YouTube: 4 Cabbage Varieties to Grow
Let's face it - cabbage isn't sexy. It's not unless you consider these 4 gorgeous varieties that we love to grow here at Gardenerd.
Dale Eblacas (AKA Daletron). Photo courtesy of Leah's Pantry.
Podcast: Kids and Seed Gardening with Dale Eblacas
Our latest podcast features Dale Eblacas, a seed saver, community advocate, and gardening educator. We caught up with him at the Heirloom Expo to discuss his work with kids and seed gardening.
YouTube: How to Save Onion Seeds
Onion seeds don't stay viable as long as other seeds. Learn how to save onion seeds from your garden for a continuous supply of fresh seeds. Our latest video shows you how.
YouTube: Growing Squash and Melons – Mounds or Moats?
Our latest YouTube video explores common techniques for growing squash and melons. Ubiquitous instructions say to plant in hills, but is that right for everyone?
Joseph on his family farm. His seeds thrive because they have adapted to his extreme growing conditions.
Landrace Gardening with Joseph Lofthouse
This week on the Podcast, we journey down an unconventional rabbit hole with Joseph Lofthouse into landrace gardening.
YouTube: Favorite Basil Varieties
Much like our recent lettuce video, we took to YouTube to share our Favorite Basil Varieties. Each year we grow at least 8 different types and you can do. Just want this video and jot down the names of these beautiful, leafy green herbs.
Best Seeds to Save for Beginners
YouTube: Best Seeds to Save – Seed Saving for Beginners
"What are the best seeds to save for beginners?" asked one of our YouTube subscribers. Seed saving is a huge topic, and it can be overwhelming. So we were happy to do this video on Seed Saving for Beginners to narrow the search to just a few types of plants from which to save seeds.
Find Cool Tomatoes in our latest YouTube video.
YouTube: Cool Tomatoes to Grow in 2020
We take a tour of TomatoMania at Tapia Brothers Farm Stand in Encino, CA this week for a look at the most beautiful, coolest tomatoes to grow in 2020. It's like choosing a favorite child, but you know you have one. Maybe these will enter your good graces in the coming season.
Astrid and Matthew Hoffman inspect their Golden Berry or Uchuva plants.
Podcast: Seeds with Astrid and Matthew Hoffman
I met Astrid Hoffman back when she and her husband Matthew had just started The Living Seed Company in northern California. Since then, their company has grown to showcase far more than the original 22 seed varieties they sold in the beginning. Now they're providing locally adapted seeds from around the world. During our interview, we talk about what got them started. Astrid mentions Seed School from the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, as the point of inspiration that sparked it…
Lemon Cucumbers light up the garden. They taste like regular cucumbers but are more interesting to look at.
Ask Gardenerd: Saving Cucumber Seeds
Ann writes in to Ask Gardenerd this week: "Hi! Just came upon your site and LOVE it! A friend who lives up north from us just shared lemon cucumbers with us. We have never had them before and find them pretty neat. I haven't even tasted them yet. They told us how they save the seeds year to year for planting. Do you have any insight on saving the seeds? Would truly appreciate it. Lemon Cucumbers will definitely be part…