Drill holes and set shallots on soil surface to start.
Planting Shallots
It's fall, which means it's the perfect time to plant shallots, onions, and garlic. All of these delicious alliums grow over winter and bulb up in spring, then we harvest…
Fuji apples ripen on our potted tree. Almost ready!
Wordless Wednesday: Fall Renewal
It's hard to write about gardening with the news of the Las Vegas massacre and Tom Petty's death, but here's a little fall gardening sunshine to help soothe the soul.…
A small but proud harvest
Homegrown Goji Berries
Our first year of growing experimental goji berries comes to a close and we actually have something to show for it. Some readers may recall that we won two goji…
This potatoes has at least 1 eye that is long enough to plant.
Sprouting Seed Potatoes
White potatoes get a bum wrap, but they are the most delicious tuber to grow in your own backyard. Not only that, they are easy and fun to grow, especially…
Discoloration and thinning of the stem right above soil level is a sign of damping off.
Damping Off – What to do?
The most exciting thing in the garden this time of year is the ritual of starting seeds for fall, but nothing bursts your bubble like damping off. What is damping…
Different seeds that can be pressed for oils.
Field Trip: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello – Pt. 3 – Knowledge Passed Down
During my time at the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello, I took a few classes. It was more like I ran around like a chicken with my head cut off,…
The West Indian Gherkin was first planted in Jefferson's garden in 1812. We brought home seeds to try on this latitude.
Field Trip: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello – Pt. 2 – Veggies and Fruits
Now for the good stuff: specific crops grown at Monticello. Some of these veggies and fruits date back to 1774 when Jefferson first planted the crop. We brought home a…
Field Trip: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello – Part 1 – The Garden
I didn't think I had a bucket list until I realized I hadn't yet been to Monticello. That was nearly 10 years ago. Last weekend, I ticked Monticello off the…
Basils, chives, sage, oregano, thyme and parsley all grow well in containers.
Design: Productive Patio Garden
We specialize in small-space biointensive gardening here at Gardenerd, so we get a lot of calls to install patio gardens from eager folks with limited space and sunlight. Our latest…
Fresh goji berries! A treat we didn't know would grow well here. Apparently they grow well in containers.
Wordless Wednesday: Keep Going!
Summer winds down and our thoughts turn to fall gardening, or for some, the end of the season. Sometimes it's hard to move forward when all we want to do…