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WINTERIZING AND FALL PLANTING |
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From
the Colorado State Cooperative Extension Service:
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/Misc/seasfall.htm
Great fall advice for Colorado gardeners on a variety of topics, including winterizing,
mulching, composting, what to do with leaves, fall planting and much more!
Fall is the best time to plant perennials. The X-rated
gardening page is sponsored by the Garden Centers of Colorado, and highlights
xeric plants that thrive in Colorado.
http://www.xratedgardening.com/perennials.htm
Plant
deciduous trees now!
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/Trees/falltree.htm
A lettuce
garden for the fall:
http://www.frontrangeliving.com/garden/Saladgarden.htm
Try
a "Salad in the Snow":
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/VegFruit/salsnow.htm
Planting
bulbs for spring bloom:
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/Flowers/Bulbs/septbulb.htm
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FOOD PRESERVATION |
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Colorado
State University Cooperative Extension: Nutrition Resources
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/pubfood.html
Scroll down to Preservation to find information about canning, drying, and freezing
foods. Includes topics like making fruit leather and smoking poultry meat.
Homecanning.com
http://www.homecanning.com/usa/
Although this is a commercial site sponsored by Ball and Kerr, two major manufacturers
of home canning products, it does provide a good introduction to home canning.
Also includes searchable recipes and articles.
Canning Food Recipes.com
http://www.canning-food-recipes.com/
More than just recipes, this site also includes a guide to safe canning and
general information to get you started canning.
Home Food Preservation
from Penn State University
http://foodsafety.cas.psu.edu/preserve.html
Take a look at the Let's Preserve section for complete details on preserving
specific foods, from apples to beans. You can also test your knowledge with
the Food Preservation Jeopardy game!
National Center for Home Food
Preservation
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/index.html
Source for many publications on canning, food preservation, and related topics.
Includes multimedia presentations: digital video, Power Point, and tutorials.
Yahoo!
Food Preservation
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Food_and_Drink/Food_Preservation/
Yahoo! listing of a variety of web sites related to food preservation. Includes
commercial sites.
USDA Guide to
Home Canning
http://foodsafety.cas.psu.edu/canningguide.html
Full text PDF files of the entire USDA guide. Includes procedures, safety measures,
and recipes.
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SPECIAL FALL AND WINTER ACTIVITIES |
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Forcing
bulbs for winter indoor color:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG1116.html
Tips for cleaning your
garden tools and equipment:
http://www.bmi.net/roseguy/gtcare.html
…and
for cleaning terra cotta pots:
http://www.pallensmith.com/newsletter/mailbox_java/mailbx_082203a.htm
Construct hypertufa
planters and troughs for next year's garden:
http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/homehort/hypertufa.htm
Order your garden catalogs now!
(A few thousand or so to choose from):
http://www.qnet.com/~johnsonj/
And a bonus for winter garden dreaming:
The Digital
Librarian's Gardens and Gardening (A librarian's choice for the best
of the Web):
http://www.digital-librarian.com/gardening.html#General
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