Sweet meat pumpkin
Sweet meat pumpkin sets fruit (with a little help from us...and a paintbrush)

07-22-21 Basil Bonanza

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In this issue: July in the GardenYouTube: Favorite Basil VarietiesGardenerd Tip of the Month: Basil RecipesGardenerd Product of the Month: Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden July in the Garden This month's newsletter is a basil bonanza. I don't know about you, but I'm enjoying the heck out of my basil patch these days. Pesto, Caprese (and Caprese sandwiches on homemade sourdough EVERY SINGLE DAY), and basil lemonade. What could be better? In the Test Garden, we're still dealing with…

Sweet meat pumpkin
Sweet meat pumpkin sets fruit (with a little help from us...and a paintbrush)

06-24-21 Hello Summer!

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In this issue: June in the GardenYouTube: Best Seeds to Save for Beginners Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Pest Control TipsGardenerd Product of the Month: Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden June in the Garden Well, Hello summer! Warm weather brings with it the ripening of hot-weather crops. Summer has its blessings as well as its curses: long sunny days, but an increase in pests, plant stress, and drought (here, anyway. We send our thoughts those are experiencing flooding right…

Sweet meat pumpkin
Sweet meat pumpkin sets fruit (with a little help from us...and a paintbrush)

05-27-21 May Becomes June

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In this issue: May in the GardenYouTube: Pinching Basil - Why, and How to Do it Right Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Battling Blight & Powdery MildewGardenerd Product of the Month: Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden May in the Garden And just like that May is nearly over. Days elongate a little every day, the weather warms, and summer crops start to take over the garden. Once we hit summer solstice, the pendulum swings toward the cool season. But…

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04-29-21 Earth Is Our Only Home

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In this issue: April in the GardenYouTube: Volunteers - The Benefit of Free Food ForeverGardenerd Tip of the Month: Harvesting CompostGardenerd Product of the Month: Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden April in the Garden This month is Earth Month, but we gardenerds know that every day is Earth Day, right? So as we head into May, the garden brings Mother Nature into focus, and we get to enjoy communing with the wonders of the earth. Are you planting out…

Wordless Wednesday winter lettuces
Winter lettuce patch is going strong. Time to sow new seeds for the spring round of salads.

03-18-21 Happy Equinox

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In this issue: March in the GardenYouTube: Grow Artichokes - Not AphidsGardenerd Tip of the Month: Bed PrepGardenerd Product of the Month: Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden March in the Garden This month rings in the beginning of spring in the Northern hemisphere on March 20th. Southern hemisphere dwellers shift into fall. The change of seasons is refreshing, a time to start again. Our gardens shift to a new set of crops and all the bounty that comes with…

Purple Savoy Cabbage
Purple Savoy cabbage is ready to harvest. Time for hot & sour soup!

02-18-21 Reset the Garden

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In this issue: February in the GardenYouTube: 20 Colorful Tomatoes for 2021Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Spring Planting GuideGardenerd Product of the Month: Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden February in the Garden February is filled with hearts and flowers, chocolates and sentimentality. It's also filled with hope--eager gardeners plot and plan their spring gardens on paper. We imagine the coming season with a fondness and wistful expectation. Love is in the air. Love for new varieties, old favorites, and…

Citrus wordless wednesday
Our mini fruit garden out front (yes, fruit trees in the front yard are awesome). Tangerines and lemons are ready to pick.

01-21-21 New Beginnings

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In this issue: January in the GardenYouTube: How to Fix Most Citrus ProblemsGardenerd Tip of the Month: New Seeds to TryGardenerd Product of the Month: Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden January in the Garden January presents itself an an opportunity to start over. New Year, new garden. There is a lot that is new this year, and a lot that carries over from last year. We're still in a pandemic, though vaccine distribution has begun. Warm-winter gardeners are enjoying…

2 bushels of sweet potatoes came from the ground. All volunteers.
2 bushels of sweet potatoes came from the ground. All volunteers.

12-17-20 A Holiday Rest

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In this issue: December in the GardenFood Sovereignty with Leah Penniman - PodcastGardenerd Tip of the Month: Bioneers Conference 2020Gardenerd Product of the Month: Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden December in the Garden As the holiday season settles upon us, the garden takes a back seat to celebrations of Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and more than 20 other religious events. It's a time to rest and take stock of a difficult year. I am hopeful for 2021 and…

2 bushels of sweet potatoes came from the ground. All volunteers.
2 bushels of sweet potatoes came from the ground. All volunteers.

11-19-20 To Be Grateful

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In this issue: November in the GardenBare Root Fruit Trees with Christy - PodcastGardenerd Tip of the Month: Feast Ideas for ThanksgivingGardenerd Product of the Month: Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden November in the Garden The air is filled with change, newness, and a fresh start for fall--it's one of many things we are grateful for. In places with actual winter, this time signals more of a shift toward dormancy and reflection. Either way, the change of season brings…

2 bushels of sweet potatoes came from the ground. All volunteers.
2 bushels of sweet potatoes came from the ground. All volunteers.

10-22-20 Fall Progress

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In this issue: October in the GardenUnplugged Family Activities - PodcastGardenerd Tip of the Month: Harvesting Sweet PotatoesGardenerd Product of the Month: Gardening for Geeks 2020 October in the Garden As we wait for cooler weather to arrive, we're seeing photos of the first snowfall in other parts of the country. The garden season may be over for some, but warm-winter climates are just getting started on the fall garden. I love watching fall progress. Renewal is the theme in…

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