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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

Studies discount difference between organic, conventional foods

Previously, I shared current research about organic versus conventional choices for milk. This week, the focus will be nutritional and contaminant/pesticide levels of organic versus conventi...

DATE: May 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Are your plants suffering? Test for herbicide carryover

During the last couple of years, numerous gardeners and farmers have reported damage to vegetable crops – mainly tomatoes, potatoes, beans and peas – after applying manure, hay or straw to t...

DATE: May 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

With smart, tender care, you can grow lush, healthy lawn

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: May 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

4-H’ers earn scholarships

La Plata County schools will soon be entering summer recess. I encourage all students to study hard and finish strong. I also would like to congratulate all high school students ...

DATE: May 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Is organic food better choice?

Lately, there seems to be a great deal of buzz about organic food. Is it the best way to go? When asking this question, several factors come into play, including price, quality, the presence...

DATE: May 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Protect your trees: The ips beetle is creeping back

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: May 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

A flower for Mother’s Day

The great Irish writer and poet Oscar Wilde once wrote: “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.” And while I have no idea who his pa...

DATE: Apr 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

4-H can help kids mature into adults

Today, I would like to highlight Samantha Harris, a senior member of the Mountaineers 4-H Club. Samantha, who enrolled in the program when she was 5 years old, is the daughter of...

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

Eager to get gardening? Here’s what to plant now

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: Apr 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Everyone leaving this world needs to have an estate plan

Many people tend to forget that estate planning is a two-part process. Half of the documents are to provide instruction for distribution of your assets after your death. The other...

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

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

‘D2D’ exchange opens doors to experience

Studies discount difference between organic, conventional foods

Are your plants suffering? Test for herbicide carryover

With smart, tender care, you can grow lush, healthy lawn

4-H’ers earn scholarships

Is organic food better choice?

Protect your trees: The ips beetle is creeping back

A flower for Mother’s Day

4-H can help kids mature into adults

Eager to get gardening? Here’s what to plant now

Everyone leaving this world needs to have an estate plan

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