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…
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.
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.
Leave nothing to chance - hand-pollinate your squash this summer for a bigger harvest. Our latest video shows you how, step-by-step.
Root vegetables are often relegated to fall and winter meals, but if you store them right, you'll be able to make this roasted turnip recipe anytime.
Our latest video shares the best way to use biochar in your garden. Christy offers a couple options to incorporate carbon into your soil.
In this issue: June in the Garden - Welcoming Summer Video: Favorite Winter Squash Varieties to Grow This Season Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Tomato Blight Gardenerd Product of the Month: Bolting to Seed - a New Novel 1. June in the Garden - Welcoming Summer June is here and summer solstice is around the corner, but now is the time to enjoy these longer days while the extra daylight lasts. Plan that dinner party, beach picnic, or road trip…
We love growing winter squash here at Gardenerd HQ. In our latest video, Christy shares some of our favorite winter squash varieties that you can grow this season.
June is here, summer starts sooner than the solstice, and we're ready to enjoy the garden this month. Here's some inspiration to keep you going in June.
A series of questions came in from Jaci this week about saving onion seeds. Her questions are really about growing onions for seed-saving.