Christy is an enthusiastic garden speaker, teacher, and heirloom evangelist. She is available to wax rhapsodic about organic gardening on a number of topics at your garden club, next conference,…
The giant Crimson Sweet watermelon is taking up a lot of room in the refrigerator, so something must be done. The pile of limes on the counter, gifted to me from a friend, is also singing out a call
to action. The solution? Watermelon Lime Sorbet.
It’s no surprise that watermelon and lime is the perfect, orgasmic combination of flavors that bridges the seasonal change from summer to fall. Even though we are moving into flavors of earthy root
vegetables and hearty stews, the refreshing sweetness of citrus and melon is a …
I love when questions like this come from fresh gardenerds:
“I just stumbled on your website and am interested in gardening classes. I started gardening this spring by using pots and hanging pots. My veggies and herbs did extremely well. I put seedlings
in potting soil, watered occasionally, and voila! I’m an Ocean Park farmer! But now I’m excited and want to learn the basics. Can you provide me with upcoming class information and recommend an
introductory book? Thanks, Bob Meepos”
Hi Bob,
I’m glad to …
We have a tradition with a longtime friend in which we gather together, bringing our best tomatoes each season, to share in the bounty of the summer harvest. We slice them with care and taste each
variety to determine our favorites. There is olive oil and salt, a little basil, and very good bread on hand. Each time we’ve done a tasting we have come away with a new favorite. This year was no
exception.
We gathered in the garden with our contributions and began with show and tell. My husband and …
A great question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week:
“I am looking to purchase a variety of grain seeds. Not bulk, not for production? Yet. My goal is start growing and saving seeds from planter pots, as my yard is xeriscaped and I am in the
process of trying to sell my home. This way once I move I should have seeds for planting a small scale grain garden for personal use. Where can I find open-pollinated grain seeds that are not
planting a whole flappin’ acre at a time?”
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Have you ever planted mint, thinking that it would be a nice addition to your vegetable or herb garden, only to find that in no time at all
it had taken over your garden and choked out your veggies? Well that’s what happened to Joan Wilner in Beverly Hills. She called me up to rescue her waning vegetable garden from the claws
of the overwhelming mint patch a couple of weeks ago.
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We’re heading into our first (and most likely only) trade show of the
year. You can come visit the Gardenerd.com booth, #106, to get your burning gardening questions answered, enter for a chance to win an Ultimate Garden Bag, and pick up some of your favorite
Gardenerd Gear at …
Coming up next week, the Gardenerd Organic Gardening Series will be offered for the first time ever as a Weekend Intensive.