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Growing Fish Peppers

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Christy

If you haven’t guessed by now, we love growing heirlooms here at Gardenerd HQ. This year we were excited to try growing fish peppers. Both the fruit and leaves offer visual interest in the garden with variegated, cream-striped green pods, … Continue reading →

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Gingerly We Grow

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Christy

A great question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week:

“Hi Christy, I want to try growing ginger in my zone 24 garden. I’m planning to start with a store bought (or farmer’s market if possible) piece. Do you have any experience or tips for growing
ginger? Thanks!”

I’ve grown ginger once before, when a neighbor at my community garden handed me a rhizome they had just pulled from their own garden. It had plenty of growth on it already, so I just
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Growing Brown Mustard Seeds

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Christy

Last fall 2009, I planted brown mustard seed as an experiment in the test garden. I wanted to see how much seed I would get for my favorite Indian food dishes
from growing seed in 7 square feet. After the birds got their share of sprouts, I ended up with 7 or 8 plants that grew to fruition. I’ve waited until the harvest this spring to share the
process with you.

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