Backyard Farmer June 18, 2026 | Live from Yanney Heritage Park in Kearney

Backyard Farmer travels to beautiful Yanney Heritage Park in Kearney, Nebraska, to answer viewer gardening questions and showcase one of the state's premier public gardens. This episode covers milkweed insects and monarch habitat, herbicide injury on tomatoes, iron chlorosis, hydrangea recommendations, tree health concerns, pasture weeds, mushrooms in landscapes, pollinator-friendly insects, and much more. We also visit Ward Laboratories to learn how soil testing helps farmers make better management decisions and discover how volunteers help keep Yanney Heritage Park blooming all season long. Featured Topics: • Soldier beetles and pollinators • Milkweed aphids and monarch butterflies • Herbicide injury on tomatoes • Iron chlorosis in landscape plants • Hydrangea varieties for Nebraska landscapes • Tree health and storm damage • Pasture weed management • Mushrooms and fungi in gardens • Poison ivy identification • Volunteer gardening at Yanney Heritage Park • Ward Laboratories soil testing Subscribe for weekly gardening advice, lawn care tips, pest identification, tree care recommendations, and Nebraska Extension expertise. #BackyardFarmer #Gardening #NebraskaExtension #Hydrangeas #Tomatoes #Pollinators #Milkweed #GardenTips #LawnCare #treecare #YanneyHeritagePark #KearneyNE Chapters 00:00 Introduction from Yanney Heritage Park 01:25 Soldier Beetles and Pollinators 02:20 Purslane Weed Control 03:38 Iron Chlorosis Explained 04:54 Herbicide Injury on Tomatoes 06:32 Elderberry Aphids 07:14 Milkweed Aphids and Monarchs 08:21 Red Milkweed Beetles 08:53 Datura Identification 10:03 Prickly Lettuce Control 10:49 Western Salsify Identification 11:43 Dill Problems and Slime Mold 14:52 Tree Sports and Witches' Brooms 16:56 Ward Laboratories Feature 20:20 Pine Bark Adelgid 22:30 Pasture Weed Management 25:51 Leaf Spot on Stokes Aster 26:37 Powdery Mildew on Hydrangeas 28:10 Crabapple Storm Damage 30:39 Backyard Farmer Garden Update 32:15 Social Media Post of the Week 34:52 Yanney Heritage Park Legacy 36:06 Plant of the Week: Hydrangeas 38:08 Gardening Events Around Nebraska 38:46 Cherry Tree Weevil Damage 40:48 Roadside and Landscape Plants 42:46 Juniper Problems 44:40 Jelly Fungus Identification 45:07 Tree Rot and Water Collection 47:16 Volunteer Garden Planting at Yanney Park 50:13 Insect Identification Segment 51:43 Poison Ivy Identification 52:49 Mushroom Identification 54:00 Tree and Shrub Questions 55:36 Closing from Yanney Heritage Park