YouTube – Quick Crops for a Coronavirus Garden
Inquiring minds want to know, "What quick crops can I grow right now to harvest during lockdown?" We put together this video to answer that very question.
The winter garden provides crops that store well.
Coronavirus and Self-Reliance
I know this sounds weird, but I feel like Gardenerd is fulfilling its mission now that Coronavirus is here. For more than a decade we've been sharing How-To knowledge for everything that would be handy to know right now.
Find Cool Tomatoes in our latest YouTube video.
YouTube: Cool Tomatoes to Grow in 2020
We take a tour of TomatoMania at Tapia Brothers Farm Stand in Encino, CA this week for a look at the most beautiful, coolest tomatoes to grow in 2020. It's like choosing a favorite child, but you know you have one. Maybe these will enter your good graces in the coming season.
Larry Kandarian of Kandarian Organic Farms has been farming for 50 years.
Podcast: Growing Grains, Legumes, Pulses With Larry Kandarian
Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Larry Kandarian of Kandarian Organic Farms. He grows heritage grains, legumes and pulses in central coastal California.
Purple Savoy cabbage is ready to harvest. Time for hot & sour soup!
Wordless Wednesday: Rainy Day Gardening
We're blessed with rain today, and with it comes the promise that the lettuce seeds we planted earlier this week will germinate. Spring is here in Los Angeles and life springs forth once again.
Finished stinging nettle soup stays green even the next day for leftovers.
Recipe: Stinging Nettle & Potato Soup
I once witnessed a friend making Stinging Nettle Soup with some nettles from the wild, an onion, a potato and some lemon juice. It was delicious, and I put it on my list of things to learn to make myself.
Doug Tallamy spends time observing wildlife on his 10 acre property.
Podcast: Native Habitats with Doug Tallamy
Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Doug Tallamy. Doug is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware.
Christy with Scott Daigre, producer of TomatoMania.
TomatoMania Classes Start Friday!
This year, Gardenerd is partnering with TomatoMania to present the Gardenerd Education Series. We've lined up great speakers who are ready to share their tomato-growing expertise.
Seeds form beneath the corella (petals) of a giant sunflower.
Wordless Wednesday: Time for Change
As our winter crops finish up, it's time for change in the garden. We've planned the warm season garden, now it's time to turn cover crops, harvest crops, amend beds, and plant anew.
Rishi Kumar stands by his bananas...and all the other great fruits he grows at Sarvodaya Institute
Podcast: Healing Gardens with Rishi Kumar
Our first podcast of the year starts us off on the right foot as we chat with Farmer Rishi Kumar about Healing Gardens.