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Darrin Parmenter
Position: La Plata County Extension Office

Share your garden success at the La Plata County Fair

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your gar...

Catch the best of 4-H program at fairgrounds

The La Plata County pre-fair events kick off Saturday and Sunday. The community is welcome to come to the fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., on Saturday to watch the ARBA (American Rab...

How to plant a tree so it will thrive

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your gar...

4-H’ers make final preparations for county fair

The La Plata County 4-H program has had a busy summer. We have completed exchange trips, a natural resource camp, project days and the state 4-H conference. In addition, we are ...

The aphids are coming; take action to protect your plants

Sometimes I assume that, given our dry and cool environment, I have seen the vast majority of pest and disease issues in the area. I seem to know when the questions about aspens will arrive:...

Share your garden’s beauty at the La Plata County Fair

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your gar...

Exchange program provides 4-H’ers new view of Colorado

This week, some adventurous 4-H’ers are taking part in an exciting program. Building off the success of last year, we have again teamed with the Denver County Extension Office to offer a gr...

Choose pollinator plants, and they will help you

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your gar...

Our topsy-turvy spring yields to summer’s rituals

Seasons. Sometimes they get a little screwy. Enough that there’s this uneasiness inside me, as I seem to write about their idiosyncrasies frequently. Maybe not as much as my daugh...

Share growing methods at county fair

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your gar...

Scholarship winners earn success

La Plata County 4-H would like to congratulate all local students graduating from high school. This is a major accomplishment, and we wish you the best going forward. We also are ...

Bacteria play critical role in overall health, well-being

The microbiome is a community of microorganisms that live in and on our bodies, and gut health is rapidly showing a long-term influence on our microbiome. For every cell in the h...