Showing posts with label Cathy Jo Clawson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cathy Jo Clawson. Show all posts

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Hardening Off Seedlings by CJ Clawson

Photo by Judy Sedbrook, CSU
Most of us are in Colorado because we love the sunny days but the cloudy, overcast weather in our current forecast is really a gift for gardeners at this time of year because it's the perfect time for hardening off.  This is the process of acclimating your seedlings to the outdoors - an important step in gardening success.

You spent hours looking at seed catalogues and carefully selecting the vegetable varieties you wanted to grow.  You've babied your seedlings with the best possible care and now they are beautiful!  Please don't skip hardening off!  

Friday, March 27, 2015

Fermentation by Cathy Jo Clawson


My seed catalogues have arrived and my husband is amazed at the amount of time I can spend turning pages, reading and rereading vegetable descriptions, and comparing vegetable characteristics. In all the daydreaming, I notice this about myself: when I see the word "cucumber", I read the word "pickle".