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2nd Annual Garden and Greenhouse Tour
August 8, 2010 - 5:36pm — HC Admin Click above for photos |
This high altitude Garden and Greenhouse tour includes 14 sites from Green Mountain Falls to near Guffey. Visit with these gardeners and share information about what works and what doesn't. Learn how they handle critter and weather challenges. This self-guided tour runs from Green Mountain Falls to the Guffey area. Visit during the 10 am - 3 pm time period. |
Activities at the Farmers Market
July 23, 2010 - 8:26pm — HC Admin
Paula and Kris enhance the presence of The Harvest Center at the Woodland Park Farmers Market by their creative activities designed for kids. Today we decided to leave "Kids" off the signage promoting the free pine cone bird feeder activity. The result was amazing.
About 10 adults and 25 children constructed their bird feeders.
Cheesman Canyon: Pulling For Colorado
July 9, 2010 - 2:55pm — HC Admin |
Pulling For Colorado, a statewide campaign to educate and involve citizens in noxious weed management, will be holding a weed pulling and education event in scenic Cheesman Canyon along the South Platte River. Part of the work will take place in an area burned in the Hayman Fire.
When: Saturday, July 10th 2010 from 9:00 AM till 2:00 PM Where: Meet at Cheesman Trailhead (old Wigwam campground); |
Mary, Laura and Kathy on hike June 26, 2010
June 26, 2010 - 7:31pm — HC Admin
Could this be an album cover for a new music group? If so, what music genre do they play?
Last Call for Gardeners
June 23, 2010 - 6:31am — HC Admin (click for photos) |
The Harvest Center issued a "last call for gardeners" at the June 20, 2010. Oddly, this last call was only five days after our last frost date of June 15. Gardening in the mountains does have its challenges!
The workshop began with a photo collage of our community gardens and was followed by personal reports of gardening progress this year. |
Instructions for Building a Raised Bed
June 14, 2010 - 4:58pm — HC Admin (click for document) |
Covered raised beds play an important role in high altitude gardening. The raised bed allows one to build their soil on top of the native decomposed granite. The hooped covering provides protection from frost, deer, hail, and wind.
The instructions found here are based on the typical 4' x 8' raised bed. Please let us know when you build a raised bed. Feel free to send a photo. |
Frost Protection Tips
June 13, 2010 - 4:15pm — Lee Willoughby Frost Protection Tips (click for larger image) |
Since the last frost date in Woodland Park is June 15, gardeners here usually gamble on an early start. Many of us bet on the end of winter and started early on the 2010 planting. Transplants of hardy plants were placed about the third week of May and less hardy plants such as squash and peppers were planted the first week of June into raised beds. |
Planning Your Spring Garden 2010 Workshop
March 24, 2010 - 6:47pm — Lee Willoughby |
Two days after a snowstorm, about 30 people gathered at the library in Woodland Park on a beautiful, sunny day for our "Plan Your Spring Garden" workshop. We gardeners are optimistic souls!
We discussed soils, planting mixes, germination methods, seeds, and garden designs. Biochar and effective microorganisms were introduced as amendments we will use to improve our native soil. |
2010 Harvest Center Membership
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Join The Harvest Center - Help Grow the Future
This affordable $10 membership fee provides you with advance notice of gardening lectures, workshops, and tours as well as volunteer opportunities, information-sharing web forums, access to demonstration gardens & video series. Networking with new and experienced members builds a community of high altitude gardeners. Download the pdf file containing the invitation, membership form and schedule of events. Join today and watch us grow! |
