Bolting to Seed Now Available for Pre-Order
It's official! Bolting to Seed is available for pre-order. Get Christy's new cozy mystery novel from Gardenerd or your favorite bookseller.
YouTube: Garden Fabric Explained – How Floating Row Cover Works
One of the best tools you can have in the garden is garden fabric, or floating row cover. Our latest video explains how to use it and why it is indispensable when it comes to pest control.
We've covered our basil sprouts with cloches to protect them from nibbling critters.
Wordless Wednesday: Ordered Chaos
We've let the garden do what it does, created an ordered chaos out there. Here's some inspiration to get you through the week.
YouTube: Make Your Greens Last Longer After Harvest
This week's video shows you how to process salad greens so they last longer. Christy shares her process to keep lettuces fresh in the fridge
YouTube: How to Beat Beet Disease
Our latest video is all about cercospora - beet disease. It affects beets, chard, and other members of the Chenopodiaceae family.
Our first tomato volunteer is ripening its first fruits.
Wordless Wednesday: Back from Vacation
When I get back from vacation, I always anticipate that first walk through the garden to see what it did without me. Let's see what happened.
The store front is welcoming
Field Trip: Island Seed and Feed
While in Santa Barbara, I visited Island Seed and Feed. For years I've wanted to visit this mythical garden store and was not disappointed.
Last Chance to Get Bolting to Seed Early!
Heads up, gardenerds: the last chance to get Bolting to Seed before anyone else ends on April 9th at 9 a.m. PDT.
YouTube: Why Harden Off Your Plants?
Christy explains what it means to harden off your plants and when it is necessary (hint: it isn't always necessary). Find out how here:
Our volunteer tomatoes show the first signs of fruiting. They make a carpet in one spot of the yard, and that's okay.
Wordless Wednesday: April Garden Fools
April is here, so let's be fools and get growing this spring.