Author: By Allisa Linfield Horticulture Coordinator
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Year-round gardening: Become a Colorado Master Gardener volunteer
In El Paso County, a group of 75 Colorado Master Gardeners (CMGs) volunteer in the community, sharing research-based gardening education. These volunteers can be found at our gardening help desk, where residents can ask questions via email, phone or in person and bring in plants, insects, photos and more for diagnostic inquiries. You also can…
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Year-round gardening: Grasshoppers are coming to your Colorado garden, and they are hungry
Understanding the grasshopper life cycle can help explain why we are seeing high numbers of grasshoppers and why they are so difficult to manage. Grasshopper embryos begin to develop within eggs immediately after they are deposited by adults and they must reach a certain stage of development before entering a period of dormancy in the…