Let’s build a garden!
Spring is in the air and officially here! (We still have ample snow on the ground on the front range but at least the calendar says it’s spring!) Gardeners are looking forward to another promising year of growing and it is time to work on the final plans for this Read more…
We have been installing home gardens at various locations for over 40 years. Over those many years of gardening, we have gone from simple pots and containers to traditional ground level gardens and finally to, what we think, is “The Ultimate Raised Bed Garden”. We created many vegetable gardens. Each Read more…
It is late May on the Front Range. Time to plant our vegetable garden. Every good project, starts with a plan. And planting a garden is very similar to executing a project. Now that I can dedicate more time to gardening, I am able to more effectively plan and implement Read more…
I set up my temporary raised bed greenhouse on April 6th this year. A little earlier than normal. But it was a beautiful spring day and the weather forecast had a string of nice days ahead. I use the raised bed temporary greenhouse to keep my early spring plantings frost Read more…
I grow my own transplants for final planting into my garden because I like to select and try a variety of cultivars. And seed variety is much greater than transplant variety at your neighborhood spring plant nursery. These seeds, grown into healthy transplants, need a consistent supply of moisture. When Read more…
The first fresh picked garden tomato is an annual treat. Unfortunately with our higher elevation, late spring and early fall freezes and snows, the growing season can be short and the ability to harvest vegetables even shorter! Getting fresh tomatoes from early August to mid September is about the norm. Read more…
I grow almost all of my starter plants that I transplant into the garden from seed in my Homemade Seed Starter. Seeds are cheaper than buying plants, there is a wider variety of seeds available from the seed catalogs than there are plants from the local nursery and, growing from Read more…