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Jenn Fisher

Commercial horticulture program coordinator at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

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• Bring vegetable growing indoors this winter - November 10, 2018
• Look for QWEL-certified pros for your next landscape contract - October 13, 2018
• Is it scientific or just a myth? - September 22, 2018

The growing season is winding down, and we are putting our gardens to bed. However, growing your own food doesn’t have to be over. There are many kitchen scraps from your fridge that you can regrow to have freshly grown produce in your own home, including and not limited to romaine lettuce, cabbage, bok choy,…

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Leilani Konyshev

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• Pumpkin spice and everything nice - October 27, 2018
• Growing garlic for beginners - October 6, 2018

It was a long hot summer, and the crisp, refreshing fall air is finally here. Now it is time to change over the decorations, break out the scarves and flannel, and find uses for those pumpkins you have been nurturing. Pumpkins, sometimes known as winter squash, come in beautiful colors often associated with fall. Those…

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Leilani Konyshev

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• Pumpkin spice and everything nice - October 27, 2018
• Growing garlic for beginners - October 6, 2018

The rewards of homegrown garlic can be delicious. Homegrown garlic has a better flavor profile than what you find in a grocery store. I had a few cloves leftover from my last grocery run and wanted to find out if they would grow. As a beginning gardener, it can be easy to get excited and…

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Wendy Hanson Mazet

Horticulturist at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

Wendy, a Certified Arborist, is the Northern Area/Washoe County Horticulturist. She has expertise in horticulture, arboriculture, noxious weeds, and vegetable and low water use gardening.

As Master Gardener Program Coordinator, Wendy leads many volunteer horticulture programs including the Northern Nevada Master Gardener Program, Advanced Master Gardener Training Program, Advanced Master Gardener Greenhouse Program and Annual Master Gardener Plant Faire Extravaganza.

She also offers basic and advanced horticulture classes to arborists, green industry professionals and the general public. One of her most well-known programs is the Gardening in Nevada: Bartley Ranch Series, which offers free gardening classes at Bartley Ranch Regional Park in Reno every February and March.

Wendy’s Contact information:

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
Northern Area/Washoe County Office
4955 Energy Way
Reno, Nevada 89502

Email: hansonw@unce.unr.edu

Ph: (775) 336-0246, direct line
Ph: (775) 784-4848, main line
Fax: (775) 784-4881

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• Selecting fruit trees and berries - September 29, 2018
• Second season planting can increase your fall harvest - August 18, 2018
• Brown lawns in summer caused by improper watering - July 21, 2018

From bountiful gardens of vegetables and fruits to edible landscapes filled with berries, the idea of growing your own food sounds easy. The first step towards success is making the right selection to start with. If you are new to the world of fruit gardening, it is a different environment. Gone are the days of…

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Jenn Fisher

Commercial horticulture program coordinator at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

Latest posts by Jenn Fisher (see all)

• Bring vegetable growing indoors this winter - November 10, 2018
• Look for QWEL-certified pros for your next landscape contract - October 13, 2018
• Is it scientific or just a myth? - September 22, 2018

When you search online for vegetable gardening information, you are inundated with numerous blogs and articles with planting tips and tricks. Unfortunately, much of what is written is not supported scientifically. One of these topics is the concept of plant enemies. Plant enemies, as described by bloggers, are plants that harm other plants either by…