Even the hardiest of vegetables and flowers need protection from frost and freezing temperatures. In Northern Colorado, the average last frost occurs in mid-May, and in Southern Wyoming it can […]
Category: Seasonal Tips
Cool Season Vegetable Gardens
- Season: Spring
Late March is a great time to start planting cool season vegetables. Cool season crops prefer cool daytime temperatures of 60 to 80 degrees, and down to 40 degrees at night. […]
Test soil before amending
- Season: Spring
Soil tests are one of the most essential keys to a successful landscape. Many people add an all-in-one fertilizer every spring, thinking one application and forget about it. This can […]
Give Your Lawn a Breath of Fresh Air
- Season: Spring
As soon as the soils warms in Spring, it’s a good time to have your lawn aerated. Aeration, which is better for your lawn then thatch raking, will reduce soil […]
Pinch of seed for pounds of produce
- Season: Spring
With Stay-At-Home orders currently in place, many of us are trying to limit our number of trips to the grocery stores, making it harder to keep fresh produce on our […]
Harden Off Greenhouse Plants Before Transplant
- Season: Spring
Ever wonder why you’d need to harden off a vegetable starter plant? This term refers to the acclimation process of preparing a plant to move from warm indoor growing conditions […]
Flowering trees welcome spring
- Season: Spring
Crabapple, redbud, pear, hawthorn and plum trees have a wonderful way of announcing, “Spring is here!” After a long, cold winter, these trees are some of the first to wake […]
Apply pre-emergent in early spring
- Season: Spring
Many of the best lawns are spoiled by a stubborn patch of crabgrass that sneaks back year after year. Crabgrass and annual weeds, including some broadleaf weeds, can be controlled […]
Cut back ornamental grass
- Season: Spring
After ornamental grass has displayed great winter interest to the landscape, it is finally time to cut it back for new growth. Use sharp hedge shears for a clean cut […]
Soil Prep for In-Ground Gardens and Raised Beds
- Season: Spring
by Laurel Thompson It’s time to start prepping gardens and raised beds for spring planting, but with so many different topsoils, composts, minerals and other ingredients to choose from, it […]