“Backyard Farmer” is back for its 74th season to help gardeners and lawn care enthusiasts keep their landscapes healthy and thriving. The new season premieres at 7 p.m. CT Thursday, April 2 on Nebraska Public Media and continues throughout the summer.
Host Kim Todd, Nebraska Extension landscape horticulture specialist, joins a panel of Nebraska Extension experts and other horticulture professionals to answer viewer questions about insect pests, plant diseases, lawn care, fruits and vegetables, and landscape design.
This season will highlight how gardening builds strength and resilience for people and communities while helping viewers understand how plantings can benefit the future. The panel will address not only how to solve problems, but why they occur.
The team will share practical advice that works in spaces of all sizes, from small urban gardens to large acreages, while exploring how landscapes grow and change over time.
Additionally, video segments will showcase how gardens naturally evolve over time and why that change is part of nature’s wondrous pageantry.
Planned topics also include alternatives to glyphosate-based weed treatments and tips for managing soil and landscaping challenges around new home construction.
Three remote broadcasts are also in the works this season at Schramm Park State Recreation Area near Gretna on Saturday, May 30 at Yanney Park in Kearney on June 16 and at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Aug. 31. Watch the series for more information.
Viewers can submit their lawn and garden questions and photos via the Backyard Farmer webpage, email or Facebook messages. To submit a question or photo for the experts, email byf@unl.edu or visit Facebook at facebook.com/backyardfarmernebraska.
The “Backyard Farmer” webpage at byf.unl.edu features additional information about the series and its Facebook page also includes announcements and other garden information. In addition, past features and episodes are available for viewing on the program’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/backyardfarmer and as a free podcast.
Fans of “Backyard Farmer” can also stay up to date with the latest gardening trends by signing up for a new monthly newsletter from the series at byf.unl.edu/about/newsletter.
The longest running, locally produced television series in the nation, “Backyard Farmer” airs on Nebraska Public Media Thursdays at 7 p.m. through September. It repeats at 10 a.m. CT Saturdays on Nebraska Public Media and at 4 p.m. Sundays and 5 p.m. Mondays on Create.
