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Located at the base of Buckhorn Mountain at 6700' elevation, Buckhorn Gardens is a small, organic vegetable farm 13mi. south of Montrose, Colorado. Our farm is an active part of a 12,000 acre ranch; however, we only manage 3 acres with intensive vegetable gardening.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

April 30th Newsletter 1

Posted by The Buckhorn Crew 10:01 PM 3 comments
Well folks, this is where it all begins, fresh vegetables from our farm to your kitchen (and stomach) for the next 28 weeks! Today we were busy harvesting greens, lots of them over 40#, all hand picked! All of our greens are "rinsed" twice and then bagged. Tomorrow you will have to choose from three different kinds of spinach, two different kinds...

Monday, April 27, 2009

Spring Projects

Posted by The Buckhorn Crew 9:07 PM 1 comment
Thousands of leeks and onions later....there all planted. This is just one of the many projects we are working on, now that spring has arrived at 6,700 feet! Before we plant, first we prepare the beds. We weed, add compost, rake and level out the bed and lay out the drip irrigation. Sounds quick but sometimes the weeds take over and we end up...

Sunday, April 5, 2009

More Snow and Prehistoric Alligator Bugs!

Posted by The Buckhorn Crew 6:27 PM 1 comment
Just when you think, oh we can plant outside, sure enough more snow. Actually 8 inches! This was the dome on Saturday evening. However, by Sunday afternoon all the snow was gone. Now we are left with mud mania. The dogs, our boots, our pants and even my hair...MUD! All we need now is good day of Colorado sun.While it was snowing out, we released...
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Directions to Buckhorn Gardens

Buckhorn Mountain Ranch & Gardens is located halfway between Montrose and Ridgway, CO.

From Montrose:
Head 12miles south on highway 550. In Colona, just before the Sinclair gas station, turn left (east) on Buckhorn road. Follow Buckhorn road to the stop sign at the T intersection. Turn right (still Buckhorn road) and go 1.5 miles to the gravel driveway on the right at 71610 Buckhorn road. There is a small sign on the fence that says Buckhorn Mountain Ranch. Follow the gravel driveway a half mile up and you will see the gardens & geodesic grow dome on the left.

From Ridgway:
Head north on highway 550. In Colona, just after passing the Sinclair gas station, turn right (east) on Buckhorn road. Follow Buckhorn road to the stop sign at the T intersection. Turn right (still Buckhorn road) and go 1.5 miles to the gravel driveway on the right at 71610 Buckhorn road. There is a small sign on the fence that says Buckhorn Mountain Ranch. Follow the gravel driveway a half mile up and you will see the gardens & geodesic grow dome on the left.

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For more information email us at: gardens@buckhornmountain.com

Call the farm: 970-240-8715

Send correspondence to:
Buckhorn Gardens
71446 Buckhorn Road
Montrose, CO 81403

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