Horticulture articles run every month in the Life section of the Pueblo Chieftain. Beginning in 2024, Amanda Weidner, Horticulture Specialist for Pueblo County, is the author. Prior to 2024, Sherie Shaffer, County Director, was the author.
2023
October 2023 – Bulbs
September 2023 – Goatheads
August 2023 – Herbs
July 2023 — Tomato Problems
June 2023 — Pueblo County Fair Open Class
May 2023 — Fruit Trees for Home Landscape
April 2023 — Spring is the time to plant trees
March 2023 — Western Landscape Symposium
2022
December 2022 — Mistletoe: Fact and Legend
November 2022— Holiday Plants
October 2022 — Composting
September 2022 — Become a Master Gardener
August 2022 — Replacing Your Lawn
July 2022 — Time to Plant Fall Veggies
June 2022— Get Ahead of Pests In the Garden
May 2022 — A Great Garden Starts With Soil
April 2022 — Irrigating the Vegetable Garden
March 2022 — Planting Cool Season Vegetables.
January 2022 — Starting Seeds Indoors
2021
December 2021 — Don’t Forget About Mulch
November 2021 — Make Good Use of Fall Leaves
October 2021 — Pueblo County Extension Gears Up to Take New Master Gardeners
September 2021 — Late Season Pollinators
August 2021 — Elm Leaf Beetles
July 2021 — Time To Plant Fall Veggies
May 2021 — Lawn Renovation
April 2021 — Maintaining Rose Bushes
March 2021 — It’s Never Too Late To Think About Seed Saving
February 2021 — Proper Planting Gives Your Tree a Fighting Chance
January 2021 — Underused Trees You Can Plant in Your Landscape
2020
December 2020 — Take Care of Your Holiday Cactus
November 2020 — Houseplants are a hit!
September 2020: Fall Chores
August 2020: Not a murder hornet
June 2020: What’s Wrong With the Trees?
April 30, 2020 — Time for Warm Season Vegetables
March 22, 2020 — Rainwater Harvesting
February 23, 2020 — Native Plants for Native Pollinators
January 19 2020 — Late Winter Pruning Primer
2019
December 15, 2019 — “Going Live” with your Christmas tree
November 15, 2019 — Anyone Can Compost
October 6, 2019 — The Basics of Bulbs
September 1, 2019 –– Helpful habits for pollinators
July 28, 2019 — Proper Tree Care Saves Time and Money in the Future
June 23, 2019 — Potential headlines: Oh, Hail No! Hope After Hail
May 26, 2019 — Irises: Both Easy and Beautiful
April 28, 2019 — Spring is the perfect time to plant a new tree
March 31, 2019 — Tips for recovering from the bomb-cyclone storm
February 24, 2019 — There’s plenty to do in the garden before the weather warms up
January 20, 2019 — It’s not too early to start thinking about the garden
2018
December 9, 2018 — You can bloom your unused bulbs indoors
November 4, 2018 — There’s a lot you can do with all those fall leaves
September 30, 2018 –– Keep insects, critters out of your home as the weather cools
September 2, 2018 — Harvest season doesn’t mean your lawn and garden duties are done
August 5, 2018 –– Beautiful though they are, Japanese beetles do not rock
July 8, 2018 — It’s not too early to start thinking fall vegetables
June 10, 2018 — It’s not too early to start planning for the county fair
May 13, 2018 – Here’s the buzz on seasonal flying insects
April 15, 2018 — Water-wise tips to save your sod during drought
March 18, 2018 – Is it time to trim? How to decide when to prune
February 18, 2018 – Annual symposium has something for every gardener
January 21, 2018 – Winter woes: keep water flowing to dormant plants
2017
December 24, 2017 – Extending the growing season needn’t be difficult
November 26, 2017 – Keep house plants happy and healthy this holiday
October 29, 2017 – Think spring by planting early flowering bulbs
October 1, 2017 – It’s not too late to get new plants in the ground
September 3, 2017 – Autumn the perfect time to give your lawn a lift
August 6, 2017 — It’s always the right thyme for an herb garden
July 8, 2017 — Time to prep prize produce for Pueblo county fair
June 17, 2017 — Colorado Pollinator month has advocates buzzing
May 13, 2017 – Don’t bug out: Education critical to use of pesticides
April 15, 2017 — Worm composting a technique worth wiggling about
March 18, 2017 – Beware the beautiful, and dangerous, emerald ash borer
February 22, 2017 — No foolin’: April 1 landscape symposium offers something for all
January 29, 2017 — Healthy, environmentally friendly compost helps garden grow
2016
December 27, 2016 — This landscape advice isn’t mulch ado about nothing
November 28, 2016 — O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, let us to right by thee
October 30, 2016 — Master Gardener’s seek to keep branching out in Pueblo County
September 3, 2016 –– Fall approaches, but there’s still time to garden
August 6, 2016 — Let the rainwater harvesting commence
July 9, 2016 — Ideal harvest time depends on what you planted
June 11, 2016 –– Don’t be bugged by common garden pests
May 14, 2016 — Garden Guidance: Before you toil, amend your soil
April 17, 2016 — The lawn and the short of it: Green days ahead.
March 20, 2016 — On the grow: It may be time to start some seeds
February 20, 2016 — Green days: heavenly houseplants start with education.
January 24, 2016 –– Got the wintertime blues?
