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Saturday, October 31, 2015

Happy Halloween!!

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Jefferson County CSU Extension Master Gardener bloggers wish you all a very Happy Halloween!
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Gardening Power to the People: Insect Puddles Video

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Here is the third in our series about attracting pollinators into the garden, produced by our JeffCo Gardener Video Team.
Monday, October 26, 2015

Gardening Power to the People: Insect Hotels Video Part 2

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Here is the second in the series about bringing pollinators into your garden presented by the JeffCo Gardener Video Team.
Saturday, October 24, 2015

Gardening Power to the People: Insect Hotels Video Part 1

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Here is the first in a series of three new videos from our JeffCo Gardener Video Team about making your garden pollinator friendly.
Thursday, October 22, 2015

Plant Amaryllis Now for Holiday Blooms by Donna Duffy

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Amaryllis is one of the easiest bulbs to grow and will generally bloom 6-10 weeks after planting. Bloom time varies a bit among va...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Recording Your Yearly Garden Notes By Joyce D’Agostino

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Photo Joyce D'Agostino You don’t have to be a skilled writer to benefit from the practice of keeping good garden notes. I found tha...
Friday, October 9, 2015

Fall Cleanup Tips – Chapter III – Perennials – Trees, Woody Shrubs and Tender Plantings by Peter Drake

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To both the dedicated perennial landscape gardener, and the more casual observer of trees, shrubs and groundcovers, it has shown its...
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Roasting Sunflower Seeds by Donna Duffy

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All around town the sunflower heads are nodding, heavy with seeds ready to harvest. If you've managed to rescue your seeds from the b...
Monday, September 28, 2015

Native Asters for Early Fall Color by Joyce D'Agostino

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Now that fall is here, the flowers that can tolerate the cooler weather and shorter days may be few. But if you want to continue to enj...
Monday, September 21, 2015

Preventing Animal Damage in your Garden By Joyce D’Agostino

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Squirrel damage photo Missouri Botanical Gardens Few things are as disappointing to a gardener as to find a vegetable or fruit you were...
Saturday, September 19, 2015

Bumblebees in Your Late Summer Garden By Joyce D’Agostino

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Bombus huntii  photo bugGuide.net There have been many articles written about the plight of the honeybees and the decline in their numb...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Pruning Tomatoes Does Help Ripening! By Joyce D’Agostino

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As noted in the recent article on this blog    Need to Ripen Green Tomatoes? Let's Party! by Carol King ” dated 9/10/15,   the methods ...