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…
Winter Pruning
January is the perfect time to do your winter pruning before sap starts flowing.
Group hive inspection
Field Trip: A Visit to a Bee Sanctuary
We're new to bee keeping, and while we enthusiastically raced out to buy equipment (bee suits, gloves, brush, hive tool, etc.), we have been lacking courage to open the hive…
Mittens likes cover crops
Cats in the Garden: Our New Addition
There's a new member of our garden's ecosystem, and her name is Mittens. This little black and white cat arrived to our neighborhood in November, and has been courting us…
Fun With Seeds
Forget seed bombs, check out these cool coins for your garden.
Beans, squash, orach spinach, and herbs. Start these and more now.
Spring Planting: Gardeners, Start Your Engines!
It's time to start planning and planting that spring garden. Most gardeners in climates with last frost dates in March can start seeds indoors now. If you live in a…
Finished Citrus Salt, ready for gifts.
Making Citrus Salt
This holiday season we gave gifts from the garden, which came primarily from our citrus trees. Sunset Magazine featured an easy home made gift idea that struck a chord: citrus…
Petroleum in Our Food?
Make it a New Year’s resolution to reduce the distance your food travels, as well as the stuff that’s sprayed on them.