Orange blossoms
Orange blossoms ready to open. Time to feed this guy.

03-28-19 Let’s Do Spring

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In this issue: March in the GardenUpcoming ClassesGardenerd Tip of the Month: YouTube - Spring Planting GuideGardenerd Product of the Month: 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success March in the Garden Spring is officially here, and it's time to plant something...anything! Bury flower seeds, transplant annual color, plant out those cool- or warm-season crops (depending on where you live--see below). In our Test Garden, we're putting down freshly harvested compost. We're planting bush lima beans, more lettuces, cilantro, arugula, and…

Tip of the Week John Lyons
John Lyons in his natural habitat. Christy talks bees with him on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast.

05-10-18 May and Mothers

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In this issue: May in the Garden Celebrating 9000 Subscribers on YouTube Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Bees and Gardens with John Lyons Gardenerd Product of the Month: 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success (Perfect Mother's Day gift!) 1. May in the Garden May is for mothers. I'm not a mother, but I have 6 chickens, 1 cat, 50,000 bees and two gardens. I feel very motherly toward them all. Whether we have human children or not, we gardeners bond…

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04-05-18 Celebrate Our Earth

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In this issue: April in the Garden Celebrate Earth Month Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Tomato Tips from TomatoMania's Scott Daigre Gardenerd Product of the Month: Women's 3/4-sleeve Gardenerd Shirt 1. April in the Garden April is when spring truly starts to shine. Flowers bloom and bees buzz. Spring seeds sprout in newly amended soil, and the hope of an abundant summer fills every gardenerd's heart. In our test garden, we planted out tomatoes in deep holes with a little…

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03-01-18 March On!

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In this issue: March in the Garden Spring Garden Planning Workshops Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Soil Food Web - New Podcast Format! Gardenerd Product of the Month: 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success 1. March in the Garden March is here. Spring is so close we can taste it, but snow persists in many parts of the country. Heck, it even snowed in Rome (another Mediterranean climate like sunny SoCal) this week. For many of us southern gardeners, however,…

Read more about the article 05-25-17 Blissful May
More than a quart of blackberries in one picking!

05-25-17 Blissful May

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In this issue: May in the Garden The Beauty of Blackberries Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Getting Rid of Fungus Gnats Gardenerd Product of the Month: New Custom Biologicals 1. May in the Garden May is glorious. Spring rains make the garden jump, everything is green, and new life infuses gardeners with hope. It's planting time, and harvest time already for some as we inch ever closer toward summer. The light in the sky is harsh but beautiful. May lavishes…

Read more about the article 04-20-17 Nature Rules!
Trash artist Marina Debris creates art from items found washed up at the beach. These bird nests are made from discarded plastic straws.

04-20-17 Nature Rules!

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In this issue: April in the Garden Earth Month - What Can We Do? Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Tomato Troubles Gardenerd Product of the Month: New Custom Biologicals 1. April in the Garden April means Earth Month and Earth Day. As gardenerds, Earth Day is everyday, right? We tend our soil for carbon sequestration. We grow food to reduce the use of chemicals in the world. We plant flowers to benefit pollinators. We compost waste back into garden soil.…

Read more about the article 03-23-17 March Madness
Seedlingers makes biodegradable pots and all-natural fertilizers.

03-23-17 March Madness

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In this issue: March in the Garden America's Best Gardener Contest Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Spiders Gardenerd Product of the Month: Yellow Gardenerd T-Shirt 1. March in the Garden When it comes to March Madness, we're not really into sports. We're into nature. March means many things to a gardenerd: the first day of spring, spring planting, seed-starting for warm and hot season crops, and FLOWERS! In our test garden, wisteria is blooming overhead and the fragrance is intoxicating.…

Read more about the article 04-21-16 Our Big Blue Ball
A mixture of lettuces and kale, planted from nursery transplants, allow residents to see the difference between starting from seed and buying from the nursery.

04-21-16 Our Big Blue Ball

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In this issue: April in the Garden Where's Gardenerd Returns Home Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Earth Day Resolutions Gardenerd Product of the Month: Women's V-neck T-shirt 1. April in the Garden Earth Day is this week. In fact, April is Earth Month. It's a time to celebrate and bring focus to our planet, the only one we've got. We'll help you find ways to do both in this month's newsletter. In our Test Garden, we're transplanting tomatoes from seed…

03-24-16 Spring Growth

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In this issue: March in the Garden New YouTube Video: Italian Vegetable Pronunciations Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Spring Garden Planning List Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardening for Geeks 1. March in the Garden Finally, it's spring. The equinox has come, Daylight Saving Time has begun, and sprouts are jumping up in the garden. The air is filled with fragrant wisteria. Strawberries and blackberries are flowering. We come out of our own winter hibernation, too, and emerge into spring…

05-15-15 May, Oh My!

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In this issue: May in the Garden Spring Garden Wisdom Gardenerd Tip of the Month: SaveSeedSharing.org Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardenerd Mug   1. May in the Garden May is when days really start to feel summery, though not quite summer. Those longer daylight hours really open up the calendar to late afternoon gardening and early morning strolls through the yard. Plants drink up extra sunlight and benefit from cool evenings. It's beginning to feel like it's time for…

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