Garlic Scape Pesto is quite a recipe. Watch how eric makes it in this video:
Tomato cage how to video : GF Video
This DIY home-made tomato cage works and last for years. Learn how to make tomato cages by watching our DIY video on how to build tomato cages. The tomato cages sold in garden stores don't work for me. The cages are too short and flimsy, and don't hold up your tomato plants. stop buying the...
Planting Carrots, How Eric did it.
Wondering how to plant and grow carrots? Watch and see us try our hand at carrot growing
Smoking Salmon with an Electric Smoker - GF Video
My neighbors gave me an electric smoker, so I thought I'd try to smoke salmon with the smoker. You can buy an electric smoker like the one I use here Before smoking salmon, I suggest you brine it with this recipe here, and follow the instructions on how to dry the salmon after the brining...
Grow Tomatoes How To & Extend The Tomato Season : GF Video
Learn how to grow and plant tomatoes and extend the tomato season. Want to plant your tomatoes early? Learn here how to start tomatoes early.
Drip Irrigation System with Soaker Hose - GF Video
I use this homemade DIY drip irrigation system with soaker hose for my raised vegetable beds. Its easy to build and works great. Watch the video to see our first take on a soaker hose system. If you want to build a simpler version see my video for PVC connected soaker hose system. The drip...
Power Tool Repair
Want know how to repair power tools? Watch Gardenfork.tv and see how Eric repairs a reciprocating saw ( aka a Sawzall style saw ) Save
Eric's beef with Chris Kimball and Cook's Illustrated: True or False? GardenFork Radio
Why does Eric always poke fun at Chris Kimball: ? Mike asks the question everyone wants answered.
Spontaneous Garden Tour GF Radio
Inspired Heather of the Wiggly Wigglers podcast, I walked around the garden and house today and give an update about what all is going on with the garden, my truck and stuff in the kitchen.
How to build a raised bed for vegetables or flowers GF TV Video
Build a simple raised bed with this DIY video. With this raised bed plan we show you how to make raised vegetable or flower beds without using pressure treated lumber The current raised beds in the garden have been there about 8 years now. So we must have done something right. how unusual... If you...
How to start seeds at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Learn here how to start seeds in pots or trays with the experts. In the city we live near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and they showed us some great seed starting tips. By starting your own seeds, you can get a lot more plants for less money, and you get to grow plants that are...
Tap maple trees with tin sap buckets : GF Video
A number of our neighbors tap maple trees to make maple syrup, here is a video about using sap buckets and taps. Learn how to identify Sugar Maples trees, make sure you are tapping the right kind of maple trees with this neat tree identification book, Bark. The great thing about this book is that...
Michael Pollan uses too many words
Michael Pollan acolytes, watch out... What fell off Eric's truck & Tomato Blight
Gardenfork Radio Inaugural Show
Here is the first Gardenfork Radio Show. This audio show talks about all the cool stuff i run across each week that doesn't make it into a Gardenfork.tv video show.
How to transplant raspberry and blackberry bushes
Transplanting raspberries can be tricky. They don't like to be transplanted. So watch Gardenfork.tv and see how Eric does it.
Sullivan Bread in Holland
Caroline from Holland sent me an email with questions about the Sullivan Bread recipe, and my sister Tracy had some suggestions. Caroline then sent me these great picts of bread success. Its very cool that people in Holland watch Gardenfork. Due to spam, comments have been turned off, please visit The Greenhouse to share your...
Cherry Tomato Pasta Recipe : GF Video
This is a great recipe for all those cherry tomatoes you have at the end of the season. This dish is sort of a cherry tomato salad over pasta. I don't think this dish needs cheese, but if you do, go ahead. Cherry Tomato Pasta Recipe 3 pints of cherry tomatoes ( about 4 good...
Nature-deficit disorder
When I was a kid, ( wow, not used to saying that too often ) we would be in the yard or the woods whenever we were home and there was daylight. Now, it seems that kids lives are over-scheduled. My friend Tyler Allison, a contributor to Gardenfork, brought to my attention a book, Last...