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.
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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.
Rosemary is in bloom for bees and other pollinators who need nectar this winter.
Ask Gardenerd – What’s a Spittlebug?
A fun question came into Ask Gardenerd this week from Janet Lally. She asks, "This morning I found my rosemary had blobs of white foam on the ends of some branches. I had pruned the rosemary yesterday. What is it? --Janet Lally"
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…
Meyer lemons
Ask Gardenerd: Rootstock Fruit on Citrus
Every once in awhile we get a question or comment from a fruit gardener that their citrus fruit tastes terrible. This week, Paul Marini wrote in to Ask Gardenerd with a different question that is related: "I know the Meyer lemon tree is a combination of lemon and mandarin orange. I am pretty sure there are orange branches growing out of the bottom half [of my tree]. Is it OK to leave them on, or should I cut them off?"