It’s time for a quick December Tour of Gardenerd HQ. Christy takes you on a walk-through of what’s working in December and what’s not. We’ll share progress on our raised beds, fruit trees, and
This new video links to other great videos (like how to clean your tools, how to plant bare root fruit trees, and more). Christy also makes 2 big announcements about what’s coming in early 2022 at Gardenerd. You won’t want to miss it.
Back in 2014, we took a field trip to The Little Farm, a 2 acre private residence in the Valley in Southern California. Clive Segil is a rare fruit grower, and he transformed his sloped parcel into a jam packed, productive jungle with a menagerie of livestock and fruit trees. In our latest YouTube video, we return to see what has changed since we were there last.
Our latest YouTube video explains chill hours – what are they and why do you need them? Christy shares the basics to make it easier to choose the right fruit trees and berries for your garden. Pick the right tree with the right chill hours, and you’ll actually get fruit!
Jo Anne Trigo runs the only certified organic nursery in LA County, and if that’s not enough, she runs it out of her home. Two Dog Organic Nursery supplies Angelinos with fruit trees, vegetable seedlings, and culinary herbs and edible flowers year-round
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Back in November, I got a call from a woman who wanted to turn her front and back yard into an edible landscape. She had seen me on Food For
Thought with Claire Thomas, and felt instinctively that Gardenerd was the right hire for the job.
We worked together to come up with ideas: moving existing baby fruit trees to permanent homes in the front yard, adding a vegetable garden and more fruit trees in the backyard. She …
Growing up, my parents had orange trees and stone fruit trees that I swear were planted in unamended clay soil and were never – ever – fertilized.
They thrived. My three citrus trees, on the other hand, which were planted with good drainage, plenty of compost and lots of care, are sad, sad, and more sad. What gives?
Our top New Years’ Resolution was to figure out what was wrong with our …
Fall is the time to start thinking about next year’s fruit, mainly because bare root fruit trees and cane berries will soon be in stock. Most seed companies and nurseries encourage you to order early
for deliveries that start in January, and their supply sells out quickly. So now is the time.
Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply has always been my go-to place for bare root fruit trees
and cane berries (no, I don’t get any kickbacks for promoting them, I just love these guys). The folks at …