 tires of bicycles. The sharp points are arranged so that a spike is usually pointing up. A plant can produce 200 to 5,000 seeds a year.
For homeowners, hand-pulling is best when the vines are sufficiently long, but before the plant flowers and produces seeds. Hoeing can also kill an existing plant. Tilling may bury seeds that will then be favorable for propagation.
Sahara Mustard, also commonly known as wild turnip, African mustard, and Asian mustard, is a member of the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is considered a noxious weed in Nevada. It is beginning to grow and develop flowers in our area, particularly in disturbed areas. The basal leaves can be three to twelve inches long. The lower leaves are arranged in a rose-like cluster and have lobes with rounded tips. The stem leaves are much smaller and have bristly, stiff hairs on both sides. Sahara mustard’s flowers are small, less than one-quarter inch, with four oblong, pale yellow petals arranged in the shape of an ‘X’.
Sahara Mustard plants should be removed as soon as possible, and before flowers form and set. The flowers can produce 700 to 9,000 seeds and are presumed to remain viable for years.
We had a great turnout for our Build a Bed Workshop this year and want to give a HUGE thank you to our three excellent instructors – Andrea Meckley, John Wilson and Stephen James.
Attendees learned how to build a raised garden bed, what soil amendments to make, some tips on starting a compost bin and how to start seedlings for their vegetable gardens. Here are some pictures of all the fun!
What can I plant in September?
Are you considering planting a fall garden? You might be surprised at what can be planted during the month of September! Crops including green beans, beets, broccoli, brussells sprouts, cabbage, corn, carrots…the list goes on and on! Autumn season in the Moapa and Mesquite Valleys is a great opportunity for gardeners to grow cool-season crops and the mild weather gives us a distinct advantage in avoiding weeds/insect damage, reduced water requirements and improved quality of produce. (Not to mention being able to garden outdoors during our wonderful autumn weather!).
Cooperative Extension is offering a FREE Square Foot Gardening class on Saturdays from 9:00am-11:00am running from Sept. 1 – Oct. 15 at the Logandale office. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/square-foot-gardening-classes-tickets-27097022925 or contact us if you have any additional questions at |||PHONE_NUMBER|||  ex.0 or |||EMAIL_ADDRESS||| See you there!
Whether you’ve been cursing the monsoon season or praying for it, one thing’s for certain, the monsoon rains can bring out the most incredible looking creatures.
The monsoon brings out cockroaches, even some huge ones. But it also brings out a huge beetle called the Paloverde Root Borer (Paloverde Beetle) or its scientific name – Derobrachus Geminatus. Oh, you’d know if you crossed paths with a Paloverde beetle. They’re black or brown, are spiny, have unique long antennae, have spikes near their neck and can fly. One more thing – they’re huge, some can be 3 to 4 inches in length.
The Paloverde beetle are one of the largest species of beetles living in North America. For their first three years of their lives they live underground, surviving by eating the roots of the paloverde tree (hence their name). They do eat other types of trees besides paloverde trees. Either way, Paloverde beetle grubs can do a lot of damage to a tree’s root system.
Sometimes you can spot the grubs when you landscape in and around paloverde trees or other afflicted trees. The larvae can be colored anywhere from cream to light green, with brown near their head.
Once they become an adult, they come out from underground at the start of the monsoon season. It isn’t the monsoon rains which flood them out from underground, but rather they emerge to mate. Once they mate – they die.
While they are adults, they live for about a month and may drink fruit nectar or feed on fruit. They are usually more active in the evening, flying from tree to tree.  Besides, it doesn’t have long to live. You should expect to see them until the end of August.
Paloverde Beetles do have some predators who love to eat them (if they can get past the hard spine). Skunk and bears like to feed on the grubs, while roadrunners, owls, coyotes and bobcats like to eat the adult beetles.
We would like to express gratitude to our presenters! We began with Carrie Stark, the Nevada 4-H State Program Director presenting the “Future of 4-H”, “Leaders Council Roles and Expectations/Staff Support” and “Working with Different Personalities”. Then, Karen Best the Clark County 4-H Program Officer, shared some great team building insights. Joy Belonga then spoke with the adult leaders about “Finding the Spark in Youth”. Marguerite Clark, a Las Vegas Community Based Instructor, continued the forum by giving insights regarding “Youth and Adult Partnerships”. The last day, Lacey Sproul-Tom the Northeast Clark County 4-H Clark County 4-H Program Officer, presented “Animal Science”, “Citizenship/Leadership”, “Teen Leadership and Adult Volunteerism”. To finish off the Forum our own Carol Bishop, the Northeast Clark County Extension Educator, went through information regarding 4-H Club Legalities.
If you have any questions or are interested in 4-H, please contact Lacey Sproul-Tom at |||PHONE_NUMBER|||  ex.2 or |||EMAIL_ADDRESS||| The next two days were focused on S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) activities at the local University of Nevada, Cooperative Extension Office. The youngsters that attended the event were able to make slime and learn about the proper hand cleaning techniques to avoid “Bad Bugs” or germs.
On Thursday, November 20, 2015 the 4-H celebrated each other’s accomplishments throughout the past 4-H year during their first annual 4-H Achievement Night. This event was held at the Overton Old Gym and was a success! Many families attended this event as well as Assemblyman Chris Edwards, Nevada 4-H State Director- Carrie Stark, 4-H Staff from Las Vegas and an intern for Congressman Cresent Hardy.
The evening also celebrated the many assets to 4-H including 4-H Volunteer of the Year, Nathan and Deborah Henrie.
The 4-H held contests that showcased a variety of life skills which included a portfolio keeping contest and an interview contest. The winners of these contests are: Portfolios- Senior: Anna Stratton; Intermediate: Ryan McMurray, Odin Lyman, Kennen Staton; Junior: Iain McMurray, Victoria Herring, Taytum Yardley; Interview Contest: Senior: Whitney Wickersham, Bailey Kesl; Intermediate: Trey Houston, Joey Herring; Junior: Emma Houston, Victoria Herring. Each winner received a certificate from Congressman Hardy and a picture with Assemblyman Chris Edwards.
On Friday, the 4-H Ambassadors hosted a fun community dance called the, “Turkey Wobble.” A great time was had by all in attendance.
The 4-H Ambassadors would like to thank the many generous donations for their first annual 4-H Turkey Week. They would like to thank the following individuals and companies for their support: Pepe Ward; Adam Schwartz; Missy Hardy; Alexandria Perkins; Skinsational; Amberlee Gollahon; Wesley’s; Home Hardware; Lin’s Grocery; Herring Family; Howie Hardy of Barney Trucking; Parks and Recreation; Ace Hardware; Scott Carson; Jackie Worthen; Clark County Farm Bureau; Candis Mayo; The Meldrum Family; and Richard O’Dell.
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