Podcast: Gardening with Chickens with Lisa Steele
Our guest this week is Lisa Steele of Fresh Eggs Daily. She shares how to keep chickens and a garden at the same time. Listen in and learn more.
Meyer lemons
Ask Gardenerd: Rootstock Fruit on Citrus
Every once in awhile we get a question or comment from a fruit gardener that their citrus fruit tastes terrible. This week, Paul Marini wrote in to Ask Gardenerd with a different question that is related: "I know the Meyer lemon tree is a combination of lemon and mandarin orange. I am pretty sure there are orange branches growing out of the bottom half [of my tree]. Is it OK to leave them on, or should I cut them off?"
We're leaving a few purple artichokes to flower for the bees.
Wordless Wednesday: Sunshine and Clouds
Not all days are rosy in the garden, some days it's a mix of sunshine and clouds. This week we celebrate the clouds (pests, failures) as much as the sunshine (successes and progress). If you're feeling defeated, don't give up. Gardening is about learning from failure more often than not. Dust off and try again.
YouTube: Summer Squash Vs. Winter Squash
Christy's on fire this week taking about summer squash vs. winter squash after a conversation with a so-called nursery professional. The names of these squashes imply one thing, but the truth may surprise you. Get all the squashy details in this week's YouTube video.
Amanda's flaming Felco pruner tattoo is part of our conversation.
Podcast: Backyard Adventure with Amanda Thomsen
Amanda Thomsen was one of the early bloggers on the gardening scene, and her attitude is best explained by the title of her blog and first book: Kiss My Aster. Amanda is our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, where she shares her philosophy along with some great tips for garden design, planting success, and more.
A volunteer tomato sprouted from under our compost storage tub.
Ask Gardenerd: Volunteers and Compost Volunteers
A question from Debra came into Ask Gardenerd this week about compost volunteers. To keep or not to keep? We answer that question.
YouTube: Volunteers – The Benefit of Free Plants Forever
Volunteers are the topic of our latest YouTube video. What are volunteers and why do you want them? Simply put, a volunteer is something that pops up in your garden that you didn't deliberately plant.
Podcast: Moonwater Farm with Kathleen Blakistone
This week we travel to Compton, CA, where Kathleen Blakistone runs Moonwater Farm. Livestock, a garden, a pond, a food forest, and teaching spaces make up the heart of this urban farm. Kathleen shares her journey of bringing the farm to life amid asphalt and other urban influences in this historically agricultural community.
Volunteer poppies tempt pollinators in a neighboring plot at our community garden.
Earth Day 2021
The Earth got a chance to recover last year during the Pandemic, as evidence of human impact lifted. Wildlife came out, rivers and skies cleared up, CO2 levels dropped. The absence of traffic, crowds, and noise made it easier on our planet's other inhabitants.
Wordless Wednesday: National Gardening Day
Happy National Gardening Day, gardenerds! It's full-blown gardening season here in Southern California, and so far it has not disappointed us. While other parts of the country are still under snow (sorry, guys) we're watching plants set fruit and flowers bloom. Here's some inspiration to get you out in the garden (did someone say Ditch Day?).