Age Old Bloom
This spring, you probably incorporated some organic fertilizer into the soil for your garden, particularly if you are growing vegetables or annual leafy herbs. For optimal yields, many of these plants will benefit from additional fertilizer applications through the summer. This can be done with side-dressings of granular fertilizers like Age Old ‘Grow’ (for foliar crops) or ‘Bloom’ (for fruiting crops). But for faster results, we recommend liquid organic fertilizers, because they can be quickly absorbed by plant roots and foliage. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, squashes, pumpkins, melons, and corn are considered either moderate or heavy feeders, and we recommend using either Age Old liquid ‘Bloom’ or Neptune’s ‘Rose & Vegetable’. This can be applied to the soil every two weeks or applied to all surfaces of the leaves for foliar feeding (apply to foliage in cloudy weather or just after sundown). Kale, Collard Greens, Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Cabbage are ‘brassicas’ that are considered heavy feeders, along with Bulbing Fennel, Swiss Chard and Basil. These foliage crops appreciate supplemental summer feeding to maintain their supply of nitrogen, which can be easily supplied every two weeks by Age Old liquid ‘Grow’ or Neptune’s Harvest Fish & Seaweed’.
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In tandem with the close of October, our 2022 Fall Sale will end this Sunday at 5pm. Before then, be sure to take advantage of our Fall Sale Discounts, which can help you achieve your end-of-season gardening goals with plants and soil products that are 30% off! (Sale exceptions listed below.)
This is such a nice time of the year to putter in the garden! It’s also a good opportunity to look ahead and amend your planting beds and lawn for Spring 2023. Our Fall Sale Discounts can help you achieve your end-of-season gardening goals with plants and soil products that are 30% off! (Sale exceptions listed below.)
Plants are, of course, the main thing every gardener wants in their garden. But to garden, one also needs some tools, and the quality of those tools makes a BIG difference in the comfort, ease, and speed of getting those garden chores done. Durability, reliability, precision, and ergonomic design don’t generally come cheap. A quality handsaw or pole-saw, a pair of pruning shears, loppers or hedge-trimmers will, with a little maintenance, last a lifetime.
Reviewed by former HG staffer Deb:
We know Mother Nature teases Coloradans with delightful warm weather days in between snow and cold spells, and while they give us hope for the warm spring days ahead, this is a pattern that will continue through March, and into April.
Keep it Covered: Exposed soil is vulnerable to water loss, microbial die-off, erosion and degradation. Use mulch or cover crops to protect it.
Just as we were beginning to think that Spring was here to stay, a brief return to a winter that never was! It is always wise to prepare for a potential cold snap in the Front Range! According to BoulderCast weather, a strong cold front arrives Friday; a colder Canadian trough with potential for accumulating wet snow at ALL elevations.
We were just getting comfy and confident in the progressing spring weather, when Mother Nature reminds us that She is in control!
Unexpected cold snaps can still occur even after the last average frost date (around May 9). Just as we need to add another layer of clothing during cold snaps, our warm-season veggie starts also need additional insulation as the spring season and soil slowly begin to warm up. This layering can come in several forms, each with their own advantages and applications: low-tech 
1-Place the wire cage on the desired spot, pressing the legs firmly into the soil so the bottom ring sits on the soil surface.