![Sandlots and dirt yards are fine for goofing off during pickup football games; running, leaping, swerving and diving is perfect for a relaxing afternoon in the Colorado sunshine. But if you’re going to pirouette before mashing your face into the ground, you’d probably prefer to land on nice, cushy turf grass. Fall marks the season […]](https://www.coloradodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190402_03DCPOME-1-1.jpg?w=132 "Sandlots and dirt yards are fine for goofing off during pickup football games; running, leaping, swerving and diving is perfect for a relaxing afternoon in the Colorado sunshine. But if you’re going to pirouette before mashing your face into the ground, you’d probably prefer to land on nice, cushy turf grass. Fall marks the season […]")
O’Meara: Take advantage of warm September days to prep lawns for fall
Sandlots and dirt yards are fine for goofing off during pickup football games; running, leaping, swerving and diving is perfect for a relaxing afternoon in the Colorado sunshine. But if...
![Have you experienced the unbearable sadness of a lackluster tomato? Standing in front of tables piled high with perfect red, round fruit, we convince ourselves that we know how to pick one that will be a tasty prize on our salad. Sadly, finding a commercially grown tomato with moan-worthy flavor is like finding a needle […]](https://www.coloradodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BoulderFarmersMarket__JP12296-1.jpg?w=134 "Have you experienced the unbearable sadness of a lackluster tomato? Standing in front of tables piled high with perfect red, round fruit, we convince ourselves that we know how to pick one that will be a tasty prize on our salad. Sadly, finding a commercially grown tomato with moan-worthy flavor is like finding a needle […]")
![Lawnmowers droning, cicadas buzzing, the slightly skewed tune of ice cream trucks — some sounds that play the songs of summer. But of all the noises that make up the warm season, there’s one sound that sends my spouse and me eagerly searching for the source: the high trill of hummingbirds in flight. Hearing hummers […]](https://www.coloradodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20140731_01DCGCENw-2-1.jpg?w=132 "Lawnmowers droning, cicadas buzzing, the slightly skewed tune of ice cream trucks — some sounds that play the songs of summer. But of all the noises that make up the warm season, there’s one sound that sends my spouse and me eagerly searching for the source: the high trill of hummingbirds in flight. Hearing hummers […]")
![If you look forward to perfect peppers, but are disappointed when they get sunburned, there aren’t as many, or they aren’t as big, chances are that sunlight is to blame. Solar intensity and high temperatures work against getting the most out of pepper crops. However, research on shading the peppers is casting light on the […]](https://www.coloradodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/chili-peppers-1.jpg?w=132 "If you look forward to perfect peppers, but are disappointed when they get sunburned, there aren’t as many, or they aren’t as big, chances are that sunlight is to blame. Solar intensity and high temperatures work against getting the most out of pepper crops. However, research on shading the peppers is casting light on the […]")
![Gardeners have an unusual take on things. One moment we’re in a frenzy of panic over aphids in the garden, while the next we’re shrugging off near total loss of plants due to weather. We’re not adjusting our medication; it’s just that some things we can’t control. Hail, for example. We’ve been luxuriating in a […]](https://www.coloradodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20180620_21DCAFARw-2-1.jpg?w=132 "Gardeners have an unusual take on things. One moment we’re in a frenzy of panic over aphids in the garden, while the next we’re shrugging off near total loss of plants due to weather. We’re not adjusting our medication; it’s just that some things we can’t control. Hail, for example. We’ve been luxuriating in a […]")
![The villains of the summer come, not with Snidely Whiplash mustaches and an evil laugh, but with floppy ears and oh-so-adorable eyes. Rabbits are overrunning landscapes and are wreaking havoc wherever they plop their fluffy tails. Rabbits have become one of the most persistent pests on turf along the Front Range, damaging grass, dining on […]](https://www.coloradodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20120723_045305_Rabbits001-1.jpg?w=140 "The villains of the summer come, not with Snidely Whiplash mustaches and an evil laugh, but with floppy ears and oh-so-adorable eyes. Rabbits are overrunning landscapes and are wreaking havoc wherever they plop their fluffy tails. Rabbits have become one of the most persistent pests on turf along the Front Range, damaging grass, dining on […]")