In this issue: August in the Garden Fall Garden Prep and Classes Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Ripening Ground Cherries Gardenerd Product of the Month: Jr. Spaghetti Strap Top 1. August in the Garden Is it hot enough for you? We're on the coast and it's been 85-90 degrees every day (with no air conditioning, mind you). We have a strategy here at Gardenerd HQ: in the morning we open all the windows, turn on two box fans to pull…
In this issue: July in the Garden Ask Gardenerd: Tomatoes Not Bearing Fruit Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Seed Saving with Eleuterio Navarro Gardenerd Product of the Month: 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success 1. July in the Garden Many would say that summer's best gift is the tomato. I agree, but would argue that basil, sweet corn, and sunflowers are tied for second. So far, we've made more pesto this summer than anything else. In our test garden, we're…
In this issue: June in the Garden YouTube: Vertical Gardening Product Review Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Homesteading with Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardenerd BBQ Apron 1. June in the Garden Summer Solstice has arrived! It's time for barbecues, picnics, and summer squash. Are you sick of zucchini yet? We've been eating it since early May and we're running out of things to do with it. So far we've made Chocolate Zucchini Bread (scroll…
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: January in the Garden Seed Starting Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Grubs and Raccoons Gardenerd Product of the Month: 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success 1. January in the Garden It seems we just celebrated New Year's and here we are at the end of January. Hopefully you've had time to read through seed catalogs that arrived over the holidays. Soon the garden will be active again with spring crops and warmer weather. Whether you shut the…
In this issue: November in the Garden Gardenerd HQ Fall Tour - Come Celebrate with us! Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Holiday Recipes Gardenerd Product of the Month: 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success - Holiday Sale Price! 1. November in the Garden It bothers me to see holiday decorations in stores before Halloween. Retailers aren't gardeners, so they don't understand the value of the fall season. It's the best growing season for warm-winter climates. It's also a time of…
In this issue: October in the Garden Design: Abundance from Small Spaces Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Soil Choices Gardenerd Product of the Month: 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success 1. October in the Garden Fall has arrived, so of course, we're having a heat wave here in Los Angeles. Wildfires rage up north, and our hearts go out to everyone affected by the devastation. Some of our friends have lost their homes, while others hold their breath as the…
In this issue: September in the Garden Monticello: Knowledge Passed Down Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Cool Fall Crops Gardenerd Product of the Month: 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success 1. September in the Garden Fall is nearly here, which means cool-weather crops abound. In places with no frost or mild winters, cool-weather crops grow from October through February without protection. In places with snow and frost, greenhouses, cold frames, insulated garden fabric (draped over hoops), and careful timing allow…