The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

Knowing which fruit trees do well in your growing region is a great way to start growing fruit. Understanding the root stock of a grafted tree is even better. The grafting process is used to encourage better adaptability in sets of fruit trees, and gaining knowledge about the stock and your climate is paramount.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3TcqPCU Botanical Interests Shop Ho...

Soil drainage and sun exposure are the two most important considerations for planting fruit trees. Spacing is another important aspect. Of course, backyard gardeners think of all these tenets differently than commercial growers do. For instance, compatible varieties can be planted more closely.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/42TXYGP Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://gr...

Tom Spellman has tons of experience in backyard orcharding. His expertise even helped Kevin get started on his orchard. Starting a backyard fruit tree orchard is a daunting task to those who have never gardened fruit trees, but it’s not as hard as you think. Tom dispenses basic fruit tree orchard tips here.   Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4bK5RCN Botanical Interests Shop Homepa...

To design a permaculture garden, start with what you have at the site, and build it out from there. Think about the terrain, and harness natural sources of water and energy. Then all you have left to do is pick your plants and, if you choose, animals.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/49kOwyH Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3T73WRy Book Collection Page: http...

Here, Angela discusses her fertility system, which involves planting more plants rather than feeding plants with organic fertilizers. She uses a medley of plants to promote nutrient availability.  You can develop your own fertile soil using permaculture methods too!  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3UN2m8E Botanical Interests Shop Homepage:  https://growepic.co/3I5bpdi Book Colle...

Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3I3pSX5 Botanical Interests Shop Homepage:  https://growepic.co/3I5C21S Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3T3Pp8X EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3T3WmXC Connect With Angela Ferraro-Fanning: Angela Ferraro-Fanning is a Cornell University certified permaculturist and homesteader in central New Jersey. She believes in regenerative h...

Food forests take companion planting to a whole new level. Not only does this system of plants support itself, the perennials in a food forest provide for wildlife, great and small. Here she talks us through the process of building one from the ground up.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4bHNRsr Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/42IFSHE Book Collection Page:...

Angela Ferraro-Fanning made the move from ornamental to food-growing when she had a bad experience with a harvest. Permaculture was an obvious gateway into this foray, and her certification through Cornell has led her to managing a historic farm, in a sustainable way. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/49aRrtD Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/49hbir9 Book Colle...

Repotting is not always potting up! It’s more of a refresh that involves trimming roots, changing soil, and adding nutrients. Hear how you can give your houseplants a good repotting from Eliza Blank, founder and CEO of the Sill. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3wm1BZG Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/48dHjiy Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/486NaWV...

By surveying the conditions in your home, you start to understand which houseplants are most suited to you. Light and temperature are important, but so is your lifestyle and who you cohabitate with.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3wg7BU8 Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/42CKi2Y Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3ST9zT6 EG Homesteading Book: https:/...

There is no guarantee for success with houseplants. The key is getting to know your plant. Understanding why plants need water and light, and how much is the foundation of a thriving indoor garden. This is Eliza’s advice when it comes to houseplant care. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3usT4DQ Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/498f8Tb Book Collection Page: ht...

Eliza loves that people are more and more interested in houseplants. The indoor-outdoor adaptable ones, rare ones, and even those with interesting foliage are all great to her. But she recognizes some of the houseplant fads of the past missed the mark a little.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3ulaAdl Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3ulzV6W Book Collection...

When Eliza Blank moved from southern Massachusetts to New York City, she missed the verdant life full of plants that she had back home. In response, she started a website where people in her locality could order houseplants. This was the beginning of the Sill, a highly successful houseplant business. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3SBvM6D Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https...

Root cellaring is a foot preservation technique that doesn’t actually require a root cellar! It all comes down to determining what temperatures different crops need to stay fresh. Create those conditions, and you’re root cellaring (even if you don’t have underground storage). Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3OptdUg Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/42sYATm Bo...

While dehydration is one of the oldest and most accessible ways to preserve food, freeze drying requires specialized equipment. Freeze drying allows you tons of versatility, though. Both are effective in preservation of greens, fruits, flowers, and even tomatoes and peppers.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3w3UDZv Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/49lDTLG Bo...

Fermenting is perhaps the best way to preserve your food and promote better health at the same time. Not only that, there’s an extra dimension of flavor that results from the fermentation process. Here’s everything you need to know about fermenting food.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3Stqudk Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3ulKPtb Book Collection Page: h...

Not only does pressure canning require less prep, you can preserve a wider variety of foods in the process. That’s why this is Melissa Norris’ favorite way to can foods. She covers the benefits of pressure canning, and a few pointers for streamlining your pressure canning procedure. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3HLBLB1 Botanical Interests Shop Homepage:https://growepic.co/3HMx...

Water bath canning is the easiest way to can food. There’s no specialized equipment needed, and it’s a simple way to preserve harvests. Melissa Norris of Pioneering Today Academy outlines all the particulars, tips, and tricks of this food preservation method here! Epic Gardening Shop Homepage:  https://growepic.co/3UqiPiQ Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/492PO1c Book Collecti...

Raising chickens on the Epic Homestead is such a rewarding process for Kevin. Here, he covers some of the basics to help you get started on your own chicken raising endeavors, from setup to care tips and tricks.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/47UooZI Botanical Interests Shop Homepage https://growepic.co/48KftLM Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3UhCQbc EG Homesteading B...

Today’s topic is an important one: water catchment on the homestead! Kevin outlines a few simple ways homesteaders can harvest water, and a few to avoid. There are considerations depending on the amount of rain in your region too!  EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3SCUkxG Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3u6kjE9 Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3Syic5d Botanical...

Early in Kevin’s homesteading journey, he set up an orchard. The ultimate in perennial food production, having an orchard on any homestead provides nutrition, flavor in cooking, and enrichment in the process of growing one.   EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3u62DIP Book Collection Page:  https://growepic.co/3SiYKIz Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3SiYHfR Botanical Inter...

Implementing energy systems on an urban homestead is so crucial. By using energy efficient equipment, and directing energy appropriately, you’ll reduce your consumption. In the best case scenario, you generate your own energy and delete your energy bill. EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3ujK7wq Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3SdlWbe Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepi...

Epic Homesteading, the suburban homesteading primer is out! Kevin takes us through his philosophy on the topic, and shares stories from the Epic Homestead you may have never heard before.  EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3Scnrq1 Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3HwjmrT Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4baH4HE Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.c...

Do you want to develop soil for your upcoming fruit tree planting? Susan Poizner is an urban orchardist and fruit tree care educator who has plenty of experience with this very subject. The secret to this is to mulch properly in the spring.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4b0mHgd Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3SnQh7Z Book Collection Page: https://growepi...

What are holistic sprays, and how should fruit tree gardeners use them? Susan Poizner, urban orchardist covers this interesting topic and discusses holistic spray composition, and how they actually work for fruit trees.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3SmPtjW Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4bgE38X Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3U1tS1G EG Homes...