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Vegetables Old and New at the Boulder Farmers’ Market
Despite winds strong enough to knock me off balance, I strolled enthusiastically along the rows of vendors at the Boulder County Farmers’ Market this past weekend. It was Opening Day. Farmers’, out of touch since the Fall, greeted each other with questions like “how’d your bees do over the winter?” And they graciously answered my questions as I [...]
Seedy (In a Good Way).
We had our first square foot gardening success this week - one completed box. Well, almost. I still have to purchase my peat moss, vermiculite, and compost to fill it up. Then we can put together the wood lath grid to mark out the one foot squares. But at least that won’t scratch me up like [...]
Getting Smart About Square Foot Gardening
Instead of a veggie story this week, I thought I’d share my garden plans with you (ok, I’m biding time until our first farmers’ market opens on April 3rd –woo hoo!). First, a disclaimer. Not only am I a veggie ignoramus, but I’m a garden ignoramus as well. Sure, we grew tomatoes when I was [...]
