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Harlequins Gardens

Harlequins Gardens

Boulder's specialist in well-adapted plants

Harlequin’s Gardens reopens March 4, 2021

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Home | Blog | Vegetables | Vegetable Garden Care Recommendations

Vegetable Garden Care Recommendations

WATER: Most vegetables need a consistent, generous supply of water. Use drip irrigation, or use overhead sprinkler early in the day.

SOIL: Organic matter (humus) feeds vital soil organisms that feed plants, improves soil texture, moisture-retention, & aeration. We recommend incorporating compost to a depth of ~8”. Note: Almost all of our soil amendments are produced locally.

FERTILIZER:

Colorado’s clay soils generally contain many important minerals, but most vegetables require supplementary nutrients to produce well. Before planting, work in granular organic fertilizers to a depth of at least 4”. Avoid high nitrogen in areas for growing root crops.

For flower/fruit crops (broccoli, cauliflower, tomato, eggplant, pepper) we suggest side-dressing with Age-Old Bloom or Fruit when plants begin to make buds, & again later. Applying Compost Tea at intervals through the season helps plants maintain optimal health and nutrient uptake. We recommend:

Alpha One (general)

Dave Thompson’s Healthy Grow Plant Food for Tomatoes

Age-Old Grow (general, greens)

Age-Old Fish & Seaweed  (gen.)

Cottonseed Meal (general, greens)

Planters II (Rock Dust)(trace minerals)

Kelp Meal  (trace minerals)

Alfalfa Meal  (general, greens)

HELPFUL PRODUCTS:

Legume Inoculant – Provides important beneficial microbes to enable peas & beans to fix nitrogen from the air

Solar Caps – Best ‘wall-of-water’ protection from frost, enables early planting of tomatoes, peppers, etc., won’t topple, keeps soil warm

Row-Cover Fabric – keeps seedbeds moist, protects plants from frost, wind, insect and animal pests

Tomato Cages – heavy duty, tall and colorful; keep tomatoes off ground, healthier, easy to harvest

Rain Gauge –  know how much water you need to apply, and see when you (or Mother Nature) have applied enough

Quick-coupler – Attach and remove hoses and sprinklers quickly, easily

Radius Tools – Strong, high-quality digging tools, designed for many years of comfortable use

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We do not ship plants!

Our plants are for sale ONLY at our Boulder location. We DO NOT ship plants. Come visit us!

Hours by Season

Harlequin’s Gardens is closed for
the season until early March 2021.

Due to COVID 19 we require
All Customers to Wear a Mask
and practice Social Distancing

 

 

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303-939-9403 (Retail)
staff@nullharlequinsgardens.com

4795 North 26th St
Boulder, CO 80301

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Please Note

We accept Cash and Checks AND Credit Cards. (now accepting Visa, Mastercard, American Express & Discover cards)

The plants we grow are organically grown. All the plants we sell are free of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides.