the5kgarden

the5kgarden

Member since: Jan 08 | Years gardening: 8 Organic gardener

Just a little journal about my gardening experience above 5,000 feet in Boulder County, Colorado. In the dry high desert region of north denver metro, i’m challenged by creating micro climates for the veggie garden and respect when planning the xeriscaped portion.

Gardens

  • the5kgarden's Back Yard garden

    Back Yard garden

    The view you see here will change over the next few months. you can see the large amount of grass that requires precious water in the high desert o...

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  • the5kgarden's Front Porch garden

    Front Porch garden

    Zone 5 We adopted a bunch of 'stuff' in this bed. With a few years of massaging, digging, transplanting, drip-watering, we've found a 'cottage' look that ...

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  • the5kgarden's Vegetable garden

    Vegetable garden

    Zone 5 One of the things that attracted us to this house was the 4 garden beds in back measuring 6'x12'. I've annexed another segment for compost. The pre...

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Erie, CO

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I love to grow

corn, snapdragons, cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes, sunflowers, carots, watermelon, pumpkins


Hobbies

outsider art, antiques, kidlettes, (gardening, duh)


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