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Armies of Cutworms are on the March!

How to Control These Pests In Colorado and the high plains, pest specialists say it’s going to be a banner year for cutworms and their adult form, miller moths.  Most nongardeners think miller moths are a nuisance because they fly in every open door and window on summer evenings, hovering around all your lights.  Gardeners, […]

Garden Journals – A Compromise

Keep Record of Your Garden There’s nothing like April 15th, Tax Day, to remind us how much we wish we kept better records. I have matching boxes of good intentions. A box of receipts thrown together from the year with barely decipherable notes that need to be turned into reliable tax deductions. And a box […]

Fill your hummingbird feeders!

Why You Have to Keep the Hummingbirds Fed Hummingbirds are on the move.  Do you have food for them? Fill your hummingbird feeders! I learned a new thing about hummingbirds this week.  If you had a happy home for them last year with food and water, it is quite likely the very same birds will […]