New From Scratch
New magazines surface all the time, but this one is geared towards homesteaders with passion for all that they do.
Completed garden with cool season crops planted. We left room for warm season crops, which will be planted next month.
Family’s New Vegetable Garden
A student from my Santa Monica College gardening course hired me to design a vegetable garden - a few raised beds so his family could grow tomatoes, salad greens and…
U-pins hold netting in place to keep curious hens from crawling out underneath.
Wider Pastures: New Chicken Run
We were lucky. Our chickens never really discovered the garden. They simply stayed within bounds to peck and scratch the day away. Until last week. Their eyes have been opened…
Bring Back the Pollinators
Find out how to attract bees and other pollinators to your garden.
Kale Salad ready for scarfing.
Recipe: Northern Spy Kale Salad
For winter gardeners, kale is a staple crop that we have the pleasure of harvesting all season long. It grows well in spring in cooler climates, so for those covered…
The Edible Landscape by Emily Tepe
Book Review: The Edible Landscape
Last month I received a copy of Emily Tepe's new book, The Edible Landscape, and since I don't write reviews without reading the thing cover to cover (and I'm a…
Seed Depth Rules
Gardenerd provides helpful tips to plant seeds for your garden.
Home made cloches work wonders for protecting seedlings.
Ask Gardenerd: What’s Eating My Seeds?
A great question came into Ask Gardenerd this week about plant protection: "It seems that every time I start seeds or plant out transplants in my raised bed, they get…
Gardening for Geeks by Christy Wilhelmi
Announcing Gardening For Geeks Book!
I've been chomping at the bit to post this, and now that everything is in place the time has come. drumroll please... That's right, I've written a book and it's…
Emerson Avenue Community Garden
Everything’s Better with Cob
Cob is a rustic building technique that dates back to pre-historic times. It combines sand, clay and straw, and is held together with water and an abundant supply of elbow…