Every child needs a safe, friendly place to play. But in a big city during a time of financial crunch, coming up with the means to put in a playground is not always easy. Enter KaBOOM!, a non profit organization dedicated to building playgrounds across the United States – they want to bring play back [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Bring back play – build a garden
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bret Harte Elementary, First Lady, KaBOOM!, Maria Shriver, Michelle Obama, playgrounds on June 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Take a hands-on class on sustainable greenhouse building
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged sustainable greenhouse, Westcliff Colorado on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reader Betty sent in a note on an upcoming hands-on workshop that sounds fun. If you’re planning to be in the Westcliff, Colorado area next weekend, June 27, consider enrolling in a class on building a sustainable greenhouse. Offered by Penn and Cord Parmenter, here’s the ad they’re running for the class: From: Penn Parmenter, [...]
It’s Miller time!
Posted in Bad bugs, icky diseases, and operator error, tagged miller moths, moths on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Miller Moths – those brown and white flying nuisances - arrive toward the end of May, but this year their arrival was a bit delayed due to dry spring weather. However, now that they’re here, the lil critters are lingering because the weather’s cool. They pupate in the soils of eastern Colorado/western Kansas (as well [...]
Wet weather brings mosquitoes
Posted in Bad bugs, icky diseases, and operator error, tagged mosquitoes, standing water, West nile Virus on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Had enough of severe storms, hail, and tornadoes? If you think Mother Nature’s done with us, think again. This series of wet weather has given rise to the scourge of outdoor activity: mosquitoes. I know, I know – those who live in places where mosquitoes are the size of Boeing 747s and routinely carry off [...]
Hailacious weather! What to do to help your plants
Posted in Bad bugs, icky diseases, and operator error, Uncategorized, tagged gardening, hail, hail damage, plants after hail on June 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“Are we in Seattle?” came the question today when another round of severe storms pushed into the area. “Reminds me of Boston,” was overheard yesterday after a week of nasty weather graced our skies. And though the gardens love this wet weather, one thing we can all do without is the hail that’s been teaming [...]
Santa Fe celebration
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged High Country Gardens, pinon, poppies, Santa Fe on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Being on vacation is a chance to get away, see new sights, and act like an idiot without being recognized. I love going to new places and so, slapping our adventurer’s hats on, my spouse and I took off for Santa Fe. For those who haven’t been, this is a lovely city. For me, the [...]
Victory over flea beetles and weeds
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged crop to cuisine, diatomaceous earth, flea beetles, floating row covers, mulch, neem, trap crops, weed control on June 1, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Today’s blog post can be heard on the public radio show Crop to Cuisine, hosted by Dov Hirsch. Across the country, vegetables plants are all the rage. There’s an air of optimism with putting these in the ground, in what the media is touting as a return to victory gardens. But the name “victory garden” [...]
