Epic Gardening: Daily Growing Tips And Advice

It’s Christmas week, and we have another seasonal rerun for you that’s all about poinsettias! Kevin takes you through the process of caring for your own, from unwrapping one to keeping it happy with proper support.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3teq02o Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3Nn4lf2 Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3To4GSH EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/47R5cgk Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live! He also

Here’s a Christmas present for you! In this rerun, Kevin tells you how to grow your own Christmas tree. From selecting your tree, to tree care and maintenance, he’s got you covered. It’s a long term project, but it might be worth the wait. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3uUsG5I Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3thewLw Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/47Ues3o EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3TnwxCG Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter

While one of our previous reruns was all about no-till, here Kevin pivots toward a conversation about why he tills his garden! With Jacques in the discussion, they admit there are some benefits to tilling.   Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3Rfjgcu Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://www.botanicalinterests.com/ Book Collection Page:  https://growepic.co/3GDZfra EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/48bgFqT Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live! He als

In yet another rerun with Jacques, Kevin and he have a conversation about Jacques’ strategy for relaying gardening tips to his followers. He lays out his plans for future content, and discusses his plans for a chicken orchard install.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4ai4TwI Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: ttps://growepic.co/3RnSgYs Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3GBXF9n EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3GJ1cCN Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where

Now it’s time to revisit this 2022 garden update from Kevin and Jacques, our resident Garden Hermit! This episode aired just after an uncharacteristic winter freeze that happened in their gardens. See how they managed to deal with this sudden shift, and more.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/41mmZcR Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3TmFqwf Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/46WcWML EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3NkJ8CM Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to gr

In this rerun, we return to Kevin and Jacques’ 2022 garden update. They touch on the growing Epic team, and Jacques subsequent ability to work in his garden again. They also discuss the ever expanding Epic homestead.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3REfKtv Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3REJbf5 Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3uXcsZy EG Homesteading Book:  https://growepic.co/3REESjL Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live! He a

Today, let’s revisit Kevin’s pod from pre-2022 with the Garden Hermit, Jacques! They talk about all the things they’re excited about for 2022, from brassicas to better quality produce overall. There’s plenty more to get excited about too! Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3GGvq9y Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3Nr4MFr Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3teirc0 EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3GGOiVR Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter w

This rerun is a review of growing everyone’s favorite fall and winter fruit: pomegranates! Not only are they tasty, they’re highly nutritious too. Learn all you need to know about this history of this delicious fruit, as well as how to grow it. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/47QH0uF Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3No9Avf Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/41jnuV3 EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3uWyxHJ Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no ma

In this pre-2020 rerun, Kevin outlines the 3 most common gardening mistakes and how to avoid them. While much has happened since then, these missteps are still a regular problem for some gardeners. Learn how to make the right choices ahead of the 2024 season here. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/46YT0c1 Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3GIaO0k Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/47PETax EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3RgGejq Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need t

We’re going back to Kevin’s conversation with Ashley Thomas, an organic gardener in Asheville, North Carolina to consider what the garden has to teach us. The two have found the garden instructive in so many ways, from basic scientific principles to the interconnected nature of our local ecosystems.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/47PBwAo Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3RgfTSD Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3RCz3Cz EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3TkuRtE Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, ess

Today, Kevin reminisces and reflects on what he learned from Charles Dowding. Charles has given gardeners the gift of no-till gardening. Sit back, and take in Kevin’s no-till impressions and observations. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/47Te5Ga Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/47R2E1S Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3RktDf0 EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3t94hJd Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live! He also wrote Gro

What were Kevin’s goals for the 2020 spring season? Some of the most important ones were de-stressing, and focusing on more unique plant varieties. Take a nostalgic look back on the pre-pandemic era with us here! Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/48e2mSC Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3uXLzVy Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/486MAbU EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3RldJ3Y Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live! He also wr

Homesteading in Minnesota requires knowledge of living sustainably in a cold climate. From starting plants indoors to choosing the right plants, there’s a lot that goes into gardening. Aside from that, there’s a ton of winter prep to do! Topic 5: Homesteading in Cold Climates Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/47VJhEn Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3N9mrkC Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3Rocl1R EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3RnyY6J Learn More: How Long Do Chickens Live And Lay Eggs? Connect With Katie Krejci: Katie Krejci brings her experience as a dietitian and a homesteader together as "The Homesteading RD" where she helps others become more self-sufficient, cook from scratch, and enjoy wholesome REAL food. She recently moved from a 5-acre to a 240-acre homestead in the north woods of Minnesota with her husband where they have a large garden, raise their own egg chickens, meat chickens, tap maple trees, hunt, forage, and more! Katie grew up in

. Connect With Katie Krejci: Katie Krejci brings her experience as a dietitian and a homesteader together as "The Homesteading RD" where she helps others become more self-sufficient, cook from scratch, and enjoy wholesome REAL food. She recently moved from a 5-acre to a 240-acre homestead in the north woods of Minnesota with her husband where they have a large garden, raise their own egg chickens, meat chickens, tap maple trees, hunt, forage, and more! Katie grew up in the city, so she is self-taught (you can do it, too!) and loves sharing her knowledge with others via social media and her website. Instagram  Website Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design.   Shop now and get 5% off your first order. Get Our Books Looking for a beginner's

Katie details the process of starting her 240-acre homestead from move-in to today. It started with two cabins, lots of land, and plenty of choices to make. While it has been an undertaking, it has been a manageable process as she and her spouse make do with what they have.  .Connect With Katie Krejci: Katie Krejci brings her experience as a dietitian and a homesteader together as "The Homesteading RD" where she helps others become more self-sufficient, cook from scratch, and enjoy wholesome REAL food. She recently moved from a 5-acre to a 240-acre homestead in the north woods of Minnesota with her husband where they have a large garden, raise their own egg chickens, meat chickens, tap maple trees, hunt, forage, and more! Katie grew up in the city, so she is self-taught (you can do it, too!) and loves sharing her knowledge with others via social media and her website. Instagram  Website Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our

Katie started her first homestead in a city lot, long before she acquired her 5-acre homestead, much less her current 240-acre property. For her, what it boils down to is being resourceful, and having the flexibility to learn how to be self-sustaining. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/49RUNT0 Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/410iTH4 Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3GHBjU1 EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3N6rouI Learn More: How Long Do Chickens Live And Lay Eggs? Connect With Katie Krejci: Katie Krejci brings her experience as a dietitian and a homesteader together as "The Homesteading RD" where she helps others become more self-sufficient, cook from scratch, and enjoy wholesome REAL food. She recently moved from a 5-acre to a 240-acre homestead in the north woods of Minnesota with her husband where they have a large garden, raise their own egg chickens, meat chickens, tap maple trees, hunt, forage, and more! Katie grew up in the city, so she is self-t

Even though Katie Krejci enjoyed her job as a dietician, her homesteading life pulled her closer to working the garden instead. It wasn’t until she began to work from home that she realized homesteading was the answer to questions she had in her work in private practice. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/47XyBF8 Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3RwZavT Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/47CQk51 EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/41i9Dyx Learn More: How Long Do Chickens Live And Lay Eggs? Connect With Katie Krejci: Katie Krejci brings her experience as a dietitian and a homesteader together as "The Homesteading RD" where she helps others become more self-sufficient, cook from scratch, and enjoy wholesome REAL food. She recently moved from a 5-acre to a 240-acre homestead in the north woods of Minnesota with her husband where they have a large garden, raise their own egg chickens, meat chickens, tap maple trees, hunt, forage, and more! Katie grew up in the

Kaylan is at the beginning of her chicken keeping journey. She’s received her chicken coop, and next up is considering which breeds to work with and how to source them. Then she’ll work toward providing them with lots of stimulation in and out of the coop.   Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/46AGOOF Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3uFh0Dz Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3QX3xi3 EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3SWR4O0 Connect With Kaylan Segev: Kaylan is a Bay Area native and budding gardener. Her passion for planting began when she started growing tomatoes in her studio apartment bathroom while living in San Francisco during shelter-in-place. Today, she gardens on 13,000 square feet of fertile land nestled in the hills of Oakland, CA (zone 10a), where she cultivates everything from native plants, vegetables, fruits, and bulbs, to medicinal and sensory plants in raised beds, grow bags, and in the ground. Her latest project, a dreamy chicken coop, is cu

Meditation is important to Kaylan, and doing so in her garden has brought her nervous system much peace. It has also given her a deeper presence and appreciation for the garden just as it is. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/46FWLmU Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/46FWPTG Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3RkTeGc EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3t1iYOa Connect With Kaylan Segev: Kaylan is a Bay Area native and budding gardener. Her passion for planting began when she started growing tomatoes in her studio apartment bathroom while living in San Francisco during shelter-in-place. Today, she gardens on 13,000 square feet of fertile land nestled in the hills of Oakland, CA (zone 10a), where she cultivates everything from native plants, vegetables, fruits, and bulbs, to medicinal and sensory plants in raised beds, grow bags, and in the ground. Her latest project, a dreamy chicken coop, is currently being constructed with chickens on the way in spring 2024.

Kaylan’s garden journey started with grow bags, and then moved to almost every kind of gardening you could do! Today she’s mastered the art of gardening, so much that she helps her neighbors with their gardens too. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3uqfXaz Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/410Eorl Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3QZBU7Y EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3QZkXdS Connect With Kaylan Segev: Kaylan is a Bay Area native and budding gardener. Her passion for planting began when she started growing tomatoes in her studio apartment bathroom while living in San Francisco during shelter-in-place. Today, she gardens on 13,000 square feet of fertile land nestled in the hills of Oakland, CA (zone 10a), where she cultivates everything from native plants, vegetables, fruits, and bulbs, to medicinal and sensory plants in raised beds, grow bags, and in the ground. Her latest project, a dreamy chicken coop, is currently being constructed with chickens on t