Christy Wilhelmi

name Christy Wilhelmi is owner of www.Gardenerd.com, the ultimate resource for garden nerds. She is a board member of Ocean View Farms Organic Community Garden in Mar Vista, California, and gardens almost exclusively with heirloom vegetables.

Grow a Bounty of Vegetables This Fall

30th October 2007
In Southern California and other areas with moderate winter climates, fall is a full-fledged growing season. In other parts of the country, where cold frames and greenhouses are used, people can extend their growing season and squeak in some gardening bef... Read >

Heirloom Vegetables - Part 1 - Tomatoes

29th June 2007
By Christy Wilhelmi www.gardenerd.com When I think of heirloom vegetables, romantic notions of windswept hillsides and fields of sunflowers come to mind. I picture a sturdy wooden table arranged with rustic linens and slender glasses of wine, each o... Read >