Saturday, December 31, 2011

Winter Reading

This is a great list of reference reading put out by Colorado State University Extension and the Colorado Master Gardener Program. Each topic presents the most basic and pertinent information in regard to vegetable gardening in Colorado. There are some great topics listed. Just choose one and then Google Colorado State University CMG and the number of the article. It will look like this: Colorado State University CMG 720. Happy winter reading!

References / Reading
CMG GardenNotes
o Block Style Layout in Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens – #713
o Frost Protection and Extending the Growing Season – #722
o Growing Vegetable in a Hobby Greenhouse – #723
o Irrigating the Vegetable Garden – #714
o Mulches for the Vegetable Garden – #715
o Sample Planting Guide for Raised-Bed Garden – #721
o Sample Vegetable Garden Seed Catalogs – #712
o Tomatoes – Early Blight of Tomato – #718
o Tomatoes – Growing Tomatoes – #717
o Vegetable Garden Hints – #719
o Vegetable Garden: Soil Management and Fertilization – #711
o Vegetable Gardening in Containers – #724
o Vegetable Planting Guide – #720
o Water Conservation in the Vegetable Garden – #716
o Climate Summary: Boulder and Longmont – #741
o Climate Summary: Castle Rock, Littleton and Parker – #742
o Climate Summary: Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Cannon City – #742
o Climate Summary: Dillon – #744
o Climate Summary: Eagle and Glenwood Springs – #745
o Climate Summary: Fort Collins, Greeley and Estes Park – #746
o Climate Summary: Gunnison – #747
o Climate Summary: Northeast Colorado – #748
o Climate Summary: Northwest Colorado – #749
o Climate Summary: Southwest Colorado – #750