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Gardening season is near, and with all this time at home there has never been a better time to plan and start your garden! As always, the Routt County CSU Master Gardeners are on a mission to inspire connection with our environment by supporting our community with knowledge and resources.

Barb and Bill Sanders’ garden in Strawberry Park is an oasis for people and wildlife alike

2023 Evening with the Master Gardeners Fact Sheet

CLICK HERE for recorded April 14, 2020 session

Tuesday, April 14: An Overview of Routt County Gardening

  • Our Local Climate  
  • New to Routt County?
  • Our Typical Soil
  • Seed Selection (a.k.a. Reading a Seed Packet)
CLICK HERE for recorded April 21, 2020 session

 Tuesday, April 21: Routt County Grows Its Own, Part 1

  • Salad Bowls
  • Perennials & Dividing
  • Season Extension
CLICK HERE for Pat Tormey’s Fear Not! Dividing Perennials presentation
CLICK HERE for recorded April 28, 2020 session

Tuesday, April 28: Routt County Grows Its Own, Part 2

  • Vegetable Gardening
  • Transplanting
  • Insects
Creating soil for veggies and starting seeds, click on links below to watch videos by Festus Hagins:
CLICK HERE for recorded May 5, 2020 session

Tuesday, May 5: Gardening 201

  • Weeds
  • Permaculture
  • Gardening for Pollinators with Native Plants
Resources mentioned during classes