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First Greens of The Season

February 28, 2011

I was starting seeds for my vegetable garden last weekend, and I also decided to plant some lettuce and arugula outside in a pot. Even though it is still getting down to freezing at night (and sometimes during the day) at this time of year, most greens will grow during the cold weather and survive [...]

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August Planning Brings Spring (and Summer) Flowers

August 23, 2010
Planting fall bulbs

I know that spring seems like a long way off right now, but this is the time of year to plan and place your fall bulb order. Your bulbs will spread if you let them If you’ve never grown bulbs before, it is incredibly easy and very rewarding because many bulbs live for years and [...]

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Growing Garlic at 10,000′

July 5, 2010
garlic

At our high-altitude mountain get-away, I decide to try growing garlic. We have a small mountain property – a little over 3 acres  – near Hartsel, CO at an elevation just shy of 10,000 feet. I have tried to pinpoint what our USDA growing zone is, but have had to guess that it is probably [...]

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Things Never Looked Better

May 8, 2010

I’ve been working on my spring clean-up over the past several weeks. Besides the joy of seeing flowering bulbs come up, one of my favorite things about spring is the transformation in the garden. From this: To this: I typically let the foliage stay in the garden over the winter, and cut it back in [...]

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Not Enough Room for a Garden?

April 28, 2010
Community gardens, Colorado Springs

If you don’t have enough room to garden, consider investigating one of the community gardens in Colorado Springs. It may take a bit more commitment than gardening in your own yard – you will probably have to bring your own tools back and forth to and from the garden, and you will have to travel [...]

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Raise Your Own Chickens

April 10, 2010
Chickens in Colorado Springs, Colorado

There has been a recent increase in people raising chickens for meat and/or eggs, in their own backyards. I love the fresh eggs and free-range chickens we get from Grant Family Farms, but I can see the appeal of raising your own. And it is legal to keep up to 10 hens in Colorado Springs. [...]

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