| Gardening Help:
The horticulture expertise available at the Colorado State University Extension office can provide lasting solutions for your lawn, trees and gardens saving you time and money and helping to make your lawn and garden the best on the block.
719-520-7684
CSUMG2@elpasoco.com
Master Gardener Help Desk Hours
Monday: 9:00am - noon and 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Tuesday: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am - noon and 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Thursday: 9:00am - noon
Colorado Master Gardener (CMG) volunteers are available at the Help Desk to take your questions by phone or in person during the hours listed above. You can even bring in a sample if you’d like*. If the new Help Desk Summer Hours still don’t match your schedule, you can call and leave a message on the recorder any time at 520-7684, or email your questions to CSUmg2@elpasoco.com.
* We need adequate samples to make a diagnosis:
Woody Plants: shrub or tree stems, 12-18” long, showing damaged areas, healthy areas, and the transition between the two.
Turf: one square foot, 6” deep, take sample at border of healthy-damaged area – some healthy some not. Place sample in box. Broad-view photos can be especially helpful for turf.
Weeds: the entire above-ground portion of the plant (not wilted), including blooms and seeds, and roots if available.
Photos: one or two broad-view photos of the problem. Take enough close-up photos to facilitate understanding of the problem.
Frequently Asked Questions :
You can access CSU Extension fact sheets at http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/pubs.html
Class Schedule :
Colorado State University Extension together with
Abundant Harvest Community Garden
Offers Vegetable Gardening Classes
April 21 - May 19
There’s just nothing like fresh vegetables from your garden. Unfortunately, with our short season, growing them here can be challenging. Vegetable Gardening Classes will provide participants with insights for short-season gardening success.
Colorado State University Extension in partnership with Abundant Harvest Community Gardens will hold a series of gardening classes in Fountain beginning mid-April and into May.
Classes are being taught by Colorado Master Gardener Apprentices (volunteers) from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays at the Abundant Harvest Community Garden, 9355 Peaceful Valley Road, Fountain, CO 80925. The cost is $15 per class, payable by cash or check.
Preregistration is requested and helps us prepare, but it’s not required. Click here for a registration form. Or, call 520-7690 to register or for more information.
The class schedule:
Soil: It's the Foundation of a Successful Garden: April 21st
Compost: April 28th
Basic Vegetable Gardening: May 5th
Root Vegetables: May 12th
Herbs for the Home Gardener: May 19th
Volunteering:
Colorado Master Gardener Program
Coloardo Master Gardener Volunteers (CMGs) assist CSU Extension staff in delivering knowledge-based gardening information to home gardeners. In El Paso County, recruitment of volunteers occurs in the fall for training beginning in January. Volunteers will:
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Learn more about gardening
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Find rewards in teaching others
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Become involved in enriching their community
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Become Colorado Master Gardeners
Volunteers are recruited, selected and trained based on need. For more information call us or visit http://www.cmg.colostate.edu/
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