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.
Park is an oasis for people and wildlife alike.
2025 Evening with the Master Gardeners Event
Grow your own! Routt County CSU Master Gardeners host TWO open houses filled with expert gardening advice and hands-on demonstrations.
When: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 & Wednesday, April 30, 2025
5:00 pm to 7:00pm at Library Hall
- Learn about the best use of our short growing season, whether your garden space is small or large.
- This is a chance to talk one-on-one with the Yampa Valley’s local gardening gurus, whether you’re a seasoned gardener or new to growing things in Routt County.
- Experts will be on hand to share information about soil, climate, seed selection, container gardening, high-mountain perennials, gardening with kids, season extension and weeds and more.
- In addition, Master Gardeners will lead a 30-minute New to Routt County Gardening lecture from 5:30-6 p.m. each night.
This program is generously sponsored by the Routt County CSU Master Gardeners.
Free. No registration required.
2020 Events: See links below for recorded sessions and resources mentioned in the four-week series.
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:
- Creating a Soil Mix for Raised Beds
- Creating a Starting Mix
- Making Soil Blocks
- Making Soil Blocks with Purchased Soil
CLICK HERE for recorded May 5, 2020 session
Tuesday, May 5: Gardening 201
- Weeds
- Permaculture
- Gardening for Pollinators with Native Plants
