Gardenerd Tip of the Week

Fake Grass? 22.05.2015 ↓

Replace thirsty lawns with sustainable landscaping.

SaveSeedSharing.org 15.05.2015 1:24 ↓

SaveSeedSharing.org offers information about the issue and even a petition to sign to help the cause. Find out more details and help to preserve our right to save seeds and share with our neighbors like we have for centuries.

Grow Your Shower Scrubber 08.05.2015 1:22 ↓

Plant luffa and you’ll have a plentiful supply of natural scrubbing sponges for the tub. Luffa is a gourd that vines up a trellis.

Tickle Your Tomatoes 24.04.2015 ↓

To avoid that long, leggy look in your tomato seedlings, try tickling young tomato plants.

Interplanting 17.04.2015 1:21 ↓

Interplanting is a great way to use up open space while protecting the soil from exposure to the baking sun.

April is Earth Month 10.04.2015 ↓

Earth Day is April 22nd, but you can celebrate and focus on our big blue planet all month.

Sage Wisdom from Rosemary 03.04.2015 1:24 ↓

How to deal with fruit flies using rosemary and homemade fruit fly traps

Books for Spring Reading 27.03.2015 1:24 ↓

The Urban Soil Summit we recently attended left us with tons of information and even more resources to follow up on later.

Nature Abhors Bare Soil 20.03.2015 1:30 ↓

Add mulch to reduce weeds.

Get Your Green On 13.03.2015 1:30 ↓

Green is all around us. Next week is not only St. Patrick’s Day but March 16th is National Artichoke Heart Day.

National Celery Month 06.03.2015 1:34 ↓

March is National Celery Month, which coincides with just about the right time to harvest celery if you planted it in the fall.

Tomato Chooser 20.02.2015 1:39 ↓

There are over 600 varieties of tomatoes out there. How do you know which options will work for you?

Bed Prep for Spring 13.02.2015 1:28 ↓

Prepping your beds for spring is the most important task a gardener can do before planting..

Keep Squirrels off My Fruit Trees 06.02.2015 1:13 ↓

Squirrels will take a bite out of every single piece of fruit on your nectarine tree if they can. Here are some tips to keep them from getting their in the first place.

Make your own Seed Tape 30.01.2015 ↓

This tip comes from Organic Gardening magazine and Jeff Cox’s book 100 Greatest Gardening Ideas.

National Pie Day 23.01.2015 ↓

Take a look at some of our favorite winter pie recipies for Nation Pie Day.

Keeled Treehopper 16.01.2015 ↓

Keeled treehoppers are sucking insects belonging to the same order as aphids. They use sharp mouthparts to pierce plant tissue and suck the life out of a plant over time.

New Year, New Law 09.01.2015 1:29 ↓

The State of California just passed a new law that protects apartment dwellers from having to remove edible gardens from their patios and balconies.

Trash Can Root Cellar 19.12.2014 1:14 ↓

Learn how to make a root cellar out of a trash can

A Compostable Christmas 12.12.2014 1:13 ↓

Make your holidays as light on the planet as possible with these tricks: use last year’s seed catalogs to wrap presents.

Winter Foods 05.12.2014 1:33 ↓

Winter may not official start until later this month, but fall offers great seasonal ingredients for hearty winter meals.

Minnie and Moon 21.11.2014 1:33 ↓

Check out her new site on http://www.minnieandmoon.com/?Click=1049 for holiday gifts (and a little something for yourself)

Rise of the Giants 14.11.2014 ↓

This is a film dedicated to growing giant pumpkins

Breaking up Clay Soil 07.11.2014 ↓

Gardenerd answers this week what the best way to break up clay soil.

History of the Jack-o-Lantern 31.10.2014 1:16 ↓

Pumpkin carving dates back to an Irish tradition of carving turnips and potatoes.