Compost is the most important ingredient in spring bed prep.
Ask Gardenerd: My Compost Is Too Wet!
Virendra writes in from India to ask about her compost bin. It's too wet! What can she do to solve the problem? Read to find the answers.
Robin Jones of Honey Girl Grows
Podcast: Culinary Gardens and Beekeeping with Robin Jones
Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Robin Jones of Honey Girl Grows. She designs and maintains culinary and pollinator gardens for resorts and corporate clients. Robin is also a science-based beekeeper who stewards hives around Southern California. We chat about what she grows for the bees and butterflies, as well as her top tips for gardening. Robin Jones out in the field. Photo courtesy of Robin Jones We interviewed Robin at one of…
We used a pumpkin from a produce swap, spices and olive oil. That's it!
Recipe: Spicy Roasted Pumpkin Wedges
Fall isn't fall without pumpkins, and this recipe for Spicy Roasted Pumpkin Wedges really brings fall into focus.
Greens and roots make a big show in winter gardens
Podcast: Fall Gardening Tips with Gardenerd
This week's podcast shakes things up a bit. We're answering your questions from Ask Gardenerd about soil prep techniques, and soil biology.
Squash, melons, and corn make up the second long bed.
Design: A Two-Yard Partnership Garden
when a client's sister-in-law bought the house next door, they knocked down the fence between them to expand the garden. Now it stretches across both front yards. It's a two-yard garden.
Our pomegranates are turning red. They'll be ready in another week or so.
Wordless Wednesday: Fall Gardening Time
It really feels like fall now, as pumpkins appear on porches, leaves turn colors, and days are notably shorter. There's a chill in the air in the mornings as we walk through the garden. It's time for a change, time for fall gardening. Here's some inspiration as we transition to this new season. Kale, bok choy, broccoli, Romanesco, kohl rabi sprouts popped up in just a couple days. Need help starting from seed? Watch this video for two techniques. We…
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YouTube: Fall Planting Guide – What to Plant Now
Our fall planting guide comes in handy for gardeners in warm-winter climates.
Podcast: Compact Plants and Beneficial Insects with Jessica Walliser
This week's podcast guest is Jessica Walliser, horticulturalist, garden columnist and author of several books including Good Bug, Bad Bug; and the award-winning Attracting Beneficial Bugs to the Garden. We chat about her newest book, Gardener’s Guide to Compact Plants: Edibles and Ornamentals for Small-Space Gardening.
Cover with soil and firm around the edges
Propagating Dragon Fruit From Cuttings
Dragon fruit, or pitaya, is a cactus fruit that tastes delicious, is nutritious, and grows well in warm-winter climates (it doesn't like temperatures below 40° F).
Nicole runs Heritage Acres farm and has an online store.
Podcast: Bees and Hens with Nicole Gennetta
Nicole Gennetta runs Heritage Acres, a 2-acre hobby farm in Pueblo West, Colorado. She and her husband tend poultry, bees, a garden and orchard. She's also a medically retired paramedic and firefighter who teaches CPR and community college classes. We're excited to have her as our guest this week. Nicole Gennetta runs Heritage Acres farm and has an online store. We chat about beekeeping, tending the various breeds of poultry on the farm, and how beekeeping can be therapeutic. Nicole…