Gardenerd
@gardenerd1.bsky.social
Teaching people how to grow food in small spaces, published author, veggie garden designer/coach. Gardenerd.com
Picked the biggest pomegranate I have ever grown. It's small victories like these that keep me going.
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Picked the biggest pomegranate I have ever grown. It's small victories like these that keep me going.
Happiness is fresh pine mulch between beds.
October 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Happiness is fresh pine mulch between beds.
Local Angelinos! I'll be giving a free fall gardening class at The Village Well on Oct. 5 at 5 p.m. Join me and bring your burning gardening questions. Link to register: shop.villagewell.com/events/36174...
September 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Local Angelinos! I'll be giving a free fall gardening class at The Village Well on Oct. 5 at 5 p.m. Join me and bring your burning gardening questions. Link to register: shop.villagewell.com/events/36174...
Someone made an avatar of me. I am a broccoli-head and I like it.
September 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Someone made an avatar of me. I am a broccoli-head and I like it.
I feel like my garden is making up for past "crappy tomato years". I am okay with that.
August 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I feel like my garden is making up for past "crappy tomato years". I am okay with that.
I guess you could say I am addicted to growing stripy tomatoes
August 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I guess you could say I am addicted to growing stripy tomatoes
Gotta love that post-vacation harvest!
August 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Gotta love that post-vacation harvest!
No cheating. Post the last picture of your pet.
Mittens leapt into the trumpet vine to catch a rat (or something). It took her 15 minutes to figure out how to get down from there.
Mittens leapt into the trumpet vine to catch a rat (or something). It took her 15 minutes to figure out how to get down from there.
July 21, 2025 at 5:31 AM
No cheating. Post the last picture of your pet.
Mittens leapt into the trumpet vine to catch a rat (or something). It took her 15 minutes to figure out how to get down from there.
Mittens leapt into the trumpet vine to catch a rat (or something). It took her 15 minutes to figure out how to get down from there.
I guess I haven't been inspecting for pests enough lately. Good thing we've got a pest control course for that!
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July 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I guess I haven't been inspecting for pests enough lately. Good thing we've got a pest control course for that!
learning.gardenerd.com
learning.gardenerd.com
Tell me you're a farmer/ gardener without saying you're a farmer/gardener
July 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Tell me you're a farmer/ gardener without saying you're a farmer/gardener
The first tomatoes of the season are always the volunteers. Here's to pathway tomato plants!
July 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The first tomatoes of the season are always the volunteers. Here's to pathway tomato plants!
I love the randomness of gardening. Sometimes volunteer potatoes turn out like radioactive balloon animals.
#gardenadventures
#gardenadventures
June 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I love the randomness of gardening. Sometimes volunteer potatoes turn out like radioactive balloon animals.
#gardenadventures
#gardenadventures
Getting ready for the Culver City Garden Show. Come shop and learn about gardening this weekend!
June 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Getting ready for the Culver City Garden Show. Come shop and learn about gardening this weekend!
Local Angelinos! Please join me this Saturday for the Culver City Garden Show. I'll be giving the keynote speech at 1:30. Check out the vendors, classes, contests and more! Hope to see you there.
June 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Local Angelinos! Please join me this Saturday for the Culver City Garden Show. I'll be giving the keynote speech at 1:30. Check out the vendors, classes, contests and more! Hope to see you there.
'Tis the season of hand pollinating dragon fruit flowers!
June 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
'Tis the season of hand pollinating dragon fruit flowers!
June 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Malaga radishes. Look at these beauties!
May 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Malaga radishes. Look at these beauties!
Harvested this carrot today. It's a momma with a baby in a football-carry embrace. I swear it came out of the ground this way.
May 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Harvested this carrot today. It's a momma with a baby in a football-carry embrace. I swear it came out of the ground this way.
Homegrown salad with arugula, spinach, lettuce and Malaga radishes. Beautiful and delicious!
May 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Homegrown salad with arugula, spinach, lettuce and Malaga radishes. Beautiful and delicious!
First Lauren's Grape poppy of the season. Happy Mother's Day whether your babies are human, fur, or flora.
May 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
First Lauren's Grape poppy of the season. Happy Mother's Day whether your babies are human, fur, or flora.
Winnetka Purple artichokes. No filter. #happygardening
May 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Winnetka Purple artichokes. No filter. #happygardening
A little bit of rain, and this, makes Gardenerd happy.
April 27, 2025 at 2:03 AM
A little bit of rain, and this, makes Gardenerd happy.
Every other day we're shelling peas to freeze them for later use. It's a meditative practice that pays dividends.
April 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Every other day we're shelling peas to freeze them for later use. It's a meditative practice that pays dividends.
I know that Amazon has so many book categories that it's hard to claim real success when you're #1 in a category, but still...I'm a little giddy.
April 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I know that Amazon has so many book categories that it's hard to claim real success when you're #1 in a category, but still...I'm a little giddy.