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Re: Reason to garden No. 1: No screens

Barbara Wilde — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:02:59 -0000

And all your plants that you grow are in HD AND 34. Amazing stuff! I like your post, very funny.

Re: If loving this bean cookbook is wrong …

Jill TheVeggie Queen — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:54:29 -0000

As a bean lover and almost daily bean eater, I need to get my hands on Crescent's new book. I am sure that it is a delight, just as she is.

I hope that in the heights of Denver, you will feature something on how to pressure cook beans. I am an expert at this part which allows me to eat beans often.

Thanks for the post, and the reminder that peanuts are legumes. I know that but often forget.

Re: Getting busy in the garden? Read this first

Wildflowerseed — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 11:17:59 -0000

Ha! I have beets to dig up, too. Just the other day I dug up a carrot, peeled it and it was yummy, actually. Time to declutter the perennials and get the greenhouse ready.

Re: Good night, garden. Hello, pickles.

BWS — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:13:56 -0000

I have enjoyed reading

Re: Yard makeover? Yard transformation in Denver

Garden Design Sydney — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:03:29 -0000

Eexcellent
post! I just stumbled upon your blog page and gathered some good ideas for
what I am working on. Cheers!

Re: Winter lettuce and Sushi Den’s greenhouse

Kitt — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:55:47 -0000

We live within walking distance of Sushi Den et al. (Izakaya is our favorite). Nice to know they will have more local produce to counterbalance the fish shipped daily from Japan.

Re: Yard makeover? Yard transformation in Denver

Garden Design Sydney — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:19:22 -0000

My backyard is so big but needs a huge overhaul, so I'm
really excited about the Backyard Makeover Sweepstakes

Re: A garden gift for the lucky and literary

Dgallett — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:49:24 -0000

I bought this book a few years ago and reread it every winter. It is a real peaceful and calm book to read.

Re: In Colorado, farming is the new sexy

Marci Obrien — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:30:57 -0000

Hey Clotfelter! Great idea to get the pages autographed ;) I bet Liz & Kelsi will even be around the winter market tomorrow. Gotta get those girls a pen! Will you be in the fort tomorrow? We should meet up at the market and get a coffee. Luv your blog :)

Re: Garden rambles in Portland, Ore.

mona's caffe' — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:55:31 -0000

Lovely to 'meander' through your writing on this cold PNW night. Thanks for sharing your trip and be sure to visit again.

Re: THANK-yew VAL-yewed CUStomer!

Sheron — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:00:38 -0000

What a beautiful story of the markets. Thank you!

Re: Why tree pruning matters

Susan — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:11:59 -0000

Great idea! And apparently, fruit tree trigs are preferred by crafters because they don't lose their bark. The tree pro believes the lady will live and thrive again. Driveway now has small pile of firewood; Anyone know anything about properly aging it so that we can smoke with it?

Re: Why tree pruning matters

Marie — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:16:42 -0000

That is so sad. I hope your tree does survive and be lovely again. Save some of your dried kindling for smoking - trout or salmon, even chicken would be great smoked with crab apple wood.

Re: Why tree pruning matters

Susan — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:31:06 -0000

P.S.: the update: Looooong line by noon today to drop off damaged trees for recycling. I think the tree WILL live, and we'll see what the pro pruners can do about the symmetry. The branch that held a bird nest survived.
By the end of next summer, I will have a lot of bundles of dry kindling.

Re: Why tree pruning matters

Sheron — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:17:56 -0000

Hope your beautiful lady survives!

Re: Why tree pruning matters

Sheron — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:17:33 -0000

Perhaps the wood can be used to create something.

Re: Is this really farewell, flowers?

TheGardenDiary.com — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:24:22 -0000

Very pretty. Yes, it is hard to say goodbye. With 146 days until spring, we will have to keep busy!

Re: Pumpkin time and October chores in the garden

Susan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:01:43 -0000

I don't think so. But it does help. Have you got something that faces west, or a side where the sun sneaks in from the south? I'd work on two fronts: 1: Grow herbs, or berries, in the front. Hey, they're not veggies! Technically, botanically, neither are tomatoes! 2. Fight the HOA. Many gardeners are doing this. You've got all winter to change their minds. I grow my vegetables on my west side, which gets plenty hot -- hot enuf that tomatoes in pots struggle because they dry out so fast.

Re: A day in the garden, in the mountains

Spirit Horse Herbals — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:52:41 -0000

Beautiful photos. Thanks for the tip on NOT hanging our tomatoes!

Re: Pumpkin time and October chores in the garden

Malcontent2 — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:55:37 -0000

Susan,

Thank You so much for hooking me up with Parmenter's high altitude gardening tips.

I do have a good size yard (on all sides of my house) and do have south facing areas in my front yard (HOA will not allow the growing of veggies in front), but not in my back yard. Are south facing areas absolutely necessary to grow veggies?

Re: Pumpkin time and October chores in the garden

Susan — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:22:29 -0000

I think any kind of pumpkins or melons would be tough at your alt. Lettuces and spinaches and cilantro, though. Have you got any south-facing hills or brickwork or walls? That'd be the place to set up some hoops or a cold frame... have you seen this story? It's a veg garden in Westcliffe: http://www.denverpost.com/reco...

Re: Pumpkin time and October chores in the garden

Malcontent2 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:44:25 -0000

The challenge for me has been growing the right plants (including vegetable) at 7,500 feet and…in the relatively short growing season.

Re: Yard makeover? Yard transformation in Denver

Don_curtis — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:41:00 -0000

Donna's parents think the front lawn and garden landscaping plantings are FABULOUS. And don't forget to give little Evan credit for digging that hole for the bulbs! The volunteers were too wonderful for words. And everyone should come back next Spring to see what pops up!

Re: The perfect garden tool might just cure what ails you

Mdheuser — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:29:43 -0000

Mmmm. Now I'm going to have to dig out my juicer while there's time to enjoy the fresh fall produce.

Re: Colorado gardens cherish the rain

billthegalactichero — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:13:06 -0000

They were (are) although they are so small that the fruit to stone ratio is low. We juiced them to make jelly, but the juice is in the freezer right now waiting for a free moment.