Greens and roots make a big show in winter gardens
Podcast: Fall Gardening Tips with Gardenerd
This week's podcast shakes things up a bit. We're answering your questions from Ask Gardenerd about soil prep techniques, and soil biology.
Our pomegranates are turning red. They'll be ready in another week or so.
Wordless Wednesday: Fall Gardening Time
It really feels like fall now, as pumpkins appear on porches, leaves turn colors, and days are notably shorter. There's a chill in the air in the mornings as we walk through the garden. It's time for a change, time for fall gardening. Here's some inspiration as we transition to this new season. Kale, bok choy, broccoli, Romanesco, kohl rabi sprouts popped up in just a couple days. Need help starting from seed? Watch this video for two techniques. We…
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YouTube: Fall Planting Guide – What to Plant Now
Our fall planting guide comes in handy for gardeners in warm-winter climates.
Our bare-root Pom gave us 6 fruits this year. A great effort for a tiny tree. Almost ready to harvest.
Wordless Wednesday: Fall Planting Time!
Fall is here and it's time to change beds from summer to cool-weather crops. Peppers are hanging on, but kales and lettuces are making their way into the picture. Celebrate these transitions as fall planting time comes on. For help figuring out what to plant this fall, read our Fall Planting Guide (scroll down). Add compost to your beds, grab your seeds, and plant something!
Dendromecon Hartfordii and it's cousin, Dendromecon rigida are sunny additions to any California native garden.
Infograph: Eco-Friendly Gardening
It might be surprising to hear that gardening can be unsustainable, but it can be. As we head into the rainy season here in So Cal, and fall gardening all over the country, here are some tips for stepping up your game in eco-friendly gardening. Rain barrels capture water for use through winter and into spring. We're still using rain water from a brief summer rain. Fall is a great time to plant natives. They build strong roots over winter…
Broccoli, cabbage and more grow under lights for October planting.
YouTube: Seed-Starting 2 Ways
Our latest YouTube tutorial comes in answer to a request for a video about seed-starting. In this video we share two different methods for starting seeds for your fall (or spring) garden. We explore the traditional seed-starting method, as well as the Grow BioIntensive method for germinating a lot of seeds in one small seed flat. Seed-starting allows you to grow plants that aren't available at the nursery. The world is your oyster when you grow from seed. It's also…
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Go Vote!
Today's the day we exercise our right to vote. This election cycle has gone on forever it seems, and we're all ready to see it come to a close. I just returned from my polling place, where long lines and happy dispositions went hand in hand. It got me thinking... I find that gardening crosses all borders. Political, religious, racial and economic differences disappear when you get a group of people in the room to talk about gardening. The miracle…
Once those eggs hatch, the worm grows from tiny (above) to fat and juicy. They'll destroy your plants in a day.
Fall Planting is Here!
It's still hot here in Los Angeles, but there have been a few cooler days that we took advantage of to plant out our fall brassicas. If you're ready for fall planting, now is a good time. Seeds will germinate more quickly in warmer weather (if you keep the seed bed moist) and you'll be picking salad greens in no time. Here's what's growin' on right now in our Test Garden. Potatoes, onions, brassicas, spinach, celery and more: Seedlings grown…
6 types of kale, 2 plants each
2014 Fall Garden Tour
The fall garden is our favorite here at Gardenerd. The cooler temperatures lend themselves to growing crops without pests, and with much less stress than summer months. If we ever get any rain, these crops will hardly need help from us to thrive through winter. So what's growin' on? Let's take a look at all the lush green goodies you have to look forward to if you live in a place where winter gardening is possible: We planted 3 varieties…
A Bug’s Life in the Garden
Bugs are part of gardening. It's a fact of life--you will have bugs. There are good bugs and bad bugs, and if you create the right environment, the good bugs can keep the bad bugs at bay. Today we discovered a few signs of a bug's life in the garden. We're hopeful that our garden ecosystem will be kept in check by these guys. It took a little searching to identify them, but we thought we'd share our findings here.…