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After the Deluge

How to Help Our Gardens Survive by Sandy Swegel I went out into the garden yesterday for the first time since September 10th.  I’m sure you heard of our flooding in Boulder and the Front Range area of Colorado. Back on September 11th, it started to rain here.  That Wednesday started as a welcome rain […]

Watermelon Crop Circles

Spotting these Unique Looking Viruses by Sandy Swegel Nature is so darn weird some days.  My friend Lara found four watermelons with this a design in them growing in her farm field.  Her neighbors are, um, quirky enough that one of them might have spent the night carving the design.  But a quick google for […]

Fall Gardening: Getting Ready

Preparing Your Garden For Fall by Sandy Swegel What a great time of year this is.  And not just because the harvest is upon us and tomatoes are ripening and winter squash are filling out.  It’s a great time because school is starting again and school supplies are in the stores bringing up great memories […]