Serve it up!
Recipe: Avocado Chocolate Mousse
We've been talking about this avocado chocolate mousse recipe since mentioning it on our podcast back in 2016.
YouTube: How to Save Artichoke Seeds
Our latest video shows you how to save artichoke seeds using one common household utensil that makes the job a whole lot easier. Christy shares this trick she learned from an artichoke breeder more than a decade ago.
We had mixed results from our tomatoes this year. An abundance of cherries, but lackluster performance from everything else. Win some, lose some.
07-30-26 Taking a Break
In this issue: July in the Garden - Taking a Break Video: How to Save Tomato Seeds Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Podcast - Summer Tips with Christy Gardenerd Product of the Month: Bolting to Seed - a New Novel 1. July in the Garden - Taking a Break July is often funky for gardeners. The garden beckons, but so does vacation. Right when tomatoes are turning colors, we head off on a trip, and I have spent a lot…
It's cilantro season (sorry tomatoes!). We grow a lot and use as much as we can for soups and stews, then freeze some for summer.
In the News: Cyclospora Parasite Outbreak
News about recalls and outbreaks like the recent cyclospora parasite makes us grateful that we grow most of our salad greens at home
Clean your seed trays for healthy, happy seedlings.
YouTube: How to Clean Your Seed Trays
Our latest video shares how to clean your seed trays after you've transplanted seedlings out into the garden. Christy shows you how.
The sweet corn is coming in beautifully.
Wordless Holiday
The U.S. recently turned 250 years old over the 4th of July holiday. Here's some inspiration as we celebrate a bountiful harvest.
YouTube: Ask Gardenerd: What Insects Should I Get?
This week we chose a question from Sherri M on Ask Gardenerd for our YouTube video: "What insects should I get to eat the bad insects that are eating my garden?" Christy explains some of the steps for diagnosing pest problems in the garden. It's the short version of our online course, Creating a Healthy Garden. If you have pest problems, the first step it do ID the pest, then find the solution. We walk you through that process. What…
YouTube: Bait Your Rat Traps with No Mess
Our latest video offers a way to bait your rat traps with no mess. Christy shares the trick we use here at Gardenerd HQ to keep hands clean.
Time to set traps again.
Wordless Wednesday: Summer Solstice
Summer solstice happened on Sunday, and now we begin that slow journey to fall. Here's some inspiration to help you make the most of summer.
YouTube: How to Hand-Pollinate Squash
Leave nothing to chance - hand-pollinate your squash this summer for a bigger harvest. Our latest video shows you how, step-by-step.