August To-Dos
Time to take action with August To-Dos and increase production
Tiny flowers turn to fruit quickly
Growing Fish Peppers
If you haven't guessed by now, we love growing heirlooms here at Gardenerd HQ. This year we were excited to try growing fish peppers. Both the fruit and leaves offer…
Young tomatoes in cages - Rule #1: give them proper support
Pruning Tomatoes
Today we have a guest post from James White, a self-described kombucha tea-sipping blogger who focuses on green building and sustainable living via his family blog Homey Improvements. He's offering advice…
Cosmos are beneficial insectaries for bees and other pollinators.
Ask Gardenerd: When to Spray to Avoid Bees
Another great question to share with you this week from Melody Girard: "Are there certain times of the day that bees and other pollinators in our area routinely forage? If…
Edible landscapes of a different sort have taken over the Ranch
Revisiting the Huntington Ranch
Back in 2010 we attended the grand opening of the Huntington Ranch, a secret garden of sorts outside the normal sites to see at the Huntington Library and Gardens. In…
Tiny tomatillo-like fruits are oddly sweet and savory at the same time.
Growing and Harvesting Ground Cherries
It's always great to discover you can grow something in your climate that you didn't think was possible before. This is true of ground cherries for me. Until this spring,…
Ask Gardenerd: Make my Hydrangea Blue
I think we've all asked this question at least once in our gardening lives: "What do I have to do to make our light pink hydrangea to blossom blue. Everyone…