MyGarden.org. New USDA Plant Hardiness Map - Survival Training Online. A Northern Nevada Garden — A high desert gardening adventure in Reno, Nevada. New garden, new blog October 11th, 2009 · No Comments Well, technically I still have a garden in Reno but I am an absentee gardener so there probably won’t be much action here.
I will maintain the archives though and I will probably write a summary of the gardening season (it was a wacky one, wasn’t it??) New home=new gardening adventures … and in my case, a new blog: Intrepid Gardener. I have been doing the Twitter thing for a while but decided to specialize: Here’s to new beginnings — and cherished memories. Tags: Garden Journal Updated my Nevada plant list September 9th, 2009 · No Comments I want to make sure that the next owner has a decent start to a plant list. I also picked a handful of raspberries off the vine this morning.
Like my other Northern Nevada gardening friends, I have found that the tomato business is really odd this year. I loved living in Reno and I loved this yard. Moving on August 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment Things are winding down in my Nevada garden. Potatoes! July In the wild. Make Your Own Pop Bottle Drip Irrigation System.
The last time I forgot to water my outdoor potted plants and discovered them completely wilted and hanging on the cusp of near death, I decided it was time to take action.
Some of the plants on my deck receive a full, searing sun all day long during the hottest mid summer days. While these plants thrive under such conditions if properly taken care of, they will die quickly if they don’t receive enough water. Although it has been unusually rainy this year in these parts, full sun deck plants will still get extremely hot and dry very quickly. One of the best ways to provide a steady water supply to your plants without your constant attention is the gradual watering system or drip irrigation.
Through this method a device is employed that slowly delivers water into the soil directly around the roots. The materials you will need are as follows: 2 litre plastic soda bottle or water bottle that still has the lidDrill and small drill bitSharp knifeCutting surface. Grow Your Own - Weekly Steps to a Great Vegetable Garden. Apply to University of Nevada, Reno » Resources Quick Links: Grow Your Own - Weekly Steps to a Great Vegetable Garden Clark CountyLas Vegas, NV702-222-3130Southern Clark CountyLaughlin, NV702-299-1333Northeast Clark CountyLogandale, NV702-397-2604Lincoln CountyCaliente, NV775-726-3109So.
Nye CountyPahrump, NV775-727-5532White Pine CountyEly, NV775-293-6599No. How to Turn a Pallet into a Garden. Good news and bad news.
I had planned to film a short video showing you how to make a pallet garden, but the weather didn’t cooperate. I was stapling the landscape fabric onto the pallet when it started drizzling and got really windy. That’s the bad news. Grow Your Own Super Fruit: The Pomegranate. By Mindy McIntosh-Shetter This year I have made a commitment to be more hyper-local in my food choices.
I have decided not to eat anything out of season that I have not canned or frozen and I will not eat anything exotic that I have not grown myself. But when I made this personal commitment I did not think about one of my favorite fruits and that is the pomegranate. Pomegranates are not that difficult to grow and actual do well indoors since they are self-pollinating. They can be started from seed or cuttings without much trouble and require only the basic equipment needed for any type of plant. They can even tolerate a few nights of below 32 F degrees but it is always a good idea to move indoor when the temperatures dip into the low 40s F degrees. To start pomegranates from seed requires a little work and patience. Once the seeds have dried out plant two to three of them in a 5-inch pot that is filled with an all-purpose soil and cover with ¼-inch of soil mixture.
Companion Planting - Secrets of Organic Gardening. EarthBox. Steve Snedeker’s Landscaping and Gardening Blog » Reno, Nevada. I have gotten some mail from old friends – people I have not seen in ages – who asked “how on earth can one landscape in Reno?” Well – it’s not that hard, given modern technology, irrigation and using all the advances in botanical science, native plant insights, drip irrigation and a love for some space between things. In the end, Reno may well have been my favorite place ever for landscaping, the truth is. It has become easier by degrees, bearing the above in mind. With a healthy imagination, one can literally “go to town”. Anyway, I am recirculating this one for their benefit.
(click all images to enlarge) I was surprised to enjoy this town as much as I did, living there. However, I woke up at a timely moment. We moved, bought ourselves a home and lived there for the next nearly 20 years. But back to the “lurking secrets” – here’s one now! And her street: Gardening. Drycreek Garden Company, LLC. The Carson Gardener.