Learning Videos
How to Harvest...
See moments with Mark and learn how to harvest fresh fruits and vegetables.
Upcoming Workshops & Classes
Spring Crops and Fruit Tree Pruning
at Summerlin Library
Saturday, February 21, 3pm-4:15pm
Join gardening expert Mark Ruben from Gilcrease Orchard and have all of your gardening questions answered.
During the class, participants will learn the basics of getting a spring garden started, to include soil selection and fertilization, as well as crop selection. Fruit tree pruning will also be covered. A detailed question and answer period will follow the lecture.
Free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served and may be limited.
For more information, please call 702.507.3863.
How to… Prune Fruit Tree Posters. Click on pictures to download or Enlarge.
Presentation on Spring Crops & Fruit Tree Pruning
With Mark Ruben of Gilcrease Orchard
Download the presentation “Spring Crops & Fruit Tree Pruning” to learn basics of getting a Spring garden started, including what crops to plant and pruning fruit trees.
Shade in the Desert
Gilcrease Orchard installed an agricultural shade structure in the winter of 2024-25. This shade structure has dramatically increased the production of crops. The shade fabric allows 70% of the sun to shine through, blocking 30%.
Growing Blackberries
We tracked the weight of blackberries picked the year before the shade structure in 2024 then again in 2025 after shade cover was installed.
2024 Blackberry Harvest Total (pre shade) = 430lbs
2025 Blackberry Harvest Total (after shade) = 650lbs
With the shade cover installed, we had a 51% increase in blackberry production!