The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

Today's question comes from Instagram, and it's all about how to make raised bed soil mix on a budget. There are many approaches here, but the core of the strategy is to rely heavily on locally-sourced materials and cheaper inputs that do the same job as the more expensive varieties. Learn More:  24 Cheap Mulch Ideas to Save Money Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is one of my favorite episodes in a while. David the Good talks about how to "Push the Zone" in your garden. Many of us want to grow tropicals, but we might live in an area that is traditionally colder and thought to be "impossible" to grow certain plants. In today's episode, you'll learn why this isn't necessarily the case! Connect with David the Good David's YouTube Channel David's Website, The Survival Gardener David's Books Totally Crazy Easy Florida Gardening The Easy Way to Start a Home-Based Plant Nursery Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting Push the Zone: The Good Guide to Growing Tropical Plants Beyond the Tropics 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 Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you've ever wanted gardening to quite literally pay the bills, this episode is for you. David the Good shares the story of how he started a nursery as a child and how it grew into his adult years. He also gives some wisdom as to how you might start your very own :) Connect with David the Good David's YouTube Channel David's Website, The Survival Gardener David's Books Totally Crazy Easy Florida Gardening The Easy Way to Start a Home-Based Plant Nursery Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting Push the Zone: The Good Guide to Growing Tropical Plants Beyond the Tropics 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 Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The garden tool industry is HUGE and every tool company wants to convince you that their new fancy gadget is the "one tool to rule them all." Today David the Good shares his must have tools and you'll be surprised to see how simple and practical they are! Connect with David the Good David's YouTube Channel David's Website, The Survival Gardener David's Books Totally Crazy Easy Florida Gardening The Easy Way to Start a Home-Based Plant Nursery Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting Push the Zone: The Good Guide to Growing Tropical Plants Beyond the Tropics 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 Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever wanted to learn the "ancient art" of grafting? I'll be honest, I've shied away from it as it's seemed a bit too complex to get into, but today David the Good shares his methods for how he gets grafting! Check his Get Grafting! video as well. Connect with David the Good David's YouTube Channel David's Website, The Survival Gardener David's Books Totally Crazy Easy Florida Gardening The Easy Way to Start a Home-Based Plant Nursery Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting Push the Zone: The Good Guide to Growing Tropical Plants Beyond the Tropics 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 Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've talked about buying and planting fruit trees before, but what about growing your own from seed. Today David the Good and I talk about how it's not THAT scary, how you'll probably get some good fruit even if it's not 'perfect', and the joy of harvesting something you've grown all the way from a tiny seed! Connect with David the Good David's YouTube Channel David's Website, The Survival Gardener David's Books Totally Crazy Easy Florida Gardening The Easy Way to Start a Home-Based Plant Nursery Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting Push the Zone: The Good Guide to Growing Tropical Plants Beyond the Tropics 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 Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, David the Good and I talk about how the "rules" of composting can sometimes be too complex, and how you can drastically simplify the composting process so it's not as intimidating! Connect with David the Good David's YouTube Channel David's Website, The Survival Gardener David's Books Totally Crazy Easy Florida Gardening The Easy Way to Start a Home-Based Plant Nursery Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting Push the Zone: The Good Guide to Growing Tropical Plants Beyond the Tropics 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 Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week is a special one on the podcast...I have David The Good on! I've watched his YouTube channel since before I was doing Epic Gardening, so he's shaped my gardening life quite a bit. Today we get into how to "grow" your own compost, mostly referring to planting plants specifically to chop them up and compost them! Connect with David the Good David's YouTube Channel David's Website, The Survival Gardener David's Books Totally Crazy Easy Florida Gardening The Easy Way to Start a Home-Based Plant Nursery Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting Push the Zone: The Good Guide to Growing Tropical Plants Beyond the Tropics 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 Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For our final episode with Maria of Bloom and Grow Radio, we're talking about YOU as a plant parent. Your own approach and psychology in relation to plants will help you choose what types of plants you should grow. Learn More:  https://www.bloomandgrowradio.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bloomandgrowradio/  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 Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you work in an office that's devoid of plants, don't stand for it! Start sneaking some office-friendly plants in and build a little green paradise as you work :) Learn More:  https://www.bloomandgrowradio.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bloomandgrowradio/  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 Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices