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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Norfolk Island Pine Care by Planttalk Colorado

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Photo courtesy squidoo.com Norfolk Island pine is a tropical evergreen tree that is adaptable to indoor conditions and is a favorite of...
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...
Friday, December 13, 2013

Spiders Paired with Unlikely Partner to Make Silk by Elaine Lockey

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Spiders use their silk for building webs to catch prey, as a safety or drag line if they are spiders that roam, spider "dens...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Gardening With Children by Nancy Brant

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Photo CSU Extension One of the main reasons that children enjoy gardening is to spend time with someone they love.   It is a good time ...
Friday, November 22, 2013

Enjoying Hardy Brassica Vegetables By Joyce D’Agostino

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  Collard Greens Photo by Joyce  D'Agostino If you grow any vegetables from the Brassica family (Bok Choy, Broccoli, Brussels Spro...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Emergency Quarantine Issued to Protect Colorado Ash Trees by Christi Lightcap, Colorado Department of Agriculture

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Emerald Ash Borer Photo Courtesy Cornell Extension LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture has established an emergenc...
Saturday, November 16, 2013

Welcome New Master Gardeners! by Donna Duffy

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On November 13 th , twelve individuals were honored as Jefferson County’s newest Master Gardeners. To earn this desig...
Monday, November 11, 2013

Carbon Farming with Jatropha by Elaine Lockey

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photo courtesy of http://research.ifas.ufl.edu There has been much recent press about the desert shrub Jatropha curcas and it's...
Friday, November 8, 2013

Book Review: 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants by Elaine Lockey

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In my search for plant ideas to help in my heavily deer-foraged garden, I came across the book 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Pla...
Monday, November 4, 2013

Autumn Composting-Seize the Moment! by Mark Woltkamp

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Photo by Carol King As avid and dedicated gardeners, we all spent this year’s spring and summer seasons working diligently to create na...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Fall Needle Drop Is Normal in Evergreens by Mary Small

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Photo by Carol King Spruce trees are getting a lot of attention this fall. Their inner needles are turning yellow or brown and droppin...
Friday, October 11, 2013

Three Girls, Three Gardens, Thirty Days by Jennifer Verprauskus

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Black Beauty Eggplant One hot summer day I went to visit my former client’s organic garden and she said to me, “One day I want to eat ...