May flowers are here! Let's enjoy them.
May To-Dos
It's May, everyone! We love the garden in May. It really gets going right about now, which means there's no time to rest. If you haven't planted spring or summer…
Our home grown red onion
Ask Gardenerd: How to Harvest and Store Red Onions
A timely question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week: "How do you harvest and store red onions? - Pete" Hi Pete, great question. It's that time of year, if…
Cherry Season
If you want to grow cherries, you’ll need two different trees that pollinate one another. Choose varieties appropriate for your hardiness zone and required chill hours.
Tiny Fuji apples from our first harvest. Didn't thin - how else can you fit 7 apples in one hand?
Thinning Fruit on Apple Trees
Every gardener does it. We get so excited about impending fruit that we don't do what's best for the tree. We see all those tiny blossoms, then tiny orbs, and…
The unit comes with several tip options. We like the brass sprayer (beware of lead, though).
New Toy: Compost Tea Sprayer
Last year after taking Dr. Elaine Ingham's Soil Food Web intensive, I ran out and purchased a piston-pump sprayer to take my compost tea to the next level. Compost tea…
Where’s Gardenerd – New Orleans, Louisiana
Mr. Nerd made his way from Northern California to New Orleans this month, where he visited Eugene Arceneaux. Doesn't that name just scream New Orleans? We love to see the…
Earth Day Apps
E-waste recycling is an important way to keep hazardous waste and recyclable products out of our landfills.
Stopping Sow Bugs
Sow bugs can be beneficial to the garden (or at least your compost bin) because they till the soil and are part of the Soil food web. But they are…
Monarch on a happy milkweed plant
Ask Gardenerd: Milkweed for New York?
A question came into Ask Gardenerd this week about milkweed plants and seeds: "Could you please recommend a reliable source to buy African milkweed? I would like to grow some…
Gardenerd on Hallmark’s Home and Family Show 4-13-16
It's been three years since my last appearance on the Hallmark Home and Family Show, and I'm happy to return this Wednesday (it repeats on Thursday, so I am told)…