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This year could be the biggest year for vegetable gardening since the "Victory Gardens" of the 1940's. Anyone who has lived in the Pikes Peak region knows how challenging this climate can be. To assist the gardeners in their quest to grow great veggies, Pikes Peak Urban Gardens is offering a series of garden classes. Our next class is in April and all are welcome but you must register on line (see below). The cost is a donation of $1 and any extra donations will be a

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For the avid vegetable gardener there is never a time in the year that you don't think gardening. During January is no exception. Now is the time to start planning for the coming spring. If you have a spot in your yard with plenty of sun you are fortunate. All that you need to do is to add some good compost, work it into the soil and get ready for the warm weather. You might even visit some of the fine garden shops and nurseries around town and browse through their stacks of seeds. Get them befo… Continue

Looking for that special holiday gift to give yourself, your family or even a friend? A vegetable garden could be the answer. There are steps to successful gardening and this city has many places that can help. A simple gift package with a list of materials and gift cards to purchase them could change some people's lives. And we hope for the better.

First think of giving a good book on vegetable gardening. We like the ones that stress organic gardening. Our favorite is: "The Vegetable Gardener'… Continue

We have all heard of "Grass Roots" campaigns. Well how about "Veggie Roots". Yep a campaign to grow more of our own food from the roots up! This month Pikes Peak Urban Gardens (PPUG) launched "Veggie Roots: Local 20 by 20", our first free monthly class (one of 9 given throughout the coming year). Each month timely topics will be discussed. Participants are highly encouraged to attend them all.

On Saturday, November 14th close to 100 attended and we talked, shared, laughed and learned about gard… Continue

Most of us like a good challenge. Well here is one: Pikes Peak Urban Gardens (PPUG) is challenging the folks in the Pikes Peak region to grow 20% of their fresh produce by the year 2020. To help accomplish this goal PPUG will offer as many free monthly gardening classes and seminars as it takes. Seem impossible to grow that much of our own food? Actually we are probably under estimating what we can all accomplish. It wasn't so long ago (dur… Continue