Gardenerd’s Trusted Links & Resources

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Latest News

PressPress Releases Gardenerd News & Calendar Christy celebrated National Gardenerd Day on April 14, 2021 by sharing gardening tips on KTLA News. Watch the 4.5 minute segment here. Check out…

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How to Know if it’s GMO?

“Dear Gardenerd,

How do we know if our seeds are genetically Modified?”

Excellent question! I have answers for you.

The good news
is that GMO seeds are widely available to the commercial agriculture industry, but the push to sell them to home gardeners is not yet popular (and most likely not lucrative).
   The bad news is that farmers growing non-GMO crops for seed are having a harder time isolating themselves from farms that …

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Radishes – Nature’s Fast Food

Need something quick to grow this fall before cold weather shuts down the garden?  Try radishes. They go from seed to maturity in about 6 weeks. They sprout in around 3 days, so they’re the
perfect crop to grow if you have a short attention span.

Got kids?  Grow radishes. They are the instant gratification vegetable. Children can plant them in small containers, watch them sprout, and harvest them before they remember that they don’t
like vegetables.

Cherry Belle and Easter Egg radishes, freshly …

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New 2011 Fall FantaSeed Collection

As summer winds down, the excitement for fall crops is building. Not sure what to grow?  Gardenerd is here to help. We’ve picked out a special selection of veggies we have been dying to grow –
and we’re pretty jazzed about it.

Color is the name of the game this fall. Purples, yellows, reds and greens take the stage this fall to brighten up your garden. Check out this beautiful lineup for fall:

2011 Fall FantaSeed Collection

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Solar Flax Chips

We’re constantly trying to replicate store-bought treats in the Gardenerd kitchen, and this week we successfully tackled raw flax chips/crackers. We did it all in the solar food dryer too – so the
entire experiment was carbon neutral! 

If you are looking for a substitute for potato chips or any other salty snack, you’ve got to try these flax chips. They are nutritious and delicious – it’s hard to eat just one. Here’s how we did
it:

The Recipe – …

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