Dirt Simple Compost Tea Brewer
2013 Gardening Resolutions
With each new year, gardeners vow to make changes or try new techniques (or remember old ones). 2013 shall be no different, and so we bring you Gardenerd's Gardening Resolutions…
Chayote squash sprouted
The Chayote Squash Dilemma
Interesting things come in the monthly produce exchange, and last month it included one chayote squash. As it sat on the counter, it became more interesting. It sprouted. I've never…
Navel orange
‘Tis the Season for Citrus
There's something special about sneaking outside in your bathrobe into the crisp, cool, fall air to pick a citrus breakfast off a tree: a fresh orange dripping with new fallen…
Pine needles for tea?
Oh Christmas Tree (+a Book Giveaway!)
This week we have a great guest blog post from Kami McBride, author of The Herbal Kitchen. I met Kami at the Heirloom Expo, where she was sharing her knowledge…
The family has 2 rabbits, and they plan to put up a barrier to protect the herb garden.
New Herb Garden
A call came in from a Santa Monica homeowner who had been wanting to put in a small herb garden for years. She had a busy life, and participated in…
Micro-Greens for All
The latest post from Mar Vista's Bounty Hunter is ready for your perusal. Find out more about Silver Lake Farms and how they're going "greens": New Vendor Features Organic Micro-greens…
One of two Cinderella Pumpkins grown in 2012
Making Pumpkin Puree
Did you know that most pumpkin puree sold in a can is not actually pumpkin? It's some other kind of squash masquerading as pumpkin. There's only one way to know…
New home for bees
Bee Hive Rescue – Fascinating Stuff!
Every once in a while, bees find a home at Ocean View Farms organic community garden. Sadly, we can't legally keep them there, but instead of calling the exterminators, a…
Swiss chard is ready for harvest. Cilantro bolts to seed, attracting aphid-destroying parasitic wasps.
Fall Garden in Progress – Part 2
Last week we shared what's growin' on in our Test Garden. Now let's look at what the fall garden looks like over at our community garden plot. In just a…
Behold the yellow sweet flesh of the Golden Honey
Watermelon in November
Chalk it up to climate change, or just a fluke of nature, but we're harvesting watermelon in November. Not just any watermelon, Golden Honey watermelon. Our other watermelons grew within…