Master gardeners provide an abundance of horticultural expertise to the community. “Gardening in Nevada is a contact sport,” declares Tricia Howarth, recent graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno Extension Master Gardener program. With our short growing season, early and late frosts, excessive day and evening air temperatures, and generally poor soil, it’s no wonder…
Those wriggling invertebrates in your garden bed may look unappealing, but they actually are working hard to help your plants grow.
With colors ranging from deep indigo to shiny gold and shapes such as teardrop and asymmetrical, heirloom tomatoes are bright beacons indicating that summer has finally arrived.
While our vegetables, herbs, and fruits are growing throughout the season, gardeners often find themselves hesitant to prune or even harvest.
In 1892, the Witt family started dairy farming in Minden. A fifth-generation Nevadan, Cody Witt, co-owner and manager of Full Circle Compost in Minden, learned about soil health from his predecessors’ trial and error on the family ranch.