Learn how to prune oregano for continued production
YouTube: How and When to Prune Oregano
Our latest video shares how and when to prune oregano. At the end of the season oregano can look pretty sad. Christy walks you through the process.
It's pomegranate season! We love putting arils on salads, roasted squash, and more.
Wordless Wednesday: Getting it Planted
Here at Gardenerd HQ we're getting it planted. Fall crops are in! Here's some inspiration to help you get it planted too.
Learn about how avocados are pollinated and get this great recipe
YouTube: Avocado Tree Pollination Explained (and Chocolate Mousse Recipe)
In our latest YouTube video, Christy explains avocado tree pollination while making a delicious, dairy-free chocolate avocado mousse.
Mittens spends quality time patrolling the back corner of the garden - a thoroughfare for rats.
Keeping Pets Safe from Traps in the Garden
How do we keep pets safe from traps in the garden? If you've read this blog or watched our videos you've met Mittens, our beloved mouser / squirrel chaser / chicken protector. She eats rats whole...she is a nose-to-tail carnivore.
YouTube: How to Install a Gopher Barrier
Our latest video shares our step by step process for how to install a gopher barrier. We added one to our existing raised bed recently and it is going to make all the difference.
Mittens stands guard in Gardenerd HQ's test garden.
Wordless Wednesday: New Life in Fall
In warm-winter climates, fall brings new life as much as spring does. It is a shedding of tired, old plants and a chance to grow new crops for another season.
Grow more root vegetables in your garden this cool season.
YouTube: Root Vegetable Planting Tips for Small Gardens
Our latest video shares root vegetable planting tips from seed in small gardens. Use the techniques Christy shares in this video to get more from your small space garden.
The bees are busy bringing in pollen and nectar.
Saying Goodbye to Our Bees
This past Sunday at Gardenerd HQ we said goodbye to our bees. We've kept bees for 12 years now, but when the hubby went into anaphylaxis after being stung in April of 2024, we knew we had to change directions.
Baby brassicas (kale, cabbage, broccoli and kohlrabi) moved up to 4" pots last weekend.
10-24-24 Fall Takes Over
In this issue: October in the Garden - Fall Takes Over Video: Seed Saving Laws Clarified - Learn the laws for seed-saving Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Fall Planting Guide Gardenerd Product of the Month: Cafe Press Store Goodies 1. October in the Garden - Fall Takes Over The fall growing season occupies a considerable amount of brain space for me. You've heard me say it every year - fall is the best growing season. Fewer pests, cooler temperatures, actual…
Christy dissects seed-saving laws so you know what's legal or not.
YouTube: Seed Saving Laws Clarified
Our latest video, Seed Saving Laws Clarified, answers the question "Can I save seeds at home?"