Garden Care Fort Collins CO
Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting a garden for the first time, this guide will help you to care for you garden. Learn how to handle pest problems, spread seeds, improve soil conditions, care for plants and more.
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Animal Fencing Fort Collins CO
Fencing is the only sure-fired way to keep wild and domestic animals out of a prized garden long term. Although it can be expensive for large animals such as deer, it may be the only way to protect your yard from costly damage.
Animal Trapping Fort Collins CO
If you've tried repelling, excluding, and scaring away a pest animal and it's still causing problems, you can trap and release it, or use a lethal trap. Trapping is an effective way to remove a specific pest animal, but isn't useful against a large local population over the long run.
Anthracnose Fort Collins CO
This fungus occurs worldwide. In North America it is especially troublesome in the humid eastern part of the continent. Beans develop round, black, sunken spots on pods and stems. Veins on leaf undersides turn black.
Aphids Fort Collins CO
Aphids are found throughout the United States. These small, soft-bodied insects may be pale green, pink, black, or yellow, depending on the species. Some stages of the life cycle are winged, others wingless.
Bermudagrass Fort Collins CO
Bermudagrass ( Cynodon dactylon ) is a terrible nuisance in gardens in the southern half of the United States. Improved turfgrass strains often behave themselves, but primitive forms are very difficult to control. It spreads in Fort Collins by creeping stems, underground stolons, and seeds.
Bindweed Fort Collins CO
Bindweed ( Convolvulus arvensis ) is a perennial vine in Fort Collins with green, arrow-shaped leaves and 1-inch-wide morning glory-type flowers that may be pale pink or white. Extremely persistent, bindweed produces new plants from seeds and from buds on its roots. Bindweed roots can spread 30 feet from the parent plant.
Birds Fort Collins CO
Many birds are friends to the gardener, as they feast on harmful insects and weed seeds. But when they feast on our crops, we categorize them as pests.
Black Medic Fort Collins CO
Black medic ( Medicago lupulina ) is a thrifty yellow-flowered clover that usually grows as an annual. Common in lawns and gardens around the world, black medic often colonizes dry, infertile spots where little else will grow. Plants stay close to the ground until they are ready to bloom. By the time flowers appear, the stems may be 6 to 26 inches long.
Broadleaf Plantain Fort Collins CO
Broadleaf plantain ( Plantago major ) is found throughout North America, usually in compacted places in lawns or in garden pathways. A tap-rooted perennial, plantain becomes dormant in winter in Fort Collins, and new leaves appear in mid-spring.
Buckhorn Plantain Fort Collins CO
Buckhorn plantain ( Plantago lanceolata ) is often called narrow-leaf plantain in Fort Collins. This European import eagerly moves into moist lawn areas, or colonizes edges where lawns and garden beds come together. New seedlings of this hardy perennial appear all season, and small ones are easy to pull when the soil is moist.
Buttonweed Fort Collins CO
Buttonweed comes in two forms in Fort Collins, both of which can be persistent weeds in lawns. Annual common buttonweed ( Diodia teres ) has narrower, more pointed leaves compared to Virginia buttonweed ( D. virginiana ). Virginia buttonweed is more difficult to control because it is a perennial that grows back for several years. Pull young plants when the soil is moist.
Canada Thistle Fort Collins CO
Canada thistle ( Cirsium arvense ) is a persistent perennial weed in the northern half of North America. It produces new plants from buds on its wandering roots, and by shedding thousands of seeds. Promptly remove this or any thistle with rosy pink blossoms from your property in Fort Collins.
Carpetweed Fort Collins CO
Carpetweed ( Mollugo verticillata ) is an expert at colonizing moist places where shrubs, trees, and the lawn come together. Seeds germinate in late spring, and warm weather brings a rush of long, sticky stems studded with whorls of three to six leaves and small starry white flowers. Stems stay low to the ground in sun but may form 12-inch-tall mats in shade.
Cats & Dogs Fort Collins CO
Man's best friends can also be your garden's worst enemy. An untrained dog can maul plants or dig up freshly planted bulbs, flowers, or your lawn. Cats won't do as much digging and damage in general, but they love to lie on freshly turned earth where your vegetable seeds were just planted.
Chickweed Fort Collins CO
Chickweed ( Stellaria media ) is a widespread, hardy annual often found in moist, fertile garden soil in Fort Collins. In mild winter climates it begins blooming before winter ends. Edible but not very tasty, chickweed plants form dense 3-inch-tall mats of foliage studded with starry white flowers.
Chipmunks & Squirrels Fort Collins CO
These furry rodents are regulars at many backyard birdfeeders and will also attack a variety of garden targets such as young seedlings, berries, fruits, and vegetables. They even have been known to decapitate flowers such as tulips -- seemingly just for fun.
Cinquefoil Fort Collins CO
Cinquefoil ( Potentilla spp.) often sneaks into lawns in the eastern half of North America, where several species are native to open woodlands. The plants resemble strawberries, but the leaves are made up of five leaflets whereas strawberries (including weedy Indian mockstrawberry) have only three. Cinquefoil's leaves often are a medium to light green color.
Codling Moth Fort Collins CO
Caterpillars bore small holes in the fruit, usually at or near the blossom end. Inside, the pinkish-white worms with brown heads feed on the flesh, leaving tunnels full of sawdustlike frass (droppings). Infested fruit often drops prematurely from trees in Fort Collins.
Controlling Slugs Fort Collins CO
If there's one garden pest that's universally despised, it's slugs. Not only do they eat prized vegetables, herbs, and flowers at night while you sleep, but when you do catch them, they're so slimy and squishy that many gardeners won't even touch them, let alone kill them in Fort Collins.
Controlling Whiteflies and Aphids Fort Collins CO
Few insect pests are more widespread than whiteflies and aphids. They attack indoor and outdoor vegetables, flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees. They breed quickly, and once their numbers are high, they can damage leaves, stems, fruits, and even roots by sucking plant juices in Fort Collins.
Coping with Pest Deer Fort Collins CO
Deer in rural areas are often more timid of human presence and activity than those in suburban areas, so different control methods may be effective. Your county agricultural extension service or local wildlife management office can give you the most accurate information about deer activity in your area in Fort Collins.
Corn Rootworm Fort Collins CO
Striped and spotted cucumber beetles are close relatives. Larvae of these beetles are 1/2- to 3/4-inch-long, white wormlike grubs that tunnel into and feed on the roots of corn plants, making them stunted, yellow, and unstable in Fort Collins.
Corn Speedwell Fort Collins CO
Corn speedwell ( Veronica arvensis ) seeds have a special talent for finding the one disturbed spot in an otherwise perfect lawn in Fort Collins. Suddenly, in late spring, a little green weed with triangular, deeply scalloped lower leaves appears bearing small blue flowers. Both the leaves and stems are fleshy. A cool-season annual, speedwell blooms heavily in spring, and a second generation sprouts in fall.
Coyotes Fort Collins CO
Once confined to just the plains, this solitary canine is now found throughout the United States. Coyotes have learned to live with man by being active when man is not�when it's dark�and their presence may be more of a concern to pet and livestock owners. Since coyotes diet consists mostly of small animals and rodents, they could help your garden more than hurt it, but they can do their shar...
Crabgrass Fort Collins CO
Crabgrass ( Digitaria species ) seedlings appear from mid-spring through summer in many types of soils in Fort Collins. This fast-growing annual needs only warm rain to coax seeds to life. Where crabgrass infestation is severe, apply an organic corn gluten herbicide product in spring, keeping in mind that it will inhibit the growth of all types of newly germinated seeds.
Cucumber Beetle Fort Collins CO
There are two forms of cucumber beetle -- one striped and the other sporting a dozen black spots. Cucumber beetles are pests of far more plants than their name indicates in Fort Collins.
Curculio Fort Collins CO
Curculios are diminutive, so they're not easy to spot. You're more likely to see the damage they cause. Initially they make small, circular scars in the skins of developing apples and pears under which they lay eggs in Fort Collins.
Dallisgrass Fort Collins CO
Dallisgrass ( Paspalum dilatatum ) is a pasture grass from South America that has become an invasive nuisance in the southern half of North America. Seedlings that emerge in spring resemble crabgrass but are much more difficult to pull because of their strong roots. Apply a corn gluten herbicide in spring to reduce seed germination.
Dandelion Fort Collins CO
Dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale ) is a perennial weed with a strong taproot that can make itself at home almost anywhere in Fort Collins. No lawn or garden can escape dandelion seeds that blow on the wind from spring to fall.
Deer Fort Collins CO
Although most people think of Bambi as a cute forest creature with retiring behavior, due to an growing population, deer have become a major garden pest throughout the country.
Downy Mildew Fort Collins CO
Various types of downy mildew fungi cause disease in a number of crops across North America. Irregular brown or yellow spots develop on the upper leaf surface; the lower leaf surface beneath these spots is covered with a hairy white or purple mold during humid weather.
English Daisy Fort Collins CO
English daisy ( Bellis perennis ) is often grown as a colorful little perennial that blooms in shades of pink, but wild strains bearing white flowers with yellow centers can be persistent weeds in lawns. Often called lawn daisies, the plants survive mowing by holding their crowns close to the ground. The rosettes of rounded leaves block light to nearby grasses. Pull plants or gently dig...
Extending the Gardening Season Fort Collins CO
Plant seeds of long-season crops indoors in pots before the last frost date in your area in Fort Collins. Start tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants 8 weeks early, cole crops about 4 to 6 weeks early, and vine crops 1 week early. Extend your harvest into fall by planting second crops of short-season vegetables, such as snap beans, peas, greens, radishes, cole crops, and turnips later in the season so they mature after you harvest the first crop.
Fire Ants Fort Collins CO
Fire ants range in size from 1/8 to 1/3 of an inch, but their bite feels like they're much bigger in Fort Collins.
Flea Beetle Fort Collins CO
These tiny beetles earn their name by jumping like fleas when disturbed. There are many pest species with varying markings and colorations. The blue-black flea beetle shown here is most common in Fort Collins.
Flowers Fort Collins CO
Collect black-eyed Susan seeds when the seed heads dry and turn brown or grey. Saving seeds can be economical, since a single flower can generate dozens or even hundreds of seeds. Although the procedure is simple, there are a few techniques that will improve your chances of being a successful flower grower.
Foxtail Fort Collins CO
Foxtail ( Setaria species ) seeds germinate from late spring to fall in Fort Collins. This shallow-rooted annual grass prefers sun and grows so fast it can shade out small flowers and vegetables. Closely related species vary in height, from 2 to 5 feet, and all produce furry, bottlebrush seedheads.
Gardening Equipment Fort Collins CO
Mowing and trimming -- especially when done properly -- improve the health and appearance of your lawn in Fort Collins, reduce its need for water, and lessen your maintenance time. Tools and Materials String trimmer Rotary lawn mower with sharp blade Lawn mower Tape measure or ruler Rake Broom Trim first . If you use a string trimmer, use it before mowing.
Gophers Fort Collins CO
Found mostly west of the Mississippi River, these burrowing animals range from 6 to 12 inches long and sometimes are confused with ground squirrels. However, these furry creatures with strong digging claws and sharp teeth can cause lots more damage to lawns and gardens than a squirrel.
Grasshopper Fort Collins CO
Pest grasshoppers can be as large as 3" long. There are many species of grasshoppers in North America, and about 30 of these qualify as garden pests in Fort Collins. They are most damaging in the center of the continent in a band extending from Minnesota and Montana in the north to Texas and New Mexico in the south.