![page background](https://cdn.smore.com/u/backgrounds/custom_bg-6684568cf8c74f9bb2d6a60b-d7b9968bd425.jpg)
Plants & Pests with Nicole
July 2024
Upcoming Events
- Office Closed July 4th in Observance of Independence Day
- Nicole out July 4-5
- GroBigRed Programming
- July 10 - Vegetable Garden Diseases
- August 14 - Fall Garden Maximization
- Yard and Garden - Continues through July 26
- Pawnee County Fair - July 20th 9-11am - Garden Q&A
- Gage County Fair - July 24-28
- Nicole will be in the office, but expect delays on questions
- Nicole out of the office August 2-11
If you miss any of the GroBigRed Programs, the recordings are available on this website too. Visit https://hles.unl.edu/grobigred
Butterflies and Moths
View the full list of Questions and Answers from every show on my blog.
If you miss a show, you can listen to the recording on my podcast at yardandgarden.buzzsprout.com
Blossom End Rot
Now is the time of year that we always see blossom end rot in our vegetable gardens. We see this problem every year and on many different vegetables including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, and watermelon. Blossom end rot is when the end of your vegetable that is away from the plant rots off. Blossom end rot is caused by a calcium deficiency but mainly due to uneven watering making the calcium unavailable to your plants. Mulching and maintaining proper irrigation through the growing season should reduce this problem.
Storm Damage
Herbicide drift
Irrigation for Maintaining a Landscape
About Nicole
Email: nstoner2@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/gage/gage-county-horticulture/
Location: 1115 West Scott Street, Beatrice, NE, USA
Phone: 402-223-1384
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NicoleStonerHorticulture
Twitter: @nikki_Stoner