In New Mexico, Money Grows on Trees
In New Mexico, Money Grows on Trees Excerpted from EATER NEWS – 6 December – Author – Karen Fischer Outside of Gallup NM, along Highway 602, is what is locally known as the Checkerboard. Parcels of land in the Checkerboard are, as the name might imply, mixed —...
Learning From Squash Bugs
Learning From Squash Bugs by Linda Walsh – SEMG 2018 If There’s Squash Bugs in Heaven I Ain’t Staying is the title of Stacia Spragg-Baude’s biography of Evelyn Curtis Losack, woman farmer and water rights activist from Corrales. With all there is to talk about...
Moth Invasion May 2020
Moth Invasion May 2020 From Dr. Amanda Skidmore, IPM Specialist Most of the moths we are seeing are Noctuidae, possibly cut worm species. These moths are making the news in the ABQ area. It looks like Jason Schaller (ABQ BioPark entomologist) is on top of it....
Science Triumphs
Science Triumphs By Dudley Vines, SCMG A few months ago Linda Walsh, a 2018 SCMG intern, emailed me (one of her mentors) worried about some spots on her cherry tree. She said they looked like tiny red bugs, but since they didn’t move she thought maybe they were some...
Good Bug, Bad Bug
Good Bug, Bad Bug Good Bug, Bad Bug By Dudley Vines Vegetable gardeners around these parts soon learn to hate the squash bug, but check out this photo: Spined soldier bug nymph (left) attacking squash bug nymph. There is a wide variety of...Upcoming Events
Dec
12
Tue
2023
1:00 pm
SEMG Advisory Council Monthly Me...
@ Zoom
SEMG Advisory Council Monthly Me...
@ Zoom
Dec 12 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Please join the monthly Sandoval Extension Master Gardener (SEMG) Advisory Council meeting. The Advisory Council gathers committee chairs to collaborate on the endeavors and business of the SEMG. All veterans and interns are welcome to[...]
Dec
13
Wed
2023
3:00 pm
Ready, Set, Grow! Ants! with Dr....
@ via Zoom
Ready, Set, Grow! Ants! with Dr....
@ via Zoom
Dec 13 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Ready, Set, Grow! – ANTS! with Dr. Joanie King Ready, Set, Grow! is a free webinar series offered the third Wednesday of every month. The New Mexico State University – Cooperative Extension Service offers this FREE[...]
Dec
25
Mon
2023
6:45 pm
Gardening with the Masters Series
@ Loma Colorado Main Library
Gardening with the Masters Series
@ Loma Colorado Main Library
Dec 25 @ 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm
Gardening with the Masters Series Join us the 4th Monday of every month for a Gardening with the Masters talk from 6:45 pm to 7:45 pm at Loma Colorado Blvd. in Rio Rancho, NM. These events[...]
Dec
30
Sat
2023
10:00 am
Sheet, Pit and Trench Composting
@ Open Space Visitor Center
Sheet, Pit and Trench Composting
@ Open Space Visitor Center
Dec 30 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mark your calendar! Join John Zarola, Master Gardener, on Saturday December 30, 2023 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon for Sheet, Pit and Trench Composting at the Open Space Visitors Center. The class will discuss[...]
Jan
4
Thu
2024
6:00 pm
Mentor Orientation 2024
@ Zoom Meeting
Mentor Orientation 2024
@ Zoom Meeting
Jan 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Mentor Orientation for Class of 2024 _____________________________ Mentors for the Master Gardener Intern Class of 2024 are strongly encouraged to attend this orientation to help us provide the best experience possible for our interns. The[...]
Jan
8
Mon
2024
6:00 pm
Mentor-Intern 2024 Meet-and-Greet
@ Zoom
Mentor-Intern 2024 Meet-and-Greet
@ Zoom
Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Mentor-Intern 2024 Meet-and-Greet Come on January 8, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 pm for the Mentor-Intern 2024 Meet-and-Greet. We strongly encourage our new interns and their mentors to attend this meet and greet session to start off[...]
