The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

Berry bushes are perennials that, once established, yield bushel after bushel of nutrient-rich fruit. Learn how Melissa approaches growing berry bushes in today’s show. Connect with Melissa Norris Melissa Norris is a 5th generation homesteader and loves to help people use organic methods to grow their own food. She’s the host of the Pioneering Today Podcast and has an amazing website, YouTube channel, and upcoming book, The Family Garden Plan. The Family Garden Plan Book Melissa’s Website Pioneering Today Podcast 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 heirloom, organic seeds from one of my favorite seed suppliers! Pre-Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening Shop Epic Gardening I'm carrying Birdies Garden Products raised beds, the ones I use exclusively in my front yard garden. They're a corrugated Aluzinc steel, powder-coated raised bed designed to last a lifetime. Buy Birdies Raised Beds at my online store. Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Growing a fruit orchard seems daunting, but there are plenty of ways to get started on a small budget, limited space, or in creative plantings. Connect with Melissa Norris Melissa Norris is a 5th generation homesteader and loves to help people use organic methods to grow their own food. She’s the host of the Pioneering Today Podcast and has an amazing website, YouTube channel, and upcoming book, The Family Garden Plan. The Family Garden Plan Book Melissa’s Website Pioneering Today Podcast 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 heirloom, organic seeds from one of my favorite seed suppliers! Pre-Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening Shop Epic Gardening I'm carrying Birdies Garden Products raised beds, the ones I use exclusively in my front yard garden. They're a corrugated Aluzinc steel, powder-coated raised bed designed to last a lifetime. Buy Birdies Raised Beds at my online store. Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you’re looking for a creative technique to get a head start on the growing season, consider Melissa Norris’ winter sowing. Allows you to get seeds in the ground earlier in the season, and with less hardening off time! Connect with Melissa Norris Melissa Norris is a 5th generation homesteader and loves to help people use organic methods to grow their own food. She’s the host of the Pioneering Today Podcast and has an amazing website, YouTube channel, and upcoming book, The Family Garden Plan. The Family Garden Plan Book Melissa’s Website Pioneering Today Podcast 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 heirloom, organic seeds from one of my favorite seed suppliers! Pre-Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening Shop Epic Gardening I'm carrying Birdies Garden Products raised beds, the ones I use exclusively in my front yard garden. They're a corrugated Aluzinc steel, powder-coated raised bed designed to last a lifetime. Buy Birdies Raised Beds at my online store. Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Instead of your chicken run being an eyesore, learn how to landscape it with beneficial plants that will also beautify your space. Connect With Lisa Steele: Lisa Steele is the founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, author of Gardening With Chickens. She’s a 5th generation chicken keeper living on a small farm in rural Maine with her husband, a menagerie of chickens, ducks, a trio of geese, a German Shepherd, a Corgi and a Tuxedo cat. 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 heirloom, organic seeds from one of my favorite seed suppliers! Pre-Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening Shop Epic Gardening I'm carrying Birdies Garden Products raised beds, the ones I use exclusively in my front yard garden. They're a corrugated Aluzinc steel, powder-coated raised bed designed to last a lifetime. Buy Birdies Raised Beds at my online store. Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you even need a compost pile with chickens? You might not. But, chickens also complement your composting in a few different ways, which you’ll learn in today’s show. Connect With Lisa Steele: Lisa Steele is the founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, author of Gardening With Chickens. She’s a 5th generation chicken keeper living on a small farm in rural Maine with her husband, a menagerie of chickens, ducks, a trio of geese, a German Shepherd, a Corgi and a Tuxedo cat. 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 heirloom, organic seeds from one of my favorite seed suppliers! Pre-Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening Shop Epic Gardening I'm carrying Birdies Garden Products raised beds, the ones I use exclusively in my front yard garden. They're a corrugated Aluzinc steel, powder-coated raised bed designed to last a lifetime. Buy Birdies Raised Beds at my online store. Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want deep orange eggs? Healthier baby chicks? More consistent egg-laying? Here are some planting strategies to encourage these results in your chickens. Connect With Lisa Steele: Lisa Steele is the founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, author of Gardening With Chickens. She’s a 5th generation chicken keeper living on a small farm in rural Maine with her husband, a menagerie of chickens, ducks, a trio of geese, a German Shepherd, a Corgi and a Tuxedo cat. 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 heirloom, organic seeds from one of my favorite seed suppliers! Pre-Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening Shop Epic Gardening I'm carrying Birdies Garden Products raised beds, the ones I use exclusively in my front yard garden. They're a corrugated Aluzinc steel, powder-coated raised bed designed to last a lifetime. Buy Birdies Raised Beds at my online store. Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The way you lay out and plan your garden will change if you’re keeping chickens. Learn how Lisa Steele has shifted her gardening style around her chicken keeping. Connect With Lisa Steele: Lisa Steele is the founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, author of Gardening With Chickens. She’s a 5th generation chicken keeper living on a small farm in rural Maine with her husband, a menagerie of chickens, ducks, a trio of geese, a German Shepherd, a Corgi and a Tuxedo cat. 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 heirloom, organic seeds from one of my favorite seed suppliers! Pre-Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening Shop Epic Gardening I'm carrying Birdies Garden Products raised beds, the ones I use exclusively in my front yard garden. They're a corrugated Aluzinc steel, powder-coated raised bed designed to last a lifetime. Buy Birdies Raised Beds at my online store. Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When gardening with chickens, using natural soil amendments, weed, and pest control products is a must. You don’t want them eating anything toxic and in turn you eating those eggs! Connect With Lisa Steele: Lisa Steele is the founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, author of Gardening With Chickens. She’s a 5th generation chicken keeper living on a small farm in rural Maine with her husband, a menagerie of chickens, ducks, a trio of geese, a German Shepherd, a Corgi and a Tuxedo cat. 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 heirloom, organic seeds from one of my favorite seed suppliers! Pre-Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening Shop Epic Gardening I'm carrying Birdies Garden Products raised beds, the ones I use exclusively in my front yard garden. They're a corrugated Aluzinc steel, powder-coated raised bed designed to last a lifetime. Buy Birdies Raised Beds at my online store. Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learn how to garden with chickens throughout the seasons, including when they SHOULDN’T be in the garden. Connect With Lisa Steele: Lisa Steele is the founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, author of Gardening With Chickens. She’s a 5th generation chicken keeper living on a small farm in rural Maine with her husband, a menagerie of chickens, ducks, a trio of geese, a German Shepherd, a Corgi and a Tuxedo cat. 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 heirloom, organic seeds from one of my favorite seed suppliers! Pre-Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening Shop Epic Gardening I'm carrying Birdies Garden Products raised beds, the ones I use exclusively in my front yard garden. They're a corrugated Aluzinc steel, powder-coated raised bed designed to last a lifetime. Buy Birdies Raised Beds at my online store. Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you’re looking into keeping chickens in 2020, our first episode with Lisa Steele of Fresh Eggs Daily will be a fantastic starting-off point for both inspiration and information. Connect With Lisa Steele: Lisa Steele is the founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, author of Gardening With Chickens. She’s a 5th generation chicken keeper living on a small farm in rural Maine with her husband, a menagerie of chickens, ducks, a trio of geese, a German Shepherd, a Corgi and a Tuxedo cat. 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 heirloom, organic seeds from one of my favorite seed suppliers! Pre-Order Field Guide to Urban Gardening Shop Epic Gardening I'm carrying Birdies Garden Products raised beds, the ones I use exclusively in my front yard garden. They're a corrugated Aluzinc steel, powder-coated raised bed designed to last a lifetime. Buy Birdies Raised Beds at my online store. Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices