Podcast: Bee-Friendly Gardens with Kate Frey
Kate Frey is an accomplished gardener. She earned awards from the Chelsea Flower Show. She co-authored The American Horticultural Society's Best Gardening Book of 2017. And she tended an organic…
The Ever Curious Gardener is a walk through the mind of Lee Reich, PhD.
Review: The Ever Curious Gardener
When Lee Reich emailed me about his new book, The Ever Curious Gardener: Using a Little Natural Science for a Much Better Garden, I was indeed curious. Gardenerds always are.…
John Jeavons is creator of GROW BIOINTENSIVE mini-farming system.
Podcast: Grow BioIntensive with John Jeavons
While planning my trip to the Heirloom Expo I contacted some of the world's top garden experts for interviews, and when John Jeavons of GROW BIOINTENSIVE responded to my email…
Our bare-root Pom gave us 6 fruits this year. A great effort for a tiny tree. Almost ready to harvest.
Wordless Wednesday: Fall Planting Time!
Fall is here and it's time to change beds from summer to cool-weather crops. Peppers are hanging on, but kales and lettuces are making their way into the picture. Celebrate…
Dendromecon Hartfordii and it's cousin, Dendromecon rigida are sunny additions to any California native garden.
Infograph: Eco-Friendly Gardening
It might be surprising to hear that gardening can be unsustainable, but it can be. As we head into the rainy season here in So Cal, and fall gardening all…
Read all three of Jeff's books.
Podcast: Soil Fungi with Jeff Lowenfels
We just returned from the Heirloom Expo where we interviewed eight great guests for upcoming Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcasts. Our first guest from that whirlwind experience is Jeff…
Broccoli, cabbage and more grow under lights for October planting.
YouTube: Seed-Starting 2 Ways
Our latest YouTube tutorial comes in answer to a request for a video about seed-starting. In this video we share two different methods for starting seeds for your fall (or…
This is probably the best photo I've ever taken. Little Miss Sebright graced me with a close up.
Wordless Wednesday: Heirloom Expo 2018
The National Heirloom Expo 2018, put on each year by Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company, did not disappoint. It continues to fill the well for me every year. Not only…
Diana Rodgers
Podcast: Farmers Markets and Flower Farms with Diana Rodgers
On the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast this week our guest is Diana Rodgers. Diana is the manager of the very popular Mar Vista Farmers Market, and lives on…
The squash tower reigns supreme over all other displays.
Come to the Heirloom Expo
It's time to run away to the circus. The circus for gardenerds, that is.