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Give your new tree promising start with these steps

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears every other week during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggest...

DATE: Jul 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

County fair stokes memories of grandma’s roses, pickles

Way back when, perhaps as far back as the late 1970s, I remember going to the fair with my grandma. And while my memories are a bit hazy, I seem to recall her taking me to see two things: he...

DATE: Jul 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

4-H’ers put finishing touches on projects for the county fair

The La Plata County fair kicks off in just over two weeks. Right now, many 4-H members are focused on finishing their livestock, horse and general-project record books. 4-H memb...

DATE: Jul 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Help your plants survive the dog days of summer

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears every other week during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggest...

DATE: Jul 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

About to trash your produce? Here’s how to make it last

We throw out a quarter of our produce because it goes bad before we can eat it. This does not have to be the case if you store it effectively. Temperature and location of storage...

DATE: Jul 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Do you know our national tree?

Hint: It’s slow growing, strong

DATE: Jul 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

In dry West, plants need help

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears every other week during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggest...

DATE: Jul 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

At the 4-H state conference, La Plata County kids shine

I hope everyone is having a great start to summer. June has been a fun-filled time for many 4-H members who have participated in a successful in-state exchange program, natural ...

DATE: Jun 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Let basics be foundation of your diet

“We are in this period of cacophony with food, where people are more engaged and more confused.” – The New York Times, 2013 Diet fads come and go, leaving us confused ...

DATE: Jun 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Firefly: An insect you can love

As a child, I held a small interest in insects. Sure, I did my fair share of dissecting ants, and by dissecting I mean pulling off the occasional leg and separating them between their thorax...

DATE: Jun 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Now’s the time to plant your warm-weather crops

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears every other week during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggest...

DATE: Jun 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

‘D2D’ exchange opens doors to experience

Fresh spring salads are on my plate for dinner. This spring, I am harvesting mini-kales, mini-mustards, spinach and green-leaf and red-leaf lettuces. These tasty greens from my ga...

DATE: Jun 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Give your new tree promising start with these steps

County fair stokes memories of grandma’s roses, pickles

4-H’ers put finishing touches on projects for the county fair

Help your plants survive the dog days of summer

About to trash your produce? Here’s how to make it last

Do you know our national tree?

In dry West, plants need help

At the 4-H state conference, La Plata County kids shine

Let basics be foundation of your diet

Firefly: An insect you can love

Now’s the time to plant your warm-weather crops

‘D2D’ exchange opens doors to experience

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