Gazette Winter

In this issue: February in the Garden Planting Asparagus Crowns Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Spider Mites Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardening for Geeks 1. February in the Garden February is the month for lovers. Whether you have a Significant Other or not, love can be found in the garden. We nurture seeds into fruit, we steward our soil and love what microbes can do when soil is healthy. We're gardenerds, and gardening = love. In our test garden,…

In this issue: January in the Garden Seed-Starting Tips Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Help My Tomatoes Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardenerd Women's Dark Hooded Sweatshirt 1. January in the Garden Welcome to a  new year, Gardenerds. It's another chance to try new seed varieties, to learn a new skill, and to build stellar soil. If you aren't composting already, make 2017 the year to begin! If you already compost, try seed-saving, and if you do that already, try…

In this issue: February in the Garden New YouTube Video: Pruning Fruit Trees Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Planting Bare Root Strawberries Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardening for Geeks 1. February in the Garden Valentine's Day has come and gone, but our love for the garden grows stronger each day as spring approaches. Soon we'll be starting seeds (for some, the time is now!) for spring crops, adding compost to beds, and starting all over again for a new…

In this issue: January in the Garden January To-Dos Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Taking Stock - Seeds, Successes and More Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardenerd Zipper Hoodie 1. January in the Garden Happy New Year, gardenerds. January is a time of renewal. We evaluate our progress and make changes (or promises) for a better, more organized, more abundant life. The garden gets its own make over, too. Winter gardeners are enjoying the fruits of a fall planting, while…

In this issue: December in the Garden Cover Crops Sequester Carbon Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Catalogs, Catalogs, Catalogs! Gardenerd Product of the Month: Autographed Copies of Gardening for Geeks 1. December in the Garden The garden takes on new dimension in winter. For some, it's buried under snow. Icicles hang off evergreen trees, and garden pathways are wiped from familiarity. In warm-winter climates, gardens are still very much alive and active. Tender green leaves decorate the landscape, and everything…

In this issue: February in the Garden Recipe: Rich Chocolate Heart Cakes Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Bed Prep for Spring Gardens Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardening for Geeks   1. February in the Garden February focuses on the heart, and as gardenerds our hearts are pretty much focused on seeds, garden planning, and the desire for spring to get here A.S.A.P. Even Valentine's Day is garden related. The first valentine was supposedly written on a leaf, a heart-shaped…

In this issue: January in the Garden Recipe: Spiced Cauliflower and Chickpea Stew Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Planting Jerusalem Artichokes Gardenerd Product of the Month: Ultimate Garden Bag   1. January in the Garden A group of #Gardenchat members were joking around on Twitter the other day when someone asked, "If you wrote a gardening book, what would be the title of your first chapter?" My reply was, "Chapter 1: Gardener's Amnesia," because every year in January I forget…

In this issue: December in the Garden Gifts from the Garden Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Build a Mini Root Cellar Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardening for Geeks Book 1. December in the Garden Maybe I'm getting old (well, yes, that's definitely happening), but it seems that time is racing by more quickly this year. The holidays descended up on us in record time. Wasn't it just summer? Winter Solstice lands on Saturday, Dec. 21st and it's one of…

In this issue: February in the Garden Seed School Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Yearly Rose Pruning How-To Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardening for Geeks   1. February in the Garden Is your garden waking up yet? Or has it been going all winter? No matter what the state of your garden is, the same mood strikes the heart of every gardener this time of year. The longing, the love of gardening. Soon it will be here. Soon we…