The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

We have talked quite a bit about soil microbes and gut health on the podcast this season. In this episode we talk about what benefits the no dig method specifically gives your gut. EG shop homepage: https://growepic.co/3OJRDbH EG book collection page: https://growepic.co/3QzUKUX  EG homesteading book: https://growepic.co/3Qij0dP Connect With Charles Dowding: Charles Dowding has made no dig popular with millions of readers and viewers. They love how it’s good for the soil, healthy for plants and easier plus time-saving for them. His growing methods are applicable for small areas and large ones, and are used worldwide. Since 1982 he has created and cropped four no dig market gardens on varied soils from stony to silt, and on two types of clay. Currently he grows vegetables on 0.35 acres/1300 meters 2 in Somerset, SW England, for local sales of salad leaves and vegetables. He has written 14 books, runs a YouTube channel and Instagram account, has created and sells online gardening courses, writes for gardening magazines, and gives talks plus courses at home and abroad. Instagram YouTube  Facebook  Twitter  Pinterest  Website Online Course Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Companion planting, multi-sowing, inter-planting, Charles and I get into all of it in this episode. Spoiler alert: we are breaking all the rules, and you can too. EG shop homepage: https://growepic.co/43M4QVx EG book collection page: https://growepic.co/453fvMD EG homesteading book: https://growepic.co/450OMkl Connect With Charles Dowding: Charles Dowding has made no dig popular with millions of readers and viewers. They love how it’s good for the soil, healthy for plants and easier plus time-saving for them. His growing methods are applicable for small areas and large ones, and are used worldwide. Since 1982 he has created and cropped four no dig market gardens on varied soils from stony to silt, and on two types of clay. Currently he grows vegetables on 0.35 acres/1300 meters 2 in Somerset, SW England, for local sales of salad leaves and vegetables. He has written 14 books, runs a YouTube channel and Instagram account, has created and sells online gardening courses, writes for gardening magazines, and gives talks plus courses at home and abroad. Instagram YouTube  Facebook  Twitter  Pinterest  Website Online Course Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the no dig method, you always have the ground covered, even if it’s just a thin layer of compost. EG shop homepage: https://growepic.co/43PkmQt EG book collection page: https://growepic.co/3rLcXnT EG homesteading book: https://growepic.co/44J258T Connect With Charles Dowding: Charles Dowding has made no dig popular with millions of readers and viewers. They love how it’s good for the soil, healthy for plants and easier plus time-saving for them. His growing methods are applicable for small areas and large ones, and are used worldwide. Since 1982 he has created and cropped four no dig market gardens on varied soils from stony to silt, and on two types of clay. Currently, he grows vegetables on 0.35 acres/1300 meters 2 in Somerset, SW England, for local sales of salad leaves and vegetables. He has written 14 books, runs a YouTube channel and Instagram account, has created and sells online gardening courses, writes for gardening magazines, and gives talks plus courses at home and abroad. Instagram YouTube  Facebook  Twitter  Pinterest  Website Online Course Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Charles Dowding has been using the no-dig method since the '80s. We discuss what he’s learned during his decades of do dig and what current experiments he’s running on his newly expanded gardening area. EG shop homepage: https://growepic.co/43QVCqW EG book collection page: https://growepic.co/44LNZn8 EG homesteading book: https://growepic.co/43Jayr7 Connect With Charles Dowding: Charles Dowding has made no dig popular with millions of readers and viewers. They love how it’s good for the soil, healthy for plants, and easier plus time-saving for them. His growing methods are applicable to small areas and large ones and are used worldwide. Since 1982 he has created and cropped four no dig market gardens on varied soils from stony to silt, and on two types of clay. Currently, he grows vegetables on 0.35 acres/1300 meters 2 in Somerset, SW England, for local sales of salad leaves and vegetables. He has written 14 books, runs a YouTube channel and Instagram account, has created and sells online gardening courses, writes for gardening magazines, and gives talks plus courses at home and abroad. Instagram YouTube  Facebook  Twitter  Pinterest  Website Online Course Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we welcome Charles Dowding, the godfather of the no dig method! There is no one better to give us the scoop on no dig. In this method, you don’t disturb the soil as much as possible, add mulch on top to stop the weeds, and feed the soil with organic matter. EG shop homepage: https://growepic.co/477s2QX EG book collection page: https://growepic.co/3DBkEzU EG homesteading book: https://growepic.co/43GSJsM Connect With Charles Dowding: Charles Dowding has made no dig popular with millions of readers and viewers. They love how it’s good for the soil, healthy for plants and easier plus time-saving for them. His growing methods are applicable for small areas and large ones, and are used worldwide. Since 1982 he has created and cropped four no dig market gardens on varied soils from stony to silt, and on two types of clay. Currently he grows vegetables on 0.35 acres/1300 meters 2 in Somerset, SW England, for local sales of salad leaves and vegetables. He has written 14 books, runs a YouTube channel and Instagram account, has created and sells online gardening courses, writes for gardening magazines, and gives talks plus courses at home and abroad. Instagram YouTube  Facebook  Twitter  Pinterest  Website Online Course Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Deep red and purple produce like berries, can be a powerful part of our nutrition that can help protect our cells from cancer. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3rL7gWY Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/44ShpPY EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3Od57LA Connect With Dr. Ross Cameron: Dr. Ross Cameron is the Research Director within the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Sheffield. He has published over 70 academic papers/book chapters on landscape plants and urban green spaces. He is co-author of Environmental Horticulture - The Science and Management of Green Landscapes and he wrote the health and wellbeing chapter in Science and the Garden. He is a professional horticulturist and advisor to the Royal Horticultural Society. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our daily lives can be stressful. With work and other stressors, our brains work very hard day in and day out. While we are in the garden, we are able to have a “soft fascination” which helps restore our ability to pay attention. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/44CzAtn Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/46YwrWd EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3Or5qUh Connect With Dr. Ross Cameron: Dr. Ross Cameron is the Research Director within the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Sheffield. He has published over 70 academic papers/book chapters on landscape plants and urban green spaces. He is co-author of Environmental Horticulture - The Science and Management of Green Landscapes and he wrote the health and wellbeing chapter in Science and the Garden. He is a professional horticulturist and advisor to the Royal Horticultural Society. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You are what you eat and you are what you breathe in. Humans are mostly microbial beings, it is very important that we are mindful about what beneficial organisms we surround ourselves with. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3KbWOhT Book Collection page: https://growepic.co/44RORWI EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3Y7E9cQ Connect With Dr. Ross Cameron: Dr. Ross Cameron is the Research Director within the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Sheffield. He has published over 70 academic papers/book chapters on landscape plants and urban green spaces. He is co-author of Environmental Horticulture - The Science and Management of Green Landscapes and he wrote the health and wellbeing chapter in Science and the Garden. He is a professional horticulturist and advisor to the Royal Horticultural Society. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colors are powerful! Dr. Ross Cameron discusses including plants in your garden that have a positive effect on your mood. What is fascinating about this is, there is a rule of thumbs for which colors evoke which emotions. However, your personal experiences can override the norm! Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/44DbAWO Book Collection page: https://growepic.co/43IJkkq EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3KaQ040 Connect With Dr. Ross Cameron: Dr. Ross Cameron is the Research Director within the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Sheffield. He has published over 70 academic papers/book chapters on landscape plants and urban green spaces. He is co-author of Environmental Horticulture - The Science and Management of Green Landscapes and he wrote the health and wellbeing chapter in Science and the Garden. He is a professional horticulturist and advisor to the Royal Horticultural Society. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Ross Cameron and I talk about why it’s important to attract birds to your garden. Not only is it important for your garden ecosystem, it is also important for your overall health.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3Dh1X4a Book collection page: https://growepic.co/43u8inG EG homesteading book: https://growepic.co/473H7TG Connect With Dr. Ross Cameron: Dr. Ross Cameron is the Research Director within the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Sheffield. He has published over 70 academic papers/book chapters on landscape plants and urban green spaces. He is co-author of Environmental Horticulture - The Science and Management of Green Landscapes and he wrote the health and wellbeing chapter in Science and the Garden. He is a professional horticulturist and advisor to the Royal Horticultural Society. Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices