Gardenerd Tip of the Week Feed

Be a Farmsteader | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:12

Meet the owners of Inn Serendipity who are farmsteadtarians, eating as much as possible from their own gardens, community and, when necessary, from carefully selected sources.

Spring Cleaning | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:20

With the arrival of spring and the recent celebration of Earth Day, we’re taking some time to clear out unused items to either repurpose them or give them away.

A Billion Acts of Green | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:24

Whether you are trying to reuse items, eliminate plastic bags from your life, recycle electronic waste, conserve water, or rally to change legislation, you can find an event in your area to support Earth Day.

Got Grubs? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:23

Another great question came into Ask Gardenerd this week where a gardener had found thick white grubs in his compost bin and wondered what to do.

Determinate vs. Indeterminate Seeds | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:06

A great question came into Ask Gardenerd this week. “I bought some seeds that say 'determinate' and/or 'indeterminate'. What does that mean?”

Re-purposing Cooking Water | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:18

Apparently, using water from specific brews found in your kitchen cooking pot can add certain nutrients to the soil, or help in other ways.

Frost Dates | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:18

Even if you live in a warm climate, canyon and foothill areas are susceptible to frost. Play it safe, know your frost dates. This week's Tip Of The Week will give you a basic primer on what you need tabout frost.

100 Mile Meal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:05

The Gardenerd.com Tip of the Week for March 16, 2012. If you still have winter produce growing your garden, why not celebrate the coming of spring with a 100-mile meal party? A 100-mile meal is a potluck where guests bring dishes that have been grown within 100 miles or less of the potluck location.

Growing Cucumbers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:13

The Gardenerd.com Tip of the Week for March 9, 2012. It’s time to plant spring crops, and in some places summer crops. Here in Southern California, it’s a great time to start cucumbers indoors. There’s a trick to doing it though. Cucumbers don’t like their roots disturbed when they grow, so transplanting them out into the garden can send them into shock or decline.

Alfalfa Gardens | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:13

The Gardenerd.com Tip of the Week for March 1, 2012. Alfalfa is a perennial crop with long taproots, and once established it can be cut back regularly like grass for a continued supply of green material for the compost bin.

February To-Do List | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:10