I broke down yesterday and bought 2 yards of compost. Just flat ran out of my own and was not going to have another subpar harvest. The company where I got the compost is my dream job model. They take all organic waste, Christmas trees, dairy, horse, egg farm waste, sod farm trimmings, tree...
My garden has been rather underwhelming this year. First year on new property and I think my soil is a little too flat. Have plenty of summer squash and the tomatoes are loaded but just starting to ripen. Temps quickly went from 70's to 90's. Peas and beans came up and started to flower then...
I win the award for most lilacs trimmed. I recently moved and have extensive red Cyprus winbreaks around the property with a row of lilacs in front of them. Lots of dead branches, jackrabbit damage and minimal care and water. Bushes are only averaging 3 feet tall and they could be 15 years...
I've been impressed with the selection of berry plants on Nourse's website. Latham, Anne and Polana were raspberries i selected based on excellent winter hardiness and different harvesting patterns. Colorado isn't known for raspberries but i'll give it a try.
I found a great CSU extension...
I'me in the Denver area. Want to try my hand at raspberries and blueberries this year. Biggest challenge seems to be getting the soil ph right. So many good cold hardy varieties out there. Any favorites? Any duds?