May rains (an oddity in Los Angeles) have kept the garden happy and cool this month. It's time to plant while the gettin's good. Here's a little inspiration to help…
Planting time is finally here, and we’re celebrating spring to its fullest. Out with the old, in with the new! Celebrate April bliss with us. Here’s a look at what we’re growing this week.
Spring delights are already abundant here in Los Angeles. Step outside and you're greeted with the fragrance of wisteria overhead, or the wild Painted Lady butterfly migration all around. Loquats…
My guest this week is Erica Wohldmann, professor of Psychology at Cal State University Northridge and avid forager of urban and wild places. She spent 6 months gathering food and…
In this issue: January in the Garden New Varieties to Try Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Seed Starting 101 Gardenerd Product of the Month: 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success…
This is what December looks like in a warm-winter climate. We're watering from rain barrels and eating salads in December (since lettuce bolts to seed too quickly through the summer).…
Fall is here and it's time to change beds from summer to cool-weather crops. Peppers are hanging on, but kales and lettuces are making their way into the picture. Celebrate…
Vidya writes in to Ask Gardenerd with a problem we've been dealing with for awhile: decreased production in raised beds. She writes, "For five years I have been growing flowers…