Garden Guys

Pueblo Seed & Grain Hub

Food Systems alert: the folks over at Pueblo Seed & Grain Hub, which is part of the greater Pueblo Seed & Food Company, are walking the walk. Tom and Darrin head to a (ra

The Wives Show

While Darrin and Tom like to tout about how breathtaking their gardens are - while at the same time being doting husbands - their wives may be saying something different.

Bears, Deer, and Cyclospora. Seriously.

Some updates on our gardens - what's working, what's not, and new (bears) and old (deer) visitors to our spaces. Other topics we cover in a scatter-shot pattern: parasite

Hot, Dry, and Pig Lettuce. Seriously.

Vacations are officially over and the harsh reality that is gardening in southwest Colorado has been in full effect. Blast furnace activated! And if that's not enough, we

Victory (Gardens) in the School (Gardens)!

Happy Birthday, America! 250 years old and you don't look a day over 200! We fire up the (veggie-oil-fueled) copter and head over to the SOIL Garden in Durango. We talk a

Going on a Trip on our Favorite Rocketship!

Love us a site visit, especially when we see someone else's garden doing better than ours! This week our intrepid duo travels (by bio-fuel helicopter) to a site visit in

Rewind: 2023 Q & A

Darrin's on vacation (what do you expect - he's a government worker) so we go back to the summer of '23 when the season sure felt similar. AND: the word of the week!

June Blooms and Blues

The good, the bad, and the ugly. Thank you, Mr. Eastwood. Glass half-full: it hasn't really been that hot. Yet Glass half-empty: it hasn't really rained south of Hermos

The Butterfly Effect

Really, I'm not even sure we talked about butterflies. But we should have - everyone loves them (and ladybugs). However, we are seeing how a changing climate, season abno

Jo Robinson Interview - Part 2

Today our intrepid duo continue their interview with New York Times best-selling author Jo Robinson.  This is part two of an interview that started in the last episode on

Jo Robinson - Part 1

You all are in for a special treat: We have a phone interview with Author Jo Robinson, an investigative journalist specializing in science and health. Her book “Eating on

Spring Forward. And Then Forward Again.

Season still feels like we are 4-6 ahead of schedule: check. Deer still love Darrin's yard: check. Weeds still grow fine without water: check. Except mallow. David At

Sensitive Seedlings are Sometimes Silly

Growing seedlings inside under lights can be an affordable - albeit sometimes frustrating - endeavor. But this won't stop the intrepid Garden Guys! Tom and Darrin debate

Early Season Blues

Despite the upside of Darrin giving Tom "birthday presents", we have to talk about the early season challenges - from constant drought concerns, to cold temps and early f

Middle East Meets Our Garden

Start serious, end light. Start serious, end light... mantra for the week. Yup, we are talking about the Strait of Hormuz. Why on earth would the Garden Guys do that? You

Return to the Garden!

Just when you thought it was safe to change the channel… The Garden Guys are back talking plants, the never-winter, and how to garden smart with less water. Plus, a bold

Will AI Weed my garden? (and no that's not Al, that's artificial intelligence)

The Garden Guys are digging into a topic that’s growing faster than mistletoe takes over a tree: artificial intelligence. We’ll explore what AI actually is, what it isn’t

Core Conversations: Thanksgiving Edition

Happy Thanksgiving to all you gardeners, farmers, and food geeks out there! Yes, the Garden Guys are still alive! Darrin and Tom are on another site visit this week with

Piccaro's Paradise

This is a special one. Tom and Darrin love site visits (think: field trips without the sack lunch) and we go visit a special gem just outside of Durango. But as you will

We Play for Team Allium!

After waxing poetically about the present environmental state of affairs, we get deeper into the multiple layers of growing alliums. That magical, healthy family of plant