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First Summer Harvest

First Summer Harvest

Even though we’ve been harvesting squash for awhile now (see “Zucchini Anyone?”), it doesn’t really feel like a summer harvest until the tomatoes start showing up.  This week, it’s official!  They’re red and ready to start pickin’ at the Gardenerd test garden. 

Although, to say that they’re red would be discriminatory.  These heirloom tomatoes are ripening in nearly every color of the rainbow.  Red is almost passe with all the delectable heirloom options out there. 

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Japanese / Vegetable Garden in Sierra Madre

Japanese / Vegetable Garden in Sierra Madre

This spring, Gardenerd has helped many new gardeners get on their way.  Whether it be through classes, consulting or food garden design, it’s been a delight to watch people get bitten by the gardening bug and begin growing their own food.

One such delight came last month, when we finished installing a new garden in Sierra Madre.  At first it was going to be a simple, straight forward garden with a few raised beds to maximize growing space.  But as the process went on, the home owners realized that they really wanted to incorporate their dream garden – a …

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Saving Money through Gardening

This morning an article appeared in my inbox from Kitchen Gardeners International that I thought I would share. It felt appropriate to post it because the main question that was asked of those of us who participated in the recent Nightline interview was, “Does this save you money?”  While I couldn’t really summarize the ways in which home growing saves me money, this article really nails down an concrete answer.  Enjoy!  

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An Ailing Meyer Lemon

A desperate plea came in this week that sounds like a 911 call:

“New meyer lemon dwarf tree doing poorly, yellow leaves, flowers dropped off. So sad….Help! Suggestions?”

You said the magic word – new.  I’m guessing that your lemon tree is suffering from transplant shock in some way.  It can take around 3 weeks for a plant to show signs of it,  but chances of survival are pretty good , especially in winter, if you address it right away.  Here’s what I can say about it and other possible problems your tree might be suffering from:

Yellow leaves – There are a …

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Eco-Gift Festival

Eco-Gift Festival

There’s been a bit of a lapse on blog entries in the past week.  Reason being, I was at the Eco-Gift Festival for 4 days, and the workload leading up to it was tremendous.  Now that it’s over, and after a little much-needed rest, blogging can resume as regularly scheduled. 

For those who couldn’t attend, here is a little taste of what it was like at the Festival.  First of all, we had a great location – the first booth you saw upon entering the tent.  You couldn’t possibly miss our banner, which was wonderfully designed by Lenore …

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Easy Plants for Pots

Easy Plants for Pots

“Love your podcast and website. I am new to gardening. Browsed your site and enjoyed the blog on veggies in a pot. As I start thinking about the spring, I began to ponder the possibility of additional veggies and herbs in “pots.” What do you think are the easiest veggies and herbs to plant in pots. Right now I grow watermelon, tomatoes and strawberries in my tiny garden. Any advice? I live in New Mexico in a dry climate. Thanks—David”

Thanks so much for writing in, David. There are some great veggies that will grow in pots, …

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New Gardener’s Dilemma

“I just started gardening recently, so my first garden is full of
mistakes. I was watering my cherry tomatoes every day, until I was told that was way too often.  They didn’t show any signs of being over watered, but I cut it down to twice
a week.  Several of their lower branches have turned yellow or brown and died since I cut down on watering.  What should I do?

Also, my squash and cucumbers haven’t shown much growth in a little while.  I made the mistake of planting them too close together.  I’m also worried that I haven’t given them
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Re-purposing a Lawn

Re-purposing a Lawn

Last week something happened to Sandy Young’s front lawn.  It got smaller.  Or rather, part of it became a vegetable garden. 

Sandy had been wanting to decrease her carbon footprint for awhile and decided that she could save some gas money driving to and from the grocery store (even though she already drives a Prius) by growing vegetables on her front lawn.  She had been entertaining the idea of ripping out part of her lawn, and after taking a class from the Gardenerd Organic Gardening Series, she decided to put what she learned into practice.  

Sandy is a do-it-yourself kind of woman. She already …

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