Straw Bale Gardening
Straw Bale Gardening Gardeners are always looking for ways to make their gardens moreproductive. The latest trend is growing vegetables in straw bales, a method that resembles container gardening, except… Read more »
Category: Gardening
How to grow tomatoes and potatoes on one plant
This article will show you how to grow tomatoes and potatoes on one plant by grafting a tomato plant onto a potato plant. As summer slowly rolls to an end,… Read more »
Composting Greenhouse with Straw Bale Foundation
Our household of 2 adults and three children obtained all our household hot water from a composting greenhouse we constructed in Portland, Oregon in 1994. It provided hot water at… Read more »
Video: 4 Ways To Protect Your Plants From Frost
Since I get asked a lot about my various methods for protecting plants from frost – and get plenty of questions on my zone-pushing strategies – I figured it was… Read more »
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Growing Your Own Food: But Were Afraid To Ask
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Growing Your Own Food: But Were Afraid To Ask The current food system in the US makes everyone want to grow their own… Read more »
Urban Gardening: Grow Anywhere!
Just because you live in an apartment, does not mean you have to live without the joys of fresh, homegrown garden vegetables. There are just a few simple steps that… Read more »
The Early Cottage Garden
By Bonnie Ennis, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension agent, horticulture When we think of cottage gardens, we imagine flowers falling over each other, helter-skelter, as their beautiful tops sway gently… Read more »
Home Vegetable Garden Management in a Dry Climate
By David Whiting, Carol O’Meara, and Michael Bauer, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, Horticulture In vegetable production, an adequate supply of water during the growing season is directly related to… Read more »