How do we keep pets safe from traps in the garden? If you’ve read this blog or watched our videos you’ve met Mittens, our beloved mouser / squirrel chaser / chicken protector. She eats rats whole…she is a nose-to-tail carnivore.
In this issue: August in the Garden - Dog Days Video: Trellis Tricks - Get more from your small space Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Best-Of - Pest Control Tips…
This past winter we installed a new small-space urban garden in place of a lawn in Santa Monica, CA. The homeowner wanted to grow some veggies, but had a certain look in mind.
In our latest video, we take you on a tour of the September 2023 Heirloom Expo. Giant piles of squash, tables of gorgeous varieties, tons of seeds for sale. What’s not to love?!
We have our youngest guest ever on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast this week. 7 year-old Kendall Rae Johnson is the youngest Certified Farmer in Georgia. She and her mom and dad, Ursula and Quinton, own and run aGrowKulture Urban Farm.
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People offer to send me stuff all the time, like these long-sleeved garden gloves. But I only say yes if it looks like something I can use.
Amanda Thomsen was one of the early bloggers on the gardening scene, and her attitude is best explained by the title of her blog and first book: Kiss My Aster. Amanda is our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, where she shares her philosophy along with some great tips for garden design, planting success, and more.
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This week we travel to Compton, CA, where Kathleen Blakistone runs Moonwater Farm. Livestock, a garden, a pond, a food forest, and teaching spaces make up the heart of this urban farm. Kathleen shares her journey of bringing the farm to life amid asphalt and other urban influences in this historically agricultural community.
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