Nate Looney podcast
Nate Looney stands among his front yard garden filled with tomatoes.

Podcast: Microgreens and Ponics with Nate Looney

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Our latest guest on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Nate Looney, owner of Westside Urban Gardens. Nate is business-savvy army veteran who offers consultation services for controlled environment growing operations (read: hydroponics and aquaponics).

new chickens
Eunice and Rhoda investigate their new home.

New Chickens

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Life and death are a big part of gardening. We lost our 7-year-old Easter Egger, Ethel, a few weeks ago. To deal with the sadness, I took a page from a friend's book who, when she lost her best furry friend, went straight out and got 2 more cats.

Jo Anne Trigo of Two Dog Nursery
Jo Anne Trigo stands among hundreds of seedlings at Two Dog Organic Nursery.

Podcast: Jo Anne Trigo of Two Dog Organic Nursery

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Jo Anne Trigo runs the only certified organic nursery in LA County, and if that's not enough, she runs it out of her home. Two Dog Organic Nursery supplies Angelinos with fruit trees, vegetable seedlings, and culinary herbs and edible flowers year-round

John Kohler of Growing Your Greens
John Kohler grows healthy food for a thriving body.

Podcast: Growing Your Greens with John Kohler

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John Kohler of Growing Your Greens stopped by Gardenerd HQ to shoot a video for his YouTube channel, so I took the opportunity to interview him for the Podcast. John shared a lot of information in under 30 minutes. We chat about John's journey toward recovery from a life-threatening illness, growing techniques for extreme weather, and the unusual crops that can boost your health. It gets pretty nerdy along the way. John Kohler grows healthy food for a thriving body.…

Wordless Wednesday yellow squash
Yellow crookneck squash is off an running. It is always the first to peter out as the heat comes on, but for now it's working.

Wordless Wednesday: Community Garden Bounty

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Things are really going off in our community garden plot, so we wanted to capture it before its beauty wanes. We've already spotted the first cucumber beetles so that means we'll probably lose some squash plants to bacterial wilt. Fingers crossed, and enjoy it while it lasts, right? 3 types of pumpkins sprawl through one raised bed. We plant each type at the point of a triangle in a 4x4 bed in our community garden. Room enough to grow and…

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