YouTube: Make Your Greens Last Longer After Harvest
This week's video shows you how to process salad greens so they last longer. Christy shares her process to keep lettuces fresh in the fridge
YouTube: How to Beat Beet Disease
Our latest video is all about cercospora - beet disease. It affects beets, chard, and other members of the Chenopodiaceae family.
Our first tomato volunteer is ripening its first fruits.
Wordless Wednesday: Back from Vacation
When I get back from vacation, I always anticipate that first walk through the garden to see what it did without me. Let's see what happened.
The store front is welcoming
Field Trip: Island Seed and Feed
While in Santa Barbara, I visited Island Seed and Feed. For years I've wanted to visit this mythical garden store and was not disappointed.
Last Chance to Get Bolting to Seed Early!
Heads up, gardenerds: the last chance to get Bolting to Seed before anyone else ends on April 9th at 9 a.m. PDT.
YouTube: Why Harden Off Your Plants?
Christy explains what it means to harden off your plants and when it is necessary (hint: it isn't always necessary). Find out how here:
Our volunteer tomatoes show the first signs of fruiting. They make a carpet in one spot of the yard, and that's okay.
Wordless Wednesday: April Garden Fools
April is here, so let's be fools and get growing this spring.
YouTube: How to Cure Potatoes for Storage
Potatoes are easy to grow, but you have to cure them to last longer in storage. Our latest video shows you how to do that easily.
YouTube: 3 Steps to Aphid-Free Chive Plants
Our latest video shows you how to get aphid-free chive plants in 3 easy steps.
Review: The Continuous Vegetable Gardener
When I received The Continuous Vegetable Gardener by Charlie Nardozzi in the mail, I knew I was going to enjoy diving into this book. Charlie and I think alike in many ways, and his new book reflects that. Charlie thoroughly explores the benefits that perennial vegetables and self-sowing annuals bring to any garden. As we age, or get busier, you'll find these crops and techniques useful season after season. Charlie Nardozzi's new book shares tips for growing easy crops that…