In this issue: May in the GardenRead the Actual Green New Deal - it's only 14 pages longGardenerd Tip of the Month: Podcast - Raised Bed Gardening with Conor FitzpatrickGardenerd Product of the Month: Long-sleeved Baby Onesie May in the Garden Here in Los Angeles our rainy season ends in April, and yet here we are in May with rainy days in the forecast. What a delightful surprise. These cooler days mean we can sow another row of lettuces, arugula,…

In this issue: April in the GardenEarth Day ResolutionsGardenerd Tip of the Month: Podcast - Berries & Fruit Trees with Tara Austen WeaverGardenerd Product of the Month: 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success April in the Garden It's been non-stop around here, helping people plan and plant their spring gardens. We've been hard at work installing crops and planting seeds at Gardenerd HQ as well. This is no time to kick up one's feet. It's time to plant, plant, plant!…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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.…

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.…

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…