UNR Extension’s Grow Your Own, Nevada! virtual classes feature growing healthy food at home

College of Nevada, Reno Extension is providing free on-line programs this Could to show gardening fundamentals. Extension’s Develop Your Personal, Nevada! Program will livestream eight courses through Zoom to assist Nevadans who wish to get on a path to extra sustainable, native and wholesome dwelling by rising and preserving extra of their very own meals.

“Anybody can grow to be a greater gardener by attending these courses,” Heidi Kratsch, Extension horticulture specialist, stated. “From the newbie to the superior gardener, everybody can profit from a Develop Your Personal, Nevada! class.”

The UNR Reno Extension collection of workshops will run 6 – 8 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, Could 2 – Could 25. The workshops will present gardeners and people all in favour of rising wholesome meals with a back-to-the-basics information to producing bountiful harvests in Nevada. The matters will embody:

Could 2: Introduction to Herbs and Edible Flowers – Wendy Hanson Mazet
Could 4: Plant Ailments: What’s Consuming My Crops? – Patricia Santos
Could 9: Selling Pollinators – Carrie Jensen
Could 11: Season Extension for the Backyard – Rachel McClure
Could 16: Widespread Vegetable Backyard Pests – Megan Andrews
Could 18: Ideas for Success With Fruit Bushes – Wendy Hanson Mazet
Could 23: Soil Constructing for Higher Plant Well being – Heidi Kratsch
Could 25: Profitable Composting in Nevada – Heidi Kratsch

Registration might be accomplished on-line right here. Residents should register for every class they want to attend, and the Zoom hyperlink might be offered after registration is acquired. All workshops are freed from cost.

Individuals in want of particular lodging or help ought to contact Paul Lessick, civil rights and compliance coordinator, at plessick@unr.edu or 702-257-5577 at the least 5 days previous to the scheduled occasion with their wants or for extra info.