Master Gardener's workshops on growing food in Lake Tahoe

Submitted by paula on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 1:25pm
Event Date: 
May 14, 2018 (All day)

Learn how to grow vegetables in your Lake Tahoe garden this summer through a series of free workshops presented by the UCCE Master Gardeners. The classes are offered at both ends of the lake on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays during May. This year's classes are potatoes, onions, raspberries, lettuce & kale, and tomatoes.

Each week will be a new theme. The workshops are all family friendly and attendees get to go home with plants for your home garden!

Classes will run from May 14 - June 14th, 2018 in the evenings.

* Mondays: Tahoe City, UC Davis TERC Environmental Field Station. ALL classes 5:30
2400 Lake Forest Road, Tahoe City, CA (co-sponsor UC Davis TERC)

¬ Monday, May 14th— Potatoes
¬ Monday, May 21st —Onions
¬ Monday, May 28th—Raspberries
¬ Monday, June 4th—Lettuce & Kale
¬ Monday, June 11th--Tomatoes

* Tuesdays: South Lake Tahoe Library (*except June 12th at Bijou School). All classes at 6:00 p.m. 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, (co-sponsor Friends of the Library)

¬ Tuesday, May 15th—Potatoes
¬ Tuesday, May 22nd--Onions
¬ Tuesday, May 29th-- Raspberries
¬ Tuesday, June 5th—Lettuce & Kale
¬ Tuesday, June 12th-- Tomatoes (*This workshop will be held at Bijou Community School Garden from 5:30 - 7:30 pm)

* Wednesdays: Truckee Demonstration Garden - All classes 5:30 pm. Truckee Regional Park, 10500 Brockway Rd, Truckee, CA (co-sponsor Slow Food Lake Tahoe)
¬ Wednesday, May 16th —Potatoes & Onions
¬ Wednesday, May 23rd —Onions
¬ Wednesday, May 30th—Raspberries
¬ Wednesday, June 6th—Lettuce & Kale
¬ Wednesday, June 13th-Tomatoes

* Thursdays: Incline Village, North Tahoe Demonstration Garden. ALL classes at 5:30 pm. Sierra Nevada College, 999 Tahoe Boulevard, Incline Village, NV (co-sponsor North Tahoe Demo Garden)

¬ Thursday, May 17th —Potatoes
¬ Thursday, May 24th —Onions
¬ Thursday, May 31st —Raspberries
¬ Thursday, June 7th —Lettuce & Kale
¬ Thursday, June 14th - Tomatoes

Most workshops are free but some have a suggested donation to assist with routine maintenance at demonstration gardens. The Growing Food in Tahoe Workshop series are a part of a larger climate study to see which varieties grow best in our Tahoe environment.

For more information on times and locations please visit: http://ucanr.edu/sites/mglaketahoe/files/278132.pdf

Information on workshops for growing plants and garden design: http://southtahoenow.com/story/02/27/2018/series-workshops-help-south-lake-tahoe-gardens

Their partners are UC Davis TERC, Slow Food Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe Friends of the Library and North Tahoe Demonstration Garden.