Seed Starting with the Desert Farming Initiative
Come out and help UNR's Community Garden Club start our season's crops with the help of the Desert Farming Initiative. We'll be prepping our seed trays and planting our seedlings for this season.
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Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station 920 Valley Rd, Reno, NV
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Gardening in Nevada: The Bartley Ranch Series – Insect Pests of the Vegetable Garden
Bartley RanchMelody Hefner, Urban IPM and Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator will discuss identification and integrated pest management (IPM) for common insect pests of the vegetable garden. IPM measures include prevention, cultural controls, sanitation, mechanical/physical controls, biological controls and chemical controls. Early identification of insect pests and implementation of pest control plans can greatly reduce insect […]
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Gardening in Nevada: The Bartley Ranch Series – Native Plants in the Landscape
Unlike many non-native plants, native plants introduced into landscape plantings are hardy, less susceptible to pests and diseases, and unlikely to escape and become invasive. Join Dr. Heidi Kratsch and learn about the great variety of plants native to our region and options that will work in any type of garden design.
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Spring Seedling Sale
Betsy Caughlin Donnelly Park 3295 Mayberry Dr., Reno, NVReno Food Systems presents its first seedling sale of 2021 at the Farm Stand
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Gardening in Nevada: The Bartley Ranch Series – Successful Vegetable Gardening
Randy Robison, Washoe County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer, will share his secrets to harvesting abundant, award-winning produce from in-ground and raised garden beds in our high desert climate. Randy will share information about amending the soil to help plants thrive, the importance of crop rotation, and strategies to increase yields. Plus, companion planting benefits and […]
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Grow Your Own, Nevada! Starting Plants from Seed
University of Nevada, Reno ExtensionLearn the secrets of high desert gardening The University of Nevada, Reno Extension is offering eight “Grow Your Own, Nevada!” classes in spring statewide to help Nevadans who want to get on a path to more sustainable, local, healthy living by growing and preserving more of their own food. The workshops will provide gardeners and […]
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Grow Your Own, Nevada!! Growing Berries 101
University of Nevada, Reno ExtensionLearn the secrets of high desert gardening The University of Nevada, Reno Extension is offering eight “Grow Your Own, Nevada!” classes in spring statewide to help Nevadans who want to get on a path to more sustainable, local, healthy living by growing and preserving more of their own food. The workshops will provide gardeners and […]
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Gardening in Northern Nevada Soils
University of Nevada, Reno ExtensionLearn the secrets of high desert gardening The University of Nevada, Reno Extension is offering eight “Grow Your Own, Nevada!” classes in spring statewide to help Nevadans who want to get on a path to more sustainable, local, healthy living by growing and preserving more of their own food. The workshops will provide gardeners and […]
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Grow Your Own, Nevada! Nutrients and Fertilizers
University of Nevada, Reno ExtensionLearn the secrets of high desert gardening The University of Nevada, Reno Extension is offering eight “Grow Your Own, Nevada!” classes in spring statewide to help Nevadans who want to get on a path to more sustainable, local, healthy living by growing and preserving more of their own food. The workshops will provide gardeners and […]
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Native Plant Pollinator Gardening Workshop
University of Nevada, Reno ExtensionPollinators such as bees and butterflies are crucial for helping to produce the fruits and vegetables grown in Nevada. But it’s not just bees and butterflies. Wasps and flies also visit native flowers, and they provide another important service as pest control for many farm and garden insect pests. To encourage homeowners to support native pollinator populations, […]