A quick summary of the video for easy reference Easy Crops - Cherry Tomatoes - Lettuce - Kale, Broccoli and Cauliflower - Bell Peppers - Winter Squash - Garlic Intermediate Crops - Hot Peppers: Requires significant drying after fruit set to get hot - Melons: High maintenance, low yield, susceptible to disease - Strawberry and Raspberry: Grow well, but require regular pruning to maintain yield - Conventional Tomato: Susceptible to disease, high maintenance with respect to watering Expert Crops - Stone Fruit: High maintenance and yield heavily dependent on good weather - Blueberries: Requires large container with acidic soil mix - Carrots: Require loose, sandy soil, opposite of front range soils
I've found cucumbers are very easy to grow here and pickling them is fun. Zucchini squash has been the easiest and most productive in my gardens, but if you grow it, you'd better love zucchini...
I live in Wellington, Colorado and agree, squash grows rather prolific in my area. I found an article on turning zucchini into a flour, if I am ambitious enough I may try this, because it means I can eat more banana bread. 😁
@@michele18schmidt I had just one Costa Romanesco plant last year. After giving half of the harvest away, I still have shredded zucchini in my freezer. I decided to try Burpee's Butterbush Butternut Squash this year instead.
You can grow a lot of fruit in Colorado. What grows best? Groundcherries, pears, peaches, apples, grapes, strawberries, currants, blackberries, raspberries and mulberry, to name a few. Check out the Colorado State University Extension website, growgive.extension.colostate.edu/grow/fruit-crops/, for more info.
A quick summary of the video for easy reference
Easy Crops
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Lettuce
- Kale, Broccoli and Cauliflower
- Bell Peppers
- Winter Squash
- Garlic
Intermediate Crops
- Hot Peppers: Requires significant drying after fruit set to get hot
- Melons: High maintenance, low yield, susceptible to disease
- Strawberry and Raspberry: Grow well, but require regular pruning to maintain yield
- Conventional Tomato: Susceptible to disease, high maintenance with respect to watering
Expert Crops
- Stone Fruit: High maintenance and yield heavily dependent on good weather
- Blueberries: Requires large container with acidic soil mix
- Carrots: Require loose, sandy soil, opposite of front range soils
I grew an in ground pear yellow tomato one year , Lakewood suburbs, they grew size of small Bush! great flavor
You’re amazing, I think you saved me few mistakes, thank you!!
I've found cucumbers are very easy to grow here and pickling them is fun. Zucchini squash has been the easiest and most productive in my gardens, but if you grow it, you'd better love zucchini...
I live in Wellington, Colorado and agree, squash grows rather prolific in my area. I found an article on turning zucchini into a flour, if I am ambitious enough I may try this, because it means I can eat more banana bread. 😁
@@michele18schmidt I had just one Costa Romanesco plant last year. After giving half of the harvest away, I still have shredded zucchini in my freezer. I decided to try Burpee's Butterbush Butternut Squash this year instead.
@@SunandSnowGardening crazy how much one plant produces. Happy Growing Season!
@@michele18schmidt You, too! :)
Have you ever tried zucchini pickles? They're delicious.
I thank you for the information, but I’m fearing the realization that you mention no sweet fruits. Is there a sweet treat we can grow easily?
You can grow a lot of fruit in Colorado.
What grows best? Groundcherries, pears, peaches, apples, grapes, strawberries, currants, blackberries, raspberries and mulberry, to name a few. Check out the Colorado State University Extension website, growgive.extension.colostate.edu/grow/fruit-crops/, for more info.