We’re starting up the heat in the greenhouse
I guess spring must be here. I've started transplanting peppers, first with the habaneros I planted early, but there are a whole lot more seedlings that need to be transplanted soon. With not enough...
Q and A: An abundance of winter squash, canning chili beans, and preserving lemons
An abundance of winter squash and canning chili beans
What a strange summer. Several gardeners in Pueblo had zero summer squash (can you imagine zucchini NOT even sprouting?), but an abundance of winter squash. I...
The corn that nearly froze is getting ripe!
Remember that big 29 degree freeze we had that I had to run sprinklers in the icy garden to save the vegetables? Well, the first of that corn is ripe. Yes, the plants got...
We’re finally getting (nearly) done with planting
There are still more crops to get planted, but we're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Will is hard at work getting our oats and hay seeded in. It's late this...
Q and A: velvet beans and tomato cages
Velvet beans
Will velvet beans cross with Louisiana Purple Pod and Rattlesnake pole (green) beans?
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Velvet beans are Mucuna pruriens where Louisiana Purple Pods are Phaseolus vulgaris, or common bean like the Rattlesnake bean. So...