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Get Your Diseased and Gnarly Tomatoes OUT!

Saving Your Garden It’s August and hot, not the most fun time in the garden, but you’ve got to get your diseased and gnarly tomatoes out and EVICT all the diseased and dying stuff out of your garden.  You’re not doing for this year’s produce…you’re doing to save your garden next year. In Colorado with […]

Ignoring what “they” say.

Keeping An Open Mind by Sandy Swegel I visited a garden yesterday tended by my friend Lou.  Lou has gardened for other people for many years and the heavy shade garden I visited has lots of color despite being in shade and the fact that we’ve been in high temperature, drought conditions. As we walked around and […]

Squash Bees

Checkout These Wild Pollinators by Sandy Swegel My friend and local pollinator expert Niki fretted greatly this Spring because there weren’t any bees in her yard.  She grows her native plants and large vegetable gardens in her yard that is surrounded by typical perfect looking suburban lawns. Despite her pleas with neighbors, they maintain suburban […]