Nectarines and plums
Nectarines, plums and other stone fruits await your creative touch this summer.

YouTube: Planting Bare Root Fruit Trees

Continue ReadingYouTube: Planting Bare Root Fruit Trees

Happy New Year, gardenerds! It's time for a fresh start. Nothing says that better than planting bare root fruit trees. Bare root trees are usually ordered in October/November and shipped out in winter depending on where you live. Ours just arrived and this video shows you how to plant your new tree. Planting Bare Root Fruit Trees For more information about fruit trees, check out these blog posts: Chill Hours - choosing the right fruit tree Citrus Fruit Tree Care…

Read more about the article YouTube: Honey Harvesting Tricks for Home Gardeners
Bees take advantage of arugula that has bolted to seed in last week's heat.

YouTube: Honey Harvesting Tricks for Home Gardeners

Continue ReadingYouTube: Honey Harvesting Tricks for Home Gardeners

It's honey harvesting time and we documented our latest harvest so you can see how it's done. We provide visual aids in this video for our favorite way to get bees out of the super you plan to harvest. We show you our harvesting equipment (handmade by our friends at Honeylove.org), and our other favorite tools to use during the process. Homegrown honey is the best. It's wild, it's treatment-free and it's raw. No heating, no filtering, just crushed and…

Read more about the article Gardenerd’s YouTube Channel Hits 5,000 Subscribers!
Find YouTube videos on how to prep raised beds for fall planting and more at the Gardenerd YouTube Channel.

Gardenerd’s YouTube Channel Hits 5,000 Subscribers!

Continue ReadingGardenerd’s YouTube Channel Hits 5,000 Subscribers!

Gardenerd's YouTube Channel was born in April, 2009. It sat dormant for awhile but slowly over the years we've added helpful, instructive videos to help you grow organically in your own back or front yard. Thanks to you, fellow gardenerds, for helping us grow. Yesterday, we reached a milestone: 5,000 followers. Some of our most popular videos include How to Braid Garlic, where you can take your summer harvest and turn it into a functional kitchen decoration. How to Prune…

Read more about the article YouTube: How to Find Tomato Hornworms
Droppings and munching are a clear sign you have tomato hornworms.

YouTube: How to Find Tomato Hornworms

Continue ReadingYouTube: How to Find Tomato Hornworms

You know it's summer when you see holes in your tomatoes. Tomato hornworms can ruin a perfectly good tomato plant (and experience). We're here to show you how to find them amid the chaos of tomato foliage. There's a trick. Watch below as we demonstrate (or at least try) to hunt for tomato worms in our latest YouTube video: How To Find Tomato Hornworms Finding pests takes diligence. Check your plants regularly to stop critters before they do too much…

Read more about the article YouTube: How to Harvest Carrots and Other Root Vegetables
Multicolored carrots include Yellowstone, Cosmic Purple and Scarlet Nantes

YouTube: How to Harvest Carrots and Other Root Vegetables

Continue ReadingYouTube: How to Harvest Carrots and Other Root Vegetables

You've got great foliage, but you pull a carrot and it's nowhere near ready to pick. How do you prevent this from happening again? The trick is easy and Christy shares it here in the latest Gardenerd YouTube video. We show you how to harvest carrots and other root vegetables with confidence from now on. Lift the veil of mystery and know forever more how to choose the right root veggie to harvest. Watch below, and like, subscribe and share…

Read more about the article YouTube: Italian Vegetable Pronunciations
Do you know how to pronounce this kale? We'll show you.

YouTube: Italian Vegetable Pronunciations

Continue ReadingYouTube: Italian Vegetable Pronunciations

We hear people struggle to pronounce Italian vegetable varieties all the time. Chioggia, Lacinato, the list goes on. We're here to help. Yours truly studied the Italian language in college (okay, granted I can't remember most of it) but certain things stick. Learn our tricks for remembering these Italian vegetable pronunciations and you'll never forget how to say them again. Italian Vegetable Pronunciations Now that you've got it, here are some tips and tricks for using those words in action:…

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Country Gentlemen Corn

YouTube: Growing Corn

Continue ReadingYouTube: Growing Corn

Spring is nearly here, and it's time to plant corn. Whether you like popcorn or sweet corn, it's fun and easy to grow. Just make sure you do it right. We're here to show you  how. Watch our latest video on growing corn and you'll be off to a good start. Once you've watched our video on growing corn. Check out these blog posts for more information: Growing Popcorn The Birds & the Bees: Corn Sex Interplanting Corn We've also…

Read more about the article Pruning Fruit Trees
Buds are already forming in our warm winter climate.

Pruning Fruit Trees

Continue ReadingPruning Fruit Trees

We've got a new YouTube video for you on Pruning Fruit Trees. There are so many details about pruning specific trees, but before all of that, you need to know the basics. Watch our latest video with guest Jessika Mitchell to learn the proper way to prune a fruit tree. You'll learn about best practices (like disinfecting your tools before and after pruning), find out what to look for when making pruning cuts, and discover how to know what to…

YouTube: How to Clean Pruning Shears

Continue ReadingYouTube: How to Clean Pruning Shears

Our latest instructional video is live on YouTube. It walks you through the process of properly cleaning, oiling and sharpening your pruning shears. Taking care of your garden tools is as important as watering your plants. If cleaned and sharpened regularly, a good set of pruning shears will last for years. One of the best investments a gardener can make is on quality tools that last a lifetime. My own pruning shears (seen in the video) are 16 years old.…

Read more about the article YouTube: How to Plant Tomatoes
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YouTube: How to Plant Tomatoes

Continue ReadingYouTube: How to Plant Tomatoes

It's tomato season, and we've got ours in the ground already. It may be early for some, but we're experiencing 80 degree days this week, so we took a chance and were so bold as to plant tomatoes (18 of them). Crossing our fingers to avoid early blight (and late blight...and rats, etc.) Maybe this will be a great tomato year. For those who missed the recent newsletter with step by step instructions for planting tomatoes, or for those who…

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