Author: Kerry Peetz Colorado Master Gardener
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Year-round gardening: Autumn in Colorado should be a busy time for gardeners
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fall comes knocking on everyone’s front door Sept. 22. It’s time to get your green thumbs set for a season of planting, pruning and preparing. Here’s how to make the most of your autumn outdoor…
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Year-round gardening: August tasks for Colorado gardeners to consider
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save August has arrived in Colorado. And while it might feel like summer is winding down, gardens still have plenty of life, beauty and even a few surprises left to offer. With bright blue skies, sudden…
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Year-round gardening: Colorado’s harvest season is here
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It has been said, “The heat of August produces nature’s candy. There’s nothing tastier than a vine-ripened August tomato.” Whoever said it, boy, did they ever get that right. Let the harvest begin! Now is the time to look around and appreciate all of your…
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Year-round gardening: October checklist for Colorado gardeners
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!” — author Rainbow Rowell By now, we…
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Year-round gardening: Tips for top tomatoes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “You say to-may-tow, I say to-maw-tow, you say po-tay-tow, I say po-taw-tow.” Aah, you can close your eyes and join Luis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald finishing the lyrics to that catchy Ira Gershwin tune. Tomato, however you pronounce it, is the No. 1 plant grown…
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Year-round gardening: Get in ‘Biggest Tomato’ contest
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hello, tomato! Rub your green thumb and consider entering the “Biggest Tomato” contest near the end of July at this year’s El Paso County Fair. There will be prizes for first and second place along with ribbons and, of course, bragging rights for a year.…