12-19-24 Home for the Holidays
In this issue: December in the Garden - Home for the Holidays Video: Simple and Safe Pest Control Hack Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Holiday Gift Ideas from the Garden…
The harvest basket is filled with lettuces, kale, radishes, herbs like dill, cilantro and arugula.
02-28-24 Learning Opportunities
In this issue: February in the Garden - Learning Opportunities Video: Blanching in the Garden Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Free Webinars - 1 left! Gardenerd Product of the Month:…
Mushrooms (not edible) are popping up in our wet soil at Gardenerd HQ.
Wordless Wednesday: Water, Water, Everywhere
You may have heard the news about California's recent rain storms - it's water, water, everywhere! Here's some inspiration for your week, whether it is a wet one or not.
Jon Jackson sought comfort in farming to heal. Photos courtesy of Comfort Farms' website.
Podcast: Gardening as Therapy with Jon Jackson
Jon Jackson is an Army vet who found comfort in gardening. On the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, he shares how this passion turned into a program to help other vets heal after service.
Rosalind Broccoli is showing off in the winter garden.
01-25-24 A Fresh New Garden Year
In this issue: January in the Garden - A Fresh New Garden Year Podcast: Gardening as Therapy with Jon Jackson Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Check Your Seed Inventory Gardenerd…
The Meyer lemons are almost completely yellow now. We use these in kale salads and just about everything else.
Wordless Wednesday: January Garden Goodies
I know parts of the country are bracing for the Arctic Blast, but here in SoCal, we're harvesting veggies. I'm not bragging, really. Part of me wishes our soil had the break of winter, but it's not our time. We keep going.
Turn under your cover crop for a great garden this spring.
YouTube: How to Turn Under Cover Crops and Why It’s Worth Doing
Our first video of 2024 shows you how we turn under cover crops here at Gardenerd HQ. Christy shows you how we do it by hand, and get a workout in the process.
Larry Santoyo teaching permaculture
Podcast: Permaculture Chat with Larry Santoyo
We start off the New Year with Larry Santoyo as my guest on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast. Larry has been a teacher and practitioner of permaculture design for the last 30 years, and was mentored by Bill Mollison, the founding father of Permaculture.
Plan Your Abundant Edible Garden – New Online Course Coming Soon!
Happy New Year, gardenerds. We've been hard at work over the winter break to create a new online course that will help you plan your abundant edible garden season after season.
YouTube: How to Fix a Clogged Garden Hose Nozzle
Our final video of the year shows you how to fix a clogged garden hose nozzle.