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Re: Winter tree care questions...

Kathy Kimbrough — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:14:31 GMT

While its true there may be a significant amount of sublimation going on under the snow, watering the snow will do no good except make a lot of ice and

Re: Winter tree care questions...

denij7 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:17:40 GMT

My concern is that we've heard that snow actually pulls moisture out of the ground. So I'm looking at the shrubs & trees & I think I can hear this SUCKING

Re: Winter tree care questions...

Kathy Kimbrough — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:09:42 GMT

Hi Jill and Denise, You guys are right on target with the tree wrap. One day the snow will melt? hopefully, sooner than later :-) The sun will shine again

Re: Winter tree care questions...

Jill R. — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:09:16 GMT

Denise, Thanks for the reply. My hubby did water in early November before all the cold/snow hit. We also were told repeatedly to water once a month in the

Re: Winter tree care questions...

denij7 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:25:41 GMT

Hi Jill, I'm pretty sure it is not too late to wrap trees & I'll let somebody else in the group with more expertise answer that completely. As far as the

Winter tree care questions...

Jill R. — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:53:31 GMT

Ok, for those of us whose husbands promised to take care of it and haven't (that would be me) I have a few questions. 1. We haven't wrapped our trees like

Dial-a-Garden Message for the Week of December 28, 2009

Sheryl Williams — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:25:18 GMT

Dial-a-Garden Message For the Week of December 28, 2009 Susan Rose, Horticulture Education Specialist Colorado State University Extension Tri River Area Thank

Fwd: Tree Fruit for Beginners

Sheryl Williams — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:38:56 GMT

What: A short course class for new commercial growers (5 years or less) on growing tree fruits. Emphasis will be on peach, apple, pear, cherry; limited

Dial-a-Garden Message for December 7, 2009

Sheryl Williams — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:14:57 GMT

Dial-a-Garden Message For the Week of December 7, 2009 Susan Rose, Horticulture Education Specialist Colorado State University Extension Tri River Area Thank

A lovely slideshow of the Denver Botanical to warm you up

Sheryl Williams — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:58:31 GMT

http://www.dresselmartin.com/data/web/120309_dbg_highlights_web/index.html Sheryl

Fwd: Lavender Association Craft Fair Saturday

Sheryl Williams — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:01:10 GMT

... From: Tres Rios Date: Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 11:27 AM Subject: Lavender Association Craft Fair Saturday To: Sheryl Williams

Fwd: Dial-a-Garden Message for the Week of November 9, 2009

Sheryl Williams — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:58:54 GMT

Dial-a-Garden Message For the Week of November 9, 2009 Susan Rose, Horticulture Education Specialist Colorado State University Extension Tri River Area Thank

Re: Planting trees this fall...

Sheryl Williams — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:21:38 GMT

I think they will be okay. In the nursery they would be healed in for the winter in their containers. When you plant them you are essentially healing them

Re: Planting trees this fall...

Jill R. — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:08:27 GMT

Sheryl, Hubby said if I got the trees this week he would plant them this weekend. Do you think that would work? This is our first full fall here so I'm not

Re: Planting trees this fall...

Sheryl Williams — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:20:08 GMT

Hi Jill, We like to have 6 weeks in the ground before the soil gets to 40 degrees - when the roots stop growing. The weather has been nuts this year. Fall is