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Gardening Resources

Plant Guide for Pet Owners - a list of pet friendly, toxic and poisonous plants
Pearls of Wisdom - 2023 Annual Meeting
Message from Vanessa Harmony - Colorado Edible Forest
Carbondale Fire Department - 3/31/2023:  CSU FireWise Info & plant list (at bottom) & Ready, Set, Go!
Preserving Garden Produce by Annie Worley and Stephanie McConaughy 6/21/2022
Evermine Labels 855-383-7646
Natural Yards  800-807-3404 Build your own raised/elevated beds.
Pick Your Own  How to make Apricot, Peach, Plum Jam - Step by Step Instructions.
"Branching Out" by Kim Bock at Eagle Crest Nursery
Jill Kops of Mountain Greenery in Basalt - Unusual tabletop plant arrangements - 2/21/2022
Plant Relationships - talk at Basalt's Ponderosa Park by Sheehan Meagher - 9/14/2021
Dividing Perennials - by Denise Schrenker from Eagle County Extension Service - 8/13/2021
Lawn Care 101 - by Vanessa Harmony of Rivendell Sod Farm - 6/8/2021
Putting your Garden to Bed - 9/10/2020 Presentation by Denise Shrenker - Eagle County Extension Office
Get planting tips including recommended plants for your area on Plant Select
The Lovins Greenhome (The Banana Farm) 2020

Zone Four Planting Guide

  • Beets & Carrots, Onions & Radish:  Direct Seed April 15th - July 1st

  • Broccoli & Cabbage, Kale & Collards:  Start Indoors March 1st, Safe to go outside April 15th

  • Lettuce & Spinach:  Direct Seed April 15th

  • Cucumbers & Squash:  Direct Seed May 15th

  • Beans:  Direct Seed May 15th

  • Tomatoes and Peppers:  Indoors March 1st, Outside May 15

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