Posted by Michael Hughes February 25, 2010
February this year has been unrelenting in Boulder with snow and cold. If you have bought a home or are going to buy a home in Boulder, now is the time to do “prep” work. You don’t want your chores to snowball (no pun intended) when March and April roll around.
- Watch for sales for wood for trellis building to sustain your tomatoes, green beans, squash and gourds. Also watch wood sales for the new raised bed frames you’ll be building.
- Make sure all your tools are clean, sharpened and ready to go.
- Have you made your plan of what you want to grow this year?
- Will you need to bring in compost or additional soil?
- Map out your garden on graph paper.
- Order your seeds if you have not already done so.
- Set up flats for starting seeds. Lighting and a heat mat can assist growing a variety of annuals, perennials, and vegetables for the garden.
- If you have a garage or workshop, repair and repaint garden furniture that you’ll be using outside in your new Boulder home.
- Once you plan your plantings, pots, and beds, you can design a drip irrigation system that can save you time and money.
- Inspect, pick off and destroy insect eggs before they hatch.
- Prune dormant grape vines. Trim oldest wood and leave only primary stems. Each stem should have four to six canes from last years’ growth.
- Pickup the latest free edition of the Colorado Gardener.
- Smile, it’s almost Spring.
If you have questions regarding this article or are looking into Buying A Home In Boulder please call me 303-359-6627 or e-mail Michael Hughes at Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty in Boulder, CO
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