08-19-21 August Abundance

In this issue: August in the GardenYouTube: The Gardening Good, Bad, and the UglyGardenerd Tip of the Month: Zucchini RecipesGardenerd Product of the Month: Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden…

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YouTube: The Gardening Good, Bad, and the Ugly

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.

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Wordless Wednesday – Summer Production

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.

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07-22-21 Basil Bonanza

In this issue: July in the GardenYouTube: Favorite Basil VarietiesGardenerd Tip of the Month: Basil RecipesGardenerd Product of the Month: Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden July in the Garden…

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Ask Gardenerd: Holes in My Basil

We received this question from David Feldman came into Ask Gardenerd: "My basil has been doing great all spring and now that summer is here the leaves have lots of…

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Wordless Wednesday: Win Some, Lose Some

I don’t know about you, gardenerds, but the pest population here in Los Angeles has exploded this spring/summer. We’re experiencing rats like never before (emboldened by our absence over 2020, no doubt). White flies are absolutely everywhere, and leaf hoppers are abundant.

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06-24-21 Hello Summer!

In this issue: June in the GardenYouTube: Best Seeds to Save for Beginners Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Pest Control TipsGardenerd Product of the Month: Grow Your Own Mini Fruit…

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