Gardenerd Tip of the Week
The Gardenerd Tip of the Week is your one-stop shop for organic gardening tips and tidbits. Seasonal, organic, and fun advice for your urban farm, homestead and garden. We cover Sustainable living, vegetable gardening and more. Celebrate your passion for gardening with a sense of humor.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 300
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2024
Tomatoes Under Eucalyptus
Learn about how eucalyptus might be affecting your tomatoes.
Thu 04 Aug 2016
Only Male Flowers?
What to do if your plants are only producing male flowers
00:01:21 |
Thu 07 Jul 2016
Armyworms
The best control is to interrupt the life cycle with beneficial nematodes. Steinernema feltiae is a good nematode that eats over 230 different pests; it focuses on those that incubate in soil, like g…
00:01:28 |
Thu 09 Jun 2016
Hand Pollination for Squash
During the summer, that means squash, cucumbers, and melons, among other things. We leave nothing to chance when it comes to squash. We hand pollinate.
00:01:36 |
Thu 02 Jun 2016
When to Pick Berries
Use your thumb and index finger to rock the berry back and forth a little. If it’s ready it will separate easily. If it resists, leave if for another day.
Thu 26 May 2016
2016 Dirty Dozen
Are strawberries clean from pesticides? Check out 2016's Dirty Dozen to find out
00:01:30 |
Thu 19 May 2016
Using Fava Beans
To remove the casing, boil the beans for 3 minutes, then plunge them into an ice bath for another 3 minutes. The beans should pop out of the casing after that.
00:01:21 |
Thu 12 May 2016
MonarchVR App
With an Android device and a virtual reality viewer, users can relax and explore an immersive, stereo virtual reality world.
00:01:38 |
Thu 05 May 2016
Cherry Season
If you want to grow cherries, you’ll need two different trees that pollinate one another. Choose varieties appropriate for your hardiness zone and required chill hours.
Thu 28 Apr 2016
Earth Day Apps
E-waste recycling is an important way to keep hazardous waste and recyclable products out of our landfills.
00:01:29 |
Thu 21 Apr 2016
Stopping Sow Bugs
Sow bugs can be beneficial to the garden (or at least your compost bin) because they till the soil and are part of the Soil food web. But they are a problem because they eat decaying matter. But they…
Thu 14 Apr 2016
Swarm Season
The queen takes a little more than half the worker bees and moves to a new location, leaving behind enough food and potential queen cells to hatch and lead after she’s gone.
00:01:25 |
Thu 07 Apr 2016
Securing Plants Against the Wind
For crops like favas and grains, place stakes around the perimeter and run several levels of twine around the circumference. This will keep your upright crops upright.
Wed 30 Mar 2016
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