The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

Kevin Fortey of Giant Veg is on the podcast today, talking about his approach to growing the world's largest chili pepper. Learn More: Website Instagram Facebook Giant Veg Growing Community Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, will be out May 7, 2019. If you pre-order the book and forward your receipt to kevin@epicgardening.com, I'll send you a free pack of...

Kevin Fortey of Giant Veg is on the podcast today, talking about how he grew a cabbage that was the world's largest. Tons of epic tips! Instagram Facebook Giant Veg Growing Community Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, will be out May 7, 2019. If you pre-order the book and forward your receipt to kevin@epicgardening.com, I'll send you a free pack of heirlo...

Kevin Fortey of Giant Veg is on the podcast today, talking about how to prepare your soil for growing giant vegetables as well as winter preparation techniques to supercharge your soil. Website Instagram Facebook Giant Veg Growing Community Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, will be out May 7, 2019. If you pre-order the book and forward your receipt to ke...

Today, I am pleased to welcome Kevin Fortey of Giant Veg on the podcast. He's a former world record holder for growing giant veggies, and his father pioneered the entire giant vegetable community. Today we go through the history of giant veg as well as Kevin's background in this unique field of gardening. Learn More: Website Instagram Facebook Giant Veg Growing Community Order Field Guide to Urban...

Steven Cornett and I riff on the Apocalypse Grow experiment, where I'm going to attempt to live off of my own garden, fishing, and foraging. Connect with Steven Instagram YouTube Facebook  Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, will be out May 7, 2019. If you pre-order the book and forward your receipt to kevin@epicgardening.com, I'll send you a free pack of...

Steven Cornett of Nature's Always Right is back on the podcast! He just set up a new greenhouse, and is starting seeds and growing microgreens. He also riffs a bit on how you might set a greenhouse up on a budget. Connect with Steven Instagram YouTube Facebook  Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, will be out May 7, 2019. If you pre-order the book and forwa...

Steven Cornett of Nature's Always Right is back on the podcast! He's been using the bokashi composting method for a while now and has found a few creative ways to use it in his market garden. Connect with Steven Instagram YouTube Facebook  Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, will be out May 7, 2019. If you pre-order the book and forward your receipt to kev...

Steven Cornett of Nature's Always Right is back on the podcast! He's experimenting with 3 different trays and methods for seed starting and shares his opinions on all of them in today's show. Connect with Steven Instagram YouTube Facebook  Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, will be out May 7, 2019. If you pre-order the book and forward your receipt to kev...

Steven Cornett of Nature's Always Right is back on the podcast! He's been experimenting with KNF, or Korean Natural Farming a lot lately. I brought him on to enlighten all of us as to what he's learned and its impact on the farm. Connect with Steven Instagram YouTube Facebook  Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, will be out May 7, 2019. If you pre-order th...

Steven Cornett of Nature's Always Right is back on the podcast! We talk about our tips and techniques for growing in portable grow bags on today's show. Connect with Steven Instagram YouTube Facebook  Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, will be out May 7, 2019. If you pre-order the book and forward your receipt to kevin@epicgardening.com, I'll send you a f...

Steven Cornett of Nature's Always Right is back on the podcast! We became friends in 2017 when I went over to his house to film a video on his market garden, and boy has he come a long way. Join us this week for some Epic episodes packed with information. Connect with Steven Instagram YouTube Facebook  Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, will be out May 7,...

In this episode, Josh and I talk about why surrounding yourself with air plants (and plants in general) is a wonderful way to live. About Josh Josh Rosen is an expert in the care and collection of Tillandsia, and runs a landscape architecture and air plant design business. Connect With Josh: Website Instagram Facebook Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, wi...

In this episode, Josh shares his 5 top Tillandsia species. Some of these I'd never heard of before, and they quickly made it onto my "must buy" list. About Josh Josh Rosen is an expert in the care and collection of Tillandsia, and runs a landscape architecture and air plant design business. Connect With Josh: Website Instagram Facebook Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening My book, Field Guide to U...

In this episode, Josh and I talk about the business side of living a life of plants. It's something people often don't talk about, but I think many of you who are interested in making a career out of plants will get a lot out of today's show. About Josh Josh Rosen is an expert in the care and collection of Tillandsia, and runs a landscape architecture and air plant design business. Connect With Jo...

In this episode, Josh and I talk about showing off your air plants! Because of their unique growing conditions, you can get much more creative with how you pepper them throughout your home. About Josh Josh Rosen is an expert in the care and collection of Tillandsia, and runs a landscape architecture and air plant design business. Connect With Josh: Website Instagram Facebook Order Field Guide to U...

In this episode, Josh and I talk about how to stop killing your air plants. They can be a bit tricky to care for because they're so unlike most plants you'll grow in your garden. About Josh Josh Rosen is an expert in the care and collection of Tillandsia, and runs a landscape architecture and air plant design business. Connect With Josh: Website Instagram Facebook Order Field Guide to Urban Garden...

In this episode, Josh and I talk about where air plants are endemic to, meaning where they're found in nature. Studying their natural environment gives us great information on how to care for a plant. About Josh Josh Rosen is an expert in the care and collection of Tillandsia, and runs a landscape architecture and air plant design business. Connect With Josh: Website Instagram Facebook Order Field...

Today kicks off "Tillandsia Week" on the podcast, and I've brought on none other than Josh Rosen, the Air Plant Man! Josh is an expert in the care and collection of Tillandsia, and runs a landscape architecture and air plant design business. In this episode, we look into how exactly air plants are able to live without one of the key ingredients we think plants need...soil! Connect With Josh: Websi...

In our final episode with Dr. Mark, we talk about how to start connecting with your community through foraging. It might be 'strange' at first, but you'll quickly build social ties in your neighborhood that may have never happened! Dr. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen is a forager, permaculturist, and a formulation chemist for consumer products like Workman's Friend. Connect with Dr. Mark: Foraging...

Weeds are valuable sources of information about what's actually happening in your soil. Learn what they can tell you about soil quality in today's show. Dr. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen is a forager, permaculturist, and a formulation chemist for consumer products like Workman's Friend. Types of Soils: Nutrient-poor Acidic Basic Compacted Sandy Clay Nutrient-rich Connect with Dr. Mark: Foraging T...

Today, we talk about turning your garden into a lower-effort permaculture garden, growing "wild" edibles and allowing nature to take its course. Dr. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen is a forager, permaculturist, and a formulation chemist for consumer products like Workman's Friend. Connect with Dr. Mark: Foraging Texas Idiot's Guide: Foraging Merriwether's Foraging Texas Facebook Group Follow Dr. Ma...

Today, Dr. Mark and I talk about edible / drinkable landscaping. Instead of always choosing pure ornamentals, why not mix in some edibles to your landscape? Dr. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen is a forager, permaculturist, and a formulation chemist for consumer products like Workman's Friend. Connect with Dr. Mark: Foraging Texas Idiot's Guide: Foraging Merriwether's Foraging Texas Facebook Group F...

Today, Dr. Mark and I talk about the dreaded poison ivy - how to identify it, how it works, and how to treat it if you (unfortunately) have been affected. Dr. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen is a forager, permaculturist, and a formulation chemist for consumer products like Workman's Friend. Connect with Dr. Mark: Foraging Texas Idiot's Guide: Foraging Merriwether's Foraging Texas Facebook Group Fol...

We're back with Dr. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen, a forager, permaculturist, and a formulation chemist for consumer products like Workman's Friend. Today, he goes through his methodology for identifying unknown plants in your garden or on a foraging trip. Connect with Dr. Mark: Foraging Texas Idiot's Guide: Foraging Merriwether's Foraging Texas Facebook Group Follow Dr. Mark on Instagram Order F...

Stop! Before you pull those weeds in your garden, make sure they're not edible superfoods! Today kicks off an EPIC week with Dr. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen, a forager, permaculturist, and a formulation chemist for consumer products like Workman's Friend. He runs through a few COMMON edible weeds that you should think twice about pulling! Connect with Dr. Mark: Foraging Texas Idiot's Guide: For...