lawn & garden
SUCCESS STORY – This quinoa, grown at 9,000 feet, in San Miguel County, is a promising crop for at higher elevation farmers. (Courtesy photo)
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Survey says it's time for quinoa to be grown in San Miguel and Ouray counties.
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The CSU Extension has a new class to promote the business of farming.
READY TO PLANT -- The Norwood Community Garden has a new water pump and piping in place for ease of watering at each garden plot. (Photo by Jessica Newens)
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Norwood Community Garden Film Fundraiser
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Golden-mantled ground squirrels may be cute, but they can wreak havoc on a garden.
READY TO PLANT – Even though we will likely get more snow this year, it’s not too early for ‘cold plants’ like pansies and violas to go into outdoor beds, says Gayle Goodhue (above), owner of San Juan Gardens in Montrose. Vegetables such as cabbages, broccoli and cauliflower can also handle typical Colorado spring weather. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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Right now is the best time of year to plant trees.
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NOT-SO-PRETTY PICTURE – Even mountainous climates are not exempt from noxious weed invasions. Here, thistle thrives near Telluride with Wilson Peak as a backdrop. (Photo courtesy Sheila Grother)
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Colorado is host to invasive plants from all over the world, and San Miguel County Weed Control Program Manager Sheila Grother wants to enlist you in the war against them.
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The first-ever, maybe-annual Ouray County Weed Symposium is set to go April 28 with guest speaker Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar.
LANSCAPE DESIGNER Susan Maybach of Ridgway-based Earth, Wind & Rock. (File photo)
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Learn about landscape design and what plants grow best in Ouray County in two workshops taught by Susan Maybach of Earth, Wind & Rock.
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With the farmers market season set to open in May, the Montrose Farmers Market is accepting vendor applications now.
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Colorado Desert Blue Star (Photo by Bill Adams, ©Plant Select)
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For sure-bet plants for the 2011 growing season, check out Plant Select’s latest favorites.
GARNET-COLORED ROSEHIPS not only provide lovely fall color, but their skin contains vitamin C and imparts a hibiscus-like flavor. (Courtesy photo)
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The otherwise ignored rosehip makes a delicious jelly.
DEADHEADING PERENNIALS is an important part of fall maintenance of your garden. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Come spring, your garden will spring to life if you put it to bed in the fall.
Master Gardener Ginny Price looks over some of the ‘freakoid’ vegetables she’s received at the CSU Extension office in Montrose.
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‘It’s so cool. I have the best job,’ says master gardener Ginny Price of Montrose’s CSU Extension office.
PERFECT PAIRINGS – A lively display of flowers, shrubs and grasses are thriving at the Plant Select Demonstration Garden at Norwood’s San Miguel County Fairgrounds. (Photo by Jessica Newens) Red birds in a tree (below) a native from New Mexico, blooms for months and is a favorite of hummingbirds. (Plant Select® photo)
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The perfect garden might be as simple as looking for the Plant Select logo at your local garden center.
Native Columbine grows more sparsely, with fewer flowers, along the San Miguel river trail. (Courtesy photo)
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A primer for gardeners who want to plant native plants.
BEAR AWARE – Hungry bears have a great sense of smell and are willing to do anything for an easy meal. Rule number one in high country composting: Fruit and vegetable scraps in your compost will, unless you are willing to experiment with the six-part plastic-clamshell burial described in this article, is a surefire way to attract bears. (A wide-mouth mason jar should work, too.) (Photo by Patrick Nicklaus)
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A few much-needed tips for composting safely – in bear country!
Bye-bye, Bambi – A wildlife fence like this one can protect your hard-earned summer crops. (Courtesy photo)
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Thousands of animals and birds needlessly die each year because of fencing. The DOW has suggestions for building wild-life friendly fences in a new, free publication.
Red Leaf Rosa, in spring and summer. (Courtesy photo)
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Easy-Care Redleaf Rose Provides Year-Round Visuals
