Veggie Crops A-Z
Growing vegetables in Colorado can be both a challenge and a thrill. Bright sun and low humidity can make for incredibly good crops and low disease pressures. These factors require care in regards to sun protection and sufficient watering. There are many things you can do to ensure a successful crop both for your purposes and for donation. See below for a listing of resources broken down by specific crop. If you don’t see your favorite crop here it may be because it doesn’t grow well here or is not a good candidate for donation.
Asparagus
- How to Plant Asparagus – Grow & Give Clippings
- VIDEO: Planting and Growing Asparagus (7:08)
- VIDEO: Planting Radish, Beet & Carrot Seeds and Asparagus Roots (4:42)
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
Beans
- VIDEO: Growing Beans in Colorado (10:12)
- Growing Warm Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1809
Beets
- VIDEO: Planting Radish, Beet & Carrot Seeds and Asparagus Roots (4:42)
- Second Crops – Planttalk #1825
- Time to Seed Fall Vegetables – Planttalk #1841
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
- Root Vegetables – Planttalk #1813
Broccoli
- VIDEO: Planting Cole Crops (16:49)
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
Brussels Sprouts
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
- VIDEO: Planting Cole Crops (16:49)
Cabbage
- VIDEO: Planting Cole Crops (16:49)
- VIDEO: Napa Cabbage (6:46)
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
- Time to Seed Fall Vegetables – Planttalk #1841
Carrots
- VIDEO: Planting a Salad – Direct Seeding Radishes, Spinach & Lettuce (11:01)
- VIDEO: Growing Carrots and Parsnips (7:50)
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
- Time to Seed Fall Vegetables – Planttalk #1841
- Root Vegetables – Planttalk #1813
Cauliflower
- VIDEO: Planting Cole Crops (16:49)
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
Celery
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
Collards
- VIDEO: Planting Cole Crops (16:49)
- Collards – Planttalk #1823
- Cool Season Leafy Green Varieties – Planttalk #1804
- Cultural Tips for Leafy Vegetables – Planttalk #1820
- Harvesting Leafy Vegetables – Planttalk #1810
- Time to Seed Fall Vegetables – Planttalk #1841
Corn
- VIDEO: Growing Sweet Corn (12:37)
- Growing Warm Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1809
- RECIPE: Summer Corn Salad
Cucumber
- Vine Crops – Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash, and Melons – Fact Sheet #7.609
- Growing Warm Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1809
- VIDEO: Hand Pollination & Determining Male/Female Flowers (2:56)
Eggplant
- Growing Warm Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1809
- Peppers and Eggplant – Fact Sheet #7.616
Garlic
- VIDEO: Garlic, A Three Season Treat (9:28)
Horseradish
- VIDEO: Planting Horseradish (1:29)
- Root Vegetables – Planttalk #1813
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
- Root Vegetables – Planttalk #1813
- Health Benefits and Safe Handling of Salad Greens – Fact Sheet #9.373
Herbs
- VIDEO: Herb Gardening (9:09)
- Planting and Plants for an Herb Garden – Planttalk #1003
- Italian Kitchen Garden Plants – Planttalk #1047
- Basil – Planttalk #1055
- Indoor Herb Garden – Planttalk #1056
- Parsley – Planttalk #1059
- Thyme – Planttalk #1063
- Growing, Preserving and Using Herbs – Extension Fact Sheet #9.335
Kale
- VIDEO: Planting Cole Crops (16:49)
- Cool Season Leafy Green Varieties – Planttalk #1804
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
- Harvesting Leafy Vegetables – Planttalk #1810
- Cultural Tips for Leafy Vegetables – Planttalk #1820
- Kale – Planttalk #1821
- Second Crops – Planttalk #1825
- Time to Seed Fall Vegetables – Planttalk #1841
- Health Benefits and Safe Handling of Salad Greens – Fact Sheet #9.373
Kohlrabi
- VIDEO: Planting Cole Crops (16:49)
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
Leeks
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
Leafy Greens
- WEBINAR: Growing and Preparing Leafy Greens (54:18)
- VIDEO: Growing Microgreens and Sprouts
- VIDEO: Planting a Salad – Direct Seeding Radishes, Spinach & Lettuce (11:01)
- VIDEO: Asian Greens (8:30)
- Cool Season Leafy Green Varieties – Planttalk #1804
- Harvesting Leafy Vegetables – Planttalk #1810
- Spicy Greens – Planttalk #1815
- Cultural Tips for Leafy Vegetables – Planttalk #1820
- Time to Seed Fall Vegetables – Planttalk #1841
- Health Benefits and Safe Handling of Salad Greens – Fact Sheet #9.373
Melons
- VIDEO: Hand Pollination & Determining Male/Female Flowers (2:56)
- VIDEO: Planting and Growing Melons (11:10)
- Vine Crops – Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash, and Melons – Extension Fact Sheet #7.609
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
Onions
- VIDEO: Thinning Onions (2:43)
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
- Growing Onions from Seed – Planttalk #1808
- Root Vegetables – Planttalk #1813
Parsnips
- VIDEO: Growing Carrots and Parsnips (7:50)
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
- Root Vegetables – Planttalk #1813
Peas
- VIDEO: Planting Snow Peas (2:25)
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
- Time to Seed Fall Vegetables – Planttalk #1841
Peppers
- VIDEO: Planting & Growing Peppers (10:42)
- Peppers and Eggplant – Fact Sheet #7.616
- Chile Peppers – Planttalk #1803
- Growing Warm Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1809
Potatoes
- VIDEO: Planting Potatoes (3:19)
- VIDEO: Update on Potatoes (2:52)
- VIDEO: Planting & Growing Potatoes (16:36)
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
- Root Vegetables – Planttalk #1813
- Potatoes in the Home Garden – Fact Sheet #7.617
Pumpkins
- VIDEO: Hand Pollination & Determining Male/Female Flowers (2:56)
- Baby Pumpkins – Planttalk #1801
- Growing Great Pumpkins – Planttalk #1807
- Growing Warm Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1809
- Harvesting Pumpkins – Planttalk #1829
- Vine Crops – Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash, and Melons – Extension Fact Sheet #7.609
Radish
- VIDEO: Planting a Salad – Direct Seeding Radishes, Spinach & Lettuce (11:01)
- VIDEO: Planting Radish, Beet & Carrot Seeds and Asparagus Roots (4:43)
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
- Root Vegetables – Planttalk #1813
Rhubarb
- VIDEO: Harvesting Rhubarb (2:04)
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
Spinach
- VIDEO: Planting a Salad – Direct Seeding Radishes, Spinach & Lettuce (11:01)
- Cool Season Leafy Green Varieties – Planttalk #1804
- Cultural Tips for Leafy Vegetables – Planttalk #1820
- Harvesting Leafy Vegetables – Planttalk #1810
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
- Time to Seed Fall Vegetables – Planttalk #1841
- Health Benefits and Safe Handling of Salad Greens – Fact Sheet #9.37
Squash & Zucchini
- VIDEO: Summer Squash and Zucchini (7:00)
- VIDEO: Hand Pollination & Determining Male/Female Flowers (2:56)
- Cucumbers and Squash – Planttalk #1805
- Growing Warm Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1809
- Harvesting Fall Squash – Planttalk #1849
- Vine Crops – Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash, and Melons – Extension Fact Sheet #7.609
Swiss Chard
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
Tomatillos
- VIDEO: Tomatillos (5:47)
Tomatoes
- VIDEO: How to Plant a Tomato (3:38)
- VIDEO: Getting Started with Tomatoes (18:08)
- VIDEO: Selecting Tomatoes (3:47)
- VIDEO: Growing Tomatoes in Colorado (18:08)
- VIDEO: Tomato Problems (5:31)
- VIDEO: Growing Tomatoes in Buckets (7:25) | Handout: How to Grow Tomatoes in Buckets
- WEBINAR: Tomato Tips and Tricks (53:41)
- Tomato Diseases – Planttalk #1442
- Common Tomato Problems – PlantTalk 1834
- Tomatoes for Home Gardens – Planttalk #1817
- Ripening Tomatoes Indoors – Planttalk #1831
- Tomato Questions Abound in Heat – Planttalk #1835
- Harvesting and Ripening Tomatoes – Planttalk #1832
- How To Ripen Green Tomatoes – Planttalk #1844
- Upside Down Tomatoes-do they work? – Planttalk #1846
- Italian Kitchen Garden Plants – Planttalk #1047
- Growing Warm Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1809
- Tomatoes – Recognizing Tomato Problems – Extension Fact Sheet #2.949
- How to Grow Tomatoes in Buckets – Handout, San Miguel Basin Resource
- Transplanting Tomatoes – Handout
- Tomato Varieties for Colorado – Larimer County Research Results
Turnips
- Vegetable Planting Guide CMG GardenNotes #720
- Growing Cool Season Vegetables – Planttalk #1806
- Second Crops – Planttalk #1825
- Time to Seed Fall Vegetables – Planttalk #1841
- Root Vegetables – Planttalk #1813
Winter Squash
- VIDEO: Winter Squash and Pumpkins (11:13)
- VIDEO: Hand Pollination & Determining Male/Female Flowers (2:56)
- Harvesting Fall Squash – Planttalk #1849
- Vegetable Planting Guide CMG GardenNotes #720
- Vine Crops – Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Squash, and Melons – Extension Fact Sheet #7.609
