07-17-09 Get Your Summer On

7-17-09 Get Your Summer On In This Issue: July in the Garden Dog Days of Summer Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Harvesting Watermelon Product of the Month: Edible Los Angeles…

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06-17-11 Honor Thy Father’s Day

06-17-11 Honor Thy Father's Day In this issue: June in the Garden Pesticide-laden Apples in the News Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes Gardenerd Product of…

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06-21-08 Summer has Arrived

6-21-08 Summer has Arrived In This Issue:     1. What's Growin' On in June     2. Home Grown Garlic     3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month - Permaculture     4.…

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03-31-09 Spring Along with Me

3-31-09 Spring Along with Me In This Issue: March in the Garden Planting Tomatoes Gardenerd Tip of the Week: Free Mulch Product of the Month: Gardenerd Recycled Grocery Tote 1.…

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04-19-08 Welcome to Spring

4-19-08 Welcome to Spring  In This Issue:     1. Clearing the Cobwebs for Spring     2. Organic Gardening Classes - Coming in May!     3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month…

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About Us

Contact Us Yvette Roman Photography Mission StatementGardenerd is designed for people who have a healthy sense of humor about their obsession with organic gardening, and who have a thirst for…

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Like a Moth to the Apple

A new question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week:

“Hi, My mom has a very good fuji apple tree, but we lose a lot of apples to worms. Is there a natural, organic, non-Monsanto something that would help deter pests?  Thank you, -Michael”

I’m so glad that you are seeking an alternative method to prevent this problem!  It’s so easy to grab a bottle off the shelf and start spraying. Let’s see what we can do to get you on the road
to apple tree salvation. …

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