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GROWING ZONES & MOUNTAIN CLIMATES
I DO AS MUCH RESEARCH AS I CAN before I plant the garden. I want to be successful! To do so I know I need to plant fruits and vegetables that will
THE 2016 SIX-PACK HAS RETIRED
Our “Six-Pack” of ducks from 2016 is no longer with us. For various reasons, we have culled the flock one by one. Most of them were removed because they had stopped laying
2019 FLOCK OF FIVE
The six ducks we’ve raised since August 2016 had dwindled down to two good layers, so we recently decided to get a flock of new ducklings to start raising while the two
WHAT GROWS HERE & WHAT DOES NOT
This will now be my 3rd year gardening at 9,000 feet. After some trial and error, I’ve chosen only to grow the things that will grow well in the outdoor garden, and
2018 GARDEN RECAP
This year everything started with a lot of excitement and ended with a crash. Literally. The garden had been going well and kept me busy all summer until my participation came to
ORGANIZATION, PLANNING & RECORD KEEPING
I’m kind of a nut when it comes to organization and planning, and it may border on overkill. Sometimes I think I may spend more time with this than I do in
GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION
In the planning stages of building our house here we had always thought we would eventually build a greenhouse. At our former location in Wellington we had a small, non-heated greenhouse, which
LIVING OFF THE LAND
Last night we had Venison Tenderloin for dinner, and boy was it good! One of the perks of living in the high country is being able to harvest food from our
2017 GARDEN IN REVIEW
The 2017 Garden Season has ended and winter is on its way. The garden is in “hibernation” for the winter. Overall, we were very pleased with the garden in our first year
“EVERY YEAR IS DIFFERENT”
Before we started our garden we had seen a roadside stand not far from here and stopped in. We chatted quite a bit with the owner/gardener. One of the things I remember