YouTube: How to Choose Seedlings at the Nursery – 3 Tips
Our latest YouTube video shares 3 tips for how to choose seedlings at the nursery. If you plan to buy seedlings/transplants/starts at the nursery this spring, this video is a must see.
A posted sign prevents unsuspecting family members from getting stung.
Recipe: Stinging Nettles Galore!
Over winter we've been experimenting with the abundance of stinging nettles that have been proliferating at Gardenerd HQ. There are myriad ways to cook up stinging nettles, so let's explore the options.
Cuban oregano - a gift from a neighbor at the community garden.
Wordless Wednesday: Late Spring Garden Excitement
It's right about the time when tomato plants look like they're doing something, and we start to see fruit on squash and cucumber plants. Exciting times, gardenerds. All that work is about to pay off. Let's take a moment to enjoy the progress in our gardens, and savor the late spring garden excitement.
We're leaving a few purple artichokes to flower for the bees.
Wordless Wednesday: Sunshine and Clouds
Not all days are rosy in the garden, some days it's a mix of sunshine and clouds. This week we celebrate the clouds (pests, failures) as much as the sunshine (successes and progress). If you're feeling defeated, don't give up. Gardening is about learning from failure more often than not. Dust off and try again.
A volunteer tomato sprouted from under our compost storage tub.
Ask Gardenerd: Volunteers and Compost Volunteers
A question from Debra came into Ask Gardenerd this week about compost volunteers. To keep or not to keep? We answer that question.
YouTube: Volunteers – The Benefit of Free Plants Forever
Volunteers are the topic of our latest YouTube video. What are volunteers and why do you want them? Simply put, a volunteer is something that pops up in your garden that you didn't deliberately plant.
This Pink Siberian Tiger is putting on a show with its purple shoulders.
Wordless Wednesday: Trying to Feel Grounded Amid Inequality
As I write this, there's a lot of unrest in our nation. There are helicopters overhead, sirens blaring here in Los Angeles. People are hurting, have been hurting for a long time.
Our blackberries are ready to pick these days. Delicious and abundant.
Wordless Wednesday: Spring into Action
it's been great having more time to garden (between writing two books!), and the garden is showing promise of future rewards. Here's some inspiration for the week. Plant something!
Powdery mildew on acorn squash
Podcast: Spring Gardening Questions with Christy
It's change of pace week on the podcast. Instead of interviewing a guest, Christy focuses on your questions to give you the answers you need to garden successfully this spring.
Winnetka Purple artichokes and sugar snap peas are coming in from the garden.
Wordless Wednesday – The Covid-19 Garden
The garden been our saving grace during Covid-19, since we already work from home and don't get out much these days.