The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

If you struggle with blight on your tomatoes, this tip is AMAZING to help you prevent and cure it! Connect With Gary Pilarchik: Gary Pilarchik is the man behind The Rusted Garden, a wildly popular YouTube channel. He also has a blog of the same name, as well as a store where he sells seeds and gardening supplies. His book, The Modern Homestead Garden: Growing Self-Sufficiency in Any Size Backyard....

Gary Pilarchik is back to talk about how to make the best container soil mix you'll ever grow in. Connect With Gary Pilarchik: Gary Pilarchik is the man behind The Rusted Garden, a wildly popular YouTube channel. He also has a blog of the same name, as well as a store where he sells seeds and gardening supplies. His book, The Modern Homestead Garden: Growing Self-Sufficiency in Any Size Backyard....

Today, Gary Pilarchik, a huge gardening inspiration to me, is on the podcast. We talk about some of his best pieces of advice for a beginner gardener. Connect With Gary Pilarchik: Gary Pilarchik is the man behind The Rusted Garden, a wildly popular YouTube channel. He also has a blog of the same name, as well as a store where he sells seeds and gardening supplies. His book, The Modern Homestead Ga...

NPK, the three macronutrients a plant needs...or are they? Charles Malki shares his six macronutrients that a plant needs in today’s show. Connect With Charles Malki Charles Malki is the author of Saving The World With The Home Garden: Improve Our Planet's Health With Natural Gardening Lessons. He has a degree in biology, and is the plant expert for IV Organics, a gardening product company and als...

By now, I’ve stressed the importance of mulching to death, but it’s helpful to hear it from another voice from time to time. Charles Malki lays out the case for mulching, especially around fruit trees. Connect With Charles Malki Charles Malki is the author of Saving The World With The Home Garden: Improve Our Planet's Health With Natural Gardening Lessons. He has a degree in biology, and is the pl...

I’ve noticed great results from slightly improving native soil vs. growing in fully designed soil mixes, which leads me to believe that some of the best results at my new home may come from in-ground beds. Connect With Charles Malki Charles Malki is the author of Saving The World With The Home Garden: Improve Our Planet's Health With Natural Gardening Lessons. He has a degree in biology, and is th...

We’ve talked about soil quite a bit on the podcast, but another refresher on the importance of feeding soil (not plants) is always warranted, and Charles Malki puts it eloquently in today’s show. Connect With Charles Malki Charles Malki is the author of Saving The World With The Home Garden: Improve Our Planet's Health With Natural Gardening Lessons. He has a degree in biology, and is the plant ex...

We need to reframe how we view pests - they’re food for other organisms in the garden, not just things that destroy your plants. Connect With Charles Malki Charles Malki is the author of Saving The World With The Home Garden: Improve Our Planet's Health With Natural Gardening Lessons. He has a degree in biology, and is the plant expert for IV Organics, a gardening product company and also has a fa...

We always hear about growing native plants, but rarely do we hear them explained in such a way as Charles approaches it. I’m sold on natives for about 10-15% of my property. Connect With Charles Malki Charles Malki is the author of Saving The World With The Home Garden: Improve Our Planet's Health With Natural Gardening Lessons. He has a degree in biology, and is the plant expert for IV Organics,...

Today we kick off a week with Charles Malki, a plant expert with a specific focus on fruit trees. As a new homeowner, I’m learning a lot about fruit tree care and specifically a little-known practice called “white-washing”. Connect With Charles Malki Charles Malki is the author of Saving The World With The Home Garden: Improve Our Planet's Health With Natural Gardening Lessons. He has a degree in...

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Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% 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...

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Today, an update on the new Epic Homestead. Make sure to subscribe to my 2nd YouTube channel for visual updates on how I'm developing the property: https://www.youtube.com/c/epicurbanhomestead Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% 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 multip...

There's a lot to the world of bamboo, but here are some quick care tips to get you off to a good start growing this absolutely EPIC and useful plant. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% 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 absolut...