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DIY terraced urban farm, part one
So I’m making a thing. We have a very small balcony, but it gets so much sun that it seems like a waste not to grow tons of stuff. We’ve already started with hanging tomatoes — don’t worry, we bring...
View ArticleColorado square-foot gardener answers beginner’s questions
A great post for veggie garden daydreamers over at Jacqueline’s Journey. Go check it out and find at least one nugget of information that’ll make your local veggie garden better this year! 7. What are...
View ArticleBoulder spring plant sales: it’s on!
Click here to view the embedded video. Carol O’Meara, gardening columnist and host of stellar gardening in Colorado tips videos, pulled together a list of Denver/Boulder-area plant sales, and here are...
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DIY terraced planter construction complete!
It's built, it's re-enforced, it's painted. So where's the sunshine? You may recall that a while ago, I started working on a DIY terraced urban farm, which is my fancy-talk for four shelves on which...
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Successful DIY upside-down tomato planter
The talented Nick Switzer completed a DIY upside-down tomato planter according to specs from a plan we posted here earlier — a great gift for Mother’s Day. You can do it, too! Hope Mom loved it, Nick!
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DIY trellis: cheap, strong, makes a good Scottish ale
Patrick Doyle made this trellis with lead spun from Thor's loom or something. I don't know, just click through and find out how yourself. OK, actually, the trellis here won’t make any beer for you at...
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Balcony garden step one: “growing” my dirt in a compost bin
Hey! It’s a guest post from the Camera’s Allison Barrett! Allison A few months ago I moved into a quiet apartment that had one amazing feature: A large balcony. We aren’t talking 4′ x 9′ or even 5′ x...
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Got a lawn? Think green
Yes, homeowners, it’s time to think about your lawn. If you need a big patch for kids and dogs to romp on, make sure they’re not getting a dose of pesticides along with the fresh air. Here’s a story...
View ArticlePlants stolen from school’s educational veggie garden
How do you get the lamest street-cred ever? You steal plants from an elementary school’s educational vegetable garden. The Smith Renaissance School of the Arts, located in northeast Denver, got...
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Volunteers get down and dirty to protest pesticides
Sofia Joffe, 9, left, and Amaya Baccellieri, 10, pull weeds in a garden area of Foothills Community Park on Tuesday afternoon. | John Weller Weeding your garden is a tough, tedious task that most of us...
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