Ask Gardenerd: Ash in the Garden

With fires raging here in California, the question keeps coming up: how do I deal with fallen ash in the garden? Does it contaminate the soil? Should I eat the plants? These are all good questions. Let’s look at the answers.

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Mini Fruit Garden: Bibliography

Resources Books Buckingham, Alan. Grow Fruit. Great Britain: DK Publishing, 2010. Ingels, Chuck A., Geisel, Pamela M., and Maxwell V. Norton editors. The Home Orchard: Growing Your Own Deciduous Fruit…

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07-09-20 Gardening Is Freedom

In this issue: July in the GardenProtecting & Harvesting Corn - YouTubeGardenerd Tip of the Month: Answers to Your QuestionsGardenerd Product of the Month: Gardening for Geeks 2020 July in…

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YouTube: What’s Eating My Plant?

This week on the Gardenerd YouTube channel, we answer the question, “What’s eating my plant?” We start with the most common damage you see on crops and describe the pest(s) that go with it.

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Wordless Wednesday: Rainy Day Gardening

We’re blessed with rain today, and with it comes the promise that the lettuce seeds we planted earlier this week will germinate. Spring is here in Los Angeles and life springs forth once again.

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