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Wordless Wednesday swallowtail caterpillar

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 the same time it's huge and accounts for hours of typing, researching, and exploring this wondrous thing called organic vegetable gardening. Happy anniversary, Gardenerds! You got us here! To celebrate the first post of our next thousand, let's look at what's happening in the winter garden in Southern California. Anniversary…

Post author:Christy
Post published:January 31, 2018
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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 techniques for thinning: how to snip away extras from established seedlings, and how to transplant baby seedlings to a new home without disrupting seedlings you want to leave behind. Check it out here: How to Thin Seedlings To see proper thinning in action (or not) read these posts below: Grow…

Post author:Christy
Post published:January 17, 2018
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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 to my dismay. I'm actually heartbroken over this, there's no other word for it. I feel as though a good friend has died. I went to Bountiful Gardens's website to find out when my catalog would arrive (looking for clues on shipping dates) and found this instead: When you scroll…

Post author:Christy
Post published:January 16, 2018
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Kale brings happiness and balance to our garden.

Be F.A.B. in 2018

Every gardener needs tools to keep a garden healthy and thriving. This is not only true for the garden, but for the gardener. We get tired, overwhelmed, frustrated, bored, and burned out each year, especially when garden failures appear to outweigh successes. It's 2018, a fresh start with seed catalogs arriving daily to re-ignite the passions that may have sputtered out over the past gardening season. But what if that's not enough? How do we rejuvenate? What tools do you…

Post author:Christy
Post published:January 10, 2018
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Mittens watches over our first harvest of 2018.

New Year’s Resolution: Voice

My New Year's Resolution for 2018 is one word: Voice. Why?

Post author:Christy
Post published:January 9, 2018
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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Dazzling Blue Kale, the best of both worlds.

YouTube: 360 Degree Tour of Gardenerd HQ

We hope you are enjoying your holiday season. We are too. But in the meantime, here is a cool new video that gives you a 360 degree tour of Gardenerd HQ. Look around, use your mouse to scroll left and right. Check out what's growin' on in the middle of December in Southern California. Note: If the scrolling 360 effect doesn't work on this embedded video, click through to our YouTube channel to watch with all the bells and whistles.…

Post author:Christy
Post published:December 28, 2017
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Monarch caterpillars stripping the last of the milkweed.

Wordless Wednesday: Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice is tomorrow, the shortest day of the year. Dark at 4:30 is sad, but it's temporary. From this point forward, the days get longer. Here we celebrate the beauty of winter even with no snow or frost in sight. Winter Solstice Whether your garden is covered with snow or providing you with daily greens, Happy holidays and happy Winter Solstice from our garden to yours!

Post author:Christy
Post published:December 19, 2017
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Seed Savers Exchange Flour Sack Towels feature heirloom vegetables.

A Gardenerd’s Wish List 2017

Gardenerds don't need much, but when it comes to wish lists we want everything. What's not to love about the latest seed arrivals from Seed Savers Exchange, or a new pair of well-fitting gloves? A fellow gardenerd commented on our latest video about holiday gift ideas, asking how we were able to keep the video under 6 minutes. It's hard not to want everything we see in the catalogs showing up in the mail right now. Every year we put…

Post author:Christy
Post published:December 13, 2017
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The recipe makes about 2 pints

YouTube: Garden Gifts for the Holidays

It's been awhile since we've done a YouTube video (we've been working on yet another book) but here's one just in time for the holidays. It's filled with ideas for garden gifts--or gifts from the garden--and for the gardenerds in your life. Garden gifts are the best kind, and your friends and family will know you put your heart into it. Whether you need a quick hostess gift, or something special for all the aunts and uncles, you'll find ideas…

Post author:Christy
Post published:December 12, 2017
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Food scraps in a worm bin

Tackling Food Waste

I wrote about food waste a few weeks back, having just seen Wasted: The Story of Food Waste. The conversation continues this week as we dive deeper into the options for preventing food waste at home. As we head into the holidays, it's easy to lose track of what's in the fridge, to eat out more often with friends, or to take more than we need as we browse the buffet. Here's a thought-provoking and fun video that explores one…

Post author:Christy
Post published:December 6, 2017
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