I don’t know if you remember a couple of summers ago I hosted an American carrot in my garden. He wasn’t just any old carrot – Gardenerd was a rather large plush carrot in the midst of a world to…
In this issue: July in the Garden Recipes for Summer Harvest Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Re-purposed Container Garden Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardenerd Infant Creeper 1. July in the Garden Right about now, many of us look up from whatever we’re doing and realize it is July. Not April, not even May, […]
I know this sounds weird, but I feel like Gardenerd is fulfilling its mission now that Coronavirus is here. For more than a decade we've been sharing How-To knowledge for everything that would be handy to know right now.
Oh, the gardenerd's dilemma. So many seeds, so little space. We're not here to help, we're here to commiserate. In fact, we're here to feed the monster. Her
I have a confession. I'm a soap addict. I can't resist a luxurious, emollient, naturally-fragranced bar of soap. When Godai offered to send their full line
In light of recent hard-to-ignore political events, it feels necessary to weigh in, to not ignore what is transpiring across the country. I see many garden
Let it be known that the kumquats are here. Lots of them. More than we know what to do with.
Halloween is right around the corner, and we're still harvesting. Here's our fall check in at Gardenerd HQ.
It's been 9 months since we planted Jerusalem Artichokes. Find out what happened and how to harvest them. We've also got a great recipe for you to try.
Butterfly Pavilion is more than a place to see butterflies, it's a place to learn what to grow so you can attract them to your garden. I spent some time the ...
The tail end of a winter garden is marked by an abundance of cabbage. We've got enough to feed a small country so it's time for hot and sour soup.
Keep planting until there's no more space! This Wordless Wednesday is brought to you by ambition and hope. Two great qualities to have when gardening in spr
We grew ground cherries for the first time this year. Having been previously under the impression that they only grow in northern climates, ground cherries were never something we considered growing here in the south. Now that we’re full-up on golden ground cherries, it’s time to do something with them. Ground cherries taste like a […]
I first spotted Rosie's Workwear overalls at the Heirloom Expo several years ago. The company has a great concept: work overalls made for women in the spiri
Steve Martin Dear Mr. Martin (may I call you Steve?), Dear Steve, I sit here at my desk having just read the news of Robin Williams’s untimely death and ...
'Corpse flower' attracts thousands to Washington garden
Cal Poly Pomona. By the time I arrived the sun was just creeping over the mountains, streaking light across the sleepy landscape. It revealed acres of open ...
Hummingbirds by the dozens flocked to each feeder, completely unfettered by the fact that humans were standing only feet (or inches) away.
Christy Garden Nerd Wilhelmi dropped by the Root Simple compound to talk to Kelly and I about everything from loquats to bees to climate change. You can find her blog posts, podcast, YouTube at Gardenerd.com.
Community gardens are glorious to me. The diversity of each member, the variety of aesthetic design choices, and the ingenuity of cramming as much as possib
When someone says "whole grains" my ears perk up. Homesteaders try to make food as often as possible with unadulterated ingredients. Whole grain baking and
Monarch butterfly migration, and for those providing milkweed as habitat for them along the way, you'll be pleased to know that we have had a visitor over t ...
We took a stroll through the Theodore Payne Native Garden Tour last weekend and found some new favorites for the garden. These natives attract beneficial pollinators
"Hi, I've just harvested my garlic and it's ok but a little small. Any tips to get it fatter?"
This recipe for Tomato Crouton Casserole is a perfect way to highlight summer's abundant tomato harvest. Taste all the tomatoes, highlighted by herbs and bu
It's field trip time! We visit Roan Mills bakery in Fillmore, CA to learn how they make bread from start to finish, from growing the grain to making bread.
We just harvested some eggplant from the winter garden, we wanted to showcase it, rather than blend it into a stew of flavors. Rose Elliot's Crisp Fried Eggplant
Harvest time is satisfying, beautiful and temporary. Next we start fall crops. Here is a little of both. 8 types of basil ready for picking. Homemade pesto
Fruits and vegetables of the Renaissance garden.
It happens to even the most savvy gardener. You go out of town on vacation and when you return, there are green beans...lots of green beans.
Let it be known that the kumquats are here. Lots of them. More than we know what to do with.
There are some years that I don't plant zucchini because I'm still sick of it from the year before. This was not one of those years.
We've been growing dragon fruit from cuttings and we finally got our first fruit. Our latest YouTube video walks you through step by step
The fall garden is our favorite here at Gardenerd. We're still waiting for temperatures to cool down but we've managed to put a few things in the ground while
Monarch butterfly from caterpillar to cocoon to butterfly last week. (If you want to catch up, click the link above to go back to the beginning). We were ou ...
Our latest garden project was installed in a space just waiting for a vegetable garden. Meet our new space-filler garden in Sherman Oaks, CA. The yard had r
They may look like lemons, but they taste just like cucumbers. That's because they are cucumbers - lemon cucumbers.
tall beds with plenty of root space for veggies to grow big and strong. Gardenerd was happy to oblige.The space was already mapped out with a foundation of
food waste. There is so much more we can do! Places like Food Forward have started a Market Recovery Program to collect less-than-perfect produce at the en ...
It's time to plan out spring gardens and replenish your seed stock. We share our favorite seed catalogs for 2014 with you in our latest YouTube video. Be adventurous!
Dad and daughter get a new garden in time for Father's Day. There was an existing garden, but it was made from pressure treated lumber, which isn't safe for food crops.
Birdcage planters are a favorite with creative gardeners. These tips share ideas for setting up a new or upcycled birdcage as a planter for succulents or annuals.
Got cracked hands this winter? Our winter hand therapy giveaway will help solve that problem. WomansWork hand cream and nitrile gloves are up for grabs. Leave
This spring we experimented with growing heirloom Black Dakota popping corn. It’s a beautiful, deep red, pointy popping corn that pops white. We couldn’t resist the opportunity to plant this ancestral corn and load up on one of our favorite snacks. Growing popcorn is easy because you don’t have to time it out to pick […]
Instead of making New Year's Resolutions we prefer a list of hopes and aspirations for 2016. Check our our plans for the new gardening year and make some plans
The WWII Victory Garden helped feed families and communities. During the Second World War, folks In the U.S. were encouraged to grow their o...
Our podcast guest this week is Diana Rodgers, manager of the Mar Vista Farmers Market. She lives on a flower farm and communtes over 400 miles to the market
