Author: Kathy Self

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  • Baca County Fair Floriculture Show

    Cut Flower Division 27A Special Rules and Regulations: 1. Entries will be taken from 8:00-9:30 a.m. Friday, August 2, 2022 at the MINNICK BUILDING. Each exhibitor is required to pay a one-time $5 entry fee. No premiums will be given this year, just ribbons. 2. This department is open to junior, adult, and professional exhibitors.…

  • Spacing, Planting and Caring for Bulbs

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         The pacing of bulbs depends largely on the effect you are trying to achieve. The most effective planting technique is to plant most bulbs in clumps rather than in individual lines. Space bulbs according to color with the softer colors in the front and the more vibrant in the background. Group bulbs according to height…

  • Roots and Branches – Nov. 8

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    Quick Facts… Water trees, shrubs, lawns, and perennials during prolonged dry fall and winter periods to prevent root damage that affects the health of the entire plant.Water only when air and soil temperatures are above 40 degrees F with no snow cover.Established large trees have a root spread equal to or greater than the height…

  • City Park – Then and Now

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         In 1991 an extreme cold front moved through the plains killing elm trees in southeast Colorado, western Kansas, New Mexico and into the panhandle of Texas/Oklahoma. The devastating freeze practically annihilated the Elm. Through the efforts of the Colorado State Forest Service, Springfield and area towns were able to replant trees in their…

  • Falls Signs Pines

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    Area pine trees are now showing signs of fall. The pines lose their needles within the tree. The needles on the exterior part of the branch remains green while the innermost needles begin to brown and will eventually drop to the ground. This is why the mountains can be so flammable. The dried needles create…

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