Ask Gardenerd: Heavy Metals in Soils
A thought-provoking question came into Ask Gardenerd from Bill Thompson in New Hampshire this week about heavy metals. Let's dive in.
Green onion seeds are fresh and ready to harvest for succession planting.
Ask Gardenerd: Saving Onion Seeds
A series of questions came in from Jaci this week about saving onion seeds. Her questions are really about growing onions for seed-saving.
A single ant is usually a scout. More will come soon.
Ask Gardenerd: Ants Everywhere!
Alice writes into Ask Gardenerd to ask about ants everywhere. How to solve the problem with little to no pesticides? We've got the answer.
Grow plants under grow lights through winter. Start seeds too.
Ask Gardenerd: What’s Wrong with My Cucumber Sprouts?
A great seasonal question about cucumber sprouts came in to Ask Gardenerd this week from Rosemary Stankey.
Mittens oversees the squash bed as it sprawls out of bounds.
Ask Gardenerd: Planting Tips for Squash and Melons
Ann wrote in to Ask Gardenerd this week with a question about growing squash and melons. We offer solutions to protect plants from her turtles
Pomegranate flowers are bursting forth. We fed them with organic fruit tree fertilizer when flowers appeared.
Ask Gardenerd: Fertilizer Choice for New Gardener
A great question about a fertilizer choice came into Ask Gardenerd this week from Selena in Australia. We answer and provide tips about options.
Ask Gardenerd: Citrus Overwatered – What to Do?
A question came into Ask Gardenerd this week from Marilyn Boone when her citrus was overwatered. We answered.
Photo by Andrew Cheeseman
Ask Gardenerd: Water Crisis – How to Conserve Water for Garden Plants
I've been hearing from clients about new water restrictions cities are implementing to deal with California's water crisis. In some cases, cities plan to cut homeowner's water supply by 50%.
Ask Gardenerd: Asparagus – To Prune or Not to Prune?
A question came in to Ask Gardenerd about pruning asparagus. What dive into the answers.
Our lemons are almost ripe. 'Tis the season for citrus!
Ask Gardenerd: Lemon Tree Grown from Seed
A question came in to Ask Gardenerd about a lemon tree grown from seed. We explore whether that's a good idea or not.