The Littleton Pea Patch has been a community garden for more than 30 years. It is located just east of downtown Littleton between the Rose Memorial Garden and Colorado Center for the Blind.
- Address: 2171 W Shepperd Avenue, Littleton, CO
- Contact us: Email or call 303-730-1920
- This garden is not open to the public. For more information on how to rent a garden plot, visit the City of Littleton website.
The Arapahoe County Master Gardener program has had a donation garden at City of Littleton Community Gardens since 2011. Our mission began and has remained to grow and donate fresh pesticide-free produce to support our local community foodbanks. “We partner with our fellow Pea Patch gardeners and have donated over 5,000 pounds of fresh produce since the Grow & Give program’s inception in 2020. That makes us the biggest donator in the state!”
THE PEA PATCH DISPATCH
Welcome to our second year of The Pea Patch Dispatch brought to you by Arapahoe County Extension Master Gardener volunteers. We hope you found our tips helpful last year. We plan to provide you with even more science-based information going forward so you get the most from your garden. If there are particular vegetable garden topics or questions you’d like answered in the Dispatch, email us at cmgppatch@gmail.com. We’re always looking for ideas.
Save the Date! – Putting the Garden to Bed
Join the Master Gardeners September 14 at 10:00am for an informative talk on the amazing pollinators that visit the Pea Patch Garden and why they’re essential to our gardening success. See you there!
Pollinators
Photo: USDA-ARS Bee Biology and Systematics Lab.
A great time was had at the recent pollinator talk. If you missed it, this webinar with Lisa Mason, CSU Extension Horticulture Specialist, is another option. The Native Bee Watch website is a terrific resource for those wanting to learn more about Colorado native bees.
Inspired to create your own pollinator habitat? This fact sheet has what you need to get started.
Looking for the best (and safest) ways to preserve your garden goodies? CSU Extension has science-based information including instructions for canning at high altitude. Yes, it’s different.
What’s Bugging Your Garden?
Photo: CSU Extension
Have you run across a Harlequin bug in your garden recently? If not, stop by the Master Gardeners’ plots where they are decimating our kale plants. Cabbage family plants are the primary target for Harlequin bugs — with kale, turnips and cabbage especially favored — but they can damage any plant during an outbreak. Adults overwinter hidden under plant debris and other insulating cover. A few easy steps like hand picking/crushing egg masses and eliminating plants that provide food and winter cover are useful means of control in small areas like the Pea Patch.
Resources for Gardeners
CSU Extension has loads of resources available throughout the year to help with your gardening questions. Here are a few:
- Check out the Grow & Give A-Z Growing Guide for answers to your vegetable gardening questions.
- Have the latest news & hot topics for gardeners delivered to your inbox year-round. Subscribe to Extension’s Garden Buzz newsletter.
- CO-Horts Blog – gardening advice and observations from CSU Extension Agents and specialists.
- CSU Gardening Webinars – free monthly webinars on a variety of interesting topics.
- CSU’s PlantTalk – brief articles on a wide range of topics with links to more resources.
- Garden Notes – science-based info you’ll want to care for your lawn and garden.
Our gardening community has donated about 1200 lbs. of fresh veggies to our food bank partners.
Donation pick ups on Tuesdays and Thursdays by 10:00am and Sundays by 1:00pm.
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