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Garden Events and Classes
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FREE Day at the Denver Botanic Gardens
July 21st from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Summit County Garden Tour
July 26th-10 Gardens in Summit County
Time: Registration is from 8:30-10:30 at the Frisco Community Center on CO Hwy 9.
Tickets: $15 at the door, $10 if ordered by July 19th
Benefits: All proceeds from the tour go to the enhancement of community planted spaces in Summit County through grants and the work of club members.
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Free Gardening Information
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Botanic Gardens
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What To Do In The Garden This Month
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The Garden in May and June
by Fred Pelon
By now many of you have planted vegetables in your gardens, and we are at the critical time of the season where a little extra care is necessary for our tender little charges. We need to protect them from wind and hail and the occasional cold snap. A simple solution is newspaper wrapped around tomato cages. Blankets or sheets work well also, but be sure to fashion some sort of structure around your plants to protect them from breakage or freezing from contact. Discarded lawn signs (from political campaigns for example) can also be placed strategically to block those nasty Colorado winds.
This is also the time of year for the wonderful fragrances of lilacs. Generally lilacs are easy to care for, but they do have some needs to encourage them to provide those fragrant, purple flowers. First, lilacs need at least 6 hours of sunlight during the day, so be sure to locate them where they will be out of the shade for that amount of time. Second, if your lilacs are planted in the grass as many are, be careful not to fertilize around them. Fertilized lilacs will tend to produce a lot more green leaves at the expense of flowers. Lastly, it is necessary to prune your lilacs annually to promote bushes open to the light and air promoting blossom growth throughout the bush structure. Unpruned lilacs will tend to have all their blooms at the top – out of reach of most of our noses.
Now is the time to start watering our lawns in earnest as well. Be sure to water early in the morning or late at night to avoid the wind and heat of the day. This makes the water use much more efficient by avoiding evaporation loss. It is fine to water at night, in the dark, but be sure to check with local ordinances against night watering. When setting your timers up for watering, remember that it’s best to water in two or three shorter cycles rather one long one to encourage the water to soak in rather than run off away from the lawn.
For more lawn watering guidance, check out <www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/Garden/07202.html>.
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This Month's Gardening Tips
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