YouTube: How to Plant Bare Root Strawberry Crowns
One of the most efficient and economical ways to grow strawberries is to plant bare root strawberry crowns. Our video shows you how to plant them.
The spiders are doing their best work, stretching their webs across the yard.
Wordless Wednesday: After the Rain
Rain makes everything grow (it's the nitrogen, really). While you enjoy your holiday week, here's some inspiration to plant something new.
Finished pumpkin bread. Moist, delicious, heart-warming.
11-20-25 Speaking of Thanksgiving
In this issue: November in the Garden - Speaking of Thanksgiving Video: Make the Best Pumpkin Bread from Your Own Pumpkins Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Thanksgiving Recipes Gardenerd Product of the Month: NEW! High Yield Small Space Organic Gardening 1. November in the Garden - Speaking of Thanksgiving Next week is Thanksgiving here in the US, and I wanted to share some of my favorite (and new) recipes that will make the day more flavorful. The holidays can be…
Recipe: Chickpea Stew with Orzo and Mustard Greens
This chickpea stew with orzo and mustard greens is the perfect way to use thinnings from the mustard green patch.
Pumpkin bread from home-grown pumpkins
YouTube: Make The Best Pumpkin Bread from Your Own Pumpkins
Whether you grow your own pumpkins or buy canned puree, we've got the best pumpkin bread recipe for you. It's here in time for the holidays.
Field Trip: Borough Market, London
Last week I was in the UK and made a stop at Borough Market in London. It's a bustling farmers market that draws tourists and locals alike.
YouTube: 7 Crops to Plant in Tiny Spaces
Our latest video shares 7 crops to plant in tiny space. When space is a premium, you need every crop to perform well and produce abundantly. The crops Christy shares in this video will give you more bang for your buck.
Event: Free Small Space Gardening Class – Nov 6th
Let's celebrate fall with a free small space gardening class! Join Christy at Stoneview Nature Center in Culver City, CA on November 6, 2025 at 10 a.m. It's coming up quick! Attendance is free, but RSVP is required
Winter squashes in the harvest basket include spaghetti, delicata, and several varieties of pumpkins
10-30-25 Loving Fall
In this issue: October in the Garden - Loving Fall Video: Harvest & Store Winter Squash for Storage Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Pumpkin Recipes Gardenerd Product of the Month: NEW! High Yield Small Space Organic Gardening 1. October in the Garden - Loving Fall On a road trip around the Southwest last month, we drove through hills covered in aspen trees as they were changing colors. Bright golds and yellows reflected sunlight, and shimmered with the first signs of…
Squash was mostly a bust this year (for many of us in SoCal) but this one cute Futzu pumpkin is putting on a show.
Wordless Wednesday: New Life in Fall
As we transition from summer to cool-season crops, we see new life in fall. Here's some inspiration to keep growing this fall if you can.