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Ashley Andrews

Horticulture Communications Assistant at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Washoe County

Expertise: Community Outreach, Content Curation, Content Marketing, Editing, Event Planning/Management, Marketing, Newsletters, Newspaper Articles, Press Releases, Public Speaking, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Storytelling, Survey Design, Web Content, WordPress, Writing

Website: www.ashleynickole.com

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• Strategic Garden Cleanup Creates Garden Homes for Pollinators - September 16, 2017
• Winter Is Coming and a Hoop House Would Help - September 2, 2017
• Page-Turners for Plant-Lovers: Must Reads for Seasons of Success - August 26, 2017

There are many good reasons to clean up the garden in fall. One is that you may want to impress

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Melody Hefner

Urban IPM and Pesticide Safety Program Coordinator at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

Programs: Urban Integrated Pest Management and Pesticide Safety

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• Prep Your Garden Now for Next Spring - September 9, 2017
• Yellow Starthistle, a Noxious Weed You Need to Control - August 19, 2017
• Start scouting for vegetable garden insect pests now - July 8, 2017

Have you noticed a 2- to 4-foot tall gray-green plant covered in whitish hairs with bright yellow flowers and wicked

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Ashley Andrews

Horticulture Communications Assistant at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Washoe County

Expertise: Community Outreach, Content Curation, Content Marketing, Editing, Event Planning/Management, Marketing, Newsletters, Newspaper Articles, Press Releases, Public Speaking, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Storytelling, Survey Design, Web Content, WordPress, Writing

Website: www.ashleynickole.com

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Latest posts by Ashley Andrews (see all)

• Strategic Garden Cleanup Creates Garden Homes for Pollinators - September 16, 2017
• Winter Is Coming and a Hoop House Would Help - September 2, 2017
• Page-Turners for Plant-Lovers: Must Reads for Seasons of Success - August 26, 2017

During the growing season, cases of stickiness occur in the garden and landscape. Sticky fingers hold melting Popsicles, and sticky

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Melody Hefner

Urban IPM and Pesticide Safety Program Coordinator at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

Programs: Urban Integrated Pest Management and Pesticide Safety

Latest posts by Melody Hefner (see all)

• Prep Your Garden Now for Next Spring - September 9, 2017
• Yellow Starthistle, a Noxious Weed You Need to Control - August 19, 2017
• Start scouting for vegetable garden insect pests now - July 8, 2017

Spring time in the Truckee Meadows: tomatoes are planted, iris is blooming, and weeds are growing. Our wet winter is

• About
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Melody Hefner

Urban IPM and Pesticide Safety Program Coordinator at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

Programs: Urban Integrated Pest Management and Pesticide Safety

Latest posts by Melody Hefner (see all)

• Prep Your Garden Now for Next Spring - September 9, 2017
• Yellow Starthistle, a Noxious Weed You Need to Control - August 19, 2017
• Start scouting for vegetable garden insect pests now - July 8, 2017

Our wet winter has set us up for some spring weeding chores. Many of our nuisance weeds are annuals. Annual

• About
• Latest Posts

Melody Hefner

Urban IPM and Pesticide Safety Program Coordinator at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

Programs: Urban Integrated Pest Management and Pesticide Safety

Latest posts by Melody Hefner (see all)

• Prep Your Garden Now for Next Spring - September 9, 2017
• Yellow Starthistle, a Noxious Weed You Need to Control - August 19, 2017
• Start scouting for vegetable garden insect pests now - July 8, 2017

After several years of drought, we welcome all the precipitation so far this year, but wet winters can lead to