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California native plants are ready to go in the ground now.

Fall: Time to Plant Perennials

Fall is the time of year to plant perennials. Why? Isn't the season winding down? It is, but it's the perfect time to put winter-hardy perennials in the ground because they will use winter to develop strong roots. When spring rolls around, those fall-planted perennials will be leaps and bounds ahead of spring-planted plants, and will produce flowers or fruit more quickly. We're taking these cooler days to plant California Natives in the front yard. Next spring they'll jump into…

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 14, 2014
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"Finished" zucchini flan

Nailed It!: Zucchini Flan Fail

This one is especially for anyone out there who thinks we're perfect here at Gardenerd. Hang on to your hats, it's gonna be great. Years ago, when traveling to Italy, we picked up this great cookbook from a vegetarian farm hotel in Umbria. We bought it mainly for one recipe: the sformatini di zucchine, a "soft creamy ricotta cheese and courgette flan with a hint of marjoram." It came to us in a cup/dish made from Pamagiano Reggiano cheese that…

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 8, 2014
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Get down and dirty with the Root Simple Podcast

Gardenerd on Root Simple Podcast

Meet Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne, the Root Simple Team. They have spent years designing a homesteading lifestyle for themselves that is enviable among gardenerds. In the heart of Los Angeles, they keep chickens, grow food, preserve the harvest, make bread, and construct things from other things, all in hopes of living more lightly upon the planet. Their books, The Urban Homestead and Making it! are wonderful additions to any garden or self-sufficiency library, and they're really nice folks to boot!…

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 7, 2014
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Kale t-shirt: a must have for kale lovers.

Oh Kale Yeah! National Kale Day

October 1st is National Kale Day. Who cares that the holiday is only observed in Canada? We deserve to celebrate here in the States as well. Needless to say, we're very excited about this at Gardenerd. Every day we tout the benefits of kale and growing your own. Now we have an excuse to wax rhapsodic about this glorious vegetable with an official day to back us up. We're not crazy, just crazy about kale. This season we're growing 6…

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 1, 2014
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Niki Jabbour does it again with Groundbreaking Food Gardens.

Groundbreaking Food Gardens Giveaway!

If you're looking for a good gardening book to curl up with this winter, Groundbreaking Food Gardens is my pick for 2014. Niki Jabbour, author of The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener, has collected an impressive series of vegetable garden designs from 72 (73 if you count her own design) renowned gardeners around the USA and Canada. Having read it from cover to cover, I can honestly say it "fills the well" for idea-strapped gardeners everywhere. Groundbreaking Food Gardens is chock-full of…

Post author:Christy
Post published:September 30, 2014
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A potted lime tree sets fruit in the recent heat wave.

Vernal Equinox

September 23rd marks the beginning of fall, the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. It couldn't be more welcome after all the heat we've been having. It brings with it a hope of rain (here in drought-stricken California) and the chance to grow cool-weather crops. Here at Gardenerd our eyes are clouded with the promise of kale, broccoli, sugar snap peas and more. But before we can put our fall crops in the ground, before we pull the last of…

Post author:Christy
Post published:September 23, 2014
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Back to My Garden's Dave Ledoux interviews Christy about writing, gardening and failure.

Gardenerd on Back to My Garden Podcast

A fellow gardenerd up in Canada has a new podcast (okay, not so new. He's got 20 episodes already) called Back to My Garden. Dave Ledoux grows in northern climates, where snow and short growing seasons are a reality. He wanted to interview me about Gardening for Geeks and growing food in Southern California for a change of pace. Listen and subscribe to Dave's podcast, Back to My Garden on iTunes or Stitcher. His podcast is different from most gardening…

Post author:Christy
Post published:September 17, 2014
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Abundance is everywhere at the Heirloom Expo

Field Trip: Heirloom Expo 2014 Review

This year's Heirloom Expo was particularly delicious because I had the chance to give a lecture on my favorite subject: small-space biointensive gardening for urban gardeners. The rest of the time, however, was spent blissing out on gorgeous displays of seeds, melons and squashes, and rare breed livestock. Let's take a tour: The Heirloom Expo is a yearly event in Santa Rosa, CA at the Sonoma County Fair Grounds. Now in its fourth year, the festival is running on strong…

Post author:Christy
Post published:September 16, 2014
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Our verdict: I love veggies! Bake is a winner.

Recipe: I-Love-Veggies! Bake

It's new recipe time! This one uses foods from the summer harvest (mostly) and makes enough for leftovers. Mixing flavors of sweet potatoes, butternut squash and green beans also makes this dish colorful, and the delicious, savory sauce made from...cauliflower (don't be afraid) put smiles on everyone's face at the table. This dish requires some time, but it's well worth it. If you have a mandoline or a sous chef to do all the slicing, that will cut down on…

Post author:Christy
Post published:September 3, 2014
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Not so foreign, but I'd never seen a quince in person before.

Field Trip: Little Farm in Encino, CA

We're about to take you on a journey to a magical place; a place where tropical and rare fruits grow in abundance, where grapevines climb arbors, where goats, chickens, rabbits and birds live in comfort, all in the middle of a housing tract in Encino, CA. Clive Segil, the owner of this parcel just under 2 acres, calls it Little Farm, but there's nothing little about it. A group of Our Time Bank friends and I ventured out to Encino…

Post author:Christy
Post published:August 26, 2014
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