It really feels like fall now, as pumpkins appear on porches, leaves turn colors, and days are notably shorter. There's a chill in the air in the mornings as we…
Our fall planting guide comes in handy for gardeners in warm-winter climates.
This week's podcast guest is Jessica Walliser, horticulturalist, garden columnist and author of several books including Good Bug, Bad Bug; and the award-winning Attracting Beneficial Bugs to the Garden. We chat about her newest book, Gardener’s Guide to Compact Plants: Edibles and Ornamentals for Small-Space Gardening.
Dragon fruit, or pitaya, is a cactus fruit that tastes delicious, is nutritious, and grows well in warm-winter climates (it doesn't like temperatures below 40° F).
Nicole Gennetta runs Heritage Acres, a 2-acre hobby farm in Pueblo West, Colorado. She and her husband tend poultry, bees, a garden and orchard. She's also a medically retired paramedic…
Day Length matters. I see it all the time--nurseries carry Long Day onion seedlings in Short Day onion territory. What's the difference? Our new YouTube video breaks it down. We'll…
While most homesteaders are well-versed in "putting up" or canning at the end of the season, pressure canning is a next-level adventure. We recently went down that rabbit hole, complete…
A timely question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week from Catherine: "My garden went gangbusters this year but I noticed...the roots of all plants (4 tomatoes and 2 cucumber…
C. Darren Butler is more than a tree expert. Yes, he's a certified and consulting arborist. But he's also a Master Gardener, an ecological landscape designer, and a landscape consultant.…
Summer gardening brings delights and disappointments, i.e. the downside of gardening. Hot days tax plants, critters discover your tasty produce, and plant death is just around the corner.