Idaho Home Garden Tips
Idaho Home Garden Tips is a series of online gardening classes available to those who want to learn a little bit more about home gardening.
Classes are offered on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7-7:30 p.m. MT, February through October, via Zoom. Classes are recorded for those who are unable to attend or want to watch portions of the class. Feel free to join in on a class or watch videos that interest you.
- Fall weed control
- Season extension: Tools & techniques
- Fall lawn care: Get set for winter
- Houseplants: The gardener’s winter fix
Need specific gardening information? Check our videos.
- How to start seeds indoors
- How to prune raspberries
- How to prune and trellis tomatoes
- How to plant raspberries
- Fall lawn care: Get set for winter
- How to control weeds: Musk thistle
- How to air-layer a monocot plant
Plant Talk is a question and answer session offered every second and fourth Tuesday after the garden tips class (7:30-8 p.m.). Plant experts and Extension educators, Ron Patterson, Jared Gibbons and Reed Findlay, answer questions you may have about your yard and garden. Join us on Zoom to ask your questions.
- Feb 13 — Healthy Soil - Foundation of Gardening
- Feb 27 — Compost, Manure, Soil Amendments
- Mar 12 — Cool Weather Crops
- Mar 26 — No-Till Options
- Apr 9 — Codling Moth, How to use the Pest Alert
- Apr 23 — Hardening Off/Transplanting
- May 14 — What's Wrong With My Lawn?
- May 28 — Weeds - Organic Options and Myths
- Jun 11 — Drip Irrigation
- Jun 25 — Greenhouses
* Missed classes will be posted to YouTube playlist as soon as possible