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2-6 p.m.,Friday, May 30, 2025
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Pollinator Plant Lists

Lists of pollinator-friendly plants for Nevada.

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Managing Soil Salinity: What Growers Need to Know

Seeing white crusts on your soil or stunted crops after irrigation? It may be a salt problem. This guide helps you identify if your soil is saline, sodic, or saline-sodic, interpret test results, and take the right steps to protect crop health and yield.

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Irises year-round in the desert southwest

Irises are surprisingly easy to grow, but advice online must be modified for the Mojave Desert and southern Nevada. Tasks to start and maintain irises in a home garden in southern Nevada are presented for each month.

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