Renee’s Garden Seed Picks for 2012
One of the wonderful and often surprising things about being a blogger is that every once in a while companies send you free stuff. They hope that you'll review their product and spread the word. Let it be known, if it isn't already, that I never promote things that I don't completely believe in, and I don't get paid to wax rhapsodic about them.
That said, I was delighted to find ...
Saving Tomato Seeds – Not So Terrifying
It's January, and one might assume that tomato seed-saving should have happened in ...oh...September, but when one puts a couple of tomatoes in a Snaplock container in the refrigerator, way in the back, and is afraid to attempt to save the seeds for the first time, January is a good time to get over the fear. Thus we begin our adventure in saving tomato seeds.
It presents itself as a task ...
New Year’s Resolutions at the Farmer’s Market
Most New Year's Resolutions are hard to keep, but these make you feel good and get you to the Market each week:
New Year's Resolutions from the Farmers' Market
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Gardenerd Blog: Liebster Awards
The Gardenerd Blog recently received a Liebster Award from friend and Grow BioIntensive educator, Dan Royer-Miller. What's a Liebster award? It's basically the equivalent of Follow Friday on Twitter, where you give a plug to your five favorite blogs and bestow them with this logo:
In return I am paying it forward to four other blogs (and one back to Dan) by giving a Liebster Award to the following blogs I love:
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Double Digging
Double digging is the process of conditioning the soil to a depth of 24 inches. This week's Tip Of The Week will show you why double digging is so effective.
Mar Vista’s Bounty Hunter: Franny Bakes
The latest post from the weekly Mar Vista Farmers' Market wrap up is here. Learn all about Franny Bakes, a brand new vegan and vegetarian confections booth at the market. You'll be in heaven whether you eat meat or not.
Franny Bakes Up Sweet Treats at the Farmers' Market
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Seed Catalog Time
‘Tis the season for delightful surprises when opening the mailbox. Holiday cards, gifts and of course, seed catalogs. This week's tip will highlight some of Gardenerd's favorite selections.
After Vacation Harvesting 2011…and meal ideas
It's magical to come home after a vacation to find that the garden has not taken any time off. We get used to looking at our gardens everyday, so we don't notice the changes as much as when we take a break and return to find a bumper crop waiting to be harvested.
That's exactly what happened last month when we took a trip to Europe. We came home to beets, kale, lettuces, Swiss chard and more. In ...
The Trick to Bigger Garlic
A question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week:
"Hi, I've just harvested my garlic and it's ok but a little small. Any tips to get it fatter. John, ps Love your site"
Thanks for writing in John, and I'm glad you like the website. Since your email address seems to be in Australia, it makes sense that you would be harvesting garlic right now.
I have my own answers to growing big garlic, ...