A garden that draws pollinators usually begins with wonderful flowers full of food. To take it even further, providing sheltering opportunities for bees close to the food sources allows female bees to expend less energy foraging, saving energy for the care of their young. Native Bee Habitat Most north american bee species shelter in the […]
Taking Cuttings Annuals can add such striking color in our gardens. But like everyone else I am looking for ways to stretch my gardening budget. One way is propagation. Normally I purchase a couple hanging planters each year to give my patio some color. Our local nursery grows wonderful geraniums that just burst with flowers. Each […]
Most of the seedlings have been moved to the upper deck into the new double cold frame. The frame seems pretty flimsy so we will see how long it lasts. The seedlings are doing OK so far although a couple that probably should have been planted outdoors are not fairing so well (sunflowers). I’ve used […]
Colorado has a fairly short growing season, so many of the plants that would normally be started outdoors after danger of last spring frost I chose to start indoors. Getting the timing right is always a challenge. If you start too soon, plants will tend to be leggy and will have a hard time adjusting […]
Today I started the following seeds in peat pellets. Columbine germinated 3/1 — 4/15 – still have a few plants Dainthus “Maiden Pink” germinated 2/22 — 4/15 all died English Daisy – variety germinated 2/22 – 4/15 a few alive Shasta Daisy – germinated 2/25 – 4/15 a few alive Four O’clocks – germinated 2/25 […]