Winter squash harvest basket
Wordless Wednesday: Thanksgiving Garden
We're hard at work cooking for Thanksgiving over here at Gardenerd HQ. But there's always time to share the latest eye-candy from the fall garden.
Joe Lamp'l in his natural habitat, his 16-bed garden in Atlanta, Georgia.
Podcast: Vegetable Gardening with Joe Lamp’l
This week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, we're chatting with Joe Lamp'l about his new book and his garden in Atlanta, Georgia.
This blood orange won't be ripe until the new year.
Wordless Wednesday: Fall Arrives – Maybe
In many parts of the world fall arrives with clear signs, but here in SoCal the signs are subtle.
YouTube: How to Harvest Lima Beans – Fresh or Dry
Our latest YouTube video shares tips on how to harvest lima beans, either fresh or dry. These beans are delicious either way, and they're easy to grow.
The rats have crawled under our floating row cover (there are gaps with easy access - our fault). They've nibbled on the center growth of our broccoli. Boo!
Tip Tuesday: Pest Control Nuggets of Goodness
Since we're offering our free pest control webinar this week (grab your seat - 3 dates to choose from!), AND opening registration for our online course, Creating a Healthy Garden TODAY, we thought it would be apropos to share some pest control tips on the blog.
Workshop: Vegetable Garden Design & Planning
ICYMI - We're excited to offer this new Vegetable Garden Design & Planning Workshop: a 2-hour class for beginning gardeners, coming your way Sept. 24th, 2022.
YouTube: Shelling Peas – Grow, Harvest, Store
Our latest YouTube video shows you everything you need to know about shelling peas -- how to grow, harvest, and store them for later use.
Check out our latest video with an unboxing!
YouTube: GreenStalk Ultimate Spinner Unboxing
Our latest video features the unboxing of a new product from the folks at GreenStalk Gardens. They sent it to us awhile ago to test out, but Covid shipping issues held up their supply. Now it's back in stock so we're testing it out on a fruit tree in a pot. Watch as Christy unboxes the Spinner and installs it at Gardenerd HQ. Unboxing the GreenStalk Ultimate Spinner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjvoxyNJLhc Note: Gardenerd is an affiliate member of GreenStalk, and if you…
Toni shares adaptive techniques for easier gardening
Podcast: Adaptive Gardening with Toni Gattone
Toni Gattone is our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast. Toni is a garden speaker, educator, and the author of The Lifelong Gardener: Gardening with Ease and Joy at Any Age. She shares her tricks for adaptive gardening and gardening as we age.
Kale varieties include Siberian, Lacinato, Red Russian, Scarlet, Vates Blue Curly and Tronchuda Beira.
It’s Kale Season!
In honor of our first kale harvest (albeit the lower leaves of each young kale plant), I want to celebrate the start of kale season with recipes. Fall is my favorite growing season, mainly because kale grows without attracting aphids.