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How To Prepare a Brand New Garden Bed
Summer is here in full force and the gardens are really starting to come into their own. You’re looking around your yard at your lawn, and thinking “…what if I ripped out that…
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Thinning Seedlings: To Snip or to Separate?
Every gardener that I’ve known has had a VERY clear position on this question: should I thin my seedlings by cutting the extras, or should I try to save every plant and separate…
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Make Your Own Roly Poly Trap
Roly poly. Pill bug. Funny little creature that rolls into a ball if you pick it up. It goes by many names but I’m sure we’re all familiar with it. Roly polies can…
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Keeping Dogs Out of Your Raised Beds
It’s bad enough when squirrels and neighborhood cats get into your freshly planted garden beds and dig everything up. But when it’s your own dogs? Now that’s a big OOF. I’ve got two…
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Composting for Beginners + How to Build a 3 Bin Compost System
Picture it: you had a crazy busy week, you had just gone grocery shopping last week, you go to open your refrigerator after things finally calm down…and the peaches you bought are all…
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How To Save Tomato Seeds
You did it! You successfully grew a big, beautiful and healthy tomato plant. It may be your first ever tomato, or it might be your 97th. Regardless, you are very proud of it.…
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High Altitude Gardening
Living above 5,500 ft altitude comes with its pros and cons. Pros: b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l views. Gosh it’s pretty here. There are so many outdoorsy things to do right in my own neighborhood. Cons: the weather. …
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Container Gardening: Grow A LOT In A Small Space!
Have you been on Pinterest lately? I’ve been seeing a bunch of really cool patio and container gardens popping up on my feed. Some are small-scale apartment style gardens, and others are larger…
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Flea Beetles: What They Are & How To Control Them In Your Garden
The flea beetle population this year in southern Colorado is booming. I’m not sure if it has to do with the weather patterns we’ve been experiencing this winter and spring -or- if it…
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Apartment & Small Space Gardening
Itching to get your hands dirty? Wanting to start your own garden but thinking it’s impossible due to limited space? If you are living in an apartment building without any outdoor space to…
