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.