Garden Nerds Community Page
A friendly, Bay Area space to swap tips, ask questions, and celebrate your wins — from foggy lettuce to inland tomatoes.
• Join / Sign in → /members
• Read Guidelines → #guidelines
• Enter Forum → /community/forum
What you’ll find
• Quick Q&A with local gardeners (tag your zone + crop for faster answers)
• Monthly prompts: what to plant now, pest watch, watering tips
• Project updates: new tools (calendar, calculators, microclimate map)
Groups & topics
We keep one simple group — “Garden Nerds” — and use tags for discovery. Add your USDA zone and crop in every post title.
Suggested starter tags:
zone-7 · zone-8 · zone-9 · zone-10 · zone-11 · tomatoes · leafy-greens · citrus · irrigation · soil · microclimate-coastal · microclimate-inland
Recognition
We spotlight helpful answers weekly.
• Top Contributors (last 7 days)
• “Helpful” kudos on replies
• Seasonal badges: seed swap, pest scout, drought smart
Featured this week
(Replace these with 2–4 live threads each week.)
• [Monthly] What to plant now — Coastal vs. Inland → /community/forum/thread/placeholder-1
• Pest ID: leaf miner on citrus (Zone 10) → /community/forum/thread/placeholder-2
• Irrigation check: how often in a foggy week? → /community/forum/thread/placeholder-3
Start a post (copy this)
Tap “New Post” in the forum and paste one of these templates.
Question template
Title: [Zone X] [Crop] [Issue/Goal]
Details: microclimate, sun hours, soil, photo link
Tried so far:
What I need:
Show & Tell template
Title: [Zone X] [Crop] Harvest / Progress
Variety:
Sowed/Transplanted:
What worked / what I’d change:
Photo link:
Garden Pro Q&A lane (member perk)
Members can tag “pro-qna” to get prioritized replies from moderators and guest experts.
Community Guidelines
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Be kind. Disagree without snark or personal attacks.
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Keep it local and practical (Bay Area conditions).
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No spam, no ads, no affiliate drops.
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Use tags: zone, crop, microclimate. Search before posting.
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Flag pests/diseases responsibly; avoid alarmism.
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Mods may tidy titles and tags for findability.
Issues? Contact us → /contact
Legal: Privacy → /privacy · Terms → /terms · Refunds → /refunds · Accessibility → /accessibility
New here? Start with…
• Planting Calendar (Bay Area timing) → /planting-calendar
• Monthly Checklists → /premium/monthly-checklists
• Meet GrowBot → /about/growbot
Newsletter
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