YouTube: How to Plan Your Fall Garden
Our latest video takes you behind the scenes to see how I plan out my garden on paper each season. It's time to start the process.
All photos by Brittany App
Podcast: Water Stewardship with Brittany App
This week's podcast guest is Brittany App, professional photographer and documentary filmmaker. Brittany is completing her film, Where There Once Was Water, which dives into the California drought and the quest for a sustainable future.
This Swallowtail caterpillar is feasting on parsley.
Wordless Wednesday: Summer Fades But Continues
The garden is looking downtrodden as summer fades, but it's been through a long season and there's still a month or so to go before we plant cool weather crops here in Los Angeles.
YouTube: Basic Drip Irrigation for Container Gardens
A lot of new gardeners started their Coronavirus gardens in containers, so here's a helpful video on how to set up basic drip irrigation for containers and small spaces. Drip irrigation is like LEGOs; you can make any system you want if you have all the parts.
David White of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture.
Podcast: Regenerative Techniques with David White
Our guest this week is David White of Center for Regenerative Agriculture. He's got a PhD in cell biology and uses compost tea and other regenerative practices to rebuild dead soils. He shares his tips for growing healthy soil in your garden.
The Learning Garden
Please Help Save The Learning Garden: Sign the Petition
I don't usually ask for help, but there is a dire need that needs your attention to save The Learning Garden. Please read and sign the petition below to stop LAUSD from shutting it down.
A refreshing glass of purple basil lemonade quenches the thirst and celebrates summer.
Recipe: Purple Basil Lemonade
Basil and lemonade are two classic symbols of summer, so it seemed appropriate to make this Purple Basil Lemonade to bring the two together.
YouTube: How to Apply Beneficial Nematodes to Control Pests in Your Garden
This week's YouTube video shows you how and why to use beneficial nematodes to solve pest and disease problems in your soil. We always come back to the Soil Food Web
This picture of Natalie Flores says it all.
Podcast: Nourish LA with Natalie Flores
This week's guest is Natalie Flores, founder of Nourish LA. Natalie answered the call to action during the Covid-19-induced food crisis. NOTICE: We're moving our podcast RSS feed to a new URL. You may see duplicated posts during this time.
Guajillo peppers drying
Preserving: Drying Peppers to Make the Harvest Last
As summer starts to wane it's time to preserve the harvest, and drying peppers is part of the process. Our guajillo chili peppers (really marisol when fresh, guajillo when dried) are turning red so