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Category: Garden Calendar

Timing your garden plans is key to happy plants

March Propagation

Any seed packet that says to start your plants indoors 8 weeks before last frost should be started in March in Colorado. Sowing vegetables in Colorado usually requires you be ready come March to get your grow on. If you want to know a less expensive way to start seeds indoors, check out, 3 essentials… Continue reading March Propagation

Published February 26, 2022
Categorized as Bees, Garden Calendar, Propagation, Spring Tagged native plants, Propagation, Sowing seeds

Vegetable Sowing Calendar

You can copy this seed sowing calendar for use any place in zone 5. The two main factors in ensuring a plant survives transplant into the garden are: Avoiding late frosts Sufficiently warm soil Average Last Frost: May 15 In Colorado they say you are safe to plant by Mother’s day.  But you should always… Continue reading Vegetable Sowing Calendar

Published January 27, 2018
Categorized as Garden Calendar, Planting, Propagation, Transplanting

Seed Sowing Calendar

When to plant vegetable gardens is determined by the soil temperature a seed needs to germinate as well as its ability to withstand frost. Most common vegetables we eat do not fare well against frost. For Colorado,  a safe time to plant is at the end of the second week of May, around Mother’s day.… Continue reading Seed Sowing Calendar

Published March 18, 2013
Categorized as Garden Calendar, Plant Care, Propagation, Vegetables, Weather

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