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Growing Safe Produce Following a Flood

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Use extra precaution to ensure safe vegetables this season. Image by Pezibear from Pixabay

We have been through a lot this spring.  We have had blizzards, floods, and everything in-between for weather including two bomb cyclones. It isn’t even May yet.  Now that the worst is over, we hope, find out what you need to do to have safe vegetables from your garden to eat this year. Continue reading


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The First Steps to Landscape Flood Recovery

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Flooded Trees. Photo from https://weather-ready.unl.edu/Flood.pdf

We have been hit hard.  Flood damage to homes, structures, and roads can be noticed almost immediately.  Other damage will take time to show up; trees and landscapes are no exception.  Waiting will be the best course of action and it truly will be a measure of patience. Continue reading