Grow & Give

Grow Your Own Food. Grow to Give.

CSU has been dedicated to helping Coloradans grow for 150 years. This is your year to join us and grow for your family and others. We’re dedicated to your success in the garden and hope these resources serve you well.

Have gardening questions? Contact your local CSU Extension office and Master Gardeners.

Información en Español

Getting Started

VIDEO: Intro to Vegetable Gardening in Colorado (1:15:42)

Frost and Freeze– Planttalk #2048
Last spring frosts – Planttalk #2018
Spring frosts & snows– Planttalk 2013
Frost Protection and Extending the Growing Season – CMG GardenNotes #722 [/expand]
When should you plant in your area?

Site Planning & Prep

VIDEO: Site Considerations for Vegetable Garden (7:33)
VIDEO: Extending the Season: Floating Row Covers (2:56)
VIDEO: Step-by-Step: Build a Raised-Bed Hoop Cover (17:36)
VIDEO: Block-Style Planting (11:15)
VIDEO: Setting up Drip Irrigation (18:02)
VIDEO: What to Plant Now in Colorado (1 hour)

Planning a Vegetable Garden – Planttalk #1811
Vegetable Site Tips – Planttalk #1819
Early Vegetable Planting & Soil Preparation – Planttalk # 1843
Vegetable Planting Guide – CMG GardenNotes #720
Vegetable garden: Soil Management and Fertilization
Choosing a Soil Amendment

Irrigation

Seed Starting

VIDEO: Starting Seeds: Getting Started (15:25)
VIDEO: Starting Seeds: Planting Inside & Outside, Scheduling (15:00)
VIDEO: Starting Seeds: Transplanting & Saving Seed (14:46)

Growing Plants from Seed – Fact Sheet #7.409 En Espanol
Starting Plants Indoors – Planttalk #1034
Soil temperatures, frosts and planting dates – Planttalk #1626
Seeding Vegetables – Planttalk #1814
Seed starting woes (Abiotic afflictions in the spring garden) – Planttalk # 1853
Seed tape for the easy vegetable garden – Planttalk # 1854
Starting Vegetable Seeds Indoors – Planttalk #1840
Growing Onions from Seed – Planttalk #1808

Early Season Planting & High-Altitude Gardens

VIDEO: Soil Temperatures for Planting (5:58)
VIDEO: Planting a Salad – Direct Seeding Radishes, Spinach & Lettuce (11:01)
VIDEO: Direct-Planting Peas (2:25)
VIDEO: Planting Cole Crops (16:49)
VIDEO: Planting Potatoes (3:19)
VIDEO: Planting & Growing Potatoes (16:36)
VIDOE: Planting Radish, Beet & Carrot Seeds and Asparagus Roots (4:43)

Leafy Greens

Cool Season Leaf Varieties – Planttalk #1804
Cultural Tips for Leaf Vegetables – Planttalk #1820
Kale – Planttalk #1821
Spicy Greens – Planttalk #1815
Collards – Planttalk #1823
Health Benefits and Safe Handling of Salad Greens – Fact Sheet #9.373

Other Vegetables

Potatoes in the Home Garden – Fact Sheet #7.617
Root Vegetables – Planttalk #1813
Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
Early Vegetable Planting & Soil Preparation – Planttalk # 1843

After Last-Frost Planting

VIDEO: How to Plant a Tomato (3:38)
VIDEO: Selecting Tomatoes (3:47)
VIDEO: Growing Tomatoes in Colorado (18:08)
VIDEO: Planting & Growing Peppers (10:42)
VIDEO: Tomato Problems (5:31)

Transplanting

Buying and Hardening Transplants – Planttalk #1802
Transplanting into the Garden – Planttalk #1818

Tomatoes

Tomatoes for Home Gardens – Planttalk #1817
Tomato Varieties for Colorado
Tomatoes & Heat Concerns – Planttalk #1834
Common Tomato Problems – Planttalk #1834

LOOKING FOR RESEARCH ON A SPECIFIC CROP? Check out CSU’s Specialty Crop Website.

Insects & Pests

VIDEO: Guess Who Came to Dinner? Part One: Chewing Insects (46 mins)
VIDEO: Guess Who Came to Dinner? Part Two: Insects/Mites That Suck Fluids (51 mins)
VIDEO: Gardening for Insects or Not! Part 1: Butterflies, Moths, Natural Enemies/Bio-Controls (52 mins)
VIDEO: Gardening for Insects or Not! Part 2: Bees (52 mins)