture topics. The program consists of a panel of experts dedicated to helping you find solutions to your lawn and garden questions.
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Backyard Farmer is a local public television program presented by Nebraska Public Media