From the category archives:

Fall

Now Is the Time to Plan Your Fall Garden

August 4, 2010

Although it feels like fall and winter are a long way off, the months of July and August are the time to plan and start your fall garden. If you’ve never grown a fall garden before, you’ll need to do some planning and calculating backwards from your first frost date. In Colorado Springs, it is [...]

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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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What’s in Season This Month (October)

October 1, 2009
in season vegetables, october

NOTE: Becuase winter is fast-approaching, I have indicated when a particular vegetable or fruit is typically kept in cold storage for “fresh” use over the winter, or if it can be harvested using season-extension techniques such as a hoop house or mini-greenhouse. Apples: August through October (cold storage until spring) Arugula: Best in spring and fall Beets: [...]

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