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.
Roasted Turnip from Farmstead Chef
Recipe: Roasted Turnips
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.
YouTube: Best Way to Use Biochar in the Garden
Our latest video shares the best way to use biochar in your garden. Christy offers a couple options to incorporate carbon into your soil.
Sweet corn is protected from corn and army worms with clothespins.
06-11-26 Welcoming Summer
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…
YouTube: Favorite Winter Squash Varieties
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.