Gardening at Korima
Here at our Korima neighborhood, we offer Garden Boxes as one of our amenities' not only for our community members to be able to grow their own food to enjoy but we hope it also fosters a sense of connection and community within our neighborhood.
One of the best things about Fruita, Colorado is its wonderful climate. It is a perfect place to start a raised bed garden. Fruita has a fairly long growing season with warm sunny days, while the cooler nights provide your plants with much needed relief and additionally helps intensive the flavors of your produce.
Why Garden Boxes
Garden boxes offer such a versatile canvas for all levels of gardeners, they are a wonderful place for beginners to start and experienced gardeners are able to maximize their efforts by using them. Garden Boxes have been a very popular option due to all the benefits they offer versus tradition in ground gardening. We wanted to share some of the benefits of having a garden box with you.
Benefits of Garden boxes
Extended growing season
Garden boxes soil have on average a higher soil temperature then the ground soil which allows you to plant earlier and extends your season further as well. Which allows you the opportunity to enjoy your fresh produce for longer.
Higher yield from a smaller area
Garden boxes provide you with opportunity to get more produce from a smaller area, by maximizing your space and using vertical extenders.
Less soil compaction
Garden boxes offer a significant advantage by preventing foot traffic through the soil which provides a large benefit as it keeps your soil from being compacted and it also helps with soil erosion. Compacted soil is hard for plants to grow in as it hampers their roots(it is especially hard if you are growing any root vegetable such as carrots or turnips)
Control over Soil mixtures
Having Garden boxes provides you with more control over the soil mixtures and helps you to start with a healthy base that you do not have to amend or struggle to maintain the correct nutritional balance. As you are able to purchase soil that is already balanced and ready to be planted in.
Less bending over
A great benefit of Garden Boxes is their height, as you are able to customize your boxes height to your preferences. Most have a height that eliminates the need to bend over or kneel down to care for your plants or soil.
Little to no weeding
Garden Boxes provide the advantage of reduced weeding compared to planting directly in the ground.
Because of the versatility of Garden boxes and the climate in Fruita, you are able to customize your garden to your needs or wants. You can plant a box full of plants for produce, a box of full herbs for all your kitchen needs, or you can plant a box full of flower varieties to have fresh flowers through the season. Each box is a blank canvas for you to fill with your vision.
Fruita and the Grand Valley not only offer a great climate for growing but it is home to some wonderful local garden centers to get you off to a great start with your garden boxes without needing to start the plants yourself. Bookcliff Gardens and Mt. Garfield Gardens offer a wide variety of plants plus incredibly knowledgeable staff to advise on how to keep your garden growing all season long. The Fruita Co-op is also a great local option for all your soil and garden needs.
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