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Great Techniques for a Weed-Free Garden

It is so easy to be discouraged when faced with a garden that is being overtaken by weeds.  Keep your garden productive and relatively weed-free by cleaning out the weeds every so often.  Cleaning your garden by weeding is one of the keys to keeping your crops productive and your enthusiasm strong. Here are some […]

Vegetable Seed Starting

Starting your vegetables and herbs indoors from seed is easy and very rewarding. By starting indoors you give yourself a jump-start on the growing season and you will be ahead of the game when it is time to start planting outdoors! The back of your BBB seed packet will have the basic information you need […]

Vegetable Planting Times and Strategies

Vegetable Planting Times and Strategies for High Altitudes High Altitude Growing vegetables in the mountains, at higher elevations can present challenges but is quite possible.  Check out these informative sites for great planting time & strategies for high-altitude gardening. CSU Extension fact sheet High Altitude Gardening Growing Tomatoes in short-season areas Other gardening strategies Start […]