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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — What do you think about the new USDA Hardiness Zone Map? Hardiness zone maps are what we use to determine the plants we should be planting in our gardens and yards. more... |
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — What do you think about the new USDA Hardiness Zone Map? Hardiness zone maps are what we use to determine the plants we should be planting in our gardens and yards. more... |
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The lengthening days and unseasonably warm weather bring to mind the need to get vegetable seeds planted so I'll have transplants ready for spring planting.
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What gardening topics are appropriate for discussion during the cold months of winter? Are there any subjects worth discussing that fit the short, dry, cold days in this high desert area? While many gardeners would say no to this question, there are...
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The temperature was in the 40s every day this past week in Grand Junction, Montrose and Delta making this a great time to have watered your trees, shrubs, flower beds, perennial vegetables, strawberry beds, raspberries and other cane fruits, and outdoor...
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Cappuccinos, lattes, and Americanos. One is frothy and foamy, one is made with steamed milk, and the last is a combination of a shot or two of espresso in hot water. All of these have one thing in common, coffee. You can find any of these, as well as...
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What do you do when your tree is declining or has been damaged in a storm? Can it be saved or should it be removed?
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As I write this week's column, snow is falling at Powderhorn, lavender fields have been put to bed for the winter with their frost blankets, and trees and shrubs in the valleys are showing signs of dehydration.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Numerous websites report that decorating evergreen trees in the winter started in Latvia and Estonia in the 15th century. Previously, the Druids, pagan priests of the woods, used evergreen trees for their mysterious winter...
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — You probably won't find any mistletoe at the craft fair and bake sale being held at C Building at the Mesa County Fairgrounds tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 3, but you will certainly find a lot of lavender. Lavender wreaths,...
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Curtis Swift, who normally writes this weekly column in the Free Press, is in Afghanistan this week. He is teaching irrigation practices to people who will in turn educate farmers and producers there. People have generally...
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The leaves from the hackberry and catalpa in my yard have all dropped and Susan and I spent an hour this past weekend raking up all the leaves in preparation for the City of Grand Junction to sweep them up. I now have to mow...
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Topping is usually defined as the indiscriminate removal of branches in the top of a tree or shrub without taking into account the location of branch attachments. In other words topping results in stubs that die back and may be susceptible to disease and...
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Teddy Hildebrandt with T4Trees offers his clients soil testing to help identify problems with their trees. His decision to offer this service has resulted in a list of clients whose trees will benefit from a soil injection...
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What do you see when you walk through our urban forest? Most people see a riot of colors.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The Ute Learning Garden sits on 2-1/2 acres on the Mesa County Fairgrounds, behind the Extension office. The garden is laid out in a series of berms, each one representing a life zone or plant community from across the lands...
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — There's a whole complicated science and biology as to why leaves change colors. But leave it to Susan Rose, horticulture educator at the Colorado State University Extension at Mesa County Fairgrounds, to give us an...
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