Short Takes are 15-30 minute classes focusing on a single idea with straightforward, common-sense information to help you increase your gardening success.

Jack from Summer Winds Nursery will help you discover the secrets to growing the tastiest tomato varieties in your garden or in planters!

Great for Beginners and Newcomers! Grow these heat-loving members of the Cucurbit Family all summer long. From small varieties suitable for containers, to huge vines growing squashes that will store all winter, we’ll help you figure out how to have success in your garden with this popular garden vegetable.

Passive Rainwater Harvesting allows rainwater runoff to be captured and used to water plants and then slowly seep into our groundwater reserves. It is easy to do and requires little expenditure in time and money. In this presentation you will learn how you can benefit from and how you can incorporate PRH into your garden.

Active monsoon seasons provide a welcome relief after the hot, dry and windy days of May and June. In the garden, our plants will be happier, lusher and slightly easier to tend. This time of year also provides a very interesting 5th planting season for the stalwart among us. There are a couple of ways to think of monsoon gardening, but there is something in this practice for every gardener. In this talk we’ll learn what drives our monsoon, why it is our 5th planting season and how to benefit from this special time in the Sonoran Desert. Level: Beginners to Advanced

Join the Bullhead City Master Gardeners at the Bullhead City Library for Home Garden Days - bring samples of plants and questions for which you need answers about your garden and landscaping.  Event is free and open to the public.