College of Nevada, Reno Extension is providing free on-line programs this April to show gardening fundamentals. Extension’s Develop Your Personal, Nevada! Program will livestream eight lessons by way of Zoom to assist Nevadans who need to get on a path to extra sustainable, native and wholesome residing by rising and preserving extra of their very own meals.
“Increasingly more Nevadans are desirous to attempt their hand at rising their very own meals, and Extension desires to encourage that and assist them to achieve success,” mentioned Heidi Kratsch, Extension horticulture specialist. “Whether or not you may have a big backyard space, or simply restricted area, and whether or not you’re new to gardening or skilled, these workshops will assist information you to a profitable gardening season.”
The sequence of workshops will run 6 – 8 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 2 – 25. The workshops will present gardeners and people occupied with rising wholesome meals with a back-to-the-basics information to producing bountiful harvests in Nevada. The matters will embody:
- April 2: Edible landscaping – Wendy Hanson Mazet
- April 4: Getting began together with your vegetable backyard – Heidi Kratsch
- April 9: Yard cowl crops – Heidi Kratsch
- April 11: Essentially the most damaging backyard pests – Megan Andrews
- April 16: Backyard weed management – Wendy Hanson Mazet
- April 18: Gardening in small areas – Rachel McClure
- April 23: Is beekeeping for you? Suggestions for the newbie – Lindsay Chichester
- April 25: Attracting helpful bugs to your backyard – Carrie Jensen
Residents should register on-line for every class they want to attend, and the Zoom hyperlink shall be offered after registration is obtained. All workshops are freed from cost.
Individuals in want of particular lodging or help ought to e mail Paul Lessick, civil rights and compliance coordinator, or name him at 702-257-5577 at the least 5 days previous to the scheduled occasion with their wants or for extra info.