04-25-24 Spring Excitement

In this issue:

  1. April in the Garden – Spring Excitement
  2. Video: 1 Fruit Tree Tip for an Abundant Harvest
  3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Earth Month Resources
  4. Gardenerd Product of the Month: Creating a Healthy Garden Online Course

1. April in the Garden – Spring Excitement

Happy Earth Month, gardenerds! There’s a lot we can do/change to make the planet a better place, and starting a garden at home is one of them. But one of the big changes still needed is to reduce plastics in the garden. Microplastics are everywhere and gardening is full of plastic pots, plant markers, and other products made from plastics. Learn more about how we can reduce plastics in the garden here.

This month Gardenerd HQ, we transplanted tomatoes and planted basil seeds this week. We’re clearing old brassica beds to make room for warm-season crops. In the harvest basket: kohlrabi, carrots, green onions, turnips, lettuces, cabbage, artichokes, and the last of the oranges. Lemons are still abundant right now. If your fruit trees are flowering, it’s time to feed them! Do the earth a favor and use organic fertilizers and plenty of compost, worm castings, and mulch. All of these benefit the soil and the microbes in the Soil Food Web.

In this newsletter, you’ll find our latest YouTube video with one great fruit tree tip. Plus more Earth Month resources and info about our Creating a Healthy Garden online pest control course.

Happy gardening,

Christy

Carrot harvest in April – Scarlet Nantes, Yellowstone, Cosmic Purple, and Black Nebula

2. Video: 1 Fruit Tree Tip to Ensure Abundant Harvest

Do this one thing to ensure abundant fruit production in the years to come.

Our latest YouTube video offers one great tip to ensure your fruit trees grow and produce fruit abundantly in the future.

Watch and Learn – 1 Fruit Tree Tip

3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month – Earth Month Resources

Rosie the Riveter
Let’s do this – take the next step for the planet

Earth Month Resources

Every Earth Day we publish a few next steps that we can take to make the planet a better place to live. Here’s one of our newsletters from 2022. Click below, scroll down to the big blue orb (our home) and check out 3 things you can do to up your planet stewardship.

Earth Day Everywhere All at Once

4. Gardenerd Product of the Month – Creating a Healthy Garden Online Course!

Creating a Healthy Garden Course

It’s spring and that means pests are inevitable. Instead of reaching for bug spray, take our online pest control course. In Creating a Healthy Garden, you’ll learn how to identify pests, find solutions, and apply them to your garden for a healthier ecosystem and balance overall.

Stay tuned for more tips and tidbits from Gardenerd.com. Enjoy the spring excitement and all that goes with it!

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