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Comment on Perennial Spring Prep by barbecue

barbecue — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:50:46 +0000

Good blogging!

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Blaine — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:34:57 +0000

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Comment on DigInfo: Growing Brussel Sprouts by scarifiers

scarifiers — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:44:36 +0000

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Comment on Ratatouille by admin

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:25:08 +0000

Sorry about the delay! It is up on our site now. Or you can download it directly at http://digincolorado.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Ratatouille.pdf

Thanks for watching Dig In!

Comment on Ratatouille by Steven

Steven — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:51:53 +0000

Where is a list of ingredients and recipe??

Comment on Gardening with Kids by mcrosacci

mcrosacci — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:56:51 +0000

I commend you on your wise efforts, our kids need to know where their food comes from – how wonderful! It’s a shame that we have to worry about getting sued with everything we do these days. I’ve been working with an agriculture development group and we’re finding the lawmakers (at least in Douglas County) fully agree with us on issues like this. Those are the folks to contact, one person speaking at a city council meeting can inspire this kind of change and expand programs like yours. Kudos! Chef Mick, http://www.TonysMarket.com

Comment on Grilled Onions with Coconut Mango Rice by mcrosacci

mcrosacci — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:50:56 +0000

YUM! Well done – I always think of recipes as ‘general guidelines’ anyways, adapting according to conditions and ingredients on hand is the best way to cook! Thanks for the note and for watching! Cheers! Chef Mick, Tony’s Markets – http://www.TonysMarket.com

Comment on Dig In® Answers Your Garden Questions by admin

admin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:00:32 +0000

Oddly enough, potatoes and peppers are in the same plant family, but are nothing alike when it comes to growing them.
Potatoes must be planted early, mid March to early April, in well prepared, well drained soil and full sun all day. The seed potato pieces should be planted about 3-4″ deep and watered only enough to keep the soil from drying out. If they are planted late, they will be weak and spindley. A soil that stays too wet will also produce the same results.

Peppers, on the other hand, hate the cold. I typically wait until after Memorial Day weekend to plant mine and I purchase large, lush plants from a reputable garden center. They like warm soil and warm nights(above 60 degrees F).
Planting out too early during cool temps can set peppers back to the point of never recovering even after hot weather sets in. Care of the plants even before purchase can effect their performance.

I’ve talked to a number of people who have had trouble with peppers in the past and have switched to growing them in pots or earth boxes with great success. Since the soil is above ground in the pot or container, it warms more quickly and can be moved indoors if cool/cold weather sets in.

Hope that helps.

Keith Funk

Comment on Gardening with Kids by weeds

weeds — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:10:21 +0000

As a preschool teacher and a gardener I have taught the children in my group how to garden for the last 4 years. My first attempt was an absolute jungle with cherry tomatoes, lettuce, sugar snap peas, squash, pumpkin and mammoth sunflowers! We could literally track the growth by the hour!

Our center is at a community college so we are fortunate enough to have a wonderful landscaper who helps us each year.

I must add that I was disappointed that when licensing came out that year they informed my director that the children are not to eat food out of the garden because it did not come from the grocery store so it is not regulated. I eventually found out it is because our food was growing in soil. If we were using hydroponics we could eat it. Alas, somehow I was always turned away when a child popped a cherry tomato or a sugar snap pea in their mouth!

Comment on Dig In® Answers Your Garden Questions by weeds

weeds — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:53:31 +0000

My husband and I are in our fourth year of serious gardening and composting. We are trying to grow potatoes and sweet peppers for the second year. We ask many more experienced gardeners and look up info on the internet, but we still don’t seem to get plants that thrive. They’re pretty measly looking again. Is Colorado just not one of those places that grows these very well?