The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

Around 10 varieties of roses come out every year, and Beth van Boxtel runs through some of her favorites, as well as easy ones to grow for your first time. Connect With Beth Van Boxtel: Beth van Boxtel is a full-time realtor in San Diego, but grows roses when she’s not doing real estate, with 120+ varieties in her backyard. She’s a member of the San Diego Rose Society. She’s a rising star with the...

Learn how to get started growing roses with my friend Beth van Boxtel, who got ME into growing them this year! Connect With Beth Van Boxtel: Beth van Boxtel is a full-time realtor in San Diego, but grows roses when she’s not doing real estate, with 120+ varieties in her backyard. She’s a member of the San Diego Rose Society. She’s a rising star with the American Rose Society and a certified consul...

If you grow a ton of peppers, you might wonder how to enjoy them throughout the year instead of in a glut at the end of summer. Jill McSheehy of Journey With Jil shares her preserving methods that have led to her never buying a bell pepper or jalapeno since she started gardening! Connect With Jill McSheehy Jill McSheehy is the founder of Journey With Jill and the Beginner’s Garden Podcast. She has...

Pickles are easily my favorite preserved good. I could eat them straight out of the jar for hours and hours. Jill McSheehy of Journey With Jill shares how to get perfectly crunchy pickles every time. Connect With Jill McSheehy Jill McSheehy is the founder of Journey With Jill and the Beginner’s Garden Podcast. She has the fantastic book Vegetable Gardening for Beginners out as well, along with a f...

I’ve planted 30+ tomato varieties in my garden, and it’s going to be quite the task to make sauces and preserves out of them. Jill McSheehy of Journey With Jill shares her 5 minute tomato sauce recipe. Connect With Jill McSheehy Jill McSheehy is the founder of Journey With Jill and the Beginner’s Garden Podcast. She has the fantastic book Vegetable Gardening for Beginners out as well, along with a...

We think of bolted onions as a totally wasted harvest in the garden, but Jill McSheehy of Journey With Jill shares a few creative ways to make better use of these via preserving. Connect With Jill McSheehy Jill McSheehy is the founder of Journey With Jill and the Beginner’s Garden Podcast. She has the fantastic book Vegetable Gardening for Beginners out as well, along with a few courses we’re talk...

During the last year, a LOT of products were hard to find (like the Birdies beds I sell). One of those products were the lids for cans, so Jill McSheehy of Journey With Jill has a few hacks to make better use of this scarce resource. Connect With Jill McSheehy Jill McSheehy is the founder of Journey With Jill and the Beginner’s Garden Podcast. She has the fantastic book Vegetable Gardening for Beg...

What equipment do you NEED to start preserving? Today Jill McSheehy of Journey With Jill shares the essentials for canning, whether it be water bath or pressure canning Connect With Jill McSheehy Jill McSheehy is the founder of Journey With Jill and the Beginner’s Garden Podcast. She has the fantastic book Vegetable Gardening for Beginners out as well, along with a few courses we’re talking about...

Learn the bare bones basics of preserving your own garden harvest with Jill McSheehy of Journey With Jill. Connect With Jill McSheehy Jill McSheehy is the founder of Journey With Jill and the Beginner’s Garden Podcast. She has the fantastic book Vegetable Gardening for Beginners out as well, along with a few courses we’re talking about in this week of episodes. Preserving Masterclass Harvest to Ki...

Learn and adapt a few larger-scale regenerative farming techniques down to the home garden in today’s episode. Connect With Adam Wallace: Adam Wallace is the Natural Resource Manager for Sierra Nevada at the Mills River location. 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 5-10x lon...

Learn what forest management is, and how Adam Wallace and the Sierra Nevada team is managing their acreage out at their Mills River, NC location. Connect With Adam Wallace: Adam Wallace is the Natural Resource Manager for Sierra Nevada at the Mills River location. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised bed...

How do you propagate some of the ‘harder’ plants, like wildflowers and perennials? Air layering is on the menu. Connect With Adam Wallace: Adam Wallace is the Natural Resource Manager for Sierra Nevada at the Mills River location. 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 5-10x lo...

Instead of spraying all sorts of nonsense all over your orchard, learn some techniques Adam Wallace of Sierra Nevada is using on their fledgling orchard to help control pests Connect With Adam Wallace: Adam Wallace is the Natural Resource Manager for Sierra Nevada at the Mills River location. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden be...

Mushroom Mike Somich, groundskeeper at Sierra Nevada comes on today’s show to talk about how they’re inoculating logs from their forest and growing a variety of mushrooms. Connect With Adam Wallace: Adam Wallace is the Natural Resource Manager for Sierra Nevada at the Mills River location. Mike Somich is a groundskeeper for the Sierra Nevada at the Mills River location. Sierra Nevada Buy Birdies G...

Vermiculture at a larger scale usually means a continuous flow through system, where you do away with stacking trays and totes in favor of a contained system where food goes in the top, and black gold comes out the bottom Connect With Adam Wallace: Adam Wallace is the Natural Resource Manager for Sierra Nevada at the Mills River location. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off you...

A lazy but productive way to turn compost around in 60-90 days, with Adam Wallace of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Connect With Adam Wallace: Adam Wallace is the Natural Resource Manager for Sierra Nevada at the Mills River location. 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 5-10...

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 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small...

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 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small...

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 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small...

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 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small...

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 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small...

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 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small...

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 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small...

Leslie Halleck shares some of her favorite tiny houseplants for you to get started on your journey. Connect With Leslie Halleck: Leslie Halleck is a professional horticulturist and the author of many books, including the her latest: Tiny Plants: Discover the joys of growing and collecting itty-bitty houseplants. Tiny Plants Book Gardening Under Lights Book Plant Parenting Book Leslie on Instagram...

How does fertilizing work for smaller plants...what do you need to be aware of so you don’t burn your plants? Connect With Leslie Halleck: Leslie Halleck is a professional horticulturist and the author of many books, including the her latest: Tiny Plants: Discover the joys of growing and collecting itty-bitty houseplants. Tiny Plants Book Gardening Under Lights Book Plant Parenting Book Leslie on...