Pueblo County Cooperative Extension

Horticulture

CSU Extension-Pueblo County offers research-based information on topics related to horticulture and home gardening. Contact the Colorado Master Gardeners to answer your gardening questions at 719-583-6566 or email your gardening questions to cmg@co.pueblo.co.us.

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Western Landscape Symposium
The 2012 WLS will be held March 17, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Pueblo Community College. Please see our Western Landscape Symposium page for complete information.

2012 Yard and Garden Classes:
This is the schedule for the 2012 Spring yard and garden classes. All classes are $15/person or $25 for couples sharing materials. If there's a link after the date, click it to see the flyer detailing the specific program. As they are done, flyers will be linked. You can find the registration form here. Times and locations are on the registration form, or on the calendar on our Upcoming Events. The brochure of all the classes can be found here.

February 18, Lush Lawns & Weed Free Gardens
March 24, Vegetable Gardening
April 14, Efficient Irrigation
April 17, Dramatic Container Gardens
April 28, Essential Botany for Beginners and Beyond
May 12, Making Garden Trough Planters.

Tree Pruning/Removal
Are you thinking of hiring a tree service to prune or remove a tree and not sure how to find the best option? Protect your landscape investment by asking questions before you sign a contract. Check references, discuss the practices the company uses, and get the agreement in writing. For more suggestions on what you need to know before you choose a tree service, click here.

Colorado Master Gardener Booksale
The Colorado Master Gardener booksale is now on. Please see our booksale page for a complete list!

Nationwide Gardening Resources
Two excellent resources for gardening information are eXtension (link) and PlantFacts (link). eXtension is an interactive site where questions are answered by Extension professionals from around the country. The website offers both searchable FAQs and an opportunity to enter your specific question. The PlantFacts website offers gardeners a single site to search for research-based gardening information nationwide. You can use this site to find Extension publications on gardening topics from Colorado State, Cornell, Utah State, Purdue and many other land grant universities.

http://www.extension.org/

http://plantfacts.osu.edu/

Demo Garden

CSU Pueblo Demo Garden at the Colordo State Fairgrounds Four raised beds, located behind the Fine Arts Building at the Colorado State Fairgrounds, display shrubs, perennials and annuals that do well in high heat garden conditions. The garden was developed through collaboration between the Colorado State Fair and Colorado State University Extension-Pueblo County, and is maintained by Colorado Master Gardeners. Information brochures are available at the garden, and the 2010 plant list is available here.

Over 85 cultivars of water-wise plants inhabit the garden, with peak bloom periods in May and August (during the State Fair). The garden is an official Plant Select demonstration garden. Local green industry businesses and the Plant Select program have generously provided plants for the Colorado State Fair Demonstration Garden.

Colorado Plant Database

Visit the Colorado Plant Database for information on native and non-native plants in our state. You will find details on where over 1,060 Colorado plants live, when they bloom, and suggestions on how to use them in your landscape.

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Read Linda McMulkin's Pueblo Chieftain Articles

The Dirt on Dirt: Soil Analysis Good Gardening Tool, February 20, 2011
Plant Health Rooted in Simple Chemistry, January 23, 2011
Since You Can't Count on Snow, Don't Forget To Water, December 26, 2010

Christmas Greenery Can Be Used Beyond Holiday Season, December 5, 2010
Master Gardeners Offer More Than Green Thumbs, October 31, 2010
Take Steps Now To Prevent Unwanted Winter Visitors, October 3, 2010
Now's A Good Time To Wage War on Weeds, September 5, 2010
Japanese Beetles Munching Their Way Through Pueblo, August 8, 2010
Thousand Canker Disease Threatens Local Walnut Trees, July 11, 2010
Container Gardening Allows For Creativity, June 13, 2010
Grass Is Always Greener When Turf is Happy, Healthy, May 16, 2010
Hey, Gardeners: It's Time to Go Shopping, April 18, 2010
Common Garden Mistakes Can Be Avoided, March 21, 2010
Gardeners Can Grow Their Plants, and Eat Them Too!, February 21, 2010
Longer Days Spur Gardeners Into Action, January 24, 2010

Proper Selection and Planting Increases Tree Survival
Garden Notes:

Tree Placement: Right Plant, Right Place, #631
Tree Selection: Right Plant, Right Place, #632
Tree Staking and Underground Stabilization, #634
Care of Recently Planted Trees, #635
Tree Planting Steps, #636

For more information on tree selection please see the CSU Extension gardening fact sheets.

Colorado State University Horticulture Links

CSU gardening information online:
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/menu_garden.html

PlantTalkTM:
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/ptlk/

Front Range Food Gardener Blog:
http://frontrangefoodgardener.blogspot.com

Gardening After Five Blog:
http://gardeningafterfive.wordpress.com

CSU Soil, Water and Plant Testing Lab (click on Horticultural Applications for Gardeners):
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/SoilCrop/soillab.html

CSU Turf program:
http://csuturf.colostate.edu/

Colorado Master Gardener home page:
http://www.cmg.colostate.edu/

Colorado Master Gardener Garden Notes:
http://cmg.colostate.edu/gardennotes.shtml