What's New
Late-August 2010
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010With hints of autumnal chill in the evening air and daylight hours noticeably shorter, we find ourselves harvesting summer’s bounty and beginning to think in terms of preparing for winter. Our plants are also noticing the changes, and many of them are likewise starting to shift into winter-preparation mode. This makes late-summer and fall an [...]
Oops, more veg starts!
Friday, June 4th, 2010We inadvertently forgot that in addition to yesterday’s long list, we also have the following vegetable starts ready for sale:
MELON:
Crane
Green Nutmeg
Ha Ogen
Tigger
Hearts of Gold
WATERMELON:
Peace – Yellow-fleshed
Cream of Saskatchewan – White-fleshed
Sweat Dakota Rose – Red-fleshed
WINTER SQUASH:
Nutty Delica (Kabocha type)
Tetsukabuto (Kabocha type)
Carnival (Acorn type)
Sunshine (Sweet, dry, red)
Burpee Butterbush (Butternut type)
PEPPER:
Early Jalapeno
Compost Tea is here! (and the current Veg list)
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010Now offering Compost Tea
The first gallon is FREE with any purchase
Mikl has been researching compost teas for three years and thinks this compost tea may be a very high quality and effective treatment for both fertility and increasing the beneficial bacteria and fungi in our soils. We are using a compost in a swirling vortex [...]
An Invite and New Items in Stock
Friday, May 14th, 2010We want to let you know about a wonderful event coming up this Sunday, as well as some updates on plant and product availability:
HARLEQUIN”S GARDENS NURSERY is very excited to invite you to a
FREE (and CARBON- FREE) DEMONSTRATION of
SOLAR, OFF-THE-GRID COOKING with Mary Carhart
on SUNDAY MAY 16th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Harlequin’s [...]
Can Spring still be dodging snowstorms on the 12th of May?
Thursday, May 13th, 2010Can Spring still be dodging snowstorms on the 12th of May? Well, thank goodness for the water. We Rocky Mountain Gardeners always have to be ready for changes. It will be hot soon enough so let’s enjoy the best and longest season of bulb-blooming we’ve had in some years. In fact, we are expecting [...]
Mid-April Greetings from Harlequin’s Gardens
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010Mid-April Greetings from Harlequin’s Gardens
Spring has arrived! Yesterday we passed a lovely old apricot tree in full bloom. But wait! – maybe summer is here? – there was a hummingbird hard at work sucking nectar from the apricot blossoms!
We thought we’d blog about bees this month, but that will have to wait. In the rush [...]
Spring 2010 Newsletter
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Welcome to Spring, to Harlequin’s Gardens, and to another year of getting outside in the fresh air and sunshine and communing with the natural world.
HOME-GROWN FRUIT
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Many fruits can be grown successfully here on the Front Range of Colorado. At one time, there were commercial apple orchards in Boulder and Fort Collins, commercial sour cherry orchards and canneries between Loveland and Fort Collins and commercial raspberry production in various places. [...]
Of course gardening in Colorado isn’t that easy…
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Greetings Friends and Fellow Gardeners,
We have been requested to write a blog and so we are going to give it a try. I apologize for beginning with an apology but I must say up front that we cannot return emails. Sorry. So many questions, so little time. However if I write one blog a month, [...]
We’re blogging!
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009Stay tuned for more frequent updates!