Gardening, windbreak program coming to area

    Have your gardens and windbreaks struggled the last couple of years due to extreme weather events?
    Between fires, drought and lack of rain for long periods of time in western Nebraska, gardeners and producers are wondering how to keep windbreaks alive and gardens producing.
    Nebraska Extension has a series of programs to help everyone learn how to cope with the extremes.
    “Gardening in Weather Extremes” and “Windbreaks for Livestock and Energy Savings” in Imperial and Grant are scheduled in the coming weeks and months.  
    Each program will be taught in a relaxed, roundtable format over coffee and conversation from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in each location.
    David Lott, Horticulture Educator, and Randy Saner, Livestock Educator, from North Platte will be teaching each of these programs with updates and recommendations for renovating and keeping gardens and windbreaks alive and productive now and in the future.
    The general public is welcome and encouraged to bring their questions.
    Here is list of the program’s dates and locations for each community.
    March 29—Gardening program, Chase County Extension, 6:30-8:30 p.m.  
    April 17—Windbreak program, Chase County Extension 6:30-8:30 p.m.
    May 8—Gardening program, Perkins County Extension, 6:30-8:30 p.m.  
    Register through the  https://go.unl.edu/perkins-chase web link for one of more of these program locations.
    Participants are asked to RSVP for each program one week prior to the program date. A nominal fee is required to pay for educational material and coffee supplies.
    Questions about the programs can be directed by email to dlott2@unl.edu, call the Extension Office in North Platte at 308-532-2683 or the Extension Office in Imperial at 308-882-4731.