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Gardening in Nevada

Signups underway for beginning beekeepers workshop in Yerington

Event Date: 
Repeats every 3 days until Thu Jan 18 2024 .
January 20, 2024 - 8:00am

The Mason Valley Beekeepers will present a "Bees and Beekeeping" workshop on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024 in Yerington, Nev.

Earn money for college this summer in Dayton while helping your community

Healthy Communities seeks AmeriCorps members to serve in its Dayton greenhouse

Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey counties is seeking AmeriCorps service members for the summer. Successful applicants will work in the large greenhouse the nonprofit is now operating in Dayton as part of its Rural Health and Nutrition Initiative (RNI).

Gardening in Nevada class discusses controlling nuisance weeds

Cooperative Extension offers “Identifying and controlling nuisance weeds”
Event Date: 
February 20, 2018 (All day)

CARSON CITY — University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and their Certified Master Gardeners offer free gardening classes in February and March. “Gardening in Nevada: The Bartley Ranch Series” is for anyone who wants to garden – those with big yards, small yards, or just patio or balcony space.

JoAnne Skelly: Managing Fruit Tree Pests

My friend Michael Janik, of Michael’s Apples, is a fruit tree expert. He sent out an April newsletter with tips on pest control and said I could share them.

Extension's Gardening in Nevada class discusses how to train and prune fruit trees

Event Date: 
March 1, 2016 - 6:00pm

As the planning season for gardening begins, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and their Certified Master Gardeners offer a chance to help you get the most out of your garden.

Cooperative Extension has teamed up with Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space to offer “Gardening in Nevada: The Bartley Ranch Series.” Classes are free and run 6–8 p.m. every Tuesday through March 29, at Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road in Reno.

Gardening in Nevada class discusses pests in the landscape and garden

Event Date: 
February 23, 2016 - 6:00pm

As the planning season for gardening begins, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and their Certified Master Gardeners offer a chance to help you get the most out of your garden.

Cooperative Extension has teamed up with Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space to offer “Gardening in Nevada: The Bartley Ranch Series.” Classes are free and run 6 – 8 p.m. every Tuesday through March 29, at Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road in Reno.

Gardening in Nevada class Tuesday features grape growing, wine making techniques

As the planning season for gardening begins, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and their Certified Master Gardeners offer a chance to help you get the most out of your garden.

Cooperative Extension has teamed up with Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space to offer “Gardening in Nevada: The Bartley Ranch Series.” Classes are free and run 6 – 8 p.m. every Tuesday through March 29, at Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road in Reno.

Nevada Cooperative Extension’s free Gardening in Nevada classes return in February

Northern Nevada’s high elevation means Nevada has a short growing season, which makes gardening more of a challenge. So as the planning season begins, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and their Certified Master Gardeners offer a chance to help you get the most out of your garden.

‘Gardening in Nevada’ classes discuss GMOs and vegetables

Event Date: 
March 24, 2015 - 6:00pm

Gardening in Nevada can be challenging. Before digging in this spring, you can get some free advice from the experts – University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and their Certified Master Gardeners.

Cooperative Extension has teamed up with Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space to offer “Gardening in Nevada: The Bartley Ranch Series.” Classes are free and run 6 – 8 p.m. every Tuesday in March at Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road in Reno.

Cooperative Extension: Gardening Isn’t Predictable in Nevada

Oh, the vagaries of gardening, landscaping and predicting the weather in Northern Nevada! I recently wrote about trees needing water after months of little to no precipitation. Then, lo and behold, Mother Nature took charge providing a thorough soaking. It rained five inches at my house.

Fall gardening in Nevada

by JULIANA BLEDSOE Turning leaves have begun to hit the ground, and with the first day of autumn just three days away, cool nights are beginning to foreshadow the change in Northern Nevada’s Truckee Meadows. Temperatures have been sinking to... Read More ›
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