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Apple (Malus) · Carrot · Cherry · Community garden · Concord grape · Corn · Culinary herb · Garlic · Horseradish · Kale · Lavender · Leek · Lemon balm · Medicinal plant · Plantain · Rhubarb · Serviceberry · Squash · Strawberry · Sunflower · Tomato · Wiry wattle
📍 2012 High St, Denver, CO 80205, USA
🗓 Season: August · September · October · November · June · July · April · May
🔍 When is it ripe?
Apple (Malus): Background skin colour shifts from green toward yellow; seeds turn brown when ripe. Fruit separates from the spur with a gentle upward twist. Aroma develops near the base. Wild Malus fruit is often small and tart — excellent for cider and jelly.
Cherry: Deep red and glossy; stem pulls cleanly. Taste is the best test — sweet and juicy when ripe, still astringent if picked too early.
Lavender: Harvest flower spikes when about half the flowers on the spike have opened — maximum oil content. Cut stems long, in the morning. Dry in small bunches upside down in a warm, airy space. Use in baking, tea, and herbal remedies.
Serviceberry: Small, round, turning from red to deep purple-black. Sweet and blueberry-like when fully dark. Birds eat them as soon as they ripen — check daily. Best fresh or in pies and jam.
Strawberry: Uniformly red with no white or green at the tip or shoulder. Strong strawberry fragrance even from a distance. Cap leaves (calyx) are fresh and green. Completely red flesh inside when cut. Wild strawberries are smaller but more intensely flavoured.
Tomato: Uniformly coloured (red, orange, yellow, or purple by variety) with slight give when squeezed. A ripe tomato separates easily from the vine. Fully coloured fruit stored at room temperature — never refrigerate.
Nonprofit garden space open to the public - feel free to harvest. Volunteers highly desired to help care for garden space. Contact the Eating Disorder Foundation for more info (303-322-3373)
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