The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

There are three components to keeping pests away from your roses: proper sunlight, watering, and fertilizing. Most rose plants recover from pest feeding, and most gardens already have a healthy population of beneficial insects. In this episode, Ben Hanna discusses ways to monitor and control rose pests. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4dxkPNg Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: ht...

What are you getting when you buy a rose at a big box store? Usually a grafted rose. A better option is to purchase an own-root rose, which is not only hardier, but will live much longer. Ben Hanna of Heirloom Roses explains why here.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3KgskuN Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4aeyANW Book Collection Page:  https://growepic.co/...

11 years ago, Ben and his wife, Kara purchased Heirloom Roses from the former owners. Before that Ben was an executive in an electronics company. Since this lifestyle change, Ben and his family have truly enjoyed working for themselves with gorgeous roses. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4buSEMZ Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3QECQiM Book Collection Page:...

It’s chicken season! As the founders of Coop, Jordan Barnes and AJ Forsythe are avid chicken farmers, and they have eggs coming out of their ears. Listen to them discuss the differences between homegrown, farm fresh eggs and mass-produced eggs.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3JGT1sa Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3y1dEfX Book Collection Page: https://gro...

Sometimes the coop can get a little messy. In this episode, Kevin, AJ, and Jordan discuss tips and tricks that help chicken-keepers with hygiene. They also cover a few anecdotes about their adventures in chicken cleanliness.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/44nRLDR Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4a3oqzx Book Collection Page:  https://growepic.co/3UI7pqa EG...

Chickens don’t just have a practical function, they are also super fun! AJ and Jordan have found that chickens changed their connection to food. They’ve also enriched their lives with their personalities, and their desire for attention.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3QtbiNm Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3QupRAf Book Collection Page:  https://growepic.c...

Chickens are great egg-layers, but they’re also excellent pest controllers, and garden fertilizers. You can turn 95% of your kitchen waste into eggs quickly too! In this episode, Jordan and AJ cover all the ways chicken-keeping benefits the growing space. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3QvBreu Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3WpBlJd Book Collection Page: h...

It’s chicken season! As the founders of Coop, Jordan Barnes and AJ Forsythe are avid chicken farmers, and they have eggs coming out of their ears. Listen to them discuss the differences between homegrown, farm fresh eggs and mass-produced eggs.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3JGT1sa Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3y1dEfX Book Collection Page: https://gro...

No matter where you are, gardening involves dealing with a host of problems specific to your locale. Meg deals with heat and humidity, which brings in pests and diseases. She and Jacques compare the difficulties they deal with, and how they handle them. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4didQHN Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/49U7ZW8 Book Collection Page: htt...

Beekeeping and chicken keeping are Meg’s newest gardening passions. Beekeeping is a huge endeavor, and a whole science she has to learn. Chicken keeping is something she’s more familiar with. In this episode, hear her and Jacques discuss gardening with livestock.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4dg5S1P Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3JE8bhP Book Collectio...

Meg is keen to grow her garden specifically for the delicious foods she can cook and preserve. Here, she and Jacques discuss their favorites for their tastiness as it stands, and for preservation purposes. They also cover the best ways to extend their enjoyment of the harvest.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4buMOvp Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3UzAOD0...

One year, Meg was so busy she only had time to throw and sow some seeds in her garden. She didn’t have time to plan it out, nor was there an opportunity to be super meticulous about her garden. What resulted was some of the best harvests she’s had. This is what she calls Chaos Gardening.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4aMcsvs Botanical Interests Shop Homepage:  https://growepic...

Gardening has always been a dream for Meg Lloyd. As a pre-med student taking a botany class, she realized this is what she should have done with her life. Fast forward to today, and Meg has a thriving backyard garden on her quarter acre lot full of delicious produce.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3UyMk1j Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/44dXqfD Book Colle...

Kris and Jacques reflect on their adventures growing fruit. Kris has had some mixed results with different trees. Jacques just installed six trees and bushes at his hermitage. In this episode, they outline the best ways to practice orcharding at home.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3QbR22F Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3QgaRGa Book Collection Page: http...

In the event of a zombie apocalypse, what would Jacques and Kris grow? Probably not a plant you can only harvest once, and certainly one that tastes good. Here they discuss their favorite veggie plants that provide plenty of calories, and have great adaptability.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage:https://growepic.co/4b2tqFE Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/49LQgjR Book Collection...

Preservation is a great way to reduce waste in the garden. In this episode, Jacques and Kris discuss all their favorite (and not so favorite) ways to preserve the food they grow in their gardens. From freezing, to drying, these two have some pretty awesome secrets to share.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3W17SVH Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3xQO3pQ Boo...

Kris has a consulting business, called Grow a Little Garden where she teaches people to garden in raised beds. Jacques truly enjoys teaching people how to grow food at home with his Jacques in the Garden channel. Both of them love their vocations, in and out of Epic Gardening, because growing food is such an important and empowering skill to have. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/...

Jacques and Kris are two of the first employees of Epic Gardening, and both of them got into growing their own food around the pandemic. Both of them truly love food, cooking, and most of all, eating. These interests sparked their jobs teaching other people how to garden.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3Q9rTFO Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3vRhoQG Book...

Growing dahlias from seed is very different from cultivating them in their tuber stage. The difference lies mainly in that they produce a whole new variety, genetically. This doesn’t dampen their ability to feed the bees, and attract pollinators, but it does shorten their vase life.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3xy27o9 Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/43...

When should you plant dahlia tubers, and what are the best ways to care for them? Jennifer Gulizia, head farmer at The Flowering Farmhouse has a lot of experience growing dahlias. And she has all the information you need to grow your own here! Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3Uh7elJ Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3vQsEfW Book Collection Page: https://growe...

If you try to grow what’s popular, and you don’t love it, you won’t have the motivation to care for it! This is the key to cut flower farming according to Jennifer Gulizia. If you’re passionate about a type of flower, focus on growing that first, and then expand to caring for other species.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3PZqK3z Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growep...

How does one start their own cut flower farm? Jennifer Gulizia of the Flowering Farmhouse is a seasoned flower farmer, and she has expert advice on this very topic. It all starts with a thought-out business plan that is tailored to your lifestyle. Remain practical, and flexible, and you’ll be set up for success. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3xxyd3s Botanical Interests Shop Hom...

Jennifer Gulizia of the Flowering Farmhouse didn’t start her career in cut flower growing first thing. It wasn’t until after she did a stint in the corporate world and worked as a wedding photographer that she was inspired to cultivate gorgeous blooms. Hear her story about how she got there, and her advice about starting a cut flower farm.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3PYCWRW...

Mention that you like gardening, and you’ll spark someone’s interest. Occupational Horticulturalist, Perla Sofía Curbelo Santiago experiences this with her friends and neighbors on a regular basis. Though gardening can be a solitary practice, it brings people together. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3U589FxBotanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3vIeFJ8Book Collec...

There are ways to adjust what you do in the garden to make the practice of gardening safer and more enjoyable. Sometimes it’s as small as winding up a hose. Other times it’s a matter of moving some of the garden’s main features. These minute changes can make so much difference. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/49quSk1Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3PSl9frBo...