And may the odds be ever in your favor.

I’ve never had this problem growing from seed before. They shoot up and then die or something is eating them. Only my pepper and tomatoes! Arugula and kale are fine

Hey Garden Club As we get closer to last frost here on the Front Range, this is your reminder: Don’t rush warm-season crops. Let the soil warm up first. These are great to direct sow after frost: beans, cucumbers, squash, corn, watermelon, okra, sunflowers, pumpkins, basil But the real key isn’t the calendar… it’s soil temperature. Most of these want 60–70°F soil to actually germinate and thrive. Planting too early = slow growth, rot, or just nothing happening. Simple move: 👉 Grab a cheap soil thermometer and check before planting And this season, I want to introduce a shift in how we think about water-wise gardening: Instead of mulching with materials… start mulching with plants. Dense planting creates living cover: • shades the soil • reduces evaporation • protects soil life • increases resilience Think of your garden less as rows… and more as a plant community. This is the direction we’ll be exploring at this season—designing beds that hold moisture not just with inputs, but with life. What are some of your favorite warm-season crops to grow?

Hey Garden Club, I’m really looking forward to seeing you all at the groundbreaking this Sunday. This garden is more than just a space to grow food. It’s an opportunity for us to come together more regularly, to shape it with our hands, plant it, care for it, and learn alongside each other. We get to build this as a community. Every bed, every planting decision becomes part of a shared process where we experiment, observe, and grow together. This season is already showing signs of being dry, and that’s going to guide a big part of our focus. At the garden, we’ll be leaning into water-wise strategies, using permaculture principles and naturalistic design to work with the land, not against it. This is where it starts. See you Sunday 🌱

Hey everyone, checking in on the planting schedule and how are are preparing for the season. At this moment we can work on some of this: - Start Large Plants Indoors Under Lights: Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplants, Squash, Basil - Start Moving Large Plants Outdoors: (if you have sown any of these) Herbs, cilantro, dill, celery, celeriac, collards, kale, lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, cabbage, peas - Plant Small Seeds: Lettuce, spinach, arugula, radish, carrots, beets, peas In a week or so: - Plant Small Seeds: Lettuce, spinach, arugula, radish, carrots, beets, peas, potatoes Looking ahead around May 7th (our last frost): - Move Large Plants Outdoors: Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplants, Squash, Basil - Tend & Succession Plant: Lettuce, spinach, arugula, radish, carrots, beets I'l love to see where everyone is and how are you doing with this changing weather?