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This week on Salida Yard & Garden, a meeting of the minds: guest Gilpin County Extension Director Irene Shonle and host Chaffee County Extension Director Kurt Jones share their "Mountain Gardening Tips and Tricks." Also in this episode, an unintentional poem from Irene: "There is no use In shooing off a moose." http://www.khen.org/salida-yard-and-garden

Suara burung perkutut memang terdengar hampir mirip dengan burung puter dan juga burung derduku. Memiliki suara yang bagus dan khas menjadikan burung perkutu begitu digemari masyarakat para pecinta burung, maka tak heran jika harga burung perkutut cukup tinggi di pasaran. Hal inilah yang menjadikan burung ini cukup potensial untuk dibudidayakan. Bagi anda yang gemar memelihara burung kicauan, maka tidak ada salahnya jika anda mengembangkan hobi anda tersebut untuk dijadikan sebagai peluang bisnis, karena bisnis budidaya atau ternak burung perkutut saat ini cukup menjanjikan. Pada dasarnya, langkah-langkah beternak burung perkutut hampir sama dengan beternak burung-burung lainnya. Di dalam usaha ternak burung perkutut juga dibutuhkan pemahaman dan keuletan dan juga kesabaran dalam menjalaninya. Bagi anda yang tertarik ingin mencoba untuk beternak burung perkutut, kami telah siapkan informasi mengenai panduan lengkap cara ternak burung perkutut untuk pemula dibawah berikut ini. Cara Ter

Kurt M. Jones Chaffee County Extension Director                As our gardening season comes to an end, rather than throwing away plant waste, many gardeners will compost those materials and help to improve their soils for future years.                Composting is an accelerated way to reduce the volume of organic wastes and return them to the soil to benefit growing plants.   Organic matter improves the drainage and aeration of clay soil.   Compost can be thought of as a separator that “shoulders apart” tightly packed clay particles to allow air and water to enter.   Compost also helps sandy soil hold water and nutrients.   Compost holds moisture like a sponge and releases nutrients slowly into plants as needed.   It also increases the activity of earthworms and other natural soil organisms that are beneficial to plant growth.   Compost should not be thought of as a fertilizer.   The amount of nutrients in compost is limited, but the improved soil characteristics make the additi

By Ed Powers I have lived from east coast to west coast and North to south of the US before settling in Colorado.  I have chosen some favorite flowers during that time and the top of the list is Columbine.  They are the the most delicate, beautiful and hardy flower that I have grown.  They grow almost anywhere -- and self seed at a fast pace.  They make any space beautiful, in my opinion.   So you can imagine the excitement I felt when we decided to move to Colorado where we find one of the most, if not the most, beautiful varieties of Columbine in nature: the white and lavender Rocky Mountain Colu mbine. A cluster of columbine near Silverthorne at 14000 feet It was designated the official state flower of Colorado in 1899 after winning the vote of Colorado's school children. Discovered in 1820 on Pike's Peak by mountain climber Edwin James, the Rocky Mountain columbine ( Aquilegia caerulea ) is a lovely flower with a rich aroma to attract bees, hummingbirds and butterflies to