The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

Work some of these less common fruits into your garden, especially pawpaws! Connect With Matt Lebon: Matt Lebon is the founder of Custom Foodscaping and The Foodscaper. Custom Foodscaping The Foodscaper Register for The Foodscaper Summit Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5...

We’ve talked about edible garden designing, but foodscaping takes this concept to the next level. Matt Lebon is on this week to talk about it! Connect With Matt Lebon: Matt Lebon is the founder of Custom Foodscaping and The Foodscaper. Custom Foodscaping The Foodscaper Register for The Foodscaper Summit Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raise...

Some "annuals" are actually perennials that we kill off at the end of the season. Peppers and eggplants can be overwintered so you get faster production of these staple veggies the following growing season. Connect With Randi Rhoades: Randi is a gardening friend of mine and the gal behind FreckledCalifornian.com, where she writes about her experiences growing both food and flowers in Southern Cali...

Composting in an urban space requires a little more forethought: how do you contain smells, keep out pests, and get enough compost? Randi and I chat about that in today's show. Connect With Randi Rhoades: Randi is a gardening friend of mine and the gal behind FreckledCalifornian.com, where she writes about her experiences growing both food and flowers in Southern California. Shop the Store As an e...

Flowers are something I am recently getting into, but a field Randi has been exploring for years. Today she shares some of her absolute favorite beginner flowers to grow. Connect With Randi Rhoades: Randi is a gardening friend of mine and the gal behind FreckledCalifornian.com, where she writes about her experiences growing both food and flowers in Southern California. Shop the Store As an exclusi...

Instead of growing solely annuals that need to be replaced yearly, why not mix in some amazing perennials that will look beautiful while also providing you a consistent source of food? Connect With Randi Rhoades: Randi is a gardening friend of mine and the gal behind FreckledCalifornian.com, where she writes about her experiences growing both food and flowers in Southern California. Buy Birdies Ga...

Interplanting combinations are quickly becoming my favorite new thing to test out in the garden. Randi shares some of her favorite combinations in today's show. Connect With Randi Rhoades: Randi is a gardening friend of mine and the gal behind FreckledCalifornian.com, where she writes about her experiences growing both food and flowers in Southern California. Shop the Store As an exclusive for lis...

Every square foot counts in a small space, which is how both Randi and myself started gardening. Today we discuss some best practices for starting a small-space garden. Connect With Randi Rhoades: Randi is a gardening friend of mine and the gal behind FreckledCalifornian.com, where she writes about her experiences growing both food and flowers in Southern California. Shop the Store As an exclusive...

Today, we bring on a long-time friend of mine, Randi from Freckled Californian. She's on the show talking about her experiences growing in SoCal, as well as some fantastic tips for gardeners of all levels of experience! Connect With Randi Rhoades: Randi is a gardening friend of mine and the gal behind FreckledCalifornian.com, where she writes about her experiences growing both food and flowers in...

Rudbeckia grows abundantly and easily in Kevin’s climate, and it’s a bit more challenging for Milli. She shares her approach as a professional cut flower grower. Connect With Milli Proust: Milli Proust is a sustainable flower grower and designer, she uses her flowers for weddings, events, and private clients. She has a book called From Seed to Bloom, coming out June 12 in the USA. Milli Proust’s W...

Kevin saw a gorgeous snapdragon garden on a tour a few years ago and hasn’t stopped thinking about them since. Milli grows them for her private events, weddings, and clients, and shares some growing tips from a cut flower grower’s perspective. Connect With Milli Proust: Milli Proust is a sustainable flower grower and designer, she uses her flowers for weddings, events, and private clients. She has...

One of the easiest beginner flowers, cosmos was Kevin’s first “real flower” he grew in his garden. Milli shares a few tips on getting them to grow well and last longer in a cut flower vase. Connect With Milli Proust: Milli Proust is a sustainable flower grower and designer, she uses her flowers for weddings, events, and private clients. She has a book called From Seed to Bloom, coming out June 12...

Kevin experimented successfully with dahlias last year, and wants to expand this year. Milli shares her favorite varieties as well as strategies for harvesting them as cut flowers. Connect With Milli Proust: Milli Proust is a sustainable flower grower and designer, she uses her flowers for weddings, events, and private clients. She has a book called From Seed to Bloom, coming out June 12 in the US...

Kevin’s friend Supannee grows sweet peas for her Thai restaurant in San Diego, prompting Kevin to want to grow his own. Milli shares how she approaches them in her UK garden. Connect With Milli Proust: Milli Proust is a sustainable flower grower and designer, she uses her flowers for weddings, events, and private clients. She has a book called From Seed to Bloom, coming out June 12 in the USA. Mil...

Kevin’s brother’s wife loves ranunculus, so he wants to grow some - but has never done it before. Milli shares her professional tips. Connect With Milli Proust: Milli Proust is a sustainable flower grower and designer, she uses her flowers for weddings, events, and private clients. She has a book called From Seed to Bloom, coming out June 12 in the USA. Milli Proust’s Website From Seed to Bloom Sh...

Milli Proust joins us for a flower week, starting off with one of her favorites, tulips. Connect With Milli Proust: Milli Proust is a sustainable flower grower and designer, she uses her flowers for weddings, events, and private clients. She has a book called From Seed to Bloom, coming out June 12 in the USA. Milli Proust’s Website From Seed to Bloom Shop the Store As an exclusive for listeners, u...

Growing a thriving orchard is the way to get perennial successive harvests of produce, specifically fruit, from your yard. Meg and Kevin share their unique orchard strategies. Connect With Meg Cowden: Meg Cowden is the founder of Seed to Fork and the newly launched Modern Garden Guild. She’s the author of the upcoming book Plant, Grow, Harvest, Repeat which is out March 15th. Seed to Fork Plant, G...

Using perennials as “succession plantings” seems a bit of a cop-out, but they are a fantastic way to spread harvest over longer periods of time, and get a reliable yield year after year. Meg shares her strategies. Connect With Meg Cowden: Meg Cowden is the founder of Seed to Fork and the newly launched Modern Garden Guild. She’s the author of the upcoming book Plant, Grow, Harvest, Repeat which is...

Kevin and Meg riff on the differences in how they approach fall succession sowing and the fall season in general, comparing notes on plants they can / can’t grow in their respective climates. Connect With Meg Cowden: Meg Cowden is the founder of Seed to Fork and the newly launched Modern Garden Guild. She’s the author of the upcoming book Plant, Grow, Harvest, Repeat which is out March 15th. Seed...

Summer is the season most of us are focused on growing what we have, not planting more - but Meg shares why focusing on succession during summer pays huge dividends. Connect With Meg Cowden: Meg Cowden is the founder of Seed to Fork and the newly launched Modern Garden Guild. She’s the author of the upcoming book Plant, Grow, Harvest, Repeat which is out March 15th. Seed to Fork Plant, Grow, Harve...

In spring, the entire palate of succession planting options is available to you - but plant selection still matters. Meg shares how she approaches it in this timely episode. Connect With Meg Cowden: Meg Cowden is the founder of Seed to Fork and the newly launched Modern Garden Guild. She’s the author of the upcoming book Plant, Grow, Harvest, Repeat which is out March 15th. Seed to Fork Plant, Gro...

Like many areas of life, paying attention to natural trends and patterns tends to pay dividends in the garden. Meg shares some ideas she’s adapted from nature that inform her succession planning strategies. Connect With Meg Cowden: Meg Cowden is the founder of Seed to Fork and the newly launched Modern Garden Guild. She’s the author of the upcoming book Plant, Grow, Harvest, Repeat which is out Ma...

Often talked about, and often looked over, succession planting is the best way to smooth out your harvests over the course of the seasons and prevent gardening overwhelm. Meg Cowden comes on this week to chat all things succession. Connect With Meg Cowden: Meg Cowden is the founder of Seed to Fork and the newly launched Modern Garden Guild. She’s the author of the upcoming book Plant, Grow, Harves...

The idea of planting specifically to draw in pollinators isn’t a new one, but Jessica brings some fresh ideas and a solid framework to understand this strategy from. Connect With Jessica Walliser: Jessica Walliser is a horticulturist, founding partner at Savvy Gardening, and the author of multiple books including the upcoming Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vege...

Last time Jessica Walliser was on the show, she talked about biological controls, or allowing the ecosystem to “pest control” itself. Today, she talks about how you can use companion planting to bring in beneficials. Connect With Jessica Walliser: Jessica Walliser is a horticulturist, founding partner at Savvy Gardening, and the author of multiple books including the upcoming Plant Partners: Scien...