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Garlic Party Package winners get all this!

It’s a Garlic Planting Party – Win a Party Prize Package!

This is exciting. The folks at Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply (PVF) have asked Gardenerd to participate in their Garlic Planting Party this week, and you reap the benefits. One lucky Gardenerd reader will win a Garlic Party Prize Package (details below) to enhance your garlic growing experience this fall. But first, a little about the subject at hand. Here in Southern California, we typically grow softneck varieties, though I know someone who grows hardnecks because he didn't know…

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 10, 2012
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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Big Mushrooms Everywhere!

The latest post from Mar Vista's Bounty Hunter is ready for your perusal on Patch.com. Check out a new mushroom vendor at the Farmers' Market and find out how you can win a box of fruits, vegetables and mushrooms: Smiling New Vendor Holds Mushroom Contest at Mar Vista Farmers' Market

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 8, 2012
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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Summer Tomatoes at the Santa Cruz Farmers' Market

Field Trip: Santa Cruz Farmers’ Market

It's harvest time, and I can't think of a better way to celebrate the recent Harvest Moon than to feature one of the best farmers' markets in California. A visit to Santa Cruz led to the discovery of this beautiful experience, where most of the vendors were organic farmers, and the selection was tremendous. Take a gander: There were several items for sale that we just don't have here: I would love to be able to buy brown rice and…

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 3, 2012
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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Two-Book Review: Any Size, Anywhere Edible Gardening & Baker Creek Vegan Cookbook

With fall coming on, it's time to crack open a new gardening book or two. I recently finished reading these new additions to my library and wanted to share my findings: First, William Moss' Any Size, Anywhere Edible Gardening, which focuses on growing in containers, community gardens, and in small spaces. Moss' personality comes through in the book, and his lyrical narration really gives the reader a sense of the rich, cultural gardening experience he had growing up in South…

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 2, 2012
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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The ladies investigated the flat first, but wouldn't eat.

Chicken Forage Mix: The Feeding

Awhile back, we started planting a special blend of legumes, grasses and greens from Peaceful Valley Farm for our hens to forage, and we wrote about it in June. The day of truth came when the mix had grown tall enough to give to the ladies. Would the chickens like it? Would they eat it? Would they ignore it? Here's what we found out: The seed mix didn't germinate as thickly as we would have liked. But that didn't stop…

Post author:Christy
Post published:September 19, 2012
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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Heirloom Expo 2012 - Giant Pile of Squash

Heirloom Expo 2012 Review

Last year when the first Heirloom Expo took place, I was not able to attend but swore that I would next year, come what may. Fast forward to year two, and it was looking like I wasn't going to be able to go again. Curses. Then the free media passes showed up in the mail. I had no choice. Heirloom Expo 2012 went beyond expectation. Not only was it a gardener's heaven, but every lecture, every seed company, every food…

Post author:Christy
Post published:September 18, 2012
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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Mar Vista’s Bounty Hunter: Got Tamales?

The latest food adventure from Mar Vista's Bounty Hunter is ready for your perusal. Find out about Masa Tamales, where you can find some of the best savory tamales in town: Tamale Lady: Spotlight on a Mar Vista Farmers Market Vendor

Post author:Christy
Post published:September 6, 2012
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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Thanksgiving in Rome – a Farmers’ Market Oasis

It might seem odd to go to Europe to celebrate an American holiday, but when your American relatives live there, Thanksgiving must travel.

One of the benefits of traveling to other countries at different times of the year is getting the chance to see foreign vegetables and fruits of the season. We visited Umbria, Italy in May of this year and found some beautiful offerings there. Our visit to Rome this November offered even more.

Campo dei Fiori's ...

Post author:Christy
Post published:December 1, 2011
Post category:What's Growin' On
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Storing Garlic – Sprout Not, My Friend

A great question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week:

"If I braid my garlic and hang it in my kitchen, how long will it keep? When I buy garlic and the store and put it in my fridge, it begins to sprout after a month or so. Will the same thing happen to my braided garlic?"

Would you believe that it depends upon the variety of garlic you choose to grow? The truth is that, like onions or apples, some varieties are known for better storage than others. ...

Post author:Christy
Post published:January 26, 2011
Post category:Sage Advice
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