Category Archives: What’s Growin’ On

Dill You Be Mine?

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Christy

Once again, it’s confession time.  I’ve killed a lot of dill in my day.  You name it – transplants, from seed, little hopeful plugs – I’ve killed them all.  I was beginning to wonder if dill was just a houseplant … Continue reading →

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Gardenerd at the LA Garden Show this weekend

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Christy

It’s that time of year – garden tours (like the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase last weekend, and the Venice Garden Tour this weekend), and garden shows
abound. This weekend, April 30, May 1 & 2, we are participating with a Gardenerd booth at the LA Garden Show at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens.


There are plenty of things to see and do at the Garden Show, including design …
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Dragon Tongue Beans

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Christy

A while back I mentioned that I was planting a new heirloom variety that I’d never grown before. Well, today the first harvest of said heirloom plants.   Dragon tongue
beans are making quite a show in the garden, right next to the …
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Woolly Pocket Wall Garden

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Christy

In preparation for this weekend’s Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase, I wanted to create a display that demonstrates how wall gardens are yet another way to grow
food in small spaces. So I took up the challenge of figuring out how to hang Woolly Pockets on my backyard fence that is completely destroyed by termites and is hanging on by wishful thinking
and wire.

Ordinarily Woolly Pockets can be attached to any wall, …
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2010 Gardens of Gratitude

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Christy

It’s almost time for the 2nd Annual Gardens of Gratitude event. It takes place on April 24th and 25th, 2010 in
Los Angeles, and if you have a space that you want to transform into a vegetable garden, this is your chance to get help from your community (not to mention compost, advice, and a chance to
make new friends).

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Biointensive Workshop at Ocean View Farms This Saturday!

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Christy

If you’ve ever wanted to take the Small Space and Container Gardening Class that we offer in our Gardenerd Organic Gardening Series, but haven’t been able to make
it, you can come get similar information this Saturday for FREE. I’ll be speaking at Ocean View Farms organic community garden on Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. about many different
methods of growing a lot of stuff in a little bit of space.

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MinifarmBox© and the Land Grab

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Christy

Oh sure, I’ve got plenty of growing space in my raised beds, but sometimes that’s just not enough. Sometimes you have to take over the
place.

I feel like a warrior — or maybe a gold rush prospector; I’ve just made a minor land-grab in my own
back yard.

Let me e’splain: I met up with Conor Fitzpatrick on the last day of Tomatomania, where I …
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3rd Year Asparagus …and they’re off!

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Christy

(cue movie voice-over guy)

It’s been three years in the making…
and one woman has been waiting a lifetime…
but will she be ready for…

ASPARAGUS HARVEST 2010!

(fade in on woman in garden hat, carrying gardening pruners, running from the kitchen door to the asparagus bed. She snips a few spears with a smile on her face, runs back to the
kitchen.

Clock shows that 5 minutes passes. …
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2 for 1 Discounts for Permaculture Design Course This Weekend!

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Christy

I had the great pleasure of meeting Larry Santoyo of Earthflow Design over the weekend. For those who don’t know, he teaches the renowned Permaculture Design
Course in Los Angeles. The next course starts this weekend and Larry is offering 2 for 1 discounts to anyone who registers and mentions that you heard it from Gardenerd. Here are the
details:

http://earthflow.com/LAPDC_spring10.php …
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Front Yard Veggies in Manhattan Beach

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Christy

We got one step closer to our goal of replacing all lawns in Los Angeles with useful growing spaces. The Winship family had a front lawn that
wasn’t serving them, and it was the only area of their property that had full sun for growing vegetables (as is the case with many homes).

I met with them to discuss what they wanted in a vegetable garden: raised beds, enough room to grow herbs, and something they could …
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