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Each class will build on the information learned in the last class. This class will cover topics including:

• Carbs, protein, and fat management
• Cooking new recipes
• Goal setting
• Physical activity
• Healthy snacking
• and much more!

There are only 20 seats available. Register for all four classes today to reserve your spot! Please only register for yourself, you do not have to register your support person. If the class is full, please email Jenna at jenna.dyckman@usu.edu. We can put your name on a wait list and if people drop out we will contact you.

Agriculture

Horticulture

October Tips & Checklist

• See listing of the average last and first frost dates.
• Consider adding a smaller structure such as a low tunnel or a larger high tunnel to extend your growing season.
• Learn how and when to harvest winter squash. Store winter squash in a cool, (50-55°F) dry location.
• Plant garlic cloves from mid-October through early November.
• List of fall cleanup chores and good landscape practices.
• Remove vegetable plants from the garden once harvest is complete to reduce overwintering sites for insect pests.
• Rototill leaves, compost and/or manure into the vegetable garden to enhance the soil microbe activity.
• Planting trees and shrubs in the fall enhances root establishment.
• Apply a quick-release nitrogen fertilizer late fall, after the last mowing (late October – early November) for early green up next spring.

Pests and Problems:

• Use burlap or other soft materials to wrap evergreens to prevent snow breakage.
• Treat for Coryneum blight in stone fruits (cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots and plums) at 50% leaf drop.
• Clean up and discard all fallen fruit to reduce overwintering sites for disease and insect pests.

4-H