This question comes in all the time: What’s the Difference Between Compost and Mulch? It can be confusing because sometimes you can mulch with compost, and other times you can make compost from mulch. So let’s clear up a few things.
Our latest video is a reality check on gardening in Southern California in August 2021: the Gardening Good, Bad, and the Ugly. Christy walks you through the Gardenerd Test Garden to see what worked and what didn’t. Some of it is pretty, but most of it looks anything but.
Our guest this week is the ever-enthusiastic evangelist about biodynamics, Steven Wynbrandt. He’s the founder of Wynbrandt Farms and Wynbrant Farms Biodynamic Compost. Steven teaches biodynamics around the world and puts his training into practice in his own garden in Los Angeles.
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This year has been the most challenging gardening year for us here at Gardenerd HQ. Even with dozens of rat traps, our cat Mittens, and night vision cameras, we’re still losing to rats this year. But that makes the harvest we do get all the more delicious.
Our guest this week is Matt Rees-Warren, author of The Ecological Gardener: How to Create Beauty & Biodiversity from the Soil Up. He chats with Christy from his home in England about how we can reduce plastic, conserve resources, and create ecosystems in our gardens.
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A question from Debra came into Ask Gardenerd this week about compost volunteers. To keep or not to keep? We answer that question.
Spring is upon us, and we’re excited to be part of the Great Grow Along, a virtual garden conference taking place this March 19-21, 2021. Christy, along with 40+ other garden experts, will share her tips and tidbits for successful gardening.
We get questions like this one from Esther Lumer a lot: “Where do I buy worms to revive my compost bins?” The answer varies depending on what kind of compost bin you have, and depending on your goals. Let’s explore.