March is a great time to start some seeds indoors. This can be a small project or an obsession gone berserk! Optimal light conditions, growing medium, soil moisture, temperature and timing are critical factors for success. ⢠Seedlings need at least 12 hours a day of light. ⢠Bright windows might provide enough light but…
Zinnias are beautiful annual flowers that add a merry mark to any garden or windowsill. If you want to grow your own this year, you’ll need to know when to plant zinnia seeds to give them the best chance of blooming. Timing is everything when it comes to planting seeds, and zinnias are no different….
The Art of Gardening Club is planning a number of activities over the next month. The club’s Feb. 5 meeting marked a transition in leadership, with Cathy Siwek taking over as president from Kathy Bargar. Pat Edwards is serving as vice president, while Claudia Dunn and Rosemary Caster continue as secretary and treasurer, respectively, according…
Drum roll, please: We are six weeks away from the first day of spring. Recent warm Colorado days have previewed the changing seasons, but we know that along the Front Range, extreme cold weather events can occur in April or May. No matter the weather, now it is time to get your indoor seed supplies…
Gardeners pass the winter months spending more time inside, giving our minds and hands projects that keep us thinking green thoughts. This is especially helpful when the dormant garden stares back at us all winter. Activities like direct seeding new plants and vegetables indoors take center stage in mid to late winter. Gardeners know that…
By late June, gardens are growing and blooming in full stride — mostly. Lawn areas may need a quick RX for bare spots. And why do plants fail shortly after planting? The squirrels are driving us squirrely, is it possible to better coexist with them? Lawns There is an easy way to patch bare spots…
Harvesting your own sunflower seeds is a rewarding end-of-summer activity. Sunflowers are annuals, completing their life cycle in one season. Annuals have four main developmental phases from seed to seed: vegetative, reproductive, ripening, and senescence. A large, fully expanded sunflower head with showy, bright-yellow, ray petals is in the full reproductive stage. Seed will be…
