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Hansen, N. 2020, Grow Tomatoes in the Mojave Desert, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, YouTube Channel

This week YHEP Instructor, Nicole Hansen shows you how you can grow tomatoes successfully here in the Mojave Desert.

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Tricia Braxton Perry

Ian Ford-Terry

Nicole Hansen

Angela O'Callaghan

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