Read more about the article Ask Gardenerd: Tap Water Concerns
Food grade barrels are best for use in vegetable gardens.

Ask Gardenerd: Tap Water Concerns

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Here's a question urban gardeners ask themselves at least once while standing next to a garden hose as the smell of chlorine wafts across the yard. George from Wisconsin proposed it this week on Ask Gardenerd (edited for length): "Hi, A few years ago I noticed that my garden never looked as good after I watered it with tap water as it did after a rain. At first, I attributed it to laziness: maybe I was stingy since I had…

Read more about the article Wordless Wednesday: November Gardening
Calendula re-seeds itself every year here at Gardenerd HQ. It is native to the Mediterranean.

Wordless Wednesday: November Gardening

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In honor of the White House Garden, which may or may not continue during the next presidency, here are some November gardening photos from Gardenerd HQ. We will continue to grow a diversity of crops from all over the world. Everything we eat comes from somewhere across the globe. Let us celebrate diversity in our gardens this fall.

Read more about the article Design: My First Garden
The finished product is a fun starter garden the whole family can enjoy.

Design: My First Garden

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It's fall, and garden installations are top on our list. Last week we created a starter garden for a health-conscious couple and their young boys. They all want to know where their food comes from, and this first garden is a great way to learn. Since theirs is a household of boys, our garden needed to be protected from soccer balls, water guns, and general rambunctiousness. We chose the neat and clean lines of portable cedar planters, that elevate the…

Read more about the article Design: A Cozy Caged Garden
The cage is tall to accommodate tomato cages and pea trellises as needed.

Design: A Cozy Caged Garden

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While Los Angeles may be a concrete jungle, we still have wild animals lurking about the garden. Our most recent garden installation was designed to protect new seedlings from wandering critters on the canyon slope. It's a starter garden, this 3x5 foot raised bed. Not much design involved, except that we had to make it fit on top of an existing brick patio barely bigger than that. We decided to move the bench back a foot, closer to the rock…

Read more about the article Go Vote!
Please go vote. Every vote counts, so make your voice heard.

Go Vote!

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Today's the day we exercise our right to vote. This election cycle has gone on forever it seems, and we're all ready to see it come to a close. I just returned from my polling place, where long lines and happy dispositions went hand in hand. It got me thinking... I find that gardening crosses all borders. Political, religious, racial and economic differences disappear when you get a group of people in the room to talk about gardening. The miracle…

Read more about the article Crop Rotation Basics
Write it all down to keep track of plant locations from season to season.

Crop Rotation Basics

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Crop rotation is an essential part of a healthy organic gardening. Why? Plants take up specific nutrients and can leave behind diseases in their wake. Moving crops to new soil each season ensures that diseases don't build up in soils, and nutrients are more evenly extracted across the garden. But we often get asked, "what is crop rotation?" Crop rotation is simply rotating crops from one bed to another each season, and avoiding planting any specific crop in the same…

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