Front Range Food Gardener

for fruit and vegetable gardeners along Colorado's Front Range

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Got mulch?

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With the arrival of temperatures in the eighties and nineties F along the Front Range, it’s time to mulch the vegetable garden. Soil tempera...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Flowers and fruit set of cucumbers and squash

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It's time or nearly so when the vine crops will produce their first flowers only to have them drop off. What’s going on? Cucumbers, squa...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Strawberry time

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June bearing strawberries are coming into their prime (photo right). June bearers fruit over several weeks and ‘Guardian’ and ‘Honeoye’ are...
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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Prepare for succession planting

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Buy your seeds now to prepare for second plantings following harvest of lettuce, spinach, peas, kale and other spring crops. Bolting (seed ...
Friday, May 29, 2009

Planting, flea beetles and children

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Late May is a busy time in Front Range vegetable gardens. With Memorial Day weekend rains (3 inches in my Denver garden), weeds are growing ...
Friday, May 22, 2009

Raspberry pruning

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Red raspberries are very hardy and grow well along the Front Range. Black and purple raspberries do better in milder climates like the fruit...
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Carl Wilson
Denver, CO, United States
Carl is a speaker, freelance writer and plant consultant working in the Denver area. He is retired from Colorado State University Extension as the long-time horticulturist in Denver. Contact him about programs on vegetables, fruit, perennials, urban landscapes and more. carlwilson@q.com
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