Colorado Master Gardenersm Program Colorado Gardener Certificate Training

Colorado State University Extension

Index to Online Yard and Garden Publications

Updated January 3, 2012

CMG GardenNotes Indepth coverage of the subject matter, used for CMG Training (two to twenty pages) Extension Fact Sheets Summary of the topic (two to four pages) Planttalk Colorado Short, answers to specific questions (one page)

General Headings
Annuals see Flowering Herbaceous Plants page 4 Colorado Master Gardener Program page 2 Compost see Soils, Fertilizers and Soil Amendments page 21 Diagnostics page 2 Diseases / Plant Pathology page 2 Fertilizers see Soils, Fertilizers and Soil Amendments page 20 FireWise Landscaping page 4 Flowers see Flowering Herbaceous Plants page 4 Flowering Herbaceous Plants Annual, Perennials, Ground Covers, Herbs, Ornamental Grasses and Vines page 4 Fruit page 8 Tree Fruits page 8 Small Fruits page 8 Ground Covers see Flowering Herbaceous Plants page 4 House Plants and Indoor Gardening page 9 How Plants Grow and Plant ID page 10 Insects / Entomology page 11 o Household and Biting Insects page 15 Irrigation Management page 16 Landscape Design page 16 Lawns page 17 Care of Lawn page 17 Establishment: Seeding and Sodding, Species Selection page 18 Insects and Diseases of Turf page 18 Irrigation page 19 Weed Management page 19 Miscellaneous page 20 Perennials see Flowering Herbaceous Plants page 4 Plant Propagation and Seeds page 20 Pruning see Trees and Shrubs page 26 Seeds see Plant Propagation and Seeds page 20 Shrubs see Trees and Shrubs page 22
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Soil Amendments see Soils, Fertilizers and Soil Amendments page 21 Soils, Fertilizers and Soil Amendments page 20 Fertilizers page 20 Soil Amendments page 21 Soil Management page 21 Trees and Shrubs page 22 Care of Trees and Shrubs page 22 Diseases and Abiotic Disorders of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs page 23 Identifying Trees and Shrubs page 24 Insects of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs page 24 Insects and Diseases of Evergreens page 25 Planting page 25 Pruning page 26 Selection of Trees and Shrubs page 26 Turf see Lawns page 17 Vegetables page 27 Climate Summary: Frost Dates page 30 Water Wise Gardening / Xeriscaping page 30 Weeds & Weed Management page 31 Wildlife page 31 Xeriscaping see WaterWise Gardening / Xeriscaping page 30

Colorado Master Gardener Program

o o o o o o o o o CMG Program: Planting Gardens, Growing People: Homework GardenNotes #019 Communications GardenNotes #015 CSU Yard and Garden Websites GardenNotes #012 Fielding Questions: Tools for Success GardenNotes #016 Learning GardenNotes #011 Listening Habits Evaluation GardenNotes #017 The Colorado Master Gardener Program: Planting Gardens, Growing People GardenNotes #014 Using Copyrighted Materials: Are You Legal? GardenNotes #018 VMS (CMG On-Line Volunteer Management System) GardenNotes #013

Diagnostics Plant Health Care (IPM) and the Diagnostic Process

o o o o o o o o o o o o Diagnosing Abiotic Disorders of Trees: Homework GardenNotes #107 Diagnosing Insects and Diseases of Tree: Homework GardenNotes #109 Diagnosing Insects and Diseases: Worksheet GardenNotes #108 Diagnosing Soil and Root Disorders of Landscape Trees GardenNotes #103 Diagnosing Tree Disorders GardenNotes #102 Diagnostics and PHC: Homework GardenNotes #105 Diagnostics: References and Study Questions GardenNotes #100 IPM: Plant Health Care GardenNotes #101 Pest Management Options: Worksheet GardenNotes #109 PHC IPM: Plant Health Care GardenNotes #101 Root Spread of Trees: Worksheet GardenNotes #106 Step 2 in Diagnostic Process: Worksheet GardenNotes #104

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Diseases / Plant Pathology

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Abnormal and Distorted Plant Growth Planttalk #2101 Anthracnose Sycamore Anthracnose Fact Sheet #2.930 Anthracnose Sycamore Anthracnose Planttalk #1406 Ascochyta Leaf blight of Turf Fact Sheet #2.901 Aspen and Poplar Leaf Spots Fact Sheet #2.920 Aspen Leaf Spot Planttalk #1403 Aster Yellows Planttalk #1452 Backyard Orchard: Apples and Pears [pest management] Fact Sheet #2.800 Backyard Orchard: Stone Fruits [pest management] Fact Sheet #2.804 Bacterial Wetwood Fact Sheet #2.910 Bacterial Wetwood Planttalk #1438 Canker Diseases on Deciduous Trees Planttalk #1407 Coryneum Blight Fact Sheet #2.914 Coryneum Blight Planttalk #1444 Cytospora Planttalk #1451 Cytospora Canker Fact Sheet #2.937 Diagnosing Tree Disorders GardenNotes #102 Dollar Spot Disease of Turfgrass Fact Sheet #2.933 Dutch Elm Disease Planttalk #1423 Fairy Ring Mushrooms and Fairy Rings Planttalk #1506 Fire Blight Fact Sheet #2.907 Fire Blight Planttalk #1411 Forest Fires Insects and Diseases Associated with Forest Fires Fact Sheet #6.309 Fungicides Pesticides: Disposal Planttalk #1426 Fungicides Pesticides: Natural Products Planttalk #1427 Fungicides Pesticides: Poisoning and First Aid Planttalk #1428 Fungicides Pesticides: Safety Planttalk #1429 Fungicides Pesticides: Toxicity Planttalk #1430 Fungicides Pesticides: Who Can Use Planttalk #1431 Greenhouse Plant Viruses (TSWVINSV) Fact Sheet #2.947 Hollyhock Rust Planttalk #1412 Honeylocust Diseases Fact Sheet #2.939 Insects and Diseases Associated with Forest Fires Fact Sheet #6.309 IPM: Plant Health Care GardenNotes #101 Juniper Hawthorn Rust Planttalk #1450 Leaf Blight of Turf Planttalk #1527 Leaf Scorch Fact Sheet #2.911 Leaf Spot and Melting Out (Turf) Planttalk #1524 Marssonina Leaf Spot Planttalk #1476 Mushrooms and Fairy Ring (Turf) Planttalk #1506 Necrotic Ring Spot in Turfgrass Fact Sheet #2.900 Necrotic Ring Spot on Kentucky Bluegrass Planttalk #1528 NonChemical Disease Control Fact Sheet #2.903 Oak Leaf Blister Planttalk #1449 Pinon Decline Planttalk #1465 Pinon Pine Insects and Diseases Fact Sheet #2.948 Plant Health Care GardenNotes #101 Plant Pathology GardenNotes #331 Plant Pathology: Homework GardenNotes #332 Plant Pathology: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #330 Powdery Mildew Fact Sheet #2.902 Powdery Mildew Planttalk #1415 Recognizing Tomato Problems Fact Sheet#2.949 Rose Diseases Planttalk #1433 Slime Mold Planttalk #1435 Strawberry Diseases Fact Sheet #2.931 Sycamore Anthracnose Fact Sheet #2.930 001-3

Diseases / Plant Pathology (continued) o o o o o o Sycamore Anthracnose Planttalk #1406 Tomato Diseases Planttalk #1442 Tomato Early Blight GardenNotes #718 Tomatoes Recognizing Tomato Problems Fact Sheet #2.949 Vegetable Seedling Pests Planttalk #1410 Viruses in Plants Planttalk #1443

FireWise Landscaping
o o o o o o o o o o Cheatgrass and Wildfires Fact Sheet #6.310 Creating Wildfire Defensible Zones Fact Sheet #6.302 FireResistant Landscaping Fact Sheet #6.303 Firewise Plant Materials Fact Sheet #6.305 Forest Home Fire Safety Fact Sheet #6.304 Gambel Oak Management Fact Sheet #6.311 Grass Seed Mixes to Reduce Wildfire Hazard Fact Sheet #6.306 Insects and Diseases Associated with Forest Fires Fact Sheet #6.309 Soil Erosion Control After Wildfire Fact Sheet #6.308 Vegetative Recovery After Wildfire Fact Sheet #6.307

Flowering Herbaceous Plants

Annuals, Perennials, Ground Covers, & Ornamental Grasses o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Abnormal and Distorted Plant Growth Planttalk #2101 Allium Bulbs: Alliums Planttalk #1006 Alpine Ivy Geranium Planttalk #1043 Amaranthus Planttalk #1044 Anemone Planttalk #1060 Annual Flower Trials Planttalk #1065 Annual Flowers Best Annuals from 2005 Trials Planttalk #1066 Annual Flowering Vines Planttalk #1029 Annuals Planttalk #1005 Aster Yellows Planttalk #1452 Asters Fall Asters Planttalk #1014 Attracting Butterflies to the Garden Fact Sheet #5.504 Basil Planttalk #1055 Bulbs: Alliums Planttalk #1006 Bulbs: Bed Preparation Planttalk #1007 Bulbs: Colchicum Planttalk #1008 Bulbs Deer Resistant Bulbs Planttalk #1067 Bulbs Early Emergence of Bulb Foliage Planttalk #1069 Bulbs: Fall Flowering Crocus Planttalk #1009 Bulbs Fall Plants Bulbs and Corms Fact Sheet #7.410 Bulbs: Fertilizing Planttalk #1038 Bulbs How to Force Bulbs Indoors Planttalk #1319 Bulbs: Maintaining Planttalk #1010 Bulbs: Selecting Planttalk #1011 Bulbs: Spring Flower Planttalk #1012 Bulbs SpringPlanted Bulbs, Corms and Roots Fact Sheet #7.411 Bulbs: Summer Flowering Planttalk #1013 Butterfly Gardening Attracting Butterflies to the Garden Fact Sheet #5.504 Butterfly Gardens Planttalk #1121 001-4

Flowering Herbaceous Plants (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Cacti Winter Hardy Cacti Planttalk #1028 Catmint Planttalk #1053 Clematis Planttalk #1045 Colchicum Bulbs: Colchicum Planttalk #1008 Color Combining Colors Planttalk #1113 Color Using Color in the Landscape Planttalk #1110 Color Using Hot Colors or Pastels Planttalk #1111 Color in the Rock Garden Planttalk #1106 Colorado Gardening: A Challenge to Newcomers Fact Sheet #7.220 Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics Fact Sheet #7.244 Colorado Plant Zones GardenNotes #511 Columbine Planttalk #1031 Combining Colors Planttalk #1113 Container Gardens Fact Sheet #7.238 Container Gardening: Basics Planttalk #1001 Container Gardening: Containers Planttalk #1102 Container Gardening: Designing Planttalk #1114 Containers Overwintering Container Plants Planttalk #2028 Coral Bells Planttalk #1062 Crocus Bulbs: Fall Flowering Crocus Planttalk #1009 Daylilies Planttalk #1032 Deer Resistant Bulbs Planttalk #1067 Design Flower Bed Dimensions Planttalk #1124 Designing for Shade Planttalk #1126 Diseases Greenhouse Plant Viruses (TSWVINSV) Fact Sheet #2.947 Diseases Powdery Mildew Fact Sheet #2.902 Dividing Ornamental Grass Planttalk #1068 Early Emergence of Bulb Foliage Planttalk #1069 Edema Planttalk #2107 Edible Flowers Fact Sheet #7.237 Edible Flowers Planttalk #2012 Fall Asters Planttalk #1014 Fall Plants Bulbs and Corms Fact Sheet #7.410 Flea Beetles Fact Sheet #5.592 Flower Bed Dimensions Planttalk #1124 Flowers for Mountain Communities Fact Sheet #7.406 Fouro'clock Planttalk #1049 Frosts Last Spring Frost Planttalk #2018 Frosts Spring Frosts and Snow Planttalk #2013 Fungus Gnats at Houseplant and Indoor Pests Fact Sheet #5.584 Geranium Alpine Ivy Geranium Planttalk #1043 Geranium Types Planttalk #1070 Grass Native Grasses GardenNotes #571 Grass Ornamental Grass Planttalk #1002 Grass Ornamental Grasses Fact Sheet #7.232 Grass Xeriscape Ornamental Grasses Planttalk #1906 Greenhouse Plant Viruses (TSWVINSV) Fact Sheet #2.947 Greenhouse Whitefly Fact Sheet #5.587 Ground Cover and Rock Garden Plants for Mountain Communities Fact Sheet #7.413 Ground Cover Plants Fact Sheet #7.400 Ground Covers Shade Gardens: Ground Covers Planttalk #1022 Growing Lavender in Colorado Fact Sheet #7.245 Growing Plants from Seed Fact Sheet #7.409 Hail Damage Planttalk #2014 Herbaceous Perennials Fact Sheet #7.405 Herbaceous Plants: Homework GardenNotes #514 Herbaceous Plants: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #510 Herbaceous Plants: Right Plant, Right Place GardenNotes #512 001-5

Flowering Herbaceous Plants (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Herbaceous Plants: Worksheet GardenNotes #513 Hollyhock Rust Planttalk #1412 Hosta Planttalk #1033 Hyssop Planttalk #1061 Hyssop Sunset Hyssop Planttalk #1051 Indoor Herb Garden Planttalk #1056 Insect Control: Horticultural Oils Fact Sheet #5.569 Insects Flea Beetles Fact Sheet #5.592 Insects Greenhouse Whitefly Fact Sheet #5.587 Insects Insect Control: Horticultural Oils Fact Sheet #5.569 Insects Japanese Beetles Fact Sheet #5.601 Insects Leafcutter Bees Fact Sheet #5.576 Insects Tobacco Budworm Planttalk #1419 Insects Tobacco (Geranium) Budworm Fact Sheet #5.581 Iris Planttalk #1041 Iris Division Planttalk #1071 Italian Kitchen Garden Plants Planttalk #1047 Japanese Beetles Fact Sheet #5.601 Kinds of Shade Planttalk #1127 Last Spring Frost Planttalk #2018 Lavender Growing Lavender in Colorado Fact Sheet #7.245 Lavender Planttalk #1015 Leadwort Planttalk #1048 Leafcutter Bees Fact Sheet #5.576 Lungwort Planttalk #1052 Marigold Planttalk #1036 Mint Planttalk #1057 Mountain Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics Fact Sheet #7.244 Mountain Flowers for Mountain Communities Fact Sheet #7.406 Mountain Ground Covers and Rock Garden Plants for Mountain Communities Fact Sheet #7.413 Mountain Perennials: Choosing Planttalk #1039 Mountain Perennials: Location Planttalk #1040 Native Grasses GardenNotes #571 Native Plant Reference GardenNotes #572 Native Plant Vendors GardenNotes #573 Native Plants: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #570 Oriental Poppy Planttalk #1037 Ornamental Grass Planttalk #1002 Ornamental Grass Dividing Ornamental Grass Planttalk #1068 Ornamental Grasses Fact Sheet #7.232 Ornamental Grass Xeriscape Ornamental Grasses Planttalk #1906 Overwintering Container Plants Planttalk #2028 Pansy Planttalk #1030 Parsley Planttalk #1059 Peony Planttalk #1042 Perennial Gardening Fact Sheet #7.402 Perennials: for the Rock Garden Planttalk #1016 Perennials Herbaceous Perennials Fact Sheet #7.405 Perennials: How and When to Plant Planttalk #1017 Perennials: How to Divide Planttalk #1018 Perennials: Maintaining Planttalk #1019 Perennials Perennial Gardening Fact Sheet #7.402 Perennials: Winterizing Planttalk #1020 Perennials: Winterizing During Drought Planttalk #1064 Petunia Planttalk #1035 Plant Health Care, IPM GardenNotes #101 Plant Select 1997 Planttalk #2002 Plant Select 1998 Planttalk #2009 001-6

Flowering Herbaceous Plants (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Plant Select 1999 Planttalk #2016 Plant Select 2000 Planttalk #2019 Plant Select 2001 Planttalk #2022 Plant Select 2002 Planttalk #2023 Plant Select 2003 Planttalk #2024 Plant Select 2004 Planttalk #2025 Plant Select 2005 Planttalk #2026 Plant Select 2006 Planttalk #2027 Plant Select 2007 Planttalk #2035 Plant Select 2008 Planttalk #2036 Plant Select 2009 Planttalk #2037 Planting and Plants for an Herb Garden Planttalk #1003 Poinsettias Fact Sheet #7.412 Poppy Oriental Poppy Planttalk #1037 Powdery Mildew Fact Sheet #2.902 Powdery Mildew Planttalk #1415 Rock Garden Designing a Rock Garden Planttalk #1115 Rock Garden Perennials for the Rock Garden Planttalk #1016 Rock Garden Plants Fact Sheet #7.401 Rose Cane Borer Planttalk #1463 Rose Diseases Planttalk #1433 Roses Selecting and Planting Roses Fact Sheet #7.404 Russian Sage Planttalk #1050 Salvia Planttalk #1058 Sedum Planttalk #1046 Seed Storage Planttalk #2020 Seeds Growing Plants from Seed Fact Sheet #7.409 Seeds Starting Seeds Indoors Planttalk #1034 Shade Designing for Shade Planttalk #1126 Shade Gardening Planttalk #1125 Shade Garden Perennials Planttalk #1108 Shade Gardens: Annuals Planttalk #1021 Shade Gardens: Ground Covers Planttalk #1022 Shade Gardens: Soil Preparation Planttalk #1054 Shade Kinds of Shade Planttalk #1127 Slugs Fact Sheet #5.515 Slugs Planttalk #1436 Spring Frosts and Snow Planttalk #2013 Spring-Planted Bulbs, Corms and Roots Fact Sheet #7.411 Starting Seeds Indoors Planttalk #1034 Sunflowers Planttalk #1004 Sunset Hyssop Planttalk #1051 Thyme Planttalk #1063 Tobacco Budworm Planttalk #1419 Tobacco (Geranium) Budworm Fact Sheet #5.581 Using Color in the Landscape Planttalk #1110 Using Hot Colors or Pastels Planttalk #1111 Vines Annual Flowering Vines Planttalk #1029 Viruses in Plants Planttalk #1443 Water Gardening: In Containers Planttalk #1023 Water Gardening: Introduction Planttalk #1024 Water Gardening: Plant Recommendation Planttalk #1025 Water Gardening: Planting Aquatic Plants Planttalk #1026 Water Gardening: Winterizing Water Lilies Planttalk #1027 Whitefly Greenhouse Whitefly Fact Sheet #5.587 Wildflowers in Colorado Fact Sheet #7.233 Winter-hardy Cacti Planttalk #1028 Xeriscaping: Ground Cover Plants Fact Sheet #7.230 001-7

Fruit
Tree Fruits (apples, cherries, pears, peaches, and plums)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Apple and Pear Insects Fact Sheet #5.519 Apples Planttalk #1201 Apricots Planttalk #1209 Backyard Orchard: Apples and Pears [pest management] Fact Sheet #2.800 Backyard Orchard: Stone Fruits [pest management] Fact Sheet #2.804 Cherries Planttalk #1202 Coryneum Blight Fact Sheet #2.914 Coryneum Blight Planttalk #1444 Fertilizing Fruit Trees Fact Sheet #7.612 Fertilizing Fruit Trees Planttalk #1216 Fire Blight Fact Sheet #2.907 Fire Blight Planttalk #1411 Growing Tree Fruits in the Home Garden CMG GardenNotes #771 Insect Control: Horticultural Oils Fact Sheet #5.569 IPM: Plant Health Care GardenNotes #101 Oystershell Scale Planttalk #1414 Peach Tree Borer Fact Sheet #5.566 Peaches Planttalk #1204 Pear Slug Fact Sheet #5.560 Pears Planttalk #1205 Plums Planttalk #1206 Pollination of Tree Fruits Fact Sheet #7.002 Pruning Mature Fruit Trees Planttalk #1210 Pruning Training and Pruning Fruit Trees Fact Sheet #7.003 Pruning Training Young Fruit Trees Planttalk #1211 References and Review Questions: Growing Tree Fruits CMG GardenNotes #770 Spider Mites Fact Sheet #5.507 Tent Caterpillar Planttalk #1484 Training and Pruning Fruit Trees Fact Sheet #7.003 Training Young Fruit Trees Planttalk #1211 Tree Fruits Growing Tree Fruits in the Home Garden CMG GardenNotes #771

Small Fruits
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Blackberries Growing Blackberries in the Home Garden CMG GardenNotes #762 Currants Planttalk #1214 Currants, Gooseberries and Jostaberries Fact Sheet #7.005 Elderberries Planttalk #1212 Gooseberries Currant, Gooseberries and Jostaberries Fact Sheet #7.005 Gooseberries Planttalk #1215 Grapes Growing Grapes in the Home Garden CMG GardenNotes #764 Grapes Planttalk #1203 Growing Blackberries in the Home Garden CMG GardenNotes #762 Growing Grapes in the Home Garden CMG GardenNotes #764 Growing Raspberries in the Home Garden CMG GardenNotes #761 Growing Strawberries in the Home Garden CMG GardenNotes #763 Japanese Beetles Fact Sheet #5.601 Raspberries Growing Raspberries in the Home Garden CMG GardenNotes #761 Raspberries Planttalk #1207 Raspberry Cane Borer Planttalk #1478 References and Review Questions: Small Fruits CMG GardenNotes #760 Root Weevils Fact Sheet #5.551 Serviceberries Planttalk #1213 001-8

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Spider Mites Fact Sheet #5.507 Strawberries Growing Strawberries in the Home Garden CMG GardenNotes #763 Strawberries Planttalk #1208 Strawberries for the Home Garden Fact Sheet #7.000 Strawberry Diseases Fact Sheet #2.931 Strawberry Pests and Diseases Planttalk #1441

House Plants and Indoor Gardening

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o African Violets Planttalk #1301 Aliminum and Artillery Plants Planttalk #1302 Amaryllis Planttalk #1303 Avocado Planttalk #1304 Azalea, Cineraria, Primrose and Ranunculus Planttalk #1334 Bromiliads Planttalk #1305 Bulbs How to Force Bulbs Indoors Planttalk #1319 Bulbs Saving Forced Bulbs Planttalk #1333 Cactus Planttalk #1306 Christmas Cactus Planttalk #1336 Christmas Trees: Care for Cut Trees Planttalk #2006 Christmas Trees: Care of Living Trees Planttalk #2017 Christmas Trees: Recycling Planttalk #2007 Cineraria Azalea, Cineraria, Primrose and Ranunculus Planttalk #1334 Containers Houseplants: Containers Planttalk #1315 Croton Planttalk #1346 Cyclamen Planttalk #1335 False African Violet Planttalk #1341 Ferns Planttalk #1307 Fertilizing Houseplants: Fertilizing Planttalk #1331 Fungus Gnats Planttalk #1445 Fungus Gnats as Houseplant and Indoor Pests Fact Sheet #5.584 Gardenia Planttalk #1345 Gloxinia Planttalk #1308 Greenhouse Whitefly Planttalk #1448 Growing Plants from Seed Fact Sheet #7.409 Growing Vegetable in a Hobby Greenhouse GardenNotes #723 Herbs Indoor Herb Gardening Planttalk #1056 Hobby Greenhouse Growing Vegetable in a Hobby Greenhouse GardenNotes #723 Hobby Greenhouses: Benches and Supplies Planttalk #1309 Hobby Greenhouses: Construction and Foundations Planttalk #1310 Hobby Greenhouses: Covering Planttalk #1311 Hobby Greenhouses: Heating and Cooling Planttalk #1312 Hobby Greenhouses: Types Planttalk #1313 Houseplants: Artificial Light Planttalk #1314 Houseplants: Containers Planttalk #1315 Houseplants: Fertilizers Planttalk #1331 Houseplants Managing Houseplant Pests Fact Sheet #5.595 Houseplants: Repotting Planttalk #1316 Houseplants: Temperature and Humidity Planttalk #1317 Houseplants: Watering Planttalk #1318 How to Force Bulbs Indoors Planttalk #1319 Humidity Houseplants: Temperature and Humidity Planttalk #1317 Indoor Herb Gardening Planttalk #1056 Interior Plants and Light Planttalk #1352 Jade Plant Planttalk #1320 Kalanchoe Planttalk #1343 Leaching Salts from Potting Mixes Planttalk #1339 001-9

House Plants and Indoor Gardening (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Light Houseplants: Artificial Light Planttalk #1314 Light Interior Plants and Light Planttalk #1352 Managing Houseplant Pests Fact Sheet #5.595 Mealybugs on Houseplants Planttalk #1466 Moving Houseplants Outdoors Planttalk #1332 Narcissus Paperwhite Narcissus Planttalk #1322 Norfolk Island Pine Planttalk #1321 Orchid: Cattleya Planttalk #1347 Orchid: Cymbidium Planttalk #1348 Orchid: Paphiopedilum Planttalk #1349 Orchid: Phalaenopsis Planttalk #1350 Palms Planttalk #1351 Paperwhite Narcissus Planttalk #1322 Philodendron Planttalk #1323 Piggy Back Plant Planttalk #1324 Poinsettia Planttalk #1325 Poinsettias Fact Sheet #7.412 Primrose Azalea, Cineraria, Primrose and Ranunculus Planttalk #1334 Ranunculus Azalea, Cineraria, Primrose and Ranunculus Planttalk #1334 Repotting Houseplants: Repotting Planttalk #1316 Rubber Plant Planttalk #1326 Salts Leaching Salts from Potting Mixes Planttalk #1339 Salts White Crust on Potting Mixes Planttalk #1338 Saving Forced Bulbs Planttalk #1333 Schefflera Planttalk #1327 Seeding Starting Seeds Indoors Planttalk #1034 Snake Plant Planttalk #1337 Soft Brown Scale and Spider Mites on Houseplants Planttalk #1464 Spider Mites Soft Brown Scale and Spider Mites on Houseplants Planttalk #1464 Spider Plant Planttalk #1328 Springtails Planttalk #1481 Stephanotis Planttalk #1342 Succulents Planttalk #1329 Temperature Houseplants: Temperature and Humidity Planttalk #1317 TriColor Wax Plant Planttalk #1344 Vegetables Growing Vegetable in a Hobby Greenhouse GardenNotes #723 Watering Houseplants: Watering Planttalk #1318 Weeping Fig Planttalk #1330 Whitefly Greenhouse Whitefly Planttalk #1448 Whitish Crust on Potting Mixes Planttalk #1338 Zebra Plant Planttalk #1340

How Plant Grow (Botany)

o o o o o o o o o o o Horticulture Classification Terms GardenNotes #121 How Plants Grow: Homework GardenNotes #147 How Plants Grow: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #120 Plant Growth: Hormones GardenNotes #145 Plant Growth: Light GardenNotes #142 Plant Growth: Photosynthesis, Respiration and Transpiration GardenNotes #141 Plant Growth: Temperature GardenNotes #143 Plant Growth: Water GardenNotes #144 Plant Structures: Cells, Tissues, and Structures GardenNotes #131 Plant Structures: Flowers GardenNotes #135 Plant Structures: Fruit GardenNotes #136 001-10

How Plants Grow (Botany) -- continued o o o o o o Plant Structures: Leaves GardenNotes #134 Plant Structures: Roots GardenNotes #132 Plant Structures: Seeds GardenNotes #137 Plant Structures: Stems GardenNotes #133 Plant Structures: Worksheet GardenNotes #146 Taxonomic Classification GardenNotes #122

Insects / Entomology
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Abnormal and Distorted Plant Growth Planttalk #2101 Ants Planttalk #1401 Ants and Landscape Plants Planttalk #1420 Ants Carpenter Ants Fact Sheet #5.554 Ants in the Home Fact Sheet #5.518 Aphids Planttalk #1402 Aphids on Shade Trees and Ornamentals Fact Sheet #5.511 Apple and Pear Insects Fact Sheet #5.519 Apple and Pear Insects Backyard Orchard: Apples and Pears Fact Sheet #2.800 Ash Borer Shade Tree Borers Fact Sheet #5.530 Ash Borer Planttalk #1425 Ash Plant Bug Planttalk #1434 Ash Plant Bug Insect and Mite Galls of Woody Plants Fact Sheet #5.557 Ash Sawfly Planttalk #1455 Ash Sawfly Brown Headed Ash Sawfly Fact Sheet #5.586 Bacillus thuringiensis Fact Sheet #5.556 Backyard Orchard: Apples and Pears [pest management] Fact Sheet #2.800 Backyard Orchard: Stone Fruits [pest management] Fact Sheet #2.804 Bagworms Snailcase Bagworm Fact Sheet #5.580 Bark Beetles (Evergreens) Planttalk #1469 Bat Bugs and Bed Bugs Fact Sheet #5.574 Bed, Bat and Swallow Bugs Planttalk #1470 Bed Bugs Bat Bugs and Bed Bugs Fact Sheet #5.574 Bees Nuisance Wasps and Bees Fact Sheet #5.525 Bees and Pollination Planttalk #1404 Beneficial Insects Planttalk #1421 Beneficial Insects and Other Arthropods Fact Sheet #5.550 Beneficials Insect Parasitic Nematodes for Insect Control Fact Sheet #5.573 Billbugs and White Grubs Fact Sheet #5.516 Biting Flies Fact Sheet #5.582 Black Widow Spider Western Widow Spider Fact Sheet #5.605 Borers Shade Tree Borers Fact Sheet #5.530 Borers Ash Borer Planttalk #1425 Borers Oak Borer Planttalk #1477 Borers Peach Tree Borer Fact Sheet #5.566 Borers Pigeon Tremex Horntail and Giant Ichneumon Wasp Fact Sheet #5.604 Borers Pinon Pine "Pitch Mass" Borer Planttalk #1456 Borers Tree Borers Planttalk #1417 Box Elder Bugs Fact Sheet #5.522 Box Elder Bugs Planttalk #1405 Brown-Headed Ash Sawfly Fact Sheet #5.586 Brown Recluse Spiders in Colorado Fact Sheet #5.607 Carpenter Ants Fact Sheet #5.554 Carpet Beetles Fact Sheet #5.549 Caterpillars Gypsy Moth Fact Sheet #5.539 Caterpillars Pine Tip Moths Fact Sheet #5.529 001-11

Entomology / Insects (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Caterpillars Ponderosa Pine Budworm Fact Sheet #5.567 Caterpillars Tent Caterpillar Planttalk #1484 Caterpillars TentMaking Caterpillars Fact Sheet #5.583 Caterpillars Tobacco Budworm Planttalk #1419 Caterpillars Tobacco (Geranium) Budworm Fact Sheet #5.581 Caterpillars Western Spruce Budworms Fact Sheet #5.543 Caterpillars Woollybear Caterpillar Planttalk #1409 Centipedes Millipedes, Centipedes and Sowbugs Fact Sheet #5.552 Cicadas Fact Sheet #5.590 Clothes Moths: Identification and Control in the Home Fact Sheet #5.599 Clover and Other Mites of Turfgrass Fact Sheet #5.505 Clover Mites Planttalk #1408 Cockroaches Fact Sheet #5.553 Cockroaches Planttalk #1413 Colorado Tick's and TickBorne Diseases Fact Sheet #5.593 Conifer Seed Bugs Fact Sheet #5.588 Cooley Spruce Gall Planttalk #1432 Cooley Spruce Galls Fact Sheet #5.534 Corn Earworm Planttalk #1468 DouglasFir Tussock Moth Planttalk #1422 DouglasFir Tussock Moths Fact Sheet #5.542 Earwigs European Earwigs Fact Sheet #5.533 Earwigs Planttalk #1472 Elm Leaf Beetles Fact Sheet #5.521 European Earwigs Fact Sheet #5.533 European Paper Wasp Planttalk #1473 European Paper Wasps Fact Sheet #5.611 False Chinch Bug Fact Sheet #5.603 Firewood and House Log Insects in Colorado Fact Sheet #5.563 Flea Beetles Fact Sheet #5.592 Flea Beetles on Vegetables Planttalk #1446 Fleas and Plague Fact Sheet #5.600 Flies Biting Flies Fact Sheet #5.582 Flies in the Home Fact Sheet #5.502 Food Indian Meal Moths Fact Sheet #5.598 Food Insect Pests of Home-Stored Food Fact Sheet #5.501 Forest Fires Insects and Diseases Associated with Forest Fires Fact Sheet #6.309 Fungus Gnats Planttalk #1445 Fungus Gnats as Houseplant and Indoor Pests Fact Sheet #5.584 Galls Ash Plant Bug Planttalk #1434 Galls Cooley Spruce Gall Planttalk #1432 Galls Cooley Spruce Galls Fact Sheet #5.534 Galls Honeylocust Plant Bug Planttalk #1454 Galls Insect and Mite Galls of Woody Plants Fact Sheet #5.557 Galls Poplar TwigGall Fly Fact Sheet #5.579 Galls Poplar TwigGall Fly Planttalk #1437 Grasshopper Control in Gardens and Small Acreages Fact Sheet #5.536 Grasshoppers Planttalk #1447 Greenhouse Whitefly Fact Sheet #5.587 Greenhouse Whitefly Planttalk #1448 Gypsy Moth Fact Sheet #5.539 Harlequin Bugs Planttalk #1474 Hawthorne Mealybug Planttalk #1457 Honey Bees Swarm in House Planttalk #1475 Honeylocust Insect and Mite Pests of Honeylocust Fact Sheet #5.571 Honeylocust Plant Bug Planttalk #1454 Hornworms and Hummingbird Moths Fact Sheet #5.517 Horsehair Worms Planttalk #1453 001-12

Entomology / Insects (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Horticultural Oils Fact Sheet #5.569 Houseplants Managing Houseplant Pests Fact Sheet #5.595 Houseplants Mealybugs on Houseplants Planttalk #1466 Houseplants Soft Brown Scale and Spider Mites on Houseplants Planttalk #1464 Identifying Insects: Homework GardenNotes #317 Identifying Insects Insect Anatomy and Growth GardenNotes #312 Identifying Insects Insect Orders GardenNotes #313 Identifying Insects Key 1 Common Garden Insects GardenNotes #314 Identifying Insects Key 2 Insect Orders GardenNotes #315 Identifying Insects: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #310 Identifying Insects Taxonomy of Arthropods (Insects and Insect Relatives) GardenNotes #311 Identifying Insects: Worksheet GardenNotes #316 Indian Meal Moths Fact Sheet #5.598 Insect Anatomy and Growth GardenNotes #312 Insect and Mite Galls of Woody Plants Fact Sheet #5.557 Insect and Mite Pests of Honeylocust Fact Sheet #5.571 Insect Control: Horticultural Oils Fact Sheet #5.569 Insect Control: Soaps and Detergents Fact Sheet #5.547 Insect Orders GardenNotes #313 Insect Pests of Home-Stored Food Fact Sheet #5.501 Insecticides Bacillus thuringiensis Fact Sheet #5.556 Insecticides Insect Control: Horticultural Oils Fact Sheet #5.569 Insecticides Insect Control: Soaps and Detergents Fact Sheet #5.547 Insecticides Pesticides: Disposal Planttalk #1426 Insecticides Pesticides: Natural Products Planttalk #1427 Insecticides Pesticides: Poisoning and First Aid Planttalk #1428 Insecticides Pesticides: Safety Planttalk #1429 Insecticides Pesticides: Toxicity Planttalk #1430 Insecticides Pesticides: Who Can Use Planttalk #1431 Insecticides Soaps and Detergents Fact Sheet #5.547 Insects and Diseases Associated with Forest Fires Fact Sheet #6.309 Insects Over-Wintering Planttalk #1440 IPM and PHC: What Are They? Planttalk #1461 IPM: Plant Health Care GardenNotes #101 Ips Beetles Fact Sheet #5.558 Japanese Beetles Fact Sheet #5.601 Key 1: Common Garden Insects GardenNotes #314 Key 2: Insect Orders GardenNotes #315 Lady Beetles Fact Sheet #5.594 Lawn Insects Planttalk #1514 Leafcutter Bees Fact Sheet #5.576 Leafmining Insects Fact Sheet #5.548 Leafhoppers on Lawns Fact Sheet #5.608 Managing Houseplant Pests Fact Sheet #5.595 Mantids of Colorado Fact Sheet #5.510 Mealybugs on Houseplants Planttalk #1466 Miller Moths Fact Sheet #5.597 Miller Moths Planttalk #1462 Millipedes, Centipedes and Sowbugs Fact Sheet #5.552 Mites Clover and Other Mites of Turfgrass Fact Sheet #5.505 Mites Spider Mites Fact Sheet #5.507 Mites Spider Mites Planttalk #1416 Mites on Turfgrass Planttalk #1467 Mosquito Management Fact Sheet #5.526 Mosquitoes Safe Mosquito Control Planttalk #2029 Moths in the Home Fact Sheet #5.572 Mountain Pine Beetle Planttalk #1424 Mountain Pine Beetle and Bark Beetles Fact Sheet #5.528 001-13

Entomology / Insects (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Nematodes Insect Parasitic Nematodes for Insect Control Fact Sheet #5.573 Nuisance Wasps and Bees Fact Sheet #5.525 Oak Borer Planttalk #1477 Oyster Shell Scale Fact Sheet #5.513 Oyster Shell Scale Planttalk #1414 Peach Tree Borer Fact Sheet #5.566 Pear Slug Fact Sheet #5.560 Pesticides: Disposal Planttalk #1426 Pesticides: Natural Products Planttalk #1427 Pesticides: Poisoning and First Aid Planttalk #1428 Pesticides: Safety Planttalk #1429 Pesticides: Toxicity Planttalk #1430 Pesticides: Who Can Use Planttalk #1431 Pigeon Tremex Horntail and Giant Ichneumon Wasp Fact Sheet #5.604 Pine Tip Moths Fact Sheet #5.529 Pinon Decline Planttalk #1465 Pinon Pine Diseases and Insects Fact Sheet #2.948 Pinon Pine "Pitch Mass" Borer Planttalk #1456 Plant Health Care (IPM) GardenNotes #101 Ponderosa Pine Budworm Fact Sheet #5.567 Ponderosa Pine Needle Miners Fact Sheet #5.544 Poplar Twig-Gall Fly Fact Sheet #5.579 Poplar Twig-Gall Fly Planttalk #1437 Potato or Tomato Psyllids Fact Sheet #5.540 Psyllids Planttalk #1458 Psyllids Potato or Tomato Psyllids Fact Sheet #5.540 Raspberry Cane Borer Planttalk #1478 Root Weevils Fact Sheet #5.551 Rose Cane Borer Planttalk #1463 Safe Mosquito Control Planttalk #2029 Sawflies on Evergreens Planttalk #1439 Sawfly Ash Sawfly Planttalk #1455 Sawfly Brown Headed Ash Sawfly Fact Sheet #5.586 Scale Oyster Shell Scale Fact Sheet #5.513 Scale Oyster Shell Scale Planttalk #1414 Scale Insects Affecting Conifers Fact Sheet #5.514 Scale Insects on Pine Planttalk #1418 Shade Tree Borers Fact Sheet #5.530 Slugs Fact Sheet #5.515 Slugs Planttalk #1436 Snailcase Bagworm Fact Sheet #5.580 Soaps and Detergents Fact Sheet #5.547 Soft Brown Scale and Spider Mites on Houseplants Planttalk #1464 Solitary Bee Planttalk #1480 Sowbugs Millipedes, Centipedes and Sowbugs Fact Sheet #5.552 Spider Mites Fact Sheet #5.507 Spider Mites Planttalk #1416 Spiders Brown Recluse Spiders in Colorado Fact Sheet #5.607 Spiders Western Widow Spider Fact Sheet #5.605 Spiders in the Home Fact Sheet #5.512 Springtails Fact Sheet #5.602 Springtails Planttalk #1481 Squash Bugs Planttalk #1482 Strawberry Insects and Diseases Planttalk #1441 Sunspider Planttalk #1483 Sunspiders (Windscorpions) Fact Sheet #5.589 Tent Caterpillar Planttalk #1484 Tent-Making Caterpillars Fact Sheet #5.583 001-14

Entomology / Insects (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Termites Fact Sheet #5.532 Ticks Colorado Tick's and TickBorne Diseases Fact Sheet #5.593 Tobacco Budworm Planttalk #1419 Tobacco (Geranium) Budworm Fact Sheet #5.581 Tree Borers Planttalk #1417 Vegetable Seeding Pests Planttalk #1410 Wasps European Paper Wasp Planttalk #1473 Wasps European Paper Wasps Fact Sheet #5.611 Wasps Nuisance Wasps and Bees Fact Sheet #5.525 Western Spruce Budworms Fact Sheet #5.543 Western Widow Spider Fact Sheet #5.605 White Grubs Billbugs and White Grubs Fact Sheet #5.516 Whitefly Greenhouse Whitefly Fact Sheet #5.587 Whitefly Greenhouse Whitefly Planttalk #1448 Windscorpions Sunspiders (Windscorpions) Fact Sheet #5.589 Western Widow Spider Fact Sheet #5.605 Wolf Spider Planttalk #1485 Woollybear Caterpillars Planttalk #1409 Zimmerman Pine Moths Fact Sheet #5.591 Zimmerman Pine Moth Planttalk #1459

Household and Biting Insects

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Ants Carpenter Ants Fact Sheet #5.554 Ants in the Home Fact Sheet #5.518 Bat Bugs and Bed Bugs Fact Sheet #5.574 Bed, Bat and Swallow Bugs Planttalk #1470 Bed Bugs Bat Bugs and Bed Bugs Fact Sheet #5.574 Bees Nuisance Wasps and Bees Fact Sheet #5.525 Biting Flies Fact Sheet #5.582 Black Widow Spider Western Widow Spider Fact Sheet #5.605 Box Elder Bugs Fact Sheet #5.522 Box Elder Bugs Planttalk #1405 Brown Recluse Spiders in Colorado Fact Sheet #5.607 Carpenter Ants Fact Sheet #5.554 Carpet Beetles Fact Sheet #5.549 Clothes Moths: Identification and Control in the Home Fact Sheet #5.599 Cockroaches Fact Sheet #5.553 Cockroaches Planttalk #1413 Colorado Ticks and TickBorne Diseases Fact Sheet #5.593 European Paper Wasps Fact Sheet #5.611 False Chinch Bug Fact Sheet #5.603 Firewood and House Log Insects in Colorado Fact Sheet #5.563 Fleas and Plague Fact Sheet #5.600 Flies in the Home Fact Sheet #5.502 Flies Biting Flies Fact Sheet #5.582 Food Insect Pests of Home-Stored Food Fact Sheet #5.501 Food Indian Meal Moths Fact Sheet #5.598 Fungus Gnats Planttalk #1445 Fungus Gnats at Houseplant and Indoor Pests Fact Sheet #5.584 Honey Bees Swarm in House Planttalk #1475 Houseplants Managing Houseplant Pests Fact Sheet #5.595 Indian Meal Moths Fact Sheet #5.598 Insect Pests of Home-Stored Food Fact Sheet #5.501 Managing Houseplant Pests Fact Sheet #5.595

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Household and Biting Insects (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Miller Moths Fact Sheet #5.597 Miller Moths Planttalk #1462 Mosquito Management Fact Sheet #5.526 Mosquitoes Safe Mosquito Control Planttalk #2029 Moths in the Home Fact Sheet #5.572 Nuisance Wasps and Bees Fact Sheet #5.525 Root Weevils Fact Sheet #5.551 Safe Mosquito Control Planttalk #2029 Spiders Brown Recluse Spiders in Colorado Fact Sheet #5.607 Spiders in the Home Fact Sheet #5.512 Spiders Western Widow Spider Fact Sheet #5.605 Springtails Fact Sheet #5.602 Sunspider Planttalk #1483 Sunspiders (Windscorpions) Fact Sheet #5.589 Termites Fact Sheet #5.532 Ticks Colorado Ticks and TickBorne Diseases Fact Sheet #5.593 Wasps European Paper Wasps Fact Sheet #5.611 Wasps Nuisance Wasps and Bees Fact Sheet #5.525 Western Widow Spider Fact Sheet #5.605 Wolf Spider Planttalk #1485

Irrigation Management
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
o

Automatic Sprinkler System Overview Planttalk #2201 Colorados Water Situation, GardenNotes #261 Converting Inches to Minutes, GardenNotes #266 Drip Irrigation for Home Gardens Fact Sheet #4.702 Efficient Irrigation Planttalk #1903 Graywater Reuse and Rainwater Harvesting Fact Sheet #6.702 Irrigation Equipment, GardenNotes #264 Irrigation Management: Reference and Review Questions, GardenNotes #260 Irrigation: Inspecting and Correcting Turf Irrigation Systems Fact Sheet #4.722 Methods to Schedule Home Lawn Irrigation, GardenNotes #265 Rainwater Graywater Reuse and Rainwater Harvesting Fact Sheet #6.702 Understanding Irrigation Management Factors, GardenNotes #263 Water Conservation In and Around the Home Fact Sheet #9.952 Water Movement Through the Landscape, GardenNotes #262 Watering Colorado Soils Planttalk #1621 Watering Efficiently, GardenNotes #267 Watering Established Lawns Fact Sheet #7.199 Worksheet: Home Lawn Irrigation Check-Up, GardenNotes #268

Landscape Design
o o o o o o o o Attracting Birds Planttalk #1702 Birds Attracting Birds Planttalk #1702 Butterfly Gardening Planttalk #1121 Challenging Areas Planttalk #1109 Color Combining Colors Planttalk #1113 Color Using Color in the Landscape Planttalk #1110 Color Using Hot Colors or Pastels Planttalk #1111 Color in the Rock Garden Planttalk #1106 001-16

Landscape Design (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Colorado Garden Style Planttalk #1101 Combining Colors Planttalk #1113 Container Gardening: Containers Planttalk #1102 Container Gardening: Designing Planttalk #1114 Design Considerations Planttalk #1103 Designing a Rock Garden Planttalk #1115 Designing for Shade Planttalk #1126 Flower Bed Dimensions Planttalk #1124 Formal Residential Design Planttalk #1123 Front Entry Design Planttalk #1116 Kinds of Shade Planttalk #1127 Landscape Lighting Planttalk #1104 Landscaping and the Law Planttalk #1105 Landscaping for Energy Conservation Fact Sheet #7.225 Lighting Landscape Lighting Planttalk #1104 Retaining Wall Basics Planttalk #1117 Retaining Wall Design Considerations Planttalk #1118 Selecting a Designer Planttalk #1107 Selecting Plants Planttalk #1119 Shade Garden Perennials Planttalk #1108 Shade Gardening Planttalk #1125 Sustainable Landscapes Fact Sheet #7.243 Tree Placement Tips Planttalk #1120 Tree Placement: Right Plant Right Place GardenNotes #631 Tree Selection: Right Plant Right Place GardenNotes #632 Using Color in the Landscape Planttalk #1110 Using Hot Colors or Pastels Planttalk #1111 Visual Screens Planttalk #1122 Water Considerations Planttalk #1112 Water Wise Landscape Design: Design Steps GardenNotes #411 Water Wise Landscape Design: Homework GardenNotes #415 Water Wise Landscape Design: Design Principles GardenNotes #413 Water Wise Landscape Design: Reference and Review Questions GardenNotes #410 Water Wise Landscape Design: Selecting Turf Options GardenNotes #412 Water Wise Landscape Design: Worksheet GardenNotes #414 Watering Efficiently, GardenNotes #267

Lawns
Lawn Care
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Aeration Lawn Aeration Planttalk #1505 Aeration Lawn Aeration During Drought Planttalk #1534 Aeration Lawn Care Fact Sheet #7.202 Basic Turf Management Principles GardenNotes #551 Brown Tacks and Wheel Marks Planttalk #1501 Choosing a Lawn Care Company Planttalk #1502 Dog Spots Planttalk #1503 Dog Urine Damage on Lawns: Causes, Cures and Prevention GardenNotes #553 Earthworm and Nightcrawlers in the Home Lawn GardenNotes #554 Eliminate Grass Clipping Collection Fact Sheet #7.007 Efficient Lawn Watering Planttalk #1532 Fall Lawn Fertilization Planttalk #1523 Fall Lawn Fertilization During Drought Planttalk #1535 Fertilizing Fall Lawn Fertilization Planttalk #1523 001-17

Lawn Care (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Fertilizing Fall Lawn Fertilization During Drought Planttalk #1535 Fertilizing Lawn Care Fact Sheet #7.202 Fertilizing Lawns in Spring and Summer Planttalk #1533 Grass Clippings Planttalk #1504 Growing Grass in the Shade Planttalk #1518 Growing Turf on Salt-Affected Sites Fact Sheet #7.227 Irrigation: Inspecting and Correcting Turf Irrigation Systems Fact Sheet #4.722 Lawn Aeration Planttalk #1505 Lawn Aeration During Drought Planttalk #1534 Lawn Care Fact Sheet #7.202 Lawn Mower Maintenance Planttalk #2015 Lumpy Lawn Planttalk #1508 Eliminate Grass Clipping Collection Fact Sheet #7.007 Mowing Eliminate Grass Clipping Collection Fact Sheet #7.007 Mowing Grass Clippings Planttalk #1504 Mowing Guidelines Planttalk #1515 Mowing Lawn Care Fact Sheet #7.202 Mowing Lawn Mower Maintenance Planttalk #2015 Operating and Maintaining a Home Irrigation System Fact Sheet #7.239 Power Raking Lawn Care Fact Sheet #7.202 Renovating the Home Lawn Fact Sheet #7.241 Salt Growing Turf on Salt-Affected Sites Fact Sheet #7.227 Shade Growing Grass in the Shade Planttalk #1518 Thatch Planttalk #1520 Thatch Lawn Care Fact Sheet #7.202 Trails or Burrows Planttalk #1510 Tree Roots Planttalk #1507 Turf Management: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #550 Water Absorbing Polymers: Lawns Planttalk #1624

Establishment Seeding and Sodding Species Selection

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Alkaligrass Planttalk #1536 Artificial Turf for Lawns Planttalk #1537

Best Turf Varieties: Variety Recommendations for Bluegrass, Ryegrass, Tall Fescue, Fine Fescue, Buffalograss and Bermudagrass, GardenNotes #562

Bluegrass Hybrid (Kentucky X Texas) Bluegrass for Turf Use in Colorado GardenNotes #563 Buffalo Grass Lawns Planttalk #1512 Buffalograss Lawns GardenNotes #565 Choosing a Lawn Grass in Colorado Planttalk #1521 Drought Tolerance of Kentucky Bluegrass Planttalk #1540 Fall Planting of Sod Planttalk #1539 Fine Fescues for Lawns GardenNotes #564 Hybrid (Kentucky X Texas) Bluegrass for Turf Use in Colorado GardenNotes #563 Seeding a Lawn Planttalk #1516 Sodding a Lawn Planttalk #1517 Sources of Grass Seed, Sod, and Plugs for Colorado Lawns GardenNotes #566 Tall Fescue Lawns Planttalk #1519 Turfgrass Species Selection Guide GardenNotes #561 Water Wise Landscape Design: Selecting Turf GardenNotes #412 Zoysia Grass Planttalk #1511

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Insects and Diseases of Lawns

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Ascochyta Leaf Blight of Turf Fact Sheet #2.901 Billbugs and White Grubs Fact Sheet #5.516 Clover and Other Mites of Turfgrass Fact Sheet #5.505 Clover Mites Planttalk #1408

Dog Urine Damage on Lawns: Causes, Cures and Prevention, GardenNotes #553
Dollar Spot Disease of Turfgrass Fact Sheet #2.933 Dollar Spot of Turfgrass Planttalk #1522 Earthworm and Nightcrawlers in the Home Lawn, GardenNotes #554 Fairy Ring Mushrooms and Fairy Ring Planttalk #1506 Insects Planttalk #1514 Japanese Beetles Fact Sheet #5.601 Leaf Blight of Turf Planttalk #1527 Leaf Spot and Melting Out Planttalk #1524 Leafhoppers on Lawns Fact Sheet #5.608 Mites Clover and Other Mites of Turfgrass Fact Sheet #5.505 Mites on Turfgrass Planttalk #1467 Mushrooms and Fairy Rings Planttalk #1506 Necrotic Ring Spot in Turfgrass Fact Sheet #2.900 Necrotic Ring Spot on Kentucky Bluegrass Planttalk #1528 Patchy Lawn Planttalk #1509 Slime Mold Planttalk #1435 White Grubs Billbugs and White Grubs Fact Sheet #5.516

Irrigation
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
o

Automatic Sprinkler System Overview Planttalk #2201 Colorados Water Situation, GardenNotes #261 Converting Inches to Minutes, GardenNotes #266 Efficient Irrigation Planttalk #1903 Irrigation Equipment, GardenNotes #264

Irrigation Management: Reference and Review Questions, GardenNotes #260

Irrigation: Inspecting and Correcting Turf Irrigation Systems Fact Sheet #4.722 Lawn Care Fact Sheet #7.202 Methods to Schedule Home Lawn Irrigation, GardenNotes #265 Operating and Maintaining a Home Irrigation System Fact Sheet #7.239 Understanding Irrigation Management Factors, GardenNotes #263 Water Movement Through the Landscape, GardenNotes #262 Watering Efficiently, GardenNotes #267 Watering Established Lawns Fact Sheet #7.199 Worksheet: Home Lawn Irrigation Check-Up, GardenNotes #268

Weed Management of Lawns

o o o o o o o o o o o Bermuda Grass in Lawns and Gardens Planttalk #1531 Broadleaf Weed Control in Lawns GardenNotes #552 Control of Annual Weedy Grasses in Home Lawns Fact Sheet #3.101 Control of Tree Seedlings in Lawn Planttalk #1538 Controlling Broadleaf Weeds in Lawns Planttalk #1525 Controlling Weedy Grasses in Lawns Planttalk #1530 Crabgrass Planttalk #1513 Crabgrass Preemergent Herbicides for Crabgrass Prevention in Lawns Planttalk #1541 Fall Lawn Weed Control Planttalk #1526 Grassy Weed Control in Lawn Fact Sheet #3.101 Preemergent Herbicides for Crabgrass Prevention in Lawns Planttalk #1541 001-19

Weed Management of Lawns (continued) o o Tall Fescue as a Weed in Bluegrass Lawns Planttalk #1529 White Clover Control Planttalk #1542

Miscellaneous
o o o o o o o o o o o Additional Information: Green Industry Organization Planttalk #2003 Additional Information: Plant Societies Planttalk #2004 Additional Information: Sources Planttalk #2005 Colorado Gardening: A Challenge to Newcomers Fact Sheet #7.220 Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics Fact Sheet #7.244 Commonly Used Plant Terms Planttalk #2008 Gardening as a Renter Planttalk #2011 Misleading Plant Advertisements Planttalk #2021 Mountain Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics Fact Sheet #7.244 Tools: Maintenance Planttalk #2010 Treated Lumber in Gardening Planttalk #2030

Plant Propagation and Seeds

o o o o o Growing Plants from Seed Fact Sheet #7.409 Sample Vegetable Garden Seed Catalogs GardenNotes #712 Seed Storage Planttalk #2020 Starting Plants Indoors Planttalk #1034 Storing of Vegetable and Flower Seeds Fact Sheet #7.221

Soils, Fertilizers and Soil Amendments

Fertilizers
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Calculating Fertilizer Rates GardenNotes, #233 Epson Salts and Wood Ashes Planttalk #1601 Fertilizers Planttalk #1608 Fertilizing Fruit Trees Fact Sheet #7.612 Fruit Trees Fertilizing Fruit Trees Fact Sheet #7.612 Gypsum Planttalk #1602 Iron Chlorosis GardenNotes #223 Iron Chlorosis Planttalk #2115 Iron Chlorosis in Trees Planttalk #2121 Nitrogen Sources and Transformations Fact Sheet #0.550 Nutrition: Plant Nutrition GardenNotes #231 Organic Fertilizers GardenNotes #234 Organic Materials as Nitrogen Fertilizers Fact Sheet #0.546 Organic vs. Manufactured Fertilizers Planttalk1619 Phosphate Fertilizers and Water Pollution Planttalk #1620 Plant Nutrition GardenNotes #231 Selecting an Analytical Laboratory Fact Sheet #0.520 Soil Tests GardenNotes #221 Soil Tests Selecting an Analytical Laboratory Fact Sheet #0.520 Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #210 Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: Homework GardenNotes #253 Understanding Fertilizers CMG GardenNotes, #232

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Soil Amendments
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Choosing A Soil Amendment Fact Sheet #7.235 Compost Making Compost CMG GardenNotes #246 Compost Using Compost CMG GardenNotes #243 Composting Yard Waste Fact Sheet #7.212 Composting: Fall Leaves Planttalk #1612 Composting: Making Planttalk #1613 Composting: Structures Planttalk #1623 Composting: Using Planttalk #1614 Composting: What Can Be Composted Planttalk #1615 Composting: Worm Composting Planttalk #1622 Cover Crops Planttalk #1616 Cover Crops and Green Manure Crops CMG GardenNotes #244 Cover Crops: Winter Rye Planttalk #1607 Earthworms CMG GardenNotes #218 E coli Preventing E. coli From Garden to Plate Fact Sheet #9.369 Epson Salts and Wood Ashes Planttalk #1601 Green Manure Crops Cover Crops and Green Manure Crops CMG GardenNotes #244 Gypsum Planttalk #1602 Making Compost CMG GardenNotes #246 Manure and Soil Improvement Planttalk #1618 Manure Preventing E. coli From Garden to Plate Fact Sheet #9.369 Manure Using Manure CMG GardenNotes #242 Organic Soil Amendments Planttalk #1604 Preventing E. coli From Garden to Plate Fact Sheet #9.369 Soil Amendments CMG GardenNotes #241 Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #210 Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: Homework GardenNotes #253 The Living Soil CMG GardenNotes #212 Using Compost CMG GardenNotes #243 Using Manure CMG GardenNotes #242 Wood Ashes Epson Salts and Wood Ashes Planttalk #1601

Soil Management
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Colorado Gardening: A Challenge to Newcomers Fact Sheet #7.220 Compaction Soil Compaction CMG GardenNotes #215 Compost Using Compost CMG GardenNotes #243 Cover Crops and Green Manure Crops CMG GardenNotes #244 Diagnosing Saline and Sodic Soil Problems Fact Sheet #0.521 Drainage Soil Drainage CMG GardenNotes #219 Earthworms CMG GardenNotes #218 Estimating Soil Texture CMG GardenNotes #214 Expansive Soils Landscaping on Expansive Soils Fact Sheet #7.236 Expansive Soils Planttalk #1617 Iron Chlorosis CMG GardenNotes #223 Iron Chlorosis Planttalk #2115 Iron Chlorosis in Trees Planttalk #2121 Landscaping on Expansive Soils Fact Sheet #7.236 Maintaining Healthy Soils Planttalk #1603 Managing Saline Soils Fact Sheet #0.503 Managing Sodic Soils Fact Sheet #0.504 Managing Soil Tilth CMG GardenNotes #213 Mulches for Home Grounds Fact Sheet #7.214 Mulches for the Vegetable Garden CMG GardenNotes #715 Mulching Organic Mulches Planttalk #1609 Mulching with Wood/Bark Chips, Grass Clippings and Rock CMG GardenNotes #245 001-21

Soil Management (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o pH Soil pH CMG GardenNotes #222 Saline Soils CMG GardenNotes #224 Salt Diagnosing Saline and Sodic Soil Problems Fact Sheet #0.521 Salt Magnesium Chloride Toxicity in Trees Fact Sheet #7.425 Salt Managing Saline Soils Fact Sheet #0.503 Salt Managing Sodic Soils Fact Sheet #0.504 Salt Saline Soils CMG GardenNotes #224 Salty Soils Planttalk #1610 Selecting an Analytical Laboratory Fact Sheet #0.520 Soil Amendments CMG GardenNotes #241 Soil Compaction CMG GardenNotes #215 Soil Drainage CMG GardenNotes #219 Soil pH CMG GardenNotes #222 Soil Preparation Planttalk #1605 Soil Tests CMG GardenNotes #221 Soil Tests Planttalk #1606 Soil Tests Selecting an Analytical Laboratory Fact Sheet #0.520 Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: Homework GardenNotes #253 Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #210 Soils, Fertilizers, and Soil Amendments: Worksheet GardenNotes #252 Texture Estimating Soil Texture CMG GardenNotes #214 The Living Soil CMG GardenNotes #212 Using Compost CMG GardenNotes #243 Water Absorbing Polymers: Lawns Planttalk #1624 Watering Colorado Soils Planttalk #1621

Trees and Shrubs

Care of trees and shrubs
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Christmas Trees: Care for Cut Trees Planttalk #2006 Christmas Trees: Care of Living Trees Planttalk #2017 Christmas Trees: Recycling Planttalk #2007 Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics Fact Sheet #7.244 Containers Overwintering Container Plants Planttalk #2028 Desiccation in Woody Plants Planttalk #2105 Diagnosing Tree Disorders GardenNotes #102 Diagnosing Root and Soil Disorders on Landscape Trees GardenNotes #103 Environmental Disorders of Woody Plants Fact Sheet #2.932 Fall and Winter Watering Fact Sheet #7.211 Fall and Winter Watering Planttalk #1706 Fall and Winter Watering During Drought Planttalk #1751 Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs Planttalk #1708 Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs in Fall: During Drought Planttalk #1752 Fertilizing When to Fertilize Planttalk #1720 Gambel Oak Management Fact Sheet #6.311 Hardening Winter Plants Planttalk #1731 Healthy Roots and Healthy Trees Fact Sheet #2.926 Mulching with Wood/Bark Chip, Grass and Rock CMG GardenNotes #245 Hiring a Tree Care Company Planttalk #1709 IPM: Plant Health Care CMG GardenNotes #101 Iron Chlorosis CMG GardenNotes #223 Iron Chlorosis in Trees Planttalk #2121

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Care of Trees and Shrubs (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Irrigation Fall and Winter Watering Fact Sheet #7.211 Irrigating Fall and Winter Watering Planttalk #1706 Irrigating Fall and Winter Watering During Drought Planttalk #1751 Irrigation Watering Planttalk #1719 Mountain Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics Fact Sheet #7.244 Overwintering Container Plants Planttalk #2028 Plant Health Care Planttalk #1739 Plant Health Care (IPM) & Life Cycle of Trees CMG GardenNotes #101 Roots Diagnosing Root and Soil Disorders on Landscape Trees GardenNotes #103 Roots Healthy Roots and Healthy Trees Fact Sheet #2.926 Stump Removal Planttalk #1740 Watering Planttalk #1719 When to Fertilize Planttalk #1720 Why Leaves Change Color Planttalk #1728

Diseases and Abiotic Disorders of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Abnormal and Distorted Plant Growth Planttalk #2101 Anthracnose Sycamore Anthracnose Fact Sheet #2.930 Anthracnose Sycamore Anthracnose Planttalk #1406 Aspen and Poplar Leaf Spots Fact Sheet #2.920 Aspen Leaf Spot Planttalk #1403 Bacterial Wetwood Fact Sheet #2.910 Bacterial Wetwood Planttalk #1438 Canker Diseases on Deciduous Trees Planttalk #1407 Cytospora Planttalk #1451 Cytospora Canker Fact Sheet #2.937 Diagnosing Tree Disorders CMG GardenNotes #102 Dutch Elm Disease Planttalk #1423 Fireblight Planttalk #1411 Honeylocust Diseases Fact Sheet #2.939 IPM: Plant Health Care CMG GardenNotes #101 Iron Chlorosis CMG GardenNotes #223 Iron Chlorosis in Trees Planttalk #2121 Juniper-Hawthorn Rust Planttalk #1450 Leaf Scorch Fact Sheet #2.911 Magnesium Chloride Toxicity in Trees Fact Sheet #7.425 Marssonina Leaf Spot Planttalk #1476 Oak Leaf Blister Planttalk #1449 Plant Health Care IPM: Plant Health Care and Life Cycle of Trees CMG GardenNotes #101 Rose Diseases Planttalk #1433 Salt Magnesium Chloride Toxicity in Trees Fact Sheet #7.425 Sunscald of Trees Planttalk #2111 Sycamore Anthracnose Fact Sheet #2.930 Sycamore Anthracnose Planttalk #1406 Tree Leaf Scorch Planttalk #2112

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Identifying Trees and Shrubs

o o o o o o o Identifying Broadleaf Flowering Trees and Shrubs GardenNotes #153 Identifying Broadleaf Flowering Trees and Shrubs: Worksheet GardenNotes #155 Identifying Conifers GardenNotes #152 Identifying Conifers: Worksheet GardenNotes #154 Identifying Trees and Shrubs GardenNotes #151 Identifying Trees and Shrubs: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #150 Taxonomic Classification GardenNotes #122

Insects of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Abnormal and Distorted Plant Growth Planttalk #2101 Aphids on Shade Trees and Ornamentals Fact Sheet #5.511 Ash Borer Planttalk #1425 Ash Plant Bugs Planttalk #1434 Ash Sawfly Planttalk #1455 Bagworms Snailcase Bagworm Fact Sheet #5.580 Borers Ash Borer Planttalk #1425 Borers Oak Borer Planttalk #1477 Borers Shade Tree Borers Fact Sheet #5.530 Borers Tree Borers Planttalk #1417 Boxelder Bugs Planttalk #1405 Brown-headed Ash Sawfly Fact Sheet #5.586 Caterpillars Gypsy Moth Fact Sheet #5.539 Caterpillars Tent Caterpillar Planttalk #1484 Caterpillars Tent-Making Caterpillars Fact Sheet #5.583 Cicadas Fact Sheet #5.590 Diagnosing Tree Disorders CMG GardenNotes #102 Elm Leaf Beetles Fact Sheet #5.521 Galls Insect and Mite Galls of Woody Plants Fact Sheet #5.557 Galls Poplar Twig-Gall Fly Fact Sheet #5.579 Gypsy Moth Fact Sheet #5.539 Hawthorne Mealybugs Planttalk #1457 Honeylocust Insect and Mite Pests of Honeylocust Fact Sheet #5.571 Honeylocust Plant Bug Planttalk #1454 Horticultural Oils Fact Sheet #5.569 Insect and Mite Galls of Woody Plants Fact Sheet #5.557 Insect and Mite Pests of Honeylocust Fact Sheet #5.571 Insect Control Horticultural Oils Fact Sheet #5.569 IPM: Plant Health Care CMG GardenNotes #101 Japanese Beetles Fact Sheet #5.601 Leafmining Insects Fact Sheet #5.548 Oak Borer Planttalk #1477 Oyster Shell Scale Fact Sheet #5.513 Oyster Shell Scale Planttalk #1414 Pear Slug Fact Sheet #5.560 Plant Health Care (IPM) CMG GardenNotes #101 Poplar Twig-Gall Fly Fact Sheet #5.579 Poplar Twig-Gall Fly Planttalk #1437 Root Weevils Fact Sheet #5.551 Rose Cane Borer Planttalk #1463 Sawfly Ash Sawfly Planttalk #1455 Sawfly Brownheaded Ash Sawfly Fact Sheet #5.586 Scale Oyster Shell Scale Fact Sheet #5.513 Shade Tree Borers Fact Sheet #5.530 Snailcase Bagworm Fact Sheet #5.580 001-24

Insects of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs (continued) o o o o Spider Mites Fact Sheet #5.507 Tent Caterpillar Planttalk #1484 Tent-Making Caterpillars Fact Sheet #5.583 Tree Borers Planttalk #1417

Insects and Diseases of Evergreens

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Bark Beetles Planttalk #1469 Conifer Seed Bugs Fact Sheet #5.588 Cooley Spruce Gall Planttalk #1432 Cooley Spruce Galls Fact Sheet #5.534 Diagnosing Tree Disorders CMG GardenNotes #102 Douglas-Fir Tussock Moths Fact Sheet #5.542 Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth Planttalk #1422 Dwarf Mistletoe Planttalk #2106 Horticultural Oils Fact Sheet #5.569 Insect Control Horticultural Oils Fact Sheet #5.569 IPM: Plant Health Care CMG GardenNotes #101 Ips Beetles Fact Sheet #5.558 Juniper Hawthorn Rust Planttalk #1450 Magnesium Chloride Toxicity in Trees Fact Sheet #7.425 Mountain Pine Beetle Planttalk #1424 Mountain Pine Beetle and Bark Beetles Fact Sheet #5.528 Needle Browning of Evergreens Planttalk #2123 Pine Tip Moths Fact Sheet #5.529 Pinon Decline Planttalk #1465 Pinon Pine Insects and Diseases Fact Sheet #2.948 Pinon Pine "Pitch Mass" Borer Planttalk #1456 Plant Health Care (IPM) CMG GardenNotes #101 Ponderosa Pine Budworm Fact Sheet #5.567 Ponderosa Pine Needle Miners Fact Sheet #5.544 Salt Magnesium Chloride Toxicity in Trees Fact Sheet #7.425 Sawfly on Evergreens Planttalk #1439 Scale Insects Affecting Conifers Fact Sheet #5.514 Scale Insects on Pines Planttalk #1418 Spider Mites Fact Sheet #5.507 Western Spruce Budworms Fact Sheet #5.543 Winter Browning of Evergreens Planttalk #2114 Zimmerman Pine Moths Fact Sheet #5.591 Zimmerman Pine Moth Planttalk #1459

Planting Trees and Shrubs

o o o o o o o o o o o Buying Trees and Shrubs Planttalk #1703 Care of Recently Planted Trees GardenNotes #635 Fall Planting Planttalk #1707 Planting Trees and Shrubs Planttalk #1711 Preparing the Planting Site Planttalk #1712 The Science of Planting Trees GardenNotes #633 Transplanting Trees and Shrubs Planttalk #1717 Tree Placement: Right Plant, Right Place GardenNotes #631 Tree Planting The Science of Planting Trees GardenNotes #633 Tree Planting Steps GardenNotes #636 Tree Planting: Homework GardenNotes #637 001-25

Planting Trees and Shrubs (continued) o o o o Tree Planting: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #630 Tree Selection: Right Plant, Right Place GardenNotes #632 Tree Staking and Underground Stabilization GardenNotes #634 Watering recently planted trees Care of Recently Planted Trees GardenNotes #635

Pruning Trees and Shrubs

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Developing Strong Branch Unions CMG GardenNotes #612 Pruning Cuts CMG GardenNotes #613 Pruning Evergreens CMG GardenNotes #618 Pruning Flowering Shrubs CMG GardenNotes #619 Pruning: Homework GardenNotes #620 Pruning Maturing Shade Trees CMG GardenNotes #616 Pruning Shade Trees Planttalk #1724 Pruning Shrubs Planttalk #1713 Pruning: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #610 Renewing Shrubs Planttalk #1729 Structural Pruning on Maturing Shade Trees GardenNotes #617 Structural Training of Young Shade Trees CMG GardenNotes #614 Structural Training Summary (2 page summary) CMG GardenNotes #615 Tree Growth and Decay CMG GardenNotes #611 When to Prune Trees Planttalk #1730 Why Prune Shade Trees? Planttalk #1721 Wound Dressing Planttalk #1753

Selection of Trees, Shrubs and Vines

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Apache Plume Planttalk #1742 Ash Trees Planttalk #1735 Aspen Trees Planttalk #1701 Attracting Birds Planttalk #1702 Austrees Planttalk #1738 Birds Attracting Birds Planttalk #1702 Crabapple Flowering Crabapple Planttalk #1747 Crabapple Flowering Crabapple Trees Fact Sheet #7.424 Creeping Oregon Grape Planttalk #1737 Deciduous Shrubs Fact Sheet #7.415 Dwarf and Specialty Conifers Planttalk #1704 Elm Trees Planttalk #1746 Evergreen Shrubs Fact Sheet #7.414 Evergreen Trees Fact Sheet #7.403 Evergreen Trees for Colorado Landscapes Planttalk #1722 Fall and Winter Interest Planttalk #1705 Flowering Crabapple Planttalk #1747 Flowering Crabapple Trees Fact Sheet #7.424 Goldenrain Tree Planttalk #1744 Holly Planttalk #1732 IPM: Plant Health Care CMG GardenNotes #101 Large Deciduous Trees for Street and Shade Fact Sheet #7.419 Linden Trees Planttalk #1734 Maple Trees Planttalk #1733 Mountain Trees and Shrubs for Mountain Areas Fact Sheet #7.423 Native Plants Planttalk #1710 Native Shrubs for Colorado Landscapes Fact Sheet #7.422 001-26

Selection of Trees and Shrubs (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Native Trees for Colorado Landscapes Fact Sheet #7.421 New and Under-Used Shrubs Planttalk #1723 Oak Trees Planttalk #1736 Pinon Planttalk #1748 Plant Health Care (IPM) & Life Cycle of Trees CMG GardenNotes #101 Rabbitbrush Planttalk #1741 Rose of Sharon Planttalk #1749 Roses Selecting and Planting Roses Fact Sheet #7.404 Roses: Basics Planttalk #1725 Roses: Shrub Roses Planttalk #1745 Roses: Winter Care Planttalk #1726 Russian Olive Alternatives Planttalk #1750 Selecting Shrubs Planttalk #1714 Selecting Trees Planttalk #1715 Shade Trees and Shrubs for Shady Areas Planttalk #1718 Small Deciduous Trees Fact Sheet #7.418 Small Trees and Utility Lines Planttalk #1716 Tree Placement: Right Plant Right Place CMG GardenNotes #631 Tree Selection: Right Plant Right Place CMG GardenNotes #632 Trees and Shrubs for Mountain Areas Fact Sheet #7.423 Trees and Shrubs for Shady Areas Planttalk #1718 Viburnum Planttalk #1743 Vines for Colorado Planttalk #1727 Xeriscaping: Trees and Shrubs Fact Sheet #7.229

Vegetables
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Baby Pumpkins Planttalk #1801 Block Style Layout in Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens CMG GardenNotes #713 Blossom End Rot Planttalk #1471 Buying and Hardening Transplants Planttalk #1802 Chile Peppers Planttalk #1803 Collards Planttalk #1823 Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics Fact Sheet #7.244 Container Vegetable Gardening in Containers CMG GardenNotes #724 Cool Season Growing Cool Season Vegetables Planttalk #1806 Cool Season Leaf Varieties Planttalk #1804 Corn Earworm Planttalk #1468 Corn Sweet Corn Planttalk #1816 Cucumbers and Squash Planttalk #1805 Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash and Melons Fact Sheet #7.609 Cultural Tips for Leafy Vegetables Planttalk #1820 Early Blight Tomato Early Blight CMG GardenNotes #718 Eggplants Peppers and Eggplant Fact Sheet #7.616 False Chinch Bug Fact Sheet #5.603 Fertilizer Vegetable Garden: Soil Management and Fertilization CMG GardenNotes #711 Fertilizing the Vegetable Garden Fact sheet #7.611 Flea Beetles Fact Sheet #5.592 Flea Beetles on Vegetables Planttalk #1446 Frost Protection and Extending the Growing Season CMG GardenNotes #722 Frosts Last Spring Frost Planttalk #2018 Frosts Spring Frosts and Snow Planttalk #2013 Garlic Harvesting Garlic Planttalk #1827 Grasshopper Control in Yards and Gardens Fact Sheet #5.536 001-27

Vegetables (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Greenhouse Growing Vegetable in a Hobby Greenhouse CMG GardenNotes #723 Growing Cool Season Vegetables Planttalk #1806 Growing Great Pumpkins Planttalk #1807 Growing Onions from Seed Planttalk #1808 Growing Plants from Seed Fact Sheet #7.409 Growing Tomatoes CMG GardenNotes #717 Growing Vegetable in a Hobby Greenhouse CMG GardenNotes #723 Growing Warm Season Vegetables Planttalk #1809 Hail Damage Planttalk #2014 Harlequin Bugs Planttalk #1474 Harvest Vegetable Harvest Stories Planttalk #1822 Harvesting and Roasting Sunflower Seeds Planttalk #1828 Harvesting Garlic Planttalk #1827 Harvesting Leafy Vegetables Planttalk #1810 Harvesting Pumpkins Planttalk #1829 Herbs Growing, Preserving and Using Herbs Fact Sheet #9.335 Home Storage of Vegetables and Flower Seeds Fact Sheet #7.221 Horticultural Oils Fact Sheet #5.569 Hot Weather Impacts Vegetables Planttalk #1830 Insect Control: Horticultural Oils Fact Sheet #5.569 Insects Flea Beetles Fact Sheet #5.592 Insects Grasshopper Control in Yards and Gardens Fact Sheet #5.536 Insects Greenhouse Whitefly Fact Sheet #5.587 Insects Harlequin Bugs Planttalk #1474 Insects Japanese Beetles Fact Sheet #5.601 Insects Potato or Tomato Psyllids Fact Sheet #5.540 Irrigating the Vegetable Garden CMG GardenNotes #714 Italian Kitchen Garden Plants Planttalk #1047 Japanese Beetles Fact Sheet #5.601 Kale Planttalk #1821 Last Spring Frost Planttalk #2018 Layout Block Style Layout in Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens CMG GardenNotes #713 Leafy Vegetables Cool Season Leaf Varieties Planttalk #1804 Leafy Vegetables Cultural Tips for Leaf Vegetables Planttalk #1820 Leafy Vegetables Harvesting Leafy Vegetables Planttalk #1810 Leafy Vegetables Health Benefits and Safe Handling of Salad Greens Fact Sheet #9.373 Leafy Vegetables Spicy Greens Planttalk #1815 Manure Preventing E. coli From Garden to Plate Fact Sheet #9.369 Melons Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash and Melons Fact Sheet #7.609 Mountain Colorado Mountain Gardening Basics Fact Sheet #7.244 Mulches for the Vegetable Garden CMG GardenNotes #715 Onions Growing Onions from Seed Planttalk #1808 Parsley Planttalk #1059 Peppers and Eggplant Fact Sheet #7.616 Peppers Chile Peppers Planttalk #1803 Planning a Vegetable Garden Planttalk #1811 Planting Guide Vegetable Planting Guide CMG GardenNotes #720 Potato or Tomato Psyllids Fact Sheet #5.540 Preventing E. coli From Garden to Plate #9.369 Psyllids Planttalk #1458 Psyllids Potato or Tomato Psyllids Fact Sheet #5.540 Pumpkins Baby Pumpkins Planttalk #1801 Pumpkins Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash and Melons Fact Sheet #7.609 Pumpkins Growing Great Pumpkins Planttalk #1807 Pumpkins Harvesting Pumpkins Planttalk #1829 Raised bed Block Style Layout in Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens CMG GardenNotes #713 Raised bed Sample Planting Guide for Raised-Bed Garden CMG GardenNotes #721 001-28

Vegetables (continued) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Raised Bed Treated Lumber in Gardening Planttalk #2030 Raised Bed vs. Rows Planttalk #1812 Recognizing Tomato Problems Fact Sheet #2.949 Ripening Tomatoes Indoors Planttalk #1831 Root Vegetables Planttalk #1813 Sample Vegetable Garden Seed Catalogs CMG GardenNotes #712 Sample Planting Guide for Raised-Bed Garden CMG GardenNotes #721 Saving Seed Fact Sheet #7.602 Second Crops Planttalk #1825 Seed Catalogs Sample Vegetable Garden Seed Catalogs CMG GardenNotes #712 Seed Storage Planttalk #2020 Seeding Vegetables Planttalk #1814 Seeds Growing Plants from Seed Fact Sheet #7.409 Seeds Home Storage of Vegetable and Flower Seeds Fact Sheet #7.221 Seeds Saving Seeds Fact Sheet #7.602 Soils Vegetable Garden: Soil Management and Fertilization CMG GardenNotes #711 Spicy Greens Planttalk #1815 Spring Frosts and Snow Planttalk #2013 Squash Cucumbers and Squash Planttalk #1805 Squash Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash and Melons Fact Sheet #7.609 Squash Bugs Planttalk #1482 Storage of Home Grown Vegetables Fact Sheet #7.601 Sunflower Seeds Harvesting and Roasting Sunflower Seeds Planttalk #1828 Sweet Corn Planttalk #1816 Thyme Planttalk #1063 Tomato Diseases Planttalk #1442 Tomato Early Blight CMG GardenNotes #718 Tomatoes Blossom End Rot Planttalk #1471 Tomatoes for Home Gardens Planttalk #1817 Tomatoes Growing Tomatoes CMG GardenNotes #717 Tomatoes Recognizing Tomato Problems Fact Sheet #2.949 Tomatoes Ripening Tomatoes Indoors Planttalk #1831 Transplanting Buying and Hardening Transplants Planttalk #1802 Transplanting into the Garden Planttalk #1818 Treated Lumber in Gardening Planttalk #2030 Varieties Sample Vegetable Garden Seed Catalogs CMG GardenNotes #712 Vegetable Garden Hints CMG GardenNotes #719 Vegetable Garden: Soil Management and Fertilization CMG GardenNotes #711 Vegetable Gardening in Containers CMG GardenNotes #724 Vegetable Harvest Stories Planttalk #1822 Vegetable Planting Guide CMG GardenNotes #720 Vegetable Seedling Pests Planttalk #1410 Vegetable Site Tips Planttalk #1819 Vegetables: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #710 Vine Crops Cucumbers and Squash Planttalk #1805 Vine Crops Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash, and Melons Fact Sheet #7.609 Viruses in Plants Planttalk #1443 Warm Season Growing Warm Season Vegetables Planttalk #1809 Water Conservation in the Vegetable Garden CMG GardenNotes #716 Water Related Problems in the Vegetable Garden Planttalk #1826 Watering Vegetables Planttalk #1824 Whitefly Greenhouse Whitefly Fact Sheet #5.587

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Climate Summary (Frost Dates)

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Frost Dates and Length of Growing Season CMG GardenNotes #740 Climate Summary: Boulder and Longmont CMG GardenNotes #741 Climate Summary: Canon City CMG GardenNotes #755 Climate Summary: Castle Rock, Littleton and Parker CMG GardenNotes #742 Climate Summary: Chaffee County CMG GardenNotes #752 Climate Summary: Colorado Springs CMG GardenNotes #743 Climate Summary: Dillon CMG GardenNotes #744 Climate Summary: Eagle and Glenwood Springs CMG GardenNotes #745 Climate Summary: Fort Collins, Greeley and Estes Park CMG GardenNotes #746 Climate Summary: Gunnison CMG GardenNotes #747 Climate Summary: Northeast Colorado CMG GardenNotes #748 Climate Summary: Northwest Colorado (Steamboat Springs and Craig) CMG GardenNotes #749 Climate Summary: Norwood and Telluride CMG GardenNotes #753 Climate Summary: Pueblo CMG GardenNotes #751 Climate Summary: San Luis Valley CMG GardenNotes #754 Climate Summary: Southwest Colorado CMG GardenNotes #750 Climate Summary: Summit County CMG GardenNotes #744

Water Wise Gardening / Xeriscaping

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Annuals and Perennials Xeriscape Annuals and Perennials Planttalk #1909 Colorado Water Divisions Planttalk #2202 Creative Landscaping Xeriscaping: Creative Landscaping Fact Sheet #7.228 Denver Water Sources Planttalk #2203 Design Xeriscape Design Planttalk #1902 Drought Cycles in Colorado Planttalk #2204 Ground covers Xeriscaping: Ground Cover Plants Fact Sheet #7.230 Irrigation Xeriscape Efficient Irrigation Planttalk #1903 Learning More about Xeriscaping Planttalk #1904 Maintenance Xeriscape Maintenance Planttalk #1910 Ornamental Grasses Xeriscape Ornamental Grasses Planttalk #1906 Plant Choices Xeriscape Plant Choices Planttalk #1907 Retrofit Your Yard Xeriscaping: Retrofit Your Yard Fact Sheet #7.234 Soil Amendments Xeriscape Soil Amendments Planttalk #1908 Trees and Shrubs Xeriscape Trees and Shrubs Planttalk #1911 Trees and Shrubs Xeriscaping: Trees and Shrubs Fact Sheet #7.229 Turf and Alternatives Xeriscape Turf and Alternatives Planttalk #1912 Water Wise Landscape Design: Design Steps GardenNotes #411 Water Wise Landscape Design: Homework GardenNotes #415 Water Wise Landscape Design: Design Principles GardenNotes #413 Water Wise Landscape Design: Reference and Review Questions GardenNotes #410 Water Wise Landscape Design: Selecting Turf Options GardenNotes #412 Water Wise Landscape Design: Worksheet GardenNotes #414 Xeriscape: Annuals and Perennials Planttalk #1909 Xeriscape Basics Planttalk #1901 Xeriscape Design Planttalk #1902 Xeriscape Efficient Irrigation Planttalk #1903 Xeriscape Maintenance Planttalk #1910 Xeriscape Ornamental Grasses Planttalk #1906 Xeriscape Plant Choices Planttalk #1907 Xeriscape Soil Amendments Planttalk #1908 Xeriscape Trees and Shrubs Planttalk #1911 Xeriscape Turf and Alternatives Planttalk #1912 Xeriscaping: Creative Landscaping Fact Sheet #7.228 001-30

Water Wise Gardening / Xericaping (continued) o o o Xeriscaping: Ground Cover Plants Fact Sheet #7.230 Xeriscaping: Retrofit Your Yard Fact Sheet #7.234 Xeriscaping: Trees and Shrubs Fact Sheet #7.229

Weeds Management
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Bermuda Grass in Lawns and Gardens Planttalk #1531 Bindweed Controlling Bindweed Planttalk #2104 Blue Mustard Control Planttalk #2119 Broadleaf Controlling Broadleaf Weeds in Lawns Planttalk #1525 Broadleaf Weed Control in Lawns GardenNotes #552 Canada Thistle Planttalk #2102 Cheatgrass and Wildfires Fact Sheet #6.310 Colorado Noxious Weeds Planttalk #2103 Control of Annual Weedy Grasses in Home Lawns Fact Sheet #3.101 Controlling Bindweed Planttalk #2104 Controlling Broadleaf Weeds in Lawns Planttalk #1525 Controlling Weedy Grasses in Lawns Planttalk #1530 Crabgrass Planttalk #1513 Fall Lawn Weed Control Planttalk #1526 Grassy Weed Control in Lawn Fact Sheet #3.101 Grassy Weeds Controlling Weedy Grasses in Lawns Planttalk #1530 Herbicides: Preemergent Planttalk #2118 Indicator Weeds GardenNotes #353 Landscape Weeds: Basics Planttalk #2116 Landscape Weeds: Control Planttalk #2117 Leafy Spurge Control Planttalk #2122 Musk Thistle Planttalk #2108 Puncture Vine Planttalk #2109 Purslane Planttalk #2110 Tall Fescue as a Weed in Bluegrass Lawns Planttalk #1529 Weed Associations with Specific Environments and Cultural Conditions GardenNotes #353 Weed ID GardenNotes #352 Weed Management GardenNotes #351 Weed Management: Homework GardenNotes #356 Weed Management: References and Review Questions GardenNotes #350 Weed Management: Worksheet GardenNotes #355 Weed Management: Worksheet: Weed Life Cycles GardenNotes #354 Why So Many Weeds Planttalk #2113

Wildlife
o o o o o o o o o o o Attracting Birds Planttalk #1702 Birds Attracting Birds Planttalk #1702 Coping with Snakes Fact Sheet #6.501 Deer Control Planttalk #2301 Deer Preventing Deer Damage Fact Sheet #6.520 Deer Resistant Plants Planttalk #2302 Gophers Managing Pocket Gophers Fact Sheet #6.515 Managing Pocket Gophers Fact Sheet #6.515 Managing Voles in Colorado Fact Sheet #6.507 Managing Wyoming Ground Squirrels Fact Sheet #6.505 Preventing Deer Damage Fact Sheet #6.520 001-31

Wildlife (continued) o o o o o Snakes Coping with Snakes Fact Sheet #6.501 Squirrel Damage to Trees Planttalk #2303 Squirrels Managing Wyoming Ground Squirrels Fact Sheet #6.505 Voles Managing Voles in Colorado Fact Sheet #6.507 Woodpeckers Fact Sheet #6.516

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