Feb 14 2024 51 mins 2
Christy Wilhelmi shares valuable insights for building and maintaining an organic home food garden.
Up to 80 percent of her family's produce comes from less than 300 square feet of her own garden.
We discuss her approach to designing gardens while understanding a gardener's specific needs and objectives.
Christy explains the importance for selecting appropriate materials and proper choices of soil, seed, and irrigation for a flourishing garden.
In addition, she addresses certain common misconceptions and shares the key lessons she's learned in her gardening journey.
Christy is the chief garden nerd and founder of the Gardenerd brand which is the home of abundant gardening resources.
She publishes newsletters, her popular blog, a top-ranked podcast, and YouTube videos. Her specialties are spreading the garden word to her clients and the world with small-space, organic vegetable garden design, consulting, and classes.
Much of Christy’s expertise to help you better plan and maintain your garden is captured in the online courses she’s developed. The waiting list for her new Garden Planning course.
She is the author of Gardening for Geeks , 400+ Tips for Organic Gardening Success, Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden and her debut novel Garden Variety with a sequel on the way.
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