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Lately we've been thinking about the plants in our own backyards. So, we decided to dig into xeriscaping and environmental gardening practices around Northern Colorado. To do that well, we want to hear from you! If you've got a green thumb (or wish you did!), let us know in the questionnaire.
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Gardening season in Northern Colorado is notoriously short and temperamental. Today on In The NocCo, KUNC’s Rae Solomon tells us about some new research that can help gardeners here choose the best tomato and pepper varieties for our unique climate.
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Winter is still here for a few more days. But many of us are already thinking about what to plant in our spring gardens. Today on In The NoCo, we learn about some of Northern Colorado’s most resilient flowers.
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Researchers at Colorado State University’s Master Gardener program have finally settled the age-old question of which tomatoes and peppers grow best in Northern Colorado.
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Recently, the federal government updated a key gardening tool to reflect temperature changes across the country. The Department of Agriculture’s new "plant hardiness zone map" measures the ability of plants to survive cold temperatures.
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We know winter is coming. But today, we take a moment to appreciate flowers — one of the best souvenirs of summer — as we look forward to next year's garden. Many of the annual flower varieties you'll find in garden stores in the spring have just endured a rigorous, real-world testing process at the Annual Flower Trial Garden at Colorado State University. KUNC’s Emma VandenEinde walks us through the "rows of rainbows."
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Horticulturalists at Colorado State University judged flowers in their annual trial garden. It’s one of the largest university trial gardens in the nation – and many Mountain West states look to it to decide what flowers to market.
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After a relatively slow start, the fire season in the United States is now in full swing. With dozens of uncontrolled large fires burning across the country, the news is again full of images of homes and other structures reduced to blackened foundations. At a demonstration garden in southwest Idaho, one group hopes to educate homeowners and others on the many steps that can be taken to prepare their property for wildfires.
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This spring’s cool, wet weather may have delayed the emergence of the dreaded Japanese beetle – but emerge, they finally have – and they’re chewing up roses, ornamental vines, and almost any other kind of plant you have in your landscape. The beetle is a highly destructive pest that can be notoriously difficult to control. We spoke to Alison O’Connor, a horticulture specialist with CSU Extension in Larimer County, for more on where they came from and how to deal with them without harming pollinators.
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It's National Pollinator Week. From bees to butterflies, hummingbirds to moths, these species play a crucial role in agriculture and healthy ecosystems.