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10/12/2026

Later Blooming Fall Mum

Mammoth Yellow Quill Mum - Chrysanthemum 'Mary Stoker'

A great pollinator plant for the end of the season. It is hardy to zone 3.

Photo credit: Linda Langelo

10/09/2026

In the spring, when it is time to turn over the garden plots, I will add to my plots some of this homemade compost. Light and rich in organic matter, this soil amendment gives my garden a boost. And all it costs me is my time!

After many years, composting is a habit for me. To get started I needed two things, a protected place in the yard for my soil making machine, and a lidded bin on the kitchen counter to collect all my veggie scraps. The veggie bin filled up in a few days which was then emptied into the compost bin. Rinse and repeat. Habit set.

My compost bin is nothing fancy. A scrape in the ground, some pallets set on end and I was in business. Besides adding veggie scraps, I add yard scraps throughout the garden season. In our dry climate, it is also important to keep the compost moist. Hence, every time I empty the veggie bin, I am sure to give the compost a nice drink from the hose.

The results are always worth the small amount of time I spend repeating this habit. The garden thrives with the added compost and rewards me with produce throughout the season. Of all the habits a person can have, this one has a great outcome!

CSU Extension provides research based resources to the public such as the one:
https://extension.colostate.edu/resource/composting-yard-waste/.

Photo credit: Cathy Walp

10/07/2026

Halloween Terrarium

Here's how to create one! Expert sources give advice in the article I wrote.

By adminPosted on September 29, 2026 By Linda Langelo Make a unique Halloween display by getting into the spirit of “terroriums.” These are terrariums that you make spooky, creepy, or mysterious! They can fit in any spot in an apartment, condo, or home without changing anything. From open glass ...

10/06/2026

Herbicide Injury

If you see a beautiful lawn but your trees look stressed, that may be a sign of herbicide damage.
2,4-D and Dicamba -- what are they really doing? They are synthetic auxins; they cause abnormal, uncontrolled growth.
This is what happens: it interferes with photosynthesis, water and nutrient movement, and normal carbohydrate production and use. The tree or any plant becomes UNABLE to meet the demand created by the disrupted growth.

Photo credit: Linda Langelo

10/05/2026

Water Sprouts

What you are seeing on the trunk of this tree is called water sprouts. These are epicormic shoots. They are not suckers. Anything arising from branches or the trunk is called a water sprouts/epicormic suckers. They grow vigorously and can grow several feet in one season.
The reasons for them to develop:
Topping or Heavy Pruning
Root or Trunk stress
Storm or Physical Damage -- Hail
Structural Changes from the Tree's Natural Aging

Photo credit: Linda Langelo

10/02/2026

What Garden Crime is being committed in this picture?

There are actually two. This is a box elder maple that was planted this season.

Photo credit: Linda Langelo

10/01/2026

They are back!

The Monarch has returned! They are flying all over my landscape. I provided xeric native plants and annuals for them. I also have pine trees they use for shelter.

What is in your landscape for the monarchs?

Photo credit: Linda Langelo

09/30/2026

Garden Bulbs - National Garden Bureau

https://ngb.org/why-perennial-flowering-bulbs-are-a-smart-garden-investment/?utm_source=Consumer+Opt-In+list&utm_campaign=8ea550b68f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_01_02_03_52_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-6cf092c3a4-276232474

09/29/2026

Milkweed Bugs

These are adults and nymphs on a post.

Photo credit: Linda Langelo

09/28/2026

New Plant Select Sign

Phillips County Extension Office

These plants survived on Mother Nature's precipitation this year.

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