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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Jeffco CSU Extension Colorado Master Gardeners: 2013 Highlights by Mary Small

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Colorado Master Gardener volunteers in Jefferson County actively engage Jefferson County residents to foster successful gardening. A dedica...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Low Humidity Problems and Indoor Houseplants by Carol King

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Spider Plant  Chlorophytum comosum This time of year, we Colorado gardeners turn to indoor plants to soothe our gardening souls.  Howev...
Saturday, January 11, 2014

Clean Your Garden Tools Quickly and Easily by Gail Wilson

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January can be a grim time in the garden here along the Front Range.  Master Gardener Gail gives some good tips for taking on this task and ...
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...
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...