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Saturday, September 10, 2016

Ripening Green Tomatoes Before First Frost by Carol King

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Photo by Carol King Tomato season is almost over and there are only a few weeks left before frost. (Average first freeze date in De...
Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Plant Pansies in the Fall! by Carol King

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Photo Carol King Fall is the perfect time to plant pansies again. In fact, pansies and violas or Johnny jump-ups can be staples of the ...
Sunday, September 4, 2016

Fall: The Best Time to Sow Native Plant Seeds by Donna Duffy

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Tradescantia occidentalis, Western Spiderwort, photo by Donna Duffy There are many benefits to using native plants for Colorado home l...
Thursday, September 1, 2016

Early September in Your Garden by Donna Duffy

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Photo courtesy brockfarms.com It’s September, and Colorado gardeners are busy harvesting their vegetables and enjoying the last blooms...
Monday, August 29, 2016

How to Store Fruits And Vegetables for Winter by Carol King

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Photo CSU Extension If you have had a successful year in your garden or purchased an abundant amount of fresh fruits and vegetables fro...
Thursday, August 25, 2016

Debunking Gardening Myths By Joyce D’Agostino

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Photo by Carol King Most of us have limited time and money to spend on gardening. Any tip or advice that is correct and timely is valua...
Thursday, August 18, 2016

The Giants of Summer by Donna Duffy

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Photo courtesy Donna Duffy and Cassie Wilborn One of the more fun aspects of gardening is growing something that is really big ! This t...
Saturday, August 13, 2016

Celebrate the Games of the XXXI Olympiad Rio 2016 With Roses by Carol King

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"Olympiad" photo emeraldstudiophoto.com The first Olympics is dated to 776 BC; similarly,  ornamental roses have been cultiva...
Monday, August 8, 2016

Colorado Cicadas by Rebecca Anderson

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Dog Day Cicada (Tibicen dorsatus), photo courtesy CSU Extension I've seen some news articles lately about 2016 being the year of...
Monday, August 1, 2016

Transpiration-Vegetables Wilting in the Sun by Joyce D'Agostino

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Photo by Carol King Have you ever hurried home after work, looking forward to some quality gardening time only to find some of your pu...
Sunday, July 31, 2016

Do Plants Repel Mosquitos? by Donna Duffy

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Photo courtesy cdc.gov  Ask any gardener – they will tell you that it’s a buggy year. The mosquitos seem especially ferocious this s...
Friday, July 22, 2016

Deadhead Flowers for More Blooms by Carol King

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July can be an exciting month in the garden. The results of all the hard labor in the spring are beginning to be evident: lots of blo...