Frankly, Deer Just Want Your Tulips! April 29, 2019 CSU Extension, Deer, Kurt Jones Edit Posted by Kurt M. Jones, Chaffee County Extension Director This morning, I found some “evidence” that our front yard has played host... Read More
Sixty Second Secrets For Gardening Success: Don't Move Firewood. April 28, 2019 Camping, CSU Extension, Firewood, Gypsy Moth, Mountain Pine Beetle, Pest, Rich Guggenheim, TCD, Thousand Cancers Disease Edit Today on Sixty-Second Secrets for Gardening Success: Don’t Move Firewood! Transporting firewood is one of the most common methods for i... Read More
Talking To Myself About Post-Season Poinsettia Care April 28, 2019 CSU Extension, Kurt Jones, poinsettia Edit Kurt M. Jones, Chaffee County Extension Director I was given a poinsettia after the holidays because “they were going to be thrown away if... Read More
Sixty Second Secrets For Gadening Success: Selecting Trees April 28, 2019 Colorado Friendly Gardening Principle # 1, CSU Extension, Disease, Insects, Planning, Planting, pruning, Rich Guggenheim, Right Tree Right Place, Selecting Trees, soil, soil test Edit Today on Sixty-Second Secrets for Gardening Success: Colorado Friendly Gardening Principle #1. Right Plant, Right Place- Selecting Tr... Read More
Sixty Second Secrets For Gardening Success: Houseplants: Rubber Plant April 28, 2019 CSU Extension, fertilizer, Leaf Shine, light, Pot, repotting, Rich Guggenheim, Rubber Plant, Sixty Second Secrets, water Edit Today on Sixty-Second Secrets for Gardening Success: Rubber plant . If you’re looking for an easy to grow p... Read More
Why Trees Are Frickin’ Awesome April 28, 2019 Alexis Alvey, CSU Extension, tree benefits, urban forestry, urban trees Edit Alexis Alvey, Horticulture Agent, CSU Denver Extension I have always loved trees and I’m sure that many of you gardeners out there feel... Read More
Are You A Sad (Seed Acquisition Disorder) Sufferer? January 09, 2019 CSU Extension, Kurt Jones, Starting Seeds, transplant Edit Kurt Jones, Chaffee County Extension Director I got another seed catalog in today’s mail to go with the multiple email requests that I ha... Read More
Forced Fall Bulbs Provide Winter Color January 08, 2019 Amaryllis, bulb foliage, Colorado Master Gardener, CSU Extension, forcing bulbs, paperwhites Edit Kathy Steffa Colorado Master Gardener -- Chaffee County My favorite fall bulb catalogs have arrived, and I am preparing my order of bul... Read More
Planting That Birthday Tree January 08, 2019 CSU Extension, how to plant a tree, Kurt Jones Edit Kurt M. Jones Chaffee County Extension Director Sitting here on my back porch, looking past the potted rosemary and basil, I c... Read More
Is Academia In Bed With Monsanto? December 30, 2018 Ask an Expert, Colorado Master Gardener, CSU Extension, glyphosate, IARC, pollinators, Roundup, Tony Koski, WHO Edit Tony Koski, Extension Turf Specialist Source: Discover Magazine Those of us who work at universities (especially if we work in agricul... Read More
Be Local, Go Native And Be Diverse December 29, 2018 Buying local, caterpillars, CSU Extension, David Salamon, Doug Tallamy, Extension, Land Grant Colleges, native plants, Susan Carter Edit It’s funny how your experiences can come together. I’m sure many of you take part in buying local food, but what about your information an... Read More