Much of gardening is about expectations. I put together a fun little progression of what to expect as a beginner gardener as you move through the “8 Stages of Clueless Gardening”. Enjoy!
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The best way to approach starting a new garden is to focus on the five most important variables that are 90% of the battle behind growing nutrient-dense food in your backyard garden.
A subjective but ultra-helpful guide to choosing what to grow in your Colorado Garden. The easiest vegetables to grow, to the most difficult.
Check out the Urban Farm Company’s gardening experiments for 2015. Learn what we’re doing to help you grow more nutrient dense vegetables in your backyard.
Crafting the Ideal Soil for Raised Garden Beds
Posted by bmason | Soil & Amendments, Uncategorized | 12 CommentsSoil Craftsmanship: The ongoing effort to create the ideal raised bed soil mix to maximize nutrient density. The background on the Urban Farm Company’s soil mix.
How to Grow Healthier Vegetables with a Soil Test
Posted by bmason | Garden Planning, Soil & Amendments, Uncategorized | No CommentsThere is one simple trick to massively improving your veggie garden. It’s easy and costs $26.50…
Simple steps to planting garlic in your backyard vegetable garden. When to plant, how to plant, and how to harvest.
5 Tips to Clean Up Your Garden for Winter
Posted by bmason | Garden Tasks, Soil & Amendments, Uncategorized | No CommentsWhat to do to put your garden to sleep at the end of the growing season. How to clean clean up your garden for winter.
Preparing for the First Frost
Posted by bmason | Garden Planning, Garden Tasks, Uncategorized | One CommentWhat to do when the first fall frost is approaching.
Storage crops can last through the entire winter, allowing you to eat from your garden in the coldest months. Below are the very basic rules for storage of a few different common storage crops.
9 Tips to Grow Amazing Tomatoes in Colorado
Posted by bmason | Garden Planning, Garden Tasks, Uncategorized | 7 CommentsThe key to grow those juicy heirloom tomatoes.
