Ramon Gonzalez
Ramon is the original urban garden blogging male espousing a DIY philosophy to gardening and garden projects.
Better known online as MrBrownThumb, he’s been demystifying gardening secrets for average gardeners online since 2005. Besides writing the popular MrBrownThumb garden blog he’s co-founder of @SeedChat on Twitter, the creative director of One Seed Chicago, and founder of the Chicago Seed Library.
Whether it’s saving and growing your own plants from heirloom seeds, digging a garden, or trying to lead a life that is more harmonious with nature; he believes we can all do it-and it doesn’t have to be expensive or time-consuming.
Besides writing for himself Ramon has been published in Lawn & Garden Retailer Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, and writes Chicago Garden, a garden blog on The Chicago Tribune’s ChicagoNow website. In addition to his writings his photographs have been featured in publications like In These Times and Northern Gardener Magazine.
Oh, and what’s with the pseudonym? He believes that nobody really has a "black" or "green" thumb. Everyone kills plants -- the trick is finding the plants you don’t.
You can connect with him through Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or Google+ where you can ask him pertinent gardening questions, leave him a story idea or learn where he'll be speaking about urban gardening and events he's involved with.
Latest Stories from Ramon Gonzalez - Page 4
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The Amazing Vegetable Carvings of Shawn Feeney
This artist takes playing with his food to a whole new level! Spooky and whimsical vegetable carvings just in time for Halloween.
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3 Things You Can Plant in Your Garden this Fall
Think gardening season is over just because it's fall? Here are three things you could plant now with big savings.
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4 Tomatoes We Loved in 2012
These four tomatoes performed fantastically in the garden in 2012. What were your favorites?
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How the Drought Affected Earth’s Mass and Gravitational Pull
The drought was so bad it made our region a little lighter.
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Hilarious 'Eco Warrior' Cat Video
Meet Norman the 'Eco-Warrior' cat, launched by WWF Canada and grocery giant Loblaw to encourage an eco lifestyle.
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Kickstart Film 'Open Sesame-The Story of Seeds' and Save Heirlooms
The Open Sesame documentary examines the importance of open source seeds.
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TERRAform Raised Bed Makes Gardening Wheelchair Accessible
This ingenious raised bed will soon make gardening available to the mobility impaired.
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Gardens at Temporary Housing in Fukushima Show the Indomitable Spirit of Gardeners
Over a year since the nuclear power plant in Japan, and Fukushima residents are returning to growing gardens.
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89-year-old Michigan Beekeeper May Lose his Hives After Neighbor Complaints
Beekeeper, and World War II veteran, is at risk of losing his beehives he's had since the 1950s.
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In Japan, a Treehouse Goes to the Birds--and One Lucky Bird Watcher
This mixed-use treehouse gives Japanese bird-lovers a close-up view into the lives of feathered fowl.
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5 Flowering Garden Plants That Scoffed at the Drought
The drought this year was bad, but these five blooms in my garden barely noticed it.
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10 Tools You Can 3D Print for Your Garden
Love technology, design and gardening? 3D printing may open up a world of possibilities for you.
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Sprout Pencil Grows Plants When You Plant the Stub
At the end of its life as a pencil, Sprout becomes basil, tomatoes, eggplants, and more.
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WeedBlaster Pro is a Smarter Way of Applying Herbicides in the Garden
Got weeds in the garden? Target the weeds directly without killing other plants with the WeedBlaster Pro.
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Creative Collective Brings 'Seed Storm' to Latvian City
An artificial snow storm recently hit a Latvian city -- instead of snow, seeds flew through the air.
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93-Year-Old's Giant Pumpkin Patch Squashed: $1000 Reward Offered for Info on Vandals
Who would destroy the pumpkin patch of a 93-year-old gardener?
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Chinese Pedestrians Walking Over Canvases Bring Paintings to Life (VIDEO)
A new campaign transforms Chinese sidewalks into paintings to raise awareness about the environment.
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Free Rain Garden Installation for Los Angeles Residents
Los Angeles County is curbing urban runoff by installing free rain gardens for homeowners.
