The Garden Father Blog
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If you like organic gardening in Colorado Springs and along the front range, this site is for you. Larry is a botanist, author, radio host and educator. Over the past ten years, he has taught organic gardening classes to over 8,000 eager gardeners.
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Episode 7: Planting Cool Season Crops: https://youtu.be/yFXMxQrldqY ..read more
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Episode 6: Finishing the Garden Beds: https://youtu.be/pFXcVlpzFZw ..read more
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2w ago
The Backyard Garden Project: Episode 5: Starting Seedlings https://youtu.be/ThjNxYCW59U A season-long garden series following a family as they plan, build, plant, tend and harvest their garde ..read more
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1M ago
The Backyard Garden Project: Episode 4: SOILS. https://youtu.be/ThjNxYCW59U A season-long garden series following a family as they plan, build, plant, tend and harvest their garden. This takes pl ..read more
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The Backyard Garden Project: Episode 3: The Build. https://youtu.be/pFLjQhGMd24?si=KSSc6nxNB6s0_2Rf A season-long garden series following a family as they plan, build, plant, tend and harvest their garden. This takes p ..read more
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The Backyard Garden Project: Episode 2: Getting Ready for the Build. https://youtu.be/S3QOZ6cD8E8 A season-long garden series following a family as they plan, build, plant, tend and harvest their garden. This takes pla ..read more
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This is The Backyard Garden Project: Episode 1. https://youtu.be/PIEYrNzJlcg?si=_4Hj39sDFfcJyoxQ A family was selected that wanted to become better gardeners. All the supplies will be provided through an anonymous donati ..read more
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2M ago
Using a storage rack shown below (and see previous post) you could easily grow enough salad for a family of four for pennies. OK it will cost you about $300-500 to get the shelf and grow lights but after that the salad w ..read more
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2M ago
This one is new to me. I just finished replacing a 4 ft long by 5 ft high growing rack with this one. It is 6 ft long, 6 ft high. At this time (early February) it is being used for an assortment of my plant collection (I ..read more
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2M ago
Parsley is difficult to germinate even under ideal conditions. It takes two weeks or more! Try this! First put a few seeds in a glass jar and then add 110ºF water (about two inches deep). I then place the soaking seeds ..read more