As the weather turns warm and dry, now is a critical time to water efficiently. Outdoor water use accounts for about 55% of the residential water use in the Front […]
Water wisely this summer
- Season: Summer
Category: Seasonal Tips
Toughen up your lawn
- Season: Summer
Kentucky bluegrass has gotten a bad rap as a high water-consuming lawn grass. Many folks have ripped out bluegrass and started over with fescue, blue gramma or buffalograss. The establishment […]
Extend vegetable season
Harvest time will start slowing down, but the taste for fresh vegetables never really wanes. Extend your veggie harvest with cold crops. Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kohlrabi and kale do […]
Managing Weeds in the Landscape & Garden
- Season: Summer
By Jesse Eastman While weeds always present a challenge when gardening, 2021 on the Front Range has been particularly difficult. A wet spring followed by intense heat created ideal conditions […]
Heat Stress & Plants
- Season: Summer
By Jesse Eastman In the heat of summer in Colorado, the signs of heat stress can emerge and cause real stress for plant parents. Leaves scorch in the sun, it […]
Control annual weedy grasses
- Season: Summer
If crabgrass is taking hold in your lawn this summer, now is the time to act. Grassy weeds like quackgrass, crabgrass, tall fescue and bromegrass are common invaders in Colorado […]
Summer Pest Control
- Season: Summer
By Jesse Eastman Colorado summers mean hot days, camping trips, and unfortunately, garden invaders. All sorts of pest problems amplify in summer, from insects to fungus to bacterial problems that […]
10 Perennials in Bloom in July
- Season: Summer
By Alex Tisthammer July is full of summer swims to escape the heat, tomatoes and parties! Corn is knee high (or at least it is supposed to be if we […]
10 Perennials in Bloom in August
- Season: Summer
By Alex Tisthammer / Fort Collins Nursery The sun is high and so are the flowers! Sunflowers are towering over us in the late summer sun and we are getting […]
Protecting Your Garden from Summer Heat
- Season: Summer
by Laurel Aiello The dog days of summer are lingering on, leaving some outdoor plants dry, droopy, or just plain scorched. It’s normal for our vegetable gardens to suffer a […]