Classes will provide basics to grow veggies at home
The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is offering eight new Grow Your Own! classes to help Nevadans who want to get on a path to more sustainable, local, healthy living by growing more of their own food.
Cooperative Extension offices in Carson City, Elko, Eureka, Fallon, Hawthorne, Lovelock, Owyhee, Pahrump, Reno, Tonopah, Winnemucca and Yerington will once again offer the April 3-May 22 series, providing gardeners and health buffs in the state with a back-to-the-basics guide to great harvests in Nevada. The workshops will be Wednesdays, 6–8pm.
Eight back-to-basics courses for great harvests are available in 12 Northern Nevada cities. Photo/Provided
April 3: Seeds vs. starts: planning and planting your garden
April 10: Insects and other garden pests
April 17: Efficient irrigation for the home vegetable garden
April 24: Gardening in Nevada’s soils: A hero’s journey
May 1: Nutrients and fertilizers for your vegetables
May 8: Edible herbs and flowers
May 15: Berries and brambles
May 22: Selecting fruit tree varieties.
Extension experts will touch on garden planning, controlling pests, best practices for growing herbs and vegetables, and the best fruit varieties for Nevada.
To register for any or all of the upcoming Grow Your Own! classes, contact Ashley Andrews at the Washoe County Cooperative Extension Office at (775) 784.4848. The class fee for Reno residents is $15 per class, or $60 for all eight classes. Class fees in other locations vary. Carson City, Elko, Eureka, Fallon, Hawthorne, Lovelock, Owyhee, Pahrump, Tonopah, Winnemucca and Yerington residents should contact their local Cooperative Extension office for information on attending the series in those locations.
University of Nevada is offering classes on growing your own vegetables. This is good news! Growing your own food is a “growing trend”, (bad pun intended).
You can grow your own food right here in Tahoe.You’ll be surprized at what you can grow here even with limited sun (depending on where you live),and a short season.
First thing is to find the sunniest parts of your yard. As the sun is slowly arcing higher in the sky, now is a good time to look for a spot for your garden. A sunny windowsill for starter plants that can be transplanted outdoors is also helpful.
After the sun you will need to work on your soil. I’ll go into that with my next installment at a later date.
Till next time , Old Long Skiis