Hi Neighbors!

Thank You, Skybird for all your hard work, and very helpful enthusiasm!

There's only one person who posts highly informative information, is wonderfully welcoming, and who I don't see on this list of 54 (did I count right? or is it whom?). . . Let's see, her name is sly or chai or Shanghai or bola tie . . . I seem to be getting farther from the mark. Well, it was some kinda bird . . .

I just can't think right now. Too much time today spent in front of this rain-streaked window.

Steve

ROFL Maybe it's dodo bird, Steve! Ya think? I never, even once, thought about putting my name on the list! I'm still cracking up laughing! Thru the tears, thank you for your kind words!

Skybird here! Picture me down near the bottom of the Metro Denver list, and I'm on the North end of Denver, up in Thornton! Nobody really close to me over here. Supermommy in Broomfield is probably the closest, so, Hi, supermommy! I'm glad to have you as a RMG neighbor! I keep trying to give things away, and nobody's close enough to me (or else they're scared of me!), so I haven't had any takers yet. Since you're in a new house, if you'd like to take a drive down 120th or 128th to Colorado Blvd. some day when you're getting into your gardening, and would like some groundcover sedum cuttings, and possibly some other things, PM me and we can work something out. (But if you do, post it here too---my GW account is somehow messed up and I'm not sure if I'd still get a PM or not!)

And Steve, I'm still crying! Why did you make me cry!!!

Dodo Bird!

Hi Folks,
I am newbie and first time in any forum. Am retired and native of Colorado Springs (Fountain/Widefield) for 40 years. Anxiously awaiting the time in May to set out my tomato plants. Would like to know what tomato plants that you all find a "winner" in this area. Would love e-mail telling me, if possible. Thanks, Ldaugh2518

Hi Ldaugh2518,

Welcome to RMG! I'll add your name to the list!

There's a thread right now about what tomatoes everybody is planting this year. Check out the lists and ask over there if you're wondering about any particular varieties. The "tomato people" will find it that way! If you're not sure how to get there, just click on the link at the bottom of this post.

Glad to have you as a RMG neighbor,
Skybird

You have been a busy little skybird, haven't you? LOL, what a nice compilation, skybird. Thank you for all your work on this list. Very nice.

Yep, I'm out in Limon. :)

Welcome aboard, lawdau64! We have many tomatoheads here. You should feel right at home. :)

Wow, what a job you did! And how great to know where we are in relation to yards/miles.

I'm reveling in having the rain Steve. Hope it is a positive for you too.

Hi, everyone! DH and I are building a new home on a ridge in the Greenhorn Valley. Supposed to move in sometime in May. Looks like there are no RMG posters in Pueblo; wish there were. If anyone can recommend a great nursery within reasonable driving distance(30 miles south of Pueblo), I'd be appreciative. I'm pretty new at gardening.

Glad to be here, and thanks, skybird, for the welcome.

Jali, Ive added "near Limon" by your name, so if I ever repost it, people who dont know where "Cedar Breaks" islolwill know where you are.

And, susanka, with shudavies in Canon City, maybe he/she will see this thread and know of somewhere near Pueblo to recommend to you.

Skybird

Thank you Skybird! That was a great idea. I love hearing about other Colorado Springs gardening buddies. And it helps to know what is blooming and happening "Up Nort."

Pookyspal

Thanks Skybird for taking the time to do this! It's nice to see where everybody's from.

Susanka: Sorry, but I'm not much help with Pueblo area nurseries. Brady's Garden Center here in Canon City is just three blocks from my home, and they're pretty good, so I'm a little spoiled in that regard.

Quite a list there, Skybird. Thanks!

Skybird...are you heading back to work next week? I hope we can still hear from you and really appreciate your input. Know working will cut into time and hope all goes well.

Hello Skybird and all my helpful friends on RMG, I am in Northern Colorado, west of Fort Collins (near Masonville.)

Wishcrr, Ive changed the list to reflect where you are, so if it ever gets re-posted youll be in the right place! :-) Thanks for letting us know where you areIm sure your RMG neighbors up there will be glad to know youre in Northern Colorado. LOL Maybe we should pretend were a BIG state like Caleefornia, and start calling it NorCo (and SoCo)!

And, emagin, I dont know for sure when Ill be going back, but it wont be next week yet for sure! Since the elbow surgery, Ive been having shoulder pain, so now Im waiting for an MRI to be scheduled for that! This whole odyssey started when I fell and broke my kneecap in Nov. of 03! When I fell I put out my arm to break the fall and also injured my elbowand now the doctors saying that might be when my shoulder was injured too, but that it didnt become noticeable until after the added stress of the surgery and the cast, etc. Its absolutely incredible to me how much your life can be changed in less than a second! Theres SO much I didnt get done in the yard last year because the elbow pain was just too bad, so this year Im absolutely chomping at the bit. I have a kazillion things to get done! WAY more than I really possibly couldbut Ill just keep "chomping" away at the edges, and get as much done as I can.

But Ill let you all know when I go back to work, cause I don t want you to think Im just suddenly ignoring you! Would I do that??? ;-) But Ill still be here even when I am working again! Just not as much! I AM anxious to be working again. I love my job, and miss the (usually) friendly skies!

Happy snow day to all of you that are in on the most recent snow eventColorado highcountry, Utah, Wyoming, and some of Montana! The Denver area could get some Thursday night. I half hope we doand half hope we dont. If we do, the ground will be too wet to work in again for a while. But we DO still need the moisture, especially in the highcountry, so I guess we should all be glad for iteven if we have to wait a while to get back into the dirt again!

Happy Rocky Mountain Spring,
Skybird

Skybird I'm in Kiowa, about half way between Castle Rock and Limon. Thanks for all your hard work on this list it's super.

You can add me to the list. I live in the Utah Valley also. I don't visit this forum very often, but maybe I should start.

Tyff

Hi Debbie and Tyff! Were glad to have you here. This is a really great board, Tyff, so be sure you check in here for "high, dry, clay soil" RMG informatiaon. And, as youve already seen, there are a fair number of tomato nuts around here too! LOL Wish you lived around Denver so I could come eat some of your tomatoes!!! What a list you have!

Ive added you both to the list, but I probably wont be re-posting it again for at least a month or two. I sure wish there was some way to modify the list thats already been posted rather than having to re-post the whole thing! Debbie, I listed you under South Denver since I always think of the Parker/Castle Rock/ Elizabeth area as part of Denver, and Kiowas not too much further out. If youd rather be under Denver East with Jali and Milehi, let me know and Ill move you! So far Ive been thinking of East as further out on the plains and further away from metro Denver. And, Tyff, would I be correct in saying youre near Provo? Im just a dumb Coloradan who had to google Utah Valley! LOL Or is there some other recognizable town closer to you? (bp and Steve, I dont have any "nearby" town for either of you either! Utah is a big state!)

Im glad everyones happy to have the list! I wasnt sure if I should post it or not, but your thank yous make it worth the effort!

Thank you all for making this such a great board to post on.

Skybird

Great Job on the list, Skybird!! It's nice to know where everybody is gardening. Now as far as Happy Snow Day, I'm not so happy.

Prime

Regarding the snow, Prime (or could we maybe call you Ribs!!!), just remember: This too shall pass! And it could be worse! Right now, if you check the NOAA map, out in eastern Colorado (and Kansas and Nebraska), there's tornado watches, tornado warnings, flash flood warnings, and severe thunderstorm warnings! At least you won't get any tornados with your snow out there! :-)

Keep smiling,
Skybird

P.S. Where are you besides "Way Up There" in Jeffco? Near what town?

Skybird, Not complaining about the snow. It is a great way to water the plants that are coming up. I'm actually in Park County, Jefferson is the town that is close to me (more like a wide spot in the road).

Prime

P.S. You can call me Ribs or Prime, whatever is good for you. Primeribs was my nickname in school, Just Stuck!

Hi Prime,

So, are they? Your ribs! Prime? LOL Ill call you Prime! I like that better than Ribs! I was just kidding!

Ok! Ive got your location straightened out now! Jefferson County was just the first thing I thought of, but Ive been through your Jefferson many, many times when Im heading down to SW Coloradomy favorite part of the state! When the list is re-posted, youll be in your "wide spot!"

Glad you decided to join us here at RMG,
Skybird

Hey all. I am new to the group too, not the area, just the group here. I am south of Yoder, another "wide spot". 30 miles east of Springs is more user friendly.
B

Hi everyone,

This is my first time posting, though I've been lurking on the tomato growing forum for a year now. I live in Boulder and this will be the second summer I've had my community garden plot. I'm glad to have found you all!

Last year my garden got completely and utterly smashed by hail, right as my tomatoes were setting fruit. I hope this summer will be better!

gindeejao

Skybird...are you a flight attendant/pilot? Out of Denver? My son worked there for over a year, but is now assigned to airports all over the US, Alaska for 3 mos the end of this month. If you are, the two of you have most likely passed each other at some point.

Am slow in getting things done too, got slammed with a medical issue over a year ago. It is a major irritation, but keep "slugging" along. Like you, nothing is going to keep me out of the garden. I've been in PT for over a month and has made all the difference in being able to move about. Decided I should admit to the PT what I get myself into on a daily basis...regardless of what I should be into. She just rolled her eyes, but knew I wasn't going to change anything. Attitude is part of the process too.

Hope you get back to good health to get back to all loved. Your set back has been a wealth of info for us, will be missed when you do see the "friendly skies" again.

Hi Everyone!

Skybird, I'm just outside of Monument... :)

I'm glad to see all of the activity here!!! And welcome to all of the newbies.

Nancy

Welcome Billie and gindeejao! Its nice to see a couple more new names around here. Youre both on the list for the next time I post it.

And, Nancy, I have you under COS outside of Monument now. Thanks for the correction.

Emagin, Im a flight attendant (UA), and yes, Im based in Denver. Ive lived here since 64, but transferred here from SFO the end of 03. That sounds confusing! I was a "stewardess" in 63, 64, and 65. Transferred here in 64, and then got married in 65 and was required to quit. Then I just came back to flying in 2000, and wound up based at SFO for 3½ yearsbut I commuted, so I was still living heremore or less! My transfer "this time" came through a couple weeks before I broke my kneecap! Bet youre totally confused by now! Since you seem to have an "inside" into the airline business, you may understand what Im talking about! What airline does your son work for that he goes all over the place? Ive never heard of that before. Isnt he "based" somewhere? What does he do?

Physical therapists can be fun! (Not talking about the WORK!) I kept mine in business his first year after I broke my kneecap! He had just opened his office, and I went 3 times a week for almost 11 months! After I broke my kneecap I walked a LONG way pulling my suitcases, and by the time I stopped, I didnt have any quads left! Found out later that muscles just "go away" if something hurts too muchthey try to "protect" you from doing anymore damage! Live and learn! So it took them less than 10 minutes to "go away," and 11 months to get them back! Still dont understand exactly how that works, but Im a testament to the fact that it does! LOL Anyway, my therapist is fun! Sounds pretty much like yours. When I was seeing him for my knee, hed hook me up to a long bungee cord and have me walk in different positions, stretching it as far as I could. Well, he has a couple wheeled stools, and I was bored one day, so I sat on one of the stools and stretched the cord back as far as I couldand lifted my feet up and "got a ride!" It was a ball, and he did it a couple times too! (I keep his life exciting! LOL) Unfortunately I cant convince him to let anybody else do it! He has a lot more clients now. I used to be the only one there most of the time. Anyway, if you have to be there, you might as well make it as much fun as you can! I hope your "problem" is coming along well.

More snow expected this Saturday! This is DEFINITELY a Rocky Mountain spring!
Skybird

Good Morning all fellow RMG gardeners. I don't write too often, but wanted to let you all know that I'm still here. Any other people in the western metro-foothills area? I used to live in Golden, moved to Morrison a few years ago. What a difference in gardening! Both places are interesting, but soil and climate-zone are very different. I also want to thank you Skybird for categorizing us geographically.

Sky,

I love my physical therapist too, it is the happiest place to spend time outside of the garden. The results are always surprising to me, had never considered how well PT works. I sleep like a baby now and can do things beyond what was hoped for. Hate doctors and meds, but sure find PT to be a godsend and it feels like I am actively taking care of myself being involved. All those "toys" they have......tis amazing what they have come up with. Some of it is humorous and still the end results work. I don't use these, but there are soft rocks placed like a path that some people walk across. There was a kid that came along with his mom, the rocks were too interesting for him....hops on one foot all the way across while the rest of us were lucky to stand on one foot. And the treadmills that are backwards...wonder who comes up with this stuff.

Yup, understood what you were explaining. Flew more than even I can imagine when working (not the airlines) and got to the point of seeing the same attendants on a regular basis. My son is based out of the Springs. He travels to small airport locations depending upon the travel season for the area. He actually works for the gov, not an airline, am not privy to most of his responsibilities.

Everything has started to bud so soon, sure hope this cold snap doesn't ruin the blossoms. I keep watching for the day all is a wonderland of color for taking pics. So far my new plantings have done fine. Am holding off on some of the seeding, but got the flower beds ready (tore out a bunch of lawn). Cold weather may be a good time to wonder around the nurseries.

Hi skybird and everybody.

Might as well put me on the list. I've been visiting the forums from time to time, for a few years now, and finally decided to join up. Must have been our incredibly nasty winter that put me over the edge.

I've been gardening in SW Denver / Lakewood for 35+ years now - can't remember exactly how old I was when my parents handed me a little shovel & a packet of corn and told me go at it.

I'm mainly into growing tomatos veggies and herbs. Unfortunatly, my wife likes to waste her time growing all that other stuff that you can't eat, so I seem to get dragged into that stuff too. Funny how that works.

"Unfortunatly, my wife likes to waste her time growing all that other stuff that you can't eat, so I seem to get dragged into that stuff too. Funny how that works."

Sounds like we'll have to get her hooked on edible flowers - such as roses, daylilies, nasturtiums, etc. :-)

I'll finally come out of lurking status. I've been watching this site for about a year. I'm in Aurora, in one of these ghastly new construction developments, where all the houses get 2 2" trees and 5 bushes. I did get daffodils and tulips down last fall and was treated to a great display from the daffies already. The tulips are up and if we get some sun, I imagine they'll bloom by the weekend.
I tried gardening a few years ago, but when I would go out of town DH would forget to water. Now I've got him hooked on gardening - probably because I promised he could build a shed! I work from home and am proud to say I have 23 tomato plants growing in my office, along with one lonely pumpkin seedling from one of those kids' kits.
Nice to meet all of you and look forward to seeing this site get more active this year!

just wanted to say "hi" hope Im in the right group. I live and garden in southeast Idaho (Idaho Falls). Im new at this, hope to learn a little more.

Well, I just got caught up on the welcomes on the Whos Here thread, so let me do it here too!

Hi Redrockgarden. Oh how I envy you living out in the foothills! Id love it out there! The end of last August I found a private cabin (built in the 30's by the CCC) out in Bailey on a year-round stream and spent a couple days out there. Nothing but pure peace and quiet! It was wonderful! Im not showing anybody real close to you thats checked in yet. The people on the far west side of Denver would probably be the closest. But, who knows, maybe some other Morrison people will find their way here.

Meershaum, its nice to meet youeven if you arent too into flowersyet! But, hey, veggies are good too! Im into that too. And, well, veggies have flowers! But youre one of the ones who definitely has to go to the What Does Your Name Mean thread to tell uswhere did your name come from? When I first saw it, I wanted to ask, does a meershaum look anything like a meerkat? :-) So now, whenever I see it, I cant think of anything but meerkats! So maybe youd like to set the record straight on that one.

And, chickwit (you MUST tell us where your name comes from too!), I bet youre glad we didnt get the snow yesterday so your tulips didnt get all smooshed down. It looks like there may be more coming on Monday or Tuesday, but if theyre right, the temps will be warm enough that itll be rain instead of snow. We can all use rain. Sorry to hear about the "ghastly development," but if you have 2 trees and 5 bushes, at least its a start for some great perennial beds! And, wow, if youre home all the time to be sure they stay watered, you can even start a lot of your perennials from seedgreat money-saver. Yeah, it takes them a while to grow up, but its a lot of fun to watch the little babies growing too.

And, oddidahoian, I think you need to go to that other thread too, to tell us where the "odd" comes from! And, yes, you are definitely on the right forum. You have one other compadre up there in Idaho, digit/Steve, but hes up in the "chimney/panhandle." There are a lot of folks around here with a lot of answers for you, so dont be afraid to come ask as youre getting started in this great addiction.

Welcome to each of you, and thank you all for checking in. Ive added your names to the "list," and hope to repost it in the next couple weeks since there have been quite a few additions since the first posting.

Have a good weekend everyone,
Skybird

hi skybird and company i'm in Rifle, CO and would love to join your group and compare notes with others. thanks for doing this. sandy

Hi Sandy,

Glad to see you found your way here. Youre on the list and Ill try to get it posted again before too long.

Highalttransplant will be glad to know she has another RMG friend out there! Shes somewhere between Rifle and GlenwoodI think she said shes in Siltso keep an eye out for her around here.

Welcome,
Skybird

Skybird, I wanted to clarify my location for your list. I live in Centennial, but if you've ever looked at a map of Centennial, you'll see how far reaching east/west it is. Therefore I often clarify that it is Southeast Aurora. Is that confusing enough for you?

Connie

Oh, I bet you can confuse me better than that if you really try, Connie! ;-)

Ill list you as Centennial/SE Aurora! That should give most people a pretty good picture.

I didnt know Centennial had developed that far, but Aurora has the same problem! Im not sure where it ends on the north endI think its somewhere near DIAbut when I lived "in Parker" (it was really just north of the Douglas County line and just east of Parker Road), I was in unincorporated Arapahoe County, but my mailing address was Aurora! So when someone just says "Aurora" it doesnt mean a whole lot either.

Thanks for the clarification,
Skybird