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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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Materials for Raised Beds

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Christy

It’s spring, and everyone is out in the garden. This question came in this week:

“What type of material do you use for constructing raised beds? We’ve done some raised beds in redwood, but we are concerned that they will rot. What is a safe and long lasting sealer to use for
wood raised beds? or are there other economical composite materials to use in constructing beds?  Thanks, Yasi”

Great question, Yasi. I’ve built raised beds out of many different …
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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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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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Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase 2010

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Christy

Well, it’s that time again. Time to get on your walking shoes or bicycle and head out to see some fantastic, clever landscaping in west side Los Angeles. The
Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase is just a month away, and will be featuring 80 houses (impossible to see them all, but you can sure try) that focus on either native plants and drought tolerant
landscapes, edible gardens, or energy efficient features like solar power or rain barrels.
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Woolly Pockets on Martha Stewart

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Christy

For those who didn’t catch it, Miguel Nelson, the inventor of Woolly Pocket Gardens and our collaborator on the Woolly Pocket School Garden Program, was on
Martha Stewart in early March. They’ve posted the clip on the MS website for all to see. If you wait until the page loads, you’ll see the words, “watch video” appear at the bottom of the
photograph.

And for a moment of shameless self-promotion, when Miguel …
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