A new client called to inquire about putting in a vegetable garden for her 2 1/2 year old son, who suffers from food allergies. She and her
husband wanted to start growing the vegetables that he could eat and teach him where food comes from.
Their modern home, designed and built by Jesse Bornstein Architecture, lent itself to clean lines and angles.
As always, we wanted to design the garden to tie in with the ...
Putting down a layer of mulch (that being anything organic – leaves, wood chips, etc.) at least 3 inches thick will trap moisture in the soil and help keep it…
Most gardeners are lucky if their kale plants last through the summer. We've been blessed with a Lacinato kale that has been growing for over a
year and a half. It's a magic plant; it survived cut worms, it resisted powdery mildew, and it never, ever got aphids. We're definitely saving seeds from this plant.
Now over 10 feet tall, and listing to one side, the time has come to pull the plant (before it decapitates someone when it falls). ...
The deadly disease the Citrus Psylid carries, Huanglongbing (HLB), continues to be a threat in California. This week's tip of the week tells you how you can help!
Every once in a while, you just need pretty pictures to look at. With hot weather descending upon us, the garden is really taking off
(oh-so-happy peppers and melons!), so we're happy to oblige with some shots of the Gardenerd Test Garden in mid-summer.
Enjoy!
Black Cherry tomatoes beginning to turn colors
Ancho/Poblano peppers finally flowering in hot weather
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The ever-versatile cucumber isn't held in high esteem here at Gardenerd (much like bell peppers, its flavor takes over everything it touches), but we've come to love them--and grow them--for the express purpose of making spa water or pickles, or perhaps they find their way into a nori roll or Tadzhik. Over the years we've grown several heirloom varieties, but our ...
Strawberries are in season and the garden is dripping with them. We took the opportunity to use the harvest to make a delicious cobbler that was
easy to assemble in under 10 minutes.
The recipe comes from Vegetarian Times magazine, and use non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening in
order to make it vegan. We used butter instead, since I had it on hand.
Strawberry harvest
In spring, we experimented with planting edamame (soybeans) and, despite having to re-seed 3 times (with only 7 out of 20 seeds surviving in the
end), the plants have yielded excellent results. Today we began harvesting the plump pods.
We've grown edamame from seedlings once before, but never from seed. Trial, and plenty of error, lead us to discover that soaking the seeds before planting is a bad idea when it comes to Sayamusume
soybeans. We did inoculate ...
The latest Mar Vista's Bounty Hunter article is posted on Patch.com. Discover this great local source for delicious pies made from family-farmed
ingredients:
Celebrate the Fourth of July with Marcie's
Pies
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Gardenerd provides three great recipes to celebrate this summer squash, including Zucchini Cobbler, Zucchini Fritters, and Garden Fresh Lasagna.