14th Thaw 'n' Awe Symposium: Back Yard Gardening: DIG IT!

Backyard Gardening: Dig It!

14th Annual Thaw ‘n Awe Horticulture Symposium

 University Place 

Samuel H. Bennion

Student Union Building

1784 Science Center Dr.

Idaho Falls, ID  83402

Saturday March 19,  2016
9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.with registration and check-in beginning at 8:00 a.m.

The University of Idaho provides equal opportunities in education and employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender,

age, disability, or status as a Vietnam-era veteran. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, those requesting reasonable

accommodations may contact Bonneville County Extension at 208-529-1390.

The Symposium Program

 8:00    Registration,

Check-in. Coffee, Tea, and Juice available.

9:00   Welcome

9:10    Year Round Vegetable Gardening Made Easy

Learn how to grow your favorite veggies year round with minimal work and cost. We will discuss the pros and cons of several methods of growing vegetables year round in eastern Idaho. Methods include geo-air greenhouse, low tunnels, in-the-garden greenhouse, Walipini and cloches.

David Gillmore aka LDS Prepper

10:10    Break

10:20    The Challenge of Warm and Dry in the

Vegetable Garden

Want to improve your ability to produce a bountiful harvest of fresh vegetables? The warm, dry nature of summer in our local climate can bring a unique set of challenges to vegetable gardening. Dr. Love will detail some of these challenges and provide ideas for getting the best out your situation. He will describe methods for ensuring a good stand, for growing superior cool season vegetables, for using shade to improve quality of leaf crops, for extending an inherently short growing season, for irrigating to best advantage, and for controlling diseases and pests

common to a dry climate. Even the most experienced

gardeners will learn a few new tricks.

Dr. Steve Love

11:20    Break

 11:30   Getting More than Just Shade out of your Trees through Growing a Home Orchard

Home orchards can become an essential and

worthwhile part of your household’s food production system if managed and designed properly. Lance will discuss the ins and outs of home orchards including variety selection, planning, irrigation, pruning, pest management, renovating old trees, and growing fruit trees in small yards.

Lance Ellis

12:30    Lunch provided by Chartwell’s Catering

1:30    Herbal Remedies from your Backyard

Imagine having a living, aromatic medicine chest right outside your back door. You’ll learn how to identify and grow twenty medicinal herbs and how to use them in tinctures, teas, and tablets and enjoy the keys to

natural wellness.

Sue Gillmore

2:30   Break

2:40   Q &A Panel Discussion

Our speakers, will be answering your questions.  Feel free to submit a question with your registration or ask it yourself the day of the event.

Moderated by Dr. Wayne Jones

3:40   Closing Remarks

Dr.Wayne Jones

To Register….

Seating for this event is limited, so register now to ensure a spot.  The pre-registration deadline is  Friday, March 11th.  Fee includes beverage service in the morning and lunch on the premises.

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Enclose a check made payable to the University of Idaho Bursar, for  pre-registration, in the amount of $35.00 per person attending .  (Registration at  the door will be $40.00)

Please return this form with payment to:

Bonneville County Extension Office

2925 Rollandet

Idaho Falls, ID  83402

Registration questions:

Contact Bonneville County Extension Office at

208-529-1390 or email bonneville@uidaho.edu

To submit a question  for the panel prior to the Symposium please include it with your registration.