when are you sowing your garden this year?

[DireWolf]

I'm curious what the general consensus is on when it's too late in Colorado to get new seeds in the ground...Have we passed that point for this season yet? I picked up a variety heirloom seed bank recently and trying to decide if it makes more sense to start them now or wait till next year....

This is a new area for me, so any thoughts from the experienced folks here would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

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[Irving]

I'd say is too late, but some plants like spinach and beans grow twice a year.

[GilpinGuy]

We planned on selling our place this summer and moving, so we got nothing in the ground. Now we've decided to wait till next spring and move out of state. Grrrrrrrrr. Still got my birds though.

[clodhopper]

Too late for things that produce fruit. I start those things in the house in March, otherwise I am fighting frost in the fall trying to get stuff to ripen.

do some research, specifically as to how fast the seeds you have will grow. You can probably get leaf plants like lettuce, spinach, cilantro before the year is out. You will need to keep a close eye on them as lettuce prefers cool growing seasons and with our hot n dry summer weather, you will need a protected location and lots of water.

If you are new to gardening, start simple. Start with lettuce and such. Then do a salsa garden adding tomatoes and peppers. I have best luck with squash and tomatillos in our climate. Brussels sprouts and broccoli are still a challenge for me, but I think that is more an issue of space and how I need more of it. I play around with corn, but I don't have enough space to do much with it.

[clodhopper]

We planned on selling our place this summer and moving, so we got nothing in the ground. Now we've decided to wait till next spring and move out of state. Grrrrrrrrr. Still got my birds though.

I would have planted knowing I wanted to sell. Kinda of a welcome home gift for the next owner. Also, green looks better than bare dirt.

[TheGrey]

We have yellow jackets.

Those nasty bastards burrowed into the back end of a straw bale, and continued to build their burrow underground, right next to my garden.
They stung the living daylights out of my neighbor (he mows our lawn and takes on the thistles that pop up) and they got all riled up. I haven't been able to get near my garden, because I am deathly allergic to beestings.

I had a remaining kiddie pool that was empty, so Tom (my neighbor) Marined up and sprayed the inside of the pool with Raid wasp spray, and then emptied a can into the general area of the nest. Two flew out and crashed and burned; he them turned the pool upside-down over the area.

I panicked and went out and bought the remaining wasp spray at Home Depot.

More on this saga soon- especially since I finally saw a bloom on my squash plant.

Nobody told me gardening would be so, uh, eventful.

[GilpinGuy]

I would have planted knowing I wanted to sell. Kinda of a welcome home gift for the next owner. Also, green looks better than bare dirt.

Good point there! Turns out we'll likely wait till next spring, but I'll keep that in mind.

[Bailey Guns]

We have yellow jackets.

They're terrible here. Stung x3 yesterday cleaning the wheat and other plants outta my gutters. Once on the forearm and twice on the back of each hand. Fortunately I'm not allergic though. Turns out they don't do well when sprayed with Black Flag.

[TheGrey]

They're terrible here. Stung x3 yesterday cleaning the wheat and other plants outta my gutters. Once on the forearm and twice on the back of each hand. Fortunately I'm not allergic though. Turns out they don't do well when sprayed with Black Flag.

My poor neighbor got stung at least a dozen times on his right hand. I was all for pulling out gasoline and napalming that section of the yard, but I have been told that I am overreacting.

[Hummer]

Yellow jackets have the worst sting, like connecting with a live electric wire. I've sometimes found their underground burrows and hit them with wasp spray and the flame thrower. In Palisade our biggest problem is with the European Paper Wasps that make their nests all around the house under eaves, fences and the farm equipment. I do battle with them constantly and get nailed 2-3 times a year.