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.
Our first batch of Home BioGas popped popcorn. Oh, and we grew some of this popcorn.
YouTube: BioGas is in the House!
Nerd Alert: We've been working on this one for awhile, and we're so excited to share the latest self-reliance, nerdy happening at Gardenerd HQ. What is it? It's BioGas! What…
Learn what happens to those 6-packs and 4" pots when you put them in the recycle bin.
Podcast: Recycling and Composting with Jessica Aldridge
Jessica Aldridge is a hotshot in the recycling world. Her passion for environmental education led to creating Zero Waste programs and other sustainability projects for corporations, cities, and municipalities in…
We received 8 Anello beans at a seed swap last year. Grew them out and here's what we got.
Wordless Wednesday: Summer’s Not Over
The chickens are putting themselves to bed a little earlier every night, but I refuse to believe that summer is over. Temperatures will remain in the high 80's for at…
This week's guest Nan Sterman shares her best low-water garden design tips.
Podcast: Hot Color, Dry Garden with Nan Sterman
This week's guest on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Nan Sterman, the host of A Growing Passion and author of the new garden design book, Hot Color,…
Review: To Catch The Rain by Lonny Grafman
To Catch the Rain When Humboldt State University Press contacted me with a review copy of Lonny Grafman's To Catch The Rain, I couldn't resist the appeal of this nerdy…
Styrian Hulless pumpkins are already on display as a centerpiece. We'll press the seeds for pumpkin oil soon.
Wordless Wednesday: Dog Days of Summer
It's hot, and the Dog Days of summer (July 3-Aug 11) promise to continue through the end of the month. Here's to keeping cool, and harvesting often. As I write…
Ceebs Bailey knows her hens. Here she holds our hen Sylvia.
Podcast: Chicken Keeping with Ceebs Bailey
This week's Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast features a chat with Ceebs Bailey, who keeps 17 chickens in the middle of the city. Ceebs helps run Honeylove.org and is…
A bounty of tomatoes including Michael Pollen (green pear), Roman Candle (yellow roma), Sunrise Bumble Bee (striped cherry), and Green Cherokee (green beefsteak).
Things to Do with Tomatoes
If we're lucky as gardeners, we arrive at mid-summer with a burden of "too many" tomatoes. There is no such thing, really, but there is an urgency about what to…