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My, What Trellises You Have

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Christy

A question came in this week to Ask Gardenerd:

“I was cycling in Silverlake and saw your garden you’ve setup for a greyish building! It looked great!  I was especially intrigued by the interesting bean & tomato trellises you have. I
know this is technically “consulting”, but where can I get my hands on some of those for my garden?”

You must mean the Dream Center Garden that I’ve been working on for over a year now. We
planted 24 tomatoes and nearly 100 peas in just …
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Starting Seeds to Perfection

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Christy

There seems to be a theme this week about seed-starting:

“This is the first time I’ve been to your website and I heard about it
on the news. I came to see what all the fuss is about, and ended up
with lots of answers. So here’s my question:  I have tried to grow
vegetable plants from seed indoors, then plant them outdoors and usually
end up with a small sprout then they die and I never even get to
introduce them to the great outdoors. I’ve tried different soils,
watering habits and containers but to no avail. Do you have any tips,
or better …
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Makin’ Tomato Cages

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Christy

They were fending for themselves and getting taller every day.  Critical Mass was about to be reached and it couldn’t wait any
longer.   My tomatoes needed support.  They were having a breakdown – or a “tip sideways” so to speak.  So I set out to build new cages for my leaning tower of tomatoes at
home this weekend.  

For some of you, this might look really familiar, as I talk about the “How-To” of my tomato cages in Christy’s Top 5 Organic Gardening Tips, which you can get when you sign up on the
Gardenerd website.  For this project, I needed cages that were …
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The Getting-Started Gardening Jitters

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Christy

When asked, “What is your greatest gardening challenge?”, someone wrote in recently: “Getting started!  Right now, gardening is ALL THEORY and it’s been over 10 years since I’ve even had a houseplant… At some point I’d like to try tomatoes in … Continue reading →

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