Review: Grow What You Love by Emily Murphy
Emily Murphy is known for her website Pass The Pistil, where she shares home-grown gardening tips and seasonal ideas for food and wellness. She's also a photographer who's work shines…
Packed for 2000. That doesn't mean it expires then, it just means they aren't packaging old seed.
Seed Storage is Key: 18 year-old seeds? No Problem!
Well smack my fanny and call me Pearl! I just germinated tomato seeds that "expired" in 2000. What's the secret to prolonged seed vitality and successful germination? It's all about…
What to Grow When
The top requested subject on our New Year's survey was "What to Grow When." For those new to Gardenerd, we want you to know that every year--nay--every spring and fall,…
My feet stayed warm an average 40 minutes longer than without Snuggly Toes.
Review: Snuggly Toes
Last year, during a heat wave, Meredith of Snuggly Toes sent me a free, unsolicited pair of her alpaca fur shoe inserts to test out. Meredith runs a small farm…
Not nearly enough butter, according to our guide
Field Trip: Iceland’s Geothermal Bakery
Nothing grows outside in Iceland in the winter. The land is blanketed with snow and scarcely a twig is visible for miles. Lava rock punches through the landscape and geysers…
The top three choices came in loud and clear.
Survey Results – What You Want to Learn in 2018
Thank you to everyone who participated in our New Year's survey about what you want to learn in 2018. It's so helpful to know what you gardenerds want to explore…
Another purple beauty we can't get enough of.
Favorite Seeds for 2018
We're like kids in a candy store when it comes to seeds, aren't we Gardenerds? As we do every year here at Gardenerd, it's time to pick our favorite seeds…
Swallowtail caterpillar on curly parsley. They love it!
Wordless Wednesday: Our 1,000th Anniversary
Apparently we've written 1,000 posts on the Gardenerd Blog since 2006, not including monthly newsletters. That number sounds small compared to the wealth of information available in our archives. At…
Parnsips need thinning in order to produce strong roots.
YouTube: How to Thin Seedlings
Our first video of 2018 answers the many questions we're received about how to thin seedlings and what is thinning to begin with. In this YouTube video you'll learn two…
Farewell Bountiful Gardens
Today we mourn the loss of one of the best resources in organic biointensive gardening. Bountiful Gardens, the retail wing of Ecology Action's Grow Biointensive, has closed its doors much…