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03-19-15 Growing into Spring

In this issue: March in the Garden Spring Planting Guide Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Nature Abhors Bare Soil Gardenerd Product of the Month: New Organic T-shirts 1. March…

YouTube: Planting Potatoes in Pots

Our latest YouTube video is live, and it's all about planting potatoes in pots. Here in Southern California we can plant potatoes in fall or spring. For those in cooler…

When 1+1=10: Harvesting Potatoes

Garden math breaks the rules. It’s one of the only places where things multiply without the need for a calculator, or the stress of bubble tests or sweaty palms. Possibly the best example of garden
math is the potato. Plant one, get many.

Spring is a great time to plant potatoes, and lucky for us, spring is coming soon. In warmer climates, you can also plant potatoes in the fall. That’s what we did last October with a couple of
scary potatoes left in the pantry too long. Yesterday we …

YouTube: Revitalizing, Re-Potting Edible Perennials

This week on the Gardenerd YouTube channel, we share tips for re-potting edible perennials like artichokes for continued success.

Heirloom Expo Wrap Up – All About Seeds

The 2015 Heirloom Expo was another huge success. I had the pleasure of giving a talk to a full house about Growing Food in the Drought. The rest of the…

2014 Fall Garden Tour

The fall garden is our favorite here at Gardenerd. The cooler temperatures lend themselves to growing crops without pests, and with much less stress than summer months. If we ever…

Ask Gardenerd: Starter Advice for Container Gardening

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 …

Gardens of Telluride

Once you arrive in Telluride, there is little need for a car, which makes for great sight-seeing on foot. When I was last here in spring, the flowers were just starting to get going and there was still snow on the mountains. Now the gardens are in full bloom and everyone is making the most of their gardening space. While I haven’t seen too many vegetable gardens, I have been charmed by the plenitude of cuteness in every corner. I thought I’d share some photos from this beautiful mountain town:

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