Agenda

Discover the hidden treasure of healthy soil! Join us on a journey to uncover the secrets to creating fertile soil in Idaho's Treasure Valley. Learn how our soils are unique compared to other regions in the country, and the process of transformation that creates thriving lawns, beautiful landscapes, and bountiful vegetable gardens. With our expert-led presentation, you'll gain a deeper understanding of soil health and learn practical tips on how to improve your soil for optimal growth and productivity.

Getting to the Root of Gardening Issues: Q&A with an Expert Panel & Jim Duthie of KTVB's "You Can Grow It"

We strongly encourage all attendees to come prepared with their questions for the expert panel. Not only are the experts knowledgeable, but they can also provide valuable insight into the topics discussed at the event. We promise that all panelists will do their best to answer each and every question asked of them. 

Panelist Include:

Landscaping in Idaho 101 will cover everything on how to design, shop, plant, water, and thrive in our harsh Idaho climate. It will also include a few money saving tips and tricks of the trade.

Anyone who gardens knows that certain tasks become more difficult with the passage of time. Injury, age and other physical conditions can all make gardening more of a challenge. But don't give up yet!! This presentation will address changes you can make to your garden to make it safter and more accessible. Get ideas from photos and discussion of options to accomodate many phyical limitations--allowing you to enjoy being outdoors in your yard.

In one hour you will learn how to have the best lawn in the neighborhood and do it yourself, while saving both money and time. Jos will cover when to feed your lawn and what to use, plus share tips on preventing lawn-damaging bugs and unsightly weeds with minimal chemical inputs. He'll also explain how to properly water a lawn, saving water and saving money! Jos always teaches a fun and engaging class. This is a don't-miss seminar.

Landscaping in Idaho 101 will cover everything on how to design, shop, plant, water, and thrive in our harsh Idaho climate. It will also include a few money saving tips and tricks of the trade.

Tomatoes are tasty when they come from your own garden. This talk will cover the basics of successfully growing this favorite garden crop. We will also talk about specific care in our sunny Treasure Valley.

Gardening can be very exciting and highly rewarding and there is a lot to learn in order to be successful, yet so many people try to go all-in when they start their first Garden. In this seminar, you will learn how and why starting small is actually the key to success for first-time gardeners as well as principles to succeed in your first garden. Bring your questions and notebooks as there will be much to discuss!

Bokashi is an ancient Japanese form of composting that involves anaerobically fermenting kitchen and garden waste into amazing plant and soil food. Traditional composting requires oxygen to work, Bokashi on the other hand, utilizes organisms that thrive with little or no oxygen. In this class, Jim will share his experience with the process, some of the amazing results he’s seen and how you can start doing Bokashi at your house. We suggest you take one moment to google "Bokashi", read a few of the headlines get excited, then we will see you at the seminar.

Learn ways to create survivable space that reduces the risk of wildfire damage to your home. Brett will discuss the principles of flammable materials reduction, water conservation techniques, and creating Firewise landscape zones. Participants will see plants to avoid as well as those that are more fire resistant and where to use them. Many of these plants are native to the intermountain northwest and appropriate for low water use gardens.

Tomatoes are tasty when they come from your own garden. This talk will cover the basics of successfully growing this favorite garden crop. We will also talk about specific care in our sunny Treasure Valley.