Icicle Eggplants are flowering.
Wordless Wednesday: Time for a Break
There's a point in summer where, as much as I love my garden, I want to get away from it all. I want to lounge in a hammock, read books and take naps.
The Gardenerd Test Garden is in full summer mode. Typical blight activity on the tomatoes, but everything is else going strong.
Wordless Wednesday: Summer Lovin’
? Summer Lovin' happened so fa-ast.? Well, for anxious gardenerds, summer couldn't get here soon enough. The wait between planting and harvesting feels soooo long, doesn't it?
Harvested Seascape strawberries - an everbearing variety we love.
Wordless Wednesday: Promise, Portent, and Poppies
The spring garden is showing signs of promise, portent, and poppies. There's so much bursting from the soil, so much potential, it's hard to contain one's excitement.
Our Meyer Lemon harvest is done for the year. We juiced and froze most of them, but left a handful to use fresh, along with oranges and a grapefruit (a gift from a client).
Wordless Wednesday: The Winds of Spring
Why am I calling this the winds of spring? Taking photos for today's Wordless Wednesday was a challenge because the wind was blowing through the garden at 20 miles per hour.
Tomato seedlings under grow lights. They're nearly ready to go in the ground.
Wordless Wednesday: Spring Activity
There is a lot of spring activity in the garden. And with a fresh downpour this week, the garden is jumping to life.
Snow peas make a pretty show in the harvest basket. These are a mix from the Row 7 Seed collection.
Wordless Wednesday: Early Spring Delights
Early spring is in full force here at Gardenerd HQ, much to our delight. Here's some inspiration for the week.
A Row 7 Purple Snow Pea peaks out from under its flower.
Wordless Wednesday: Celebrating Newness
The garden gives us a dose of "new" every time we plant seeds. This promise of newness leads us through winter; it's the light at the end of the tunnel.
Mittens keeps herself warm on a cold morning by the front door, while surveying her kingdom.
Wordless Wednesday: Signs of Spring
I've always said that winter is our spring here in Los Angeles, and the garden is bursting with signs of spring already.
What a strange tradition to bring a tree indoors, but I love it!
Wordless Wednesday: Holiday Edition
We usually shoot images from the garden for these Wordless Wednesday posts, but this year we're doing a Holiday Edition to brighten your day with a little holiday cheer.
Our tangerine tree is nearly ripe. We tested one out and it was still a little tart, but promised sweetness in December.
Wordless Wednesday: Settling In
In warm-winter climates it's time to do a few things. Here's some inspiration for upcoming tasks, along with moments to enjoy from our Test Garden.