Sunday, August 23, 2009

Resources For Gardeners

Radio
Don Davis's 20-year-old gardening radio show. The Davis family has been involved in horticulture in Southern Nevada for two generations, and Don's highly regarded radio program is on Saturday morning from 9 to 11 a.m. on KDOX-AM, 1280. His question line is 395-1280. He also has a web site. www.outwestgardening.com

Desert Bloom Radio Program plays on KNPR, 88.9 FM Tuesdays 5:33 a.m. & 7:33 a.m., Saturdays 8:35 a.m.It's one of the best and shortest gardening radio programs. www.knpr.org/dbloom/listNEW.cfm


Cooperative Extension Office
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The extension office is the field research and teaching program of UNR and is staffed by master gardeners and professors in the field of horticulture. They a great resource for information on gardening in Southern Nevada.
Cooperative Extension's ask a 'Master Gardener'

Dr. Angela O`Callaghan, Horticulture Specialist
ocallaghana@unce.unr.edu
222-3130
Robert Morris, Horticulture Specialist
morrisr@unce.unr.edu
257-5509

Vegetable Gardening in Moapa and Virgin Valleys
This is a 60 page book written by Dr. Sylvan Wittwer, the definitive document of gardening in Southern Nevada. It's a multi-year study of methods and techniques proven to work locally.

Home Vegetable Production in Southern Nevada
A PDF of a 4 page booklet written by Angela O`Callaghan

Linn Mills
Linn Mills offers his expertise
Linn is the voice of gardening in Las Vegas. He works for the Springs Preserve and writes the weekly horticulture column in the RJ.
www.lvrj.com/columnists/Linn_Mills.html
His book is called Nevada Gardener's Guide
linn.mills@springspreserve.org
822-7713

Plant Sales
Numerous are held in the spring around the valley, the best way to find out about them is in Linn Mills column.

Springs Preserve
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They present classes and seminars on landscaping and gardening. In the spring, they also host a very good plant sale. Linn Mills always does a column announcing it in the early spring.
www.springspreserve.org/html/educ_adult.html
www.youtube.com/user/SpringsPreserve

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