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Gardenerd Tip of the Week

Gardening with Gardenerd.com·Hosted by Christy Wilhelmi·300 episodes

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The Gardenerd Tip of the Week is your one-stop shop for organic gardening tips and tidbits. Seasonal, organic, and fun advice for your urban farm, homestead and garden. We cover Sustainable living, vegetable gardening and more. Celebrate your passion for gardening with a sense of humor.

Why listen

Gardenerd Tip of the Week gives practical organic gardening advice through friendly interviews with growers, authors, educators, and sustainability experts. Host Christy Wilhelmi keeps the show approachable and often playful, with episodes that move from pest control and soil health to herbs, fruit trees, seed saving, permaculture, and gardening for wellness. It is a strong fit for home gardeners, urban farmers, and anyone who wants useful ideas they can try in a real backyard, balcony, or community plot.

Episodes

13 min
Aug 1, 2024
A Look Back with Christy

This week's podcast features a look back at the last 16 years of the the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast. Christy revisits favorite moments from more than a decade of helpful gardening tips and interviews with experts in the field. The post Podcast: A Look Back appeared first on Gardenerd.

33 min
Jun 27, 2024
Podcast: Biological Controls with Kyra Rude

On the Podcast this week we chat with Kyra Rude, the general manager at Rincon Vitova Insectaries. We chat about the biological control of pests.  The post Podcast: Biological Controls with Kyra Rude appeared first on Gardenerd.

26 min
Jun 13, 2024
Container Gardening with Angela Judd

Let's talk container & desert gardening with Angela Judd on this week's Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast. Join us for great tips! The post Podcast: Container Gardening with Angela Judd appeared first on Gardenerd.

May 30, 2024
Gardening with Gophers with Kerry Beane

This week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast: Kerry Beane, speaker, coach and educator. We talk about gardening with gophers. The post Podcast: Gardening with Gophers with Kerry Beane appeared first on Gardenerd.

33 min
May 16, 2024
Growing Herbs with Kim Roman

Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Kim Roman. Kim is a certified Square Foot Gardening expert, and military veteran who has gardened all over the world. We chat about her new book: Growing Herbs for Health, Wellness, Cooking, and Crafts. The post Podcast: Grow Herbs with Kim Roman appeared first on Gardenerd.

30 min
May 2, 2024
Growing Bulbs with Sean and Allison McManus

Sean and Allison McManus of Spoken Garden are our guests this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast. We talk bulbs and ornamentals. The post Podcast: Growing Bulbs with Sean and Allison McManus appeared first on Gardenerd.

24 min
Apr 18, 2024
The Layered Edible Garden with Christina Chung

On the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast this week we chat with Christina Chung of Fluent Garden. Chris has a passion for growing perennial edible plants and designing food forests or “layered” gardens for residential-scale properties in Metro Vancouver, Canada. The post Podcast: The Layered Edible Garden with Christina Chung appeared first on Gardenerd.

42 min
Apr 4, 2024
Grow Fruit Trees Fast with Susan Poizner

This week our guest on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week is Susan Poizner. Susan is an urban orchardist in Toronto, Canada and both an award-winner author and educator. The post Podcast: Grow Fruit Trees Fast with Susan Poizner appeared first on Gardenerd.

46 min
Mar 21, 2024
Gardening for Health with Perla Sofia

Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Perla Sofia, who gardens in Puerto Rico. Perla encourages people to grow plants to benefit their health and well being The post Podcast: Gardening for Health with Perla Sofia appeared first on Gardenerd.

22 min
Mar 7, 2024
Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture with Lauren Augusta

Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Lauren Augusta. Lauren is the executive director of MESA, the Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture. The post Podcast: Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture with Lauren Augusta appeared first on Gardenerd.

24 min
Feb 22, 2024
Kids and Seed Gardening with Dale Eblacas

Our latest podcast features Dale Eblacas, a seed saver, community advocate, and gardening educator. We caught up with him at the Heirloom Expo to discuss his work with kids and seed gardening. The post Podcast: Kids and Seed Gardening with Dale Eblacas appeared first on Gardenerd.

34 min
Feb 8, 2024
Gardening by the Moon with Stephen McComber

This week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast we chat with Stephen McComber about gardening by the moon. The post Gardening By The Moon with Stephen McComber appeared first on Gardenerd.

37 min
Jan 25, 2024
Gardening as Therapy with Jon Jackson

Jon Jackson is an Army vet who found comfort in gardening. On the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, he shares how this passion turned into a program to help other vets heal after service. The post Podcast: Gardening as Therapy with Jon Jackson appeared first on Gardenerd.

25 min
Jan 11, 2024
Permaculture Chat with Larry Santoyo

We start off the New Year with Larry Santoyo as my guest on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast. Larry has been a teacher and practitioner of permaculture design for the last 30 years, and was mentored by Bill Mollison, the founding father of Permaculture. The post Podcast: Permaculture Chat with Larry Santoyo appeared first on Gardenerd.

8 min
Dec 14, 2023
Year-End Thoughts with Christy

For the last podcast of the year, we share year-end thoughts with Christy. She highlights a few beautiful new seeds to try, and talks about New Years resolutions. The post Podcast: Year-End Thoughts with Christy appeared first on Gardenerd.

25 min
Nov 30, 2023
Growing in Tiny Spaces with Wendi Phan

Our guest on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Wendi Phan of Gardens of Wendiland. Wendi grows herbs and edible plants in tiny spaces and produces videos to share how she does it with her fans. The post Podcast: Growing in Tiny Spaces with Wendi Phan appeared first on Gardenerd.

27 min
Nov 16, 2023
Heirloom Seeds with Evan Gregoire

Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Evan Gregoire of Heirloom Seedhouse. His farm is located in the Pacific Northwest, where he supports over 500 different plant varieties each year. The post Podcast: Heirloom Seeds with Evan Gregoire appeared first on Gardenerd.

13 min
Nov 2, 2023
Food and Community with Indy Officinalis

Our guest Indy Officinalis is a forager, educator, urban farmer, and steward of both her environment and her community. She's our guest on the podcast this week. The post Podcast: Food and Community with Indy Officinalis appeared first on Gardenerd.

14 min
Oct 19, 2023
Podcast: Locally Adapted Seeds with Brijette Peña

Brijette Peña & her team grow organic, locally adapted seeds for growers in American Southwest. We chat about the process & why local matters The post Podcast: Locally Adapted Seeds with Brijette Peña appeared first on Gardenerd.

23 min
Oct 5, 2023
Podcast: Growing in Difficult Conditions with Sara Patterson

Sara Patterson started Red Acre Farm and a CSA at age 14 and grows year-round in some of the most difficult growing conditions around. The post Podcast: Growing in Difficult Conditions with Sara Patterson appeared first on Gardenerd.

29 min
Sep 21, 2023
Sustainable Gardening Resources with Lois de Vries

Lois de Vries created the Sustainable Gardening Library to make sure everyone has access to accurate, science-based, gardening knowledge they can rely on. The post Podcast: Sustainable Gardening Resources with Lois de Vries appeared first on Gardenerd.

49 min
Sep 7, 2023
Eliminate Fertilizers with Helen Atthowe

Our guest this week on the Podcast is Helen Atthowe. She has develop techniques to reduce and eventually eliminate fertilizer inputs. It's all in her new book. The post Podcast: Eliminate Fertilizers with Helen Atthowe appeared first on Gardenerd.

31 min
Jul 27, 2023
Best Of - Pest Control Tips

The Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast features great pest control tips from our guest experts. We combed through our archives for the best tips to share with you. The post Podcast: Best Of – Pest Control Tips appeared first on Gardenerd.

28 min
Jul 13, 2023
Best Of Tomato & Pepper Tips

On the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast this week, we’re sharing the best tomato & pepper tips from our archives. Listen to segments of past interviews for helpful tips and bountiful knowledge from our guest experts. Just in time for salsa season! These excerpts are from earlier in our podcast history, when we recorded […] The post Podcast: Best Of Tomato & Pepper Tips appeared first on Gardenerd.

30 min
Jun 29, 2023
Seed OIl Start-to-Finish with Bevin Cohen

Our guest on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast this week is Bevin Cohen. Nerd alert! He's here to talk about growing and pressing your own edible oils. The post Podcast: Seed Oils Start to Finish with Bevin Cohen appeared first on Gardenerd.

21 min
Jun 15, 2023
Growing Places with Kendall Rae Johnson

We have our youngest guest ever on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast this week. 7 year-old Kendall Rae Johnson is the youngest Certified Farmer in Georgia. She and her mom and dad, Ursula and Quinton, own and run aGrowKulture Urban Farm. The post Podcast: Growing Places with Kendall Rae Johnson appeared first on Gardenerd.

24 min
Jun 1, 2023
Eat Your Flowers with Loria Stern

This week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, we dive into edible flowers with Loria Stern. She's the author of Eat Your Flowers, a book bearing the name of her garden-to-table catering and private chef business. The post Podcast: Eat Your Flowers with Loria Stern appeared first on Gardenerd.

23 min
May 18, 2023
Journeying with Maria Rodale

This week's guest on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, Maria Rodale, has a family lineage tied to the foundation of organic gardening research. The post Podcast: Journeying with Maria Rodale appeared first on Gardenerd.

32 min
May 4, 2023
Good Gardening with Chris McLaughlin

Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Chris McLaughlin. We chat about her newest book, The Good Garden, & how to create a garden that is good for both us & the planet. The post Podcast: Good Gardens with Chris McLaughlin appeared first on Gardenerd.

20 min
Apr 20, 2023
Kids Gardening with Em Shipman

Em Shipman is the executive director of KidsGardening.org. She helps guide parents, caregivers, and teachers with ideas for gardening with kids. The post Podcast: Kids Gardening with Em Shipman appeared first on Gardenerd.

36 min
Apr 6, 2023
Compost Tea with Nicky Schauder

Our guest this week is Nicky Schauder from Permaculture Gardens. We talk about her grant-funded study of the effectiveness of compost tea The post Podcast: Compost Tea with Nicky Schauder appeared first on Gardenerd.

26 min
Mar 23, 2023
Cottage Foods with Lisa Kivirist

Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Lisa Kivirist. She's an author of 6 books, an advocate for entrepreneurs, and is co-owner of Inn Seredipity Farm. The post Podcast: Cottage Foods with Lisa Kivirist appeared first on Gardenerd.

27 min
Mar 9, 2023
Dry-Climate Gardening with Noelle Johnson

Noelle Johnson (the AZ Plant Lady) is our guest this week. She shares her tips for growing a beautiful, lush garden in dry climates, which can be found in her new book, Dry Climate Gardening. The post Podcast: Dry-Climate Gardens with Noelle Johnson appeared first on Gardenerd.

23 min
Feb 23, 2023
Market Farming with Jill Ragan

This week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast we chat with Jill Ragan, author of The Tiny but Mighty Farm. The post Podcast: Jill Ragan appeared first on Gardenerd.

18 min
Feb 9, 2023
Spring Tips with Christy

Aaaaand we're back with spring tips with Christy! Our first podcast of 2023 gives you an update on what's growin' on and helpful To-Dos for your winter/early spring garden. The post Podcast: Spring Tips with Christy appeared first on Gardenerd.

28 min
Dec 15, 2022
Food Forward with Rick Nahmias

Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Rick Nahmias, the founder and CEO of Food Forward. The post Podcast: Food Forward with Rick Nahmias appeared first on Gardenerd.

26 min
Dec 1, 2022
Beekeeping Tips with Charlotte Ekker Wiggins

Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Charlotte Ekker Wiggins, a fellow beekeeper and writer. We chat about her ingenious beekeeping tips, as well as her tricks for gardening on a limestone hillside. The post Podcast: Beekeeping Tips with Charlotte Ekker Wiggins appeared first on Gardenerd.

28 min
Nov 17, 2022
Gardening Inspiration with Ashlie Thomas

Our guest on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast this week is Ashlie Thomas, author of How to Become A Gardener. Her popular Instagram feed, @The.Mocha.Gardener, is filled with gardening inspiration and tips for newbies. The post Podcast: Gardening Inspiration with Ashlie Thomas appeared first on Gardenerd.

28 min
Nov 3, 2022
Powerful Endophytic Bacteria with Jeff Lowenfels

We go full-nerd this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, with Jeff Lowenfels and his new book about endophytic bacteria. Learn what they are and why they are important. The post Podcast: Endophytic Bacteria with Jeff Lowenfels appeared first on Gardenerd.

44 min
Oct 20, 2022
Bees and Monarchs with Robin Jones

Today Robin Jones of Honey Girl Grows returns to the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast. We chat about bees and monarchs and stuff you might not know yet. The post Podcast: Bees and Monarchs with Robin Jones appeared first on Gardenerd.

28 min
Oct 6, 2022
Vegetable Gardening with Joe Lamp'l

This week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, we're chatting with Joe Lamp'l about his new book and his garden in Atlanta, Georgia. The post Podcast: Vegetable Gardening with Joe Lamp’l appeared first on Gardenerd.

21 min
Sep 22, 2022
Black Flora with Teri Speight

Teri Speight is back on the podcast this week. She spoke with us a few months ago about her book, The Urban Garden, which she co-authored with Kathy Jentz. Today we’re chatting about her other book, Black Flora. The post Podcast: Black Flora with Teri Speight appeared first on Gardenerd.

28 min
Sep 8, 2022
Home Fruit Orcharding with Jose Ramirez

Our guest this week on the Podcast, Jose Ramirez, was featured recently in the LA Times for his home orchard. He transformed a weedy patch of land into a low-water, fruit-filled paradise. The post Podcast: Home Fruit Orcharding with Jose Ramirez appeared first on Gardenerd.

33 min
Aug 25, 2022
The Garden Sabbatical with Devorah Brous

This week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, we address the need for a garden sabbatical with Devorah Brous. The post Podcast: The Garden Sabbatical with Devorah Brous appeared first on Gardenerd.

26 min
Aug 11, 2022
Community Greening with Adina Oosterwijk

On the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast this week, we travel to Australia to chat with Adina Oosterwijk about community greening. The post Podcast: Community Greening with Adina Oosterwijk appeared first on Gardenerd.

19 min
Jul 28, 2022
Why Trees Matter with Dan Lambe

On the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast this week we chat with Dan Lambe, the CEO of The Arbor Day Foundation. Dan shares his knowledge of how important trees are for the continuation of life on earth. The post Podcast: Why Trees Matter with Dan Lambe appeared first on Gardenerd.

39 min
Jul 14, 2022
Rebuilding Soil with David King

Our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week is David King of The Learning Garden. He's been on the podcast before, but we brought him back to talk about a major construction project that destroyed the Learning Garden during the pandemic. The post Podcast: Rebuilding Soil with David King appeared first on Gardenerd.

14 min
Jun 30, 2022
Summer Tips with Christy

This week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, it's change of pace day. Just you and me, gardenerds. In this episode I address a few topics that keep coming up with clients and curious minds alike. The post Podcast: Summer Tips with Christy appeared first on Gardenerd.

33 min
Jun 16, 2022
Raised Bed Design with Catherine McLaughlin

On this week's Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, we talk shop with Catherine McLaughlin, the Design Studio Principal from Farmscape about the rookie mistakes even professional landscape designers make when it comes to raised bed vegetable garden design. The post Podcast: Raised Bed Design with Catherine McLaughlin appeared first on Gardenerd.

29 min
Jun 2, 2022
Growing Our Gardens and Ourselves with Marcus Bridgewater

This week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast we're chatting with Marcus Bridgewater. He's the author of the new book How To Grow: Nurture Your Garden, Nurture Yourself. The post Podcast: Growing Our Gardens & Ourselves with Marcus Bridgewater appeared first on Gardenerd.