YouTube: Harvesting Compost
We've been busy making instructional videos, and the latest one is all about harvesting compost. Here you'll learn simple tricks and tools to get your compost from the bin to…
Evidence of life in our milkweed habitat
Milkweed and Monarchs – Update
For those following the path of the Monarch butterfly migration, and for those providing milkweed as habitat for them along the way, you'll be pleased to know that we have…
Harvesting and Storing Leeks
We've posted a new YouTube video about harvesting and storing leeks for winter. You'll find a neat trick for keeping leeks on hand all winter long. Learn the best way…
Green Tip Tuesday: Heirloom Seeds
I had the opportunity to provide a Green Tip for Jeff Davis's Go Green America TV a short while ago, and today it's live. It's part of Jeff's Green Tip…
Seed Library: Check it Out!
In the quest for self-reliance, seed saving plays a big part. After all, in a "zombie apocalypse" situation you wouldn't be able to run to the store to buy seeds…
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YouTube: Bed Prep for Fall and Spring Gardening
Gardenerd is happy to announce the addition of video to our arsenal of way to deliver tips and tidbits to you, our wonderful readers. Over the next 10 weeks, we'll…
Really, really baby watermelons
The World’s Smallest Watermelon
It's harvest time, and while most of the harvest is abundant (corn, peppers, beans, eggplant), there were some smaller harvests--including the world's smallest watermelon. Let's not call it "disappointing" but…
Dried tree leaves make good compost material
Ask Gardenerd: Leaves for Compost?
A great question came in from a curious gardenerd this week: "Just started composting! I have a composting tumbler in my yard as there are many animals I would need…
Biodynamic Beekeeping with Michael Thiele
I had the pleasure of taking a biodynamic apiculture class with Michael Thiele of Gaia Bees this past weekend. WOW. Talk about taking a different approach. Michael does not use…
Using Eggshells in Your Garden
Today we have a guest post from Nancy Parker of eNannySource.com, a site that makes it as easy as possible for caregivers to sign up and find work. In addition,…