Horticulture
CSU Extension-Pueblo County offers research-based information
on topics related to horticulture and home gardening. The Pueblo
County horticulture agent, Linda McMulkin, and Colorado
Master Gardeners can provide answers to questions dealing with
the characteristics and care of plants, landscape design, plant
propagation, home gardening and greenhouse production.
2009 Colorado Master Gardener/Colorado Gardener Certificate Program
Ever wonder what makes the leaves change color or why your tomatoes didn't quite produce the way you thought they would? You can find out the answers to these questions and much more by joining the Colorado Master Gardener (CMG) or Colorado Gardener Certificate(CGC) program. The fee for the CMG program is $160 plus 50 hours of volunteer service. The fee for the CGC program is $500 with no volunteer service. The 2009 CMG/CGC class is currently accepting applications. This 10-week class begins January 14, 2009 and is held on Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please review our brochure for more information or fill out the application and/or the application cover page and mail it to the address listed on the application. Contact us at 719-583-6566 if you have any questions.
Colorado State University Horticulture Links
CSU gardening information online:
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/menu_garden.html
PlantTalkTM:
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/ptlk/
Managing Conflicts with Wildlife:
http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/wildlife/
CSU Soil, Water and Plant Testing Lab:
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/SoilCrop/soillab.html
CSU Turf program:
http://csuturf.colostate.edu/
CSU Extension Greenhouse Specialist: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/Adams/greenhouse.htm
Other horticulture links
Plant Select®:
http://plantselect.org/
Colorado Native Plant Society:
http://conps.org/conps.html
American Horticultural Society:
http://www.ahs.org/
Pesticides
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/alpha_fs.htm
National Pesticide Information Center:
http://npic.orst.edu/
Links
Colorado Master Gardener home page:
http://www.cmg.colostate.edu/
Colorado Master Gardener Fact Sheets:
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/pubgard.html#mg
Newsletters
Ground Up News, September, 2008 (Adobe .pdf document)
Ground Up News, April-June, 2008 (Adobe .pdf document)
Master Gardeners, December, 2007 (Adobe .pdf document)
Master Gardeners, October, 2007 (Adobe .pdf document)
Master Gardeners, September, 2007 (Adobe .pdf document)
Master Gardeners, July/August, 2007 (Adobe .pdf document)
Master Gardeners, June, 2007 (Adobe .pdf document)
Master Gardeners, April & May, 2007 (Adobe .pdf document)
Master Gardeners, March, 2007 (Adobe .pdf document)
Master Gardeners, February, 2007 (Adobe .pdf document)
Master Gardeners, January, 2007 (Adobe .pdf document)
Email
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