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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Uh-Oh! A "Blue Moon" Ends the OOs

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It's a "Blue Moon" New Years Eve! This is a good omen for the 2010 planting season. Our wish for all  gardeners is a year wi...
Sunday, December 27, 2009

Christmas Tree Recycling by Donna Duffy

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That lovely, fragrant cut tree you bought weeks ago has probably seen better days by now. It’s time to get it out of the house! Following ar...
Thursday, December 24, 2009

The Garden Song-Merry Christmas

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Dear Gardeners, Jefferson County CSU Extension Colorado master gardener bloggers would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a H...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

Christmas Tree Blight in Frasier Fir

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I have not seen Fraiser fir Christmas trees in my small search in Wheatridge.  The local greenhouse seemed to have only Douglas and Noble. ...
Friday, December 18, 2009

Real Christmas Trees 'Greener' than Fake

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It may not sound like "tree-hugging," but cutting down a real tree for Christmas is actually greener than going with the artifici...
Thursday, December 17, 2009

Good Reads for Gardeners

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Got that "garden withdrawl" feeling this winter? Feeling those "wish I could garden" blues? Try snuggling up with one o...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Local News | Rare Tree Stolen from Seattle Arboretum

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Some grinchy news out of Washington State:  A  7-foot conifer, one of the park's rarest specimens, an imperiled species collected from ...
Sunday, December 13, 2009

Picking a Poinsettia

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There is more to picking a poinsettia than just going in the store and buying one you like. Dr. Steven Newman, Greenhouse Crops Extensio...
Saturday, December 12, 2009

Garden Gnomes for Christmas

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No doubt many a gardener will receive a  garden gnome for Christmas.  They are available at all the garden shops, big box stores, and even t...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

Building a Straw Bale Greenhouse: Phase 2 by Gardener Cumax

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The straw bales were laid on top of the foundation. Then the RBA (roof bearing assembly) was laid out on top of the bales. The RBAs consist...
Sunday, December 6, 2009

Hybrid Poplar Trees Help Farm Families

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During a recent trip to New Mexico, I happened on this article about some interesting work being done at New Mexico State University. Hybrid...
Friday, December 4, 2009

Wrap up trees for the season « Gardening after five

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 Dear gardener, you know that little tree you planted in the spring? You know how you carefully planted, watered and tended it ?  That littl...