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Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Watch Out for Hail Season! by Joyce D'Agostino

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  Photo: Joyce D'Agostino For many of us, having to deal with hailstorms is a reality. In this area of Colorado, we are in a hail zone m...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Weather – Workin’ the Swing Shift by Patti O’Neal

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 [Republished from February 2011] What is a plant to do?   It’s February and all but a few plants should be peacefully enjoying the deliciou...
Wednesday, October 2, 2019

When Frost Threatens – Take Action by Patti O'Neal

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Frost can signal that the end of the gardening season is near – but not necessarily over. I have a good friend who recently said “I am si...
Thursday, May 9, 2019

Dealing with Hail By Joyce D’Agostino

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Hail, photo by Joyce D'Agostino For many of us, having to deal with hailstorms is a reality. In this area of Colorado, we are i...
Friday, February 15, 2019

Check Soil Temperature Before Planting Vegetable Seeds

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Photo courtesy vegetable gardener.com More important than moon signs and more predictable than weather is another variable which dras...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

The Impact of Wind Chill on Plants

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Photo by Donna Duffy Excerpted from Wind Chill Doesn’t Really Matter to a Plant , Mark Longstroth, Michigan State University Extension ...
Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Debunking a Hot Weather Watering Myth by Donna Duffy

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Photo courtesy ehow.com Perhaps you’ve heard it said that “watering plants on a hot sunny day will scorch their leaves” . It’s a myth!...
Thursday, July 12, 2018

Gardening Under Cover by Joyce D'Agostino

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Photo courtesy Joyce D'Agostino Most gardeners have to deal with a variety of weather and growing conditions each season. These cha...
Sunday, March 4, 2018

What Happens to Insects During the Winter?

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Lady beetle on Asclepias speciosa, photo by Donna Duffy Do you ever wonder what happens to insects over the winter months? What con...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Browning Evergreen Needles Normal by Mary Small

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Photo by Carol King Are your evergreens showing some browning and losing needles? Never fear! This is normal evergreen behavior.  It is...
Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Proper Soil Drainage Helps During Monsoon Season By Joyce D’Agostino

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Gardening in the rain! Photo courtesy i.telegraph.co.uk Gardeners in the front range of Colorado often find themselves during...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Tulips Emerging Early by Donna Duffy

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Late season tulips emerging in February, photo by Donna Duffy This recent surge of warm weather has created conditions for some...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Farmers' Almanac: Fact or Folklore? by Donna Duffy

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Did you know there are two versions of the Farmers’ Almanac? The Old Farmers’ Almanac is celebrating is a whopping 225 years old. The...
Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Protecting Trees and Shrubs from Extreme Temperature Drop by Carol King

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Image wallpaperscraft.com Our first round of really cold weather is headed this way.  Although it is in the 70’s today and tomorrow, Th...
Friday, November 11, 2016

Overwinter Your Container Plants by Donna Duffy

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Photo courtesy Pinterest It’s the time of year to start thinking about how to overwinter perennial plants that have been happi...
Monday, June 6, 2016

Gardening Challenges in Colorado – Climate By Jim Rohling

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Photo courtesy Jim Rohling One of our biggest challenges in gardening in Front Range Colorado is climate. We can have rain on Monday,...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Snowflake Wonder by Elaine Lockey, former Jeffco Master Gardener

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http://weather.thefuntimesguide.com/2009/01/the_snowflake.php If you get caught outside finishing up gardening tasks when it begins to s...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

Brown Needles on Pines May be Due to November's Cold Snap by Mary Small

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Photo by CJ Clawson We are starting to see the first damage to plants caused by the unseasonably cold weather in November. Many evergre...
Sunday, January 5, 2014

Deicing Salts Can Damage Plants by Carol King

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Use care when applying deicers Winter is in full swing along the Front Range and with it comes the inevitable snow and ice causing slip...
Saturday, December 21, 2013

Celebrate the Winter Solstice! by Donna Duffy

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It feels like the days just can’t get any shorter, and it’s true. Today we celebrate the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. T...