Is there such a thing as giving your plants too of a good thing? Actually, yes. Plants teach us many lessons, one of which is - everything in moderation! Connect With Susan Mulvihill: Susan Mulvihill is the author of the new book, The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook and The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook. Susan has been a Master Gardener for over 20 years and is the Sunday garden columnist for The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane, Washington. She and her husband, Bill, garden in ra...
Apr 20, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Susan Mulvihill and I are here to bust some myths for you! Before you go and dump gallons of milk on your garden or put Tums in the soil, please listen to this episode. Connect With Susan Mulvihill: Susan Mulvihill is the author of the new book, The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook and The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook. Susan has been a Master Gardener for over 20 years and is the Sunday garden columnist for The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane, Washington. She and her husband, Bil...
Apr 19, 2023•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Susan Mulvhill, author of The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook, walks us through the basics of IPM. Connect With Susan Mulvihill: Susan Mulvihill is the author of the new book, The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook and The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook. Susan has been a Master Gardener for over 20 years and is the Sunday garden columnist for The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane, Washington. She and her husband, Bill, garden in raised beds. Her mission has been to teach everyone how to...
Apr 18, 2023•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Getting started in the garden can be intimidating. There’s a lot to consider like where to put your garden, when and where to plant certain crops, the list goes on. Susan Mulvihill is back on the podcast this week to help us troubleshoot issues in our vegetable gardens. Connect With Susan Mulvihill: Susan Mulvihill is the author of the new book, The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook and The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook. Susan has been a Master Gardener for over 20 years and is the Sunda...
Apr 17, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Garden math is a little difficult to compute because what price can you put on eating a carrot straight out of the ground? Gardening pays you back in more than just a harvest from your garden. Gardening also benefits your physical, mental and emotional health. Connect With Nicole Burke: Nicole Johnsey Burke, the founder of Gardenary, Inc. and the author of Kitchen Garden Revival, is on a mission to bring back the kitchen garden and make it an ordinary part of life for everyone, no matter their l...
Apr 14, 2023•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast If we are learning anything this week with Nicole Burke, it’s that the rules are meant to be broken! Connect With Nicole Burke: Nicole Johnsey Burke, the founder of Gardenary, Inc. and the author of Kitchen Garden Revival, is on a mission to bring back the kitchen garden and make it an ordinary part of life for everyone, no matter their level of gardening experience. Since starting her own kitchen garden business in 2015, Burke and her company have built hundreds of kitchen gardens, taught thous...
Apr 13, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Don’t miss a long and beautiful harvest by sticking to the hard and fast gardening rules! Connect With Nicole Burke: Nicole Johnsey Burke, the founder of Gardenary, Inc. and the author of Kitchen Garden Revival, is on a mission to bring back the kitchen garden and make it an ordinary part of life for everyone, no matter their level of gardening experience. Since starting her own kitchen garden business in 2015, Burke and her company have built hundreds of kitchen gardens, taught thousands of stu...
Apr 12, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast You actually don’t need perfect gardening conditions to be able to have an abundant harvest. Don’t let less than ideal conditions scare you away from getting into the garden. Connect With Nicole Burke: Nicole Johnsey Burke, the founder of Gardenary, Inc. and the author of Kitchen Garden Revival, is on a mission to bring back the kitchen garden and make it an ordinary part of life for everyone, no matter their level of gardening experience. Since starting her own kitchen garden business in 2015, ...
Apr 11, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast So, you think you have a brown thumb? Nicole Burke and I talk about why we don’t believe in green thumbs or brown thumbs. Connect With Nicole Burke: Nicole Johnsey Burke, the founder of Gardenary, Inc. and the author of Kitchen Garden Revival, is on a mission to bring back the kitchen garden and make it an ordinary part of life for everyone, no matter their level of gardening experience. Since starting her own kitchen garden business in 2015, Burke and her company have built hundreds of kitchen ...
Apr 10, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast After almost a decade of chicken keeping, Nikki Husted has learned quite a lot in order to make her and her chickens' lives easier! Connect With Nikki Husted: Nikki is the chicken-keeping educator known as Purely Chickens online. She hatched her first egg in 2006 while she was teaching kindergarten and now she educates others about chicken keeping. Her goal is to inspire others to raise happy, healthy chickens with hacks that make it simple. Her new book, Chicken Keeping Pure and Simple is out f...
Apr 07, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yes, chickens will eat almost any piece of organic matter. But should they? No! Probably not. To ensure your chicken lives a long healthy life, they should be eating quality feed. Connect With Nikki Husted: Nikki is the chicken-keeping educator known as Purely Chickens online. She hatched her first egg in 2006 while she was teaching kindergarten and now she educates others about chicken keeping. Her goal is to inspire others to raise happy, healthy chickens with hacks that make it simple. Her ne...
Apr 06, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Roosters are an amazing addition to your farm. Not only do roosters protect the hens, they also keep them in check and make sure they are behaving. Connect With Nikki Husted: Nikki is the chicken-keeping educator known as Purely Chickens online. She hatched her first egg in 2006 while she was teaching kindergarten and now she educates others about chicken keeping. Her goal is to inspire others to raise happy, healthy chickens with hacks that make it simple. Her new book, Chicken Keeping Pure and...
Apr 05, 2023•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nikki and I discuss our coop and run setup and talk about what you absolutely need in your coop and what’s nice to have. Connect With Nikki Husted: Nikki is the chicken-keeping educator known as Purely Chickens online. She hatched her first egg in 2006 while she was teaching kindergarten and now she educates others about chicken keeping. Her goal is to inspire others to raise happy, healthy chickens with hacks that make it simple. Her new book, Chicken Keeping Pure and Simple is out for preorder...
Apr 04, 2023•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chickens can be a blast. However, it’s not all fun and games. There’s a lot to plan out and consider before deciding to get some chickens of your own. Connect With Nikki Husted: Nikki is the chicken-keeping educator known as Purely Chickens online. She hatched her first egg in 2006 while she was teaching kindergarten and now she educates others about chicken keeping. Her goal is to inspire others to raise happy, healthy chickens with hacks that make it simple. Her new book, Chicken Keeping Pure ...
Apr 03, 2023•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast I ask all my (and your) burning pepper questions. I gotta say, some of the answers surprised me! Connect With Calvin Betancourt: Calvin is co-creator of Pepper Geek, a YouTube channel, website, and email newsletter. Their goal is to help people learn how to grow peppers from seed, troubleshoot common gardening problems, and cook delicious spicy food. Instagram YouTube (Pepper Geek) YouTube (Geeky Greenhouse) Blog Pinterest Facebook Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your fir...
Mar 31, 2023•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Cross pollination of pepper seeds might not be as hard as you think! If you want to play mad scientist and create and grow your own pepper crosses this is the episode for you. Connect With Calvin Betancourt: Calvin is co-creator of Pepper Geek, a YouTube channel, website, and email newsletter. Their goal is to help people learn how to grow peppers from seed, troubleshoot common gardening problems, and cook delicious spicy food. Instagram YouTube (Pepper Geek) YouTube (Geeky Greenhouse) Blog Pint...
Mar 30, 2023•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pruning peppers is a controversial topic. So, what’s the truth? Should you decapitate the pepper plant? Or should you let it grow wild? Connect With Calvin Betancourt: Calvin is co-creator of Pepper Geek, a YouTube channel, website, and email newsletter. Their goal is to help people learn how to grow peppers from seed, troubleshoot common gardening problems, and cook delicious spicy food. Instagram YouTube (Pepper Geek) YouTube (Geeky Greenhouse) Blog Pinterest Facebook Buy Birdies Garden Beds U...
Mar 29, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Germinating pepper seeds can be difficult. Don’t be intimidated though! As long as you have a balance of warmth, moisture and oxygen you can germinate pepper seeds. Connect With Calvin Betancourt: Calvin is co-creator of Pepper Geek, a YouTube channel, website, and email newsletter. Their goal is to help people learn how to grow peppers from seed, troubleshoot common gardening problems, and cook delicious spicy food. Instagram YouTube (Pepper Geek) YouTube (Geeky Greenhouse) Blog Pinterest Faceb...
Mar 28, 2023•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The world of peppers is colorful, vast and spicy! Today, we sit down with Calvin Betancourt, co-creator of @peppergeek to talk about the different species and varieties of the most common peppers. Connect With Calvin Betancourt: Calvin is co-creator of Pepper Geek, a YouTube channel, website, and email newsletter. Their goal is to help people learn how to grow peppers from seed, troubleshoot common gardening problems, and cook delicious spicy food. Instagram YouTube (Pepper Geek) YouTube (Geeky ...
Mar 27, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast 15 months after experiencing an accident that changed his life, Michael MacDonald talks about how he’s had to adjust his gardening methods to suit his mobility. Michael also shares tools and apps that he loves for planning and streamlining his process. Connect With Michael MacDonald: Michael MacDonald, one of the co-founders of MacDonald Farm, suffered a spinal cord injury while on vacation. In his journey to recovery, gardening became a way to heal. His partner, Chef Daniel creates private dinn...
Mar 24, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Michael and Daniel combine their passions for gardening and culinary arts to begin their business of creating harvest-to-plate meals. From weddings to private dinner parties Michael and Daniel create unique experiences for their clients. Connect With Michael MacDonald: Michael MacDonald, one of the co-founders of MacDonald Farm, suffered a spinal cord injury while on vacation. In his journey to recovery, gardening became a way to heal. His partner, Chef Daniel creates private dinners with everyt...
Mar 23, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you have limited mobility, a strict HOA or a small yard and are looking for a great farm animal, Quail could be the best option for you. Connect With Michael MacDonald: Michael MacDonald, one of the co-founders of MacDonald Farm, suffered a spinal cord injury while on vacation. In his journey to recovery, gardening became a way to heal. His partner, Chef Daniel creates private dinners with everything he grows. Instagram Michael’s Instagram Website Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST ...
Mar 22, 2023•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast After months in the hospital and a long road to recovery ahead, Michael and Daniel begin to build MacDonald's farm. Michael shares some insight on what worked for him in the garden and how others can do the same. Connect With Michael MacDonald: Michael MacDonald, one of the co-founders of MacDonald Farm, suffered a spinal cord injury while on vacation. In his journey to recovery, gardening became a way to heal. His partner, Chef Daniel creates private dinners with everything he grows. Instagram ...
Mar 21, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast After experiencing a traumatic accident resulting in serious injury while on vacation, Michael MacDonald turned to seed starting in his hospital room to help boost his mental health . Connect With Michael MacDonald: Michael MacDonald, one of the co-founders of MacDonald Farm, suffered a spinal cord injury while on vacation. In his journey to recovery, gardening became a way to heal. His partner, Chef Daniel creates private dinners with everything he grows. Instagram Michael’s Instagram Website B...
Mar 20, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast What’s in and what's out: Gardening edition. Chia-Ming and I get into what tools and crops we are loving, which ones we can live without. I would love to hear from you about your gardening “Hot or Not’s”! DM us what you think. Connect With Chia-Ming Ro: Chia-Ming Ro is a former finance exec turned food & cut flower garden designer, who is transforming Los Angeles and Orange County one home at a time with her foodscaping business Coastal Homestead. YouTube Instagram TikTok Chia-Ming’s Website Buy...
Mar 17, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Let’s get weird! Chia-Ming and I talk about the exotic plants we are growing, have grown, have failed to grow and are dreaming about growing in the future. Connect With Chia-Ming Ro: Chia-Ming Ro is a former finance exec turned food & cut flower garden designer, who is transforming Los Angeles and Orange County one home at a time with her foodscaping business Coastal Homestead. YouTube Instagram TikTok Chia-Ming’s Website Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order o...
Mar 16, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Guess what? You actually aren’t born with a green thumb, or a black thumb. Once you begin to relate to your plants and understand what they need you will find it easier to be successful in the garden. Connect With Chia-Ming Ro: Chia-Ming Ro is a former finance exec turned food & cut flower garden designer, who is transforming Los Angeles and Orange County one home at a time with her foodscaping business Coastal Homestead. YouTube Instagram TikTok Chia-Ming’s Website Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use c...
Mar 15, 2023•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Arguably, the hardest part of gardening is getting started and designing a garden that suits your needs. You may want to go all in right away, but Chia-Ming suggests you take a step back and think about what plants and what design is going to be best for your home and goals. Connect With Chia-Ming Ro: Chia-Ming Ro is a former finance exec turned food & cut flower garden designer, who is transforming Los Angeles and Orange County one home at a time with her foodscaping business Coastal Homestead....
Mar 14, 2023•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chia-Ming leaves behind her excel spreadsheets to pursue her gardening passions full-time. In this episode, we talk all about how she made this decision and what the path was like to building her business. Connect With Chia-Ming Ro: Chia-Ming Ro is a former finance exec turned food & cut flower garden designer, who is transforming Los Angeles and Orange County one home at a time with her foodscaping business Coastal Homestead. YouTube Instagram TikTok Chia-Ming’s Website Buy Birdies Garden Beds ...
Mar 13, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pimp my Greenhouse! Today, Kyle and I talk about what you need and don’t need in your greenhouse to be successful. Connect With Kyle Exner: Kyle Exner, a professional with over 25 years at BC Greenhouse Builders, is renowned for his industry knowledge and ability to help all gardeners find the greenhouse that best suits their climate and environment.In the early days, Kyle's focus was office management and learning the ropes from company founder, Henry Heinen. As General Manager, Kyle has a hand...
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