8 Tips For Planting For a Fall Harvest
Summer feels like the busy season in the garden. Tomatoes, squash, and other summer-loving plants are in overdrive, and sometimes,...
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GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS
Here you can find all our articles relating to learning the art of gardening!
- Jul 9
What I’ve Learned after 3 Years of Growing Our Own Food
Since our move back to Colorado in 2019, I've been cultivating a garden. However, only when we settled on our homestead in 2021 did I...
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- Jun 5
Natural Pest Control in the Garden
It only takes garden pests a few days to decimate a garden completely and few things are more disheartening to a gardener. The reality is...
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- May 15
DIY Wall o' Water to Protect Your Tomato Seedlings
If you’ve been following us, you know that our Colorado homestead is in USDA planting Zone 5B, which has a short growing season. This...
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- Apr 2
Tips for Planting a Medicine Garden
When I first started exploring medicinal herbs, I began by foraging them around our property. It didn’t take long before I realized that...
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- Mar 12
The Best Plants to Start Indoors
If you’re new to gardening, starting seeds indoors can quickly put your gardening skills to the test. That being said, there are quite a...
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- May 8, 2023
7 Ways to Reduce Transplant Shock
Whether you’ve started plants from seed or purchased starts from a local nursery, they’re eventually going to need to move from the pot...
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- May 1, 2023
Planting No Dig Potatoes
Growing potatoes probably qualifies as one of the vegetable gardener’s favorite pursuits. Because they are so easy to grow, you’ll find...
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- Apr 18, 2023
Companion Planting 101
Companion planting is a phrase frequently used in gardening circles. You’re likely already familiar with the concept but not the...
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- Mar 31, 2023
April Tasks for the Colorado Gardener
April is one of my favorite months in Colorado. The accumulated snow is starting to recede, giving way to budding life. Storms are...
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- Mar 13, 2023
The Pros and Cons of 20 Different Gardening Methods
The wide world of gardening has so many things to learn and know. For instance, did you know that there are 20 different gardening...
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- Mar 1, 2023
How to Start Plants From Seed
It may not actually be Spring, but for the gardener, it’s so close we can taste it (and our coming produce) already. That means it’s time...
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- Feb 12, 2023
The Ultimate Guide to Soil Amendments
If you’ve followed along, you know our stance on soil. Good soil is the literal foundation of any successful garden. Quality soil teams...
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- Feb 2, 2023
Advice for Beginning Gardeners
Becoming a successful gardener is a skill that comes with a lot of practice and a healthy dose of trial and error. If you’re new to...
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- Jan 31, 2023
February Tasks for the Colorado Gardener
For Colorado Gardeners, February brings unpredictable weather that can try the patience of even the most imperturbable of gardeners. Our...
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- Jan 22, 2023
How to Plan a Garden
Whether you’re starting a garden for the first time, or you’ve been gardening for years, every good garden starts with a plan! However,...
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- Sep 13, 2022
10 Ways to Protect Your Plants From an Early Frost
You can feel it in the air as soon as the sun goes down, that light nip urging you to give up on the tank tops of summer and opt for...
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- Aug 25, 2022
How to Ripen Green Tomatoes Indoors
Tomatoes are one of my favorite fruits (yes, tomatoes are fruits) to grow and eat so this year we have a total of 13 tomato plants in the...
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- Jul 22, 2022
July Planting in the Colorado Garden
For many Colorado gardeners, the summer garden is finally in full bloom, the first harvests have started, the pest problems are ramping...
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- Jul 14, 2022
How to Harvest & Store Mint Plus 4 Ways to Use it
If you’ve ever planted mint, then you know that it is one abundant and determined little plant. Going into our new garden this year, I...
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- Jun 10, 2022
Homestead Update - My Arch Nemesis
Well, this was supposed to be my lovely garden update… But, instead, I have to report on my brand new arch-nemesis. I suppose, if every...
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- Mar 24, 2022
25 Foods You Can Grow or Regrow From the Grocery Store
As we get into the growing season I wanted to spend a little time talking about all of the foods that you can grow or regrow from the...
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- Mar 15, 2022
March Tasks for the Colorado Gardener
Ahh, March. It’s the gardener's version of “are we there yet?” The days are getting longer and warmer and Spring is so close you can...
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- Mar 7, 2022
3 DIY Ways to Test Your Garden Soil
A good gardener can make it look as though growing is as easy as dropping seeds into the ground and adding water. The reality however is...
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- Feb 18, 2022
How to Start Your Own Worm Farm
The snow may still be falling, but if you have dreams of spring garden grandeur and a bountiful fall harvest it’s time to bring those...
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