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Planting Fall Gardens 2 – the Gardenerd Test Garden

In addition to helping others plant their fall gardens, I'm not ashamed to admit that I get the most joy out of planting my own. The Gardenerd Test Garden is being planted slowly but surely, and as of this writing there are a few things to report:

We planted sugar snap peas a few weeks ago and they are about 6 inches tall and starting to reach for the trellis. I used the Gardenerd-designed tomato cages from summer to support the peas - it might be a bit short, but we'll see how it goes.

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Post author:Christy
Post published:October 16, 2009
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Gardenerd at Large – Planting Fall Gardens

It's been busy these last few months. It seems that everyone wants a garden, and I'm happy to help.

Today I helped a family in Corona Del Mar to plant a garden in a small space in their back yard. The space was occupied with a couple of recently planted fruit trees that weren't yet established, and some shrubs. After measuring the space and making some suggestions for plant removal, we were on our way....

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 16, 2009
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Gardenerd on Vital Juice.com

I participated in an interview with Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh of Vital Juice.com recently. She wanted to know what were my healthy favorite things to do and see. Here is the published article on Vitaljuice.com:

http://vitaljuice.com/agenda_detail/la/1518/Vital_Spy_Christy_Wilhelmi.htm

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Post author:Christy
Post published:October 6, 2009
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Harvesting Sunflower Seeds

Sometime in late spring, I planted a handful of sunflower seeds along with some cosmos in hopes that they would fill in the blanks spots as the Dog Days of summer set in. True to form, the cosmos took over an entire raised bed and the sunflowers sent up two huge stalks with glorious flowers bigger than dinner plates. I wondered if we'd be able to harvest the seeds for snacking or if the birds would get them all. I've never harvested sunflower seeds successfully before, and I was determined to change my track record. I ...

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 1, 2009
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Gardenerd at Green Beacon Foundation – Fall Garden Workshop

Fall is just around the corner and Gardenerd has been invited to give a fall gardening workshop at the Green Beacon Foundation on Saturday, September 26th from 2-4 p.m. Read the details below:

As a
recognized educational, non-profit organization, The Green Beacon Foundation
was designed to show people the simplicity of sustainability. We
conduct tours the first Saturday of the each month and feature green
processes & products ranging from "old-fashioned" to the latest
in design & technologies.

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Post author:Christy
Post published:September 11, 2009
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Telluride Farmer’s Market

For those who don't know, Telluride, CO is one of the most active and environmentally aware communities in the U.S. Not only do they host countless festivals, like the Telluride Film Festival, MountainFilm Festival and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, but they have a weekly farmer's market that brings out the best of the town.

My husband and I wandered through on Friday morning when the sun was shining and the mountain was clearly in view.

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Post author:Christy
Post published:September 11, 2009
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Gardens of Telluride

Once you arrive in Telluride, there is little need for a car, which makes for great sight-seeing on foot. When I was last here in spring, the flowers were just starting to get going and there was still snow on the mountains. Now the gardens are in full bloom and everyone is making the most of their gardening space. While I haven't seen too many vegetable gardens, I have been charmed by the plenitude of cuteness in every corner. I thought I'd share some photos from this beautiful mountain town:

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Post author:Christy
Post published:September 3, 2009
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Mulch vs. Bees – Something to Consider

A student recently sent me an article when they saw my post on mulching our entire back yard with free city mulch. The article has a really interesting take on the idea of mulching and how it effects bees and I felt that it would be important to share it with you.

As a preface, I'll say that I don't generally mulch my growing space in my garden, only the pathways, simply because we have a real problem with sow bugs here and they thrive in mulch. I don't use black plastic as mulch either since I don't ...

Post author:Christy
Post published:September 3, 2009
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Gardenerd on Your Daily Thread

Gardenerd.com was featured on Your Daily Thread this week. Tracy Hepler of YDT came to visit the Gardenerd test garden and sat down to interview me last week It was great to share with her all the great things coming up in the world of gardening.

For those who don't know, Your Daily Thread is LA's Neighborhood Guide to Conscious Living. You can get a daily dose of what's green in LA and find out about upcoming green events throughout the city. Here is the article featured on YDT:

Grow It Yourself - Unleash your inner ...