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2024 Garden Resolutions
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 03, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsKevin and Jacques chat about New Year's Resolutions for the garden. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3RNlT5K Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3OhmpYP Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/48NOkax EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/48LwGUC Learn M...
Adding a Rain Capture System to the Garden
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 02, 2024 15:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsJacques talks about wanting to add a rain capture system to his garden this year. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3HaC0VV Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3TRK2L8 Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/4aKhg4X EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/...
Growing More Staple Crops
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 01, 2024 15:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsHappy New Year’s friends! Kevin and Jacques talk about their staple crops and how they plan to expand their calorie dense foods in their 2024 gardens. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3tIrn9O Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/47sJRsK Book Collection Page: htt...
Episode 286: Asian Hornet Chat
Beekeeping - Short and Sweet - December 31, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsIn this week's Podcast: Something slightly different, Today I'm chatting with Jackie Thomas, Master Beekeeper, Training Officer for the Dover and District BKA and Asian Hornet Action Team Co-Ordinator. Time to learn more about the Asian Hornet incursions into the South East of England. Hi, I’m ...
Holiday Special: Houseplant Myths
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 29, 2023 12:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsIt’s winter, and evergreens are on the brain – evergreen houseplants, that is! Kevin lays out a few of the most common houseplant misconceptions in this rerun. Baked into these misunderstandings are expert tips you can include in your houseplant care regimen. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https:/...
Holiday Special: Easy Crops for Early Spring
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 28, 2023 12:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsHere, we review a still relevant list of easy-to-grow spring crops. As you plan for spring 2024, hear how you can incorporate these into your garden. You’ll get a slew of expert tips and tricks to consider as you get excited about upcoming harvests. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic...
Keeping Small Colonies (159)
Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - December 28, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn this week's episode, Jim is delighted to welcome back David Peck from Betterbee. In this intriguing discussion, they explore what Jim calls, "Reverse Beekeeping," a unique approach that focuses on maintaining smaller bee colonies. Traditionally, beekeeping has been all about growing large c...
Holiday Special: Winter Garden Projects
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 27, 2023 12:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsIn this ghost of Epic podcasts past, Kevin outlines a few winter garden projects you can take on. Yes, indeed, you can still garden even when it’s cold outside. Though it is winter, you can build a compost bin, clean out the garden ahead of the spring season, and more. Epic Gardening Shop Homepa...
Holiday Special: Pointsettia Care
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 26, 2023 12:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsIt’s Christmas week, and we have another seasonal rerun for you that’s all about poinsettias! Kevin takes you through the process of caring for your own, from unwrapping one to keeping it happy with proper support. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3teq02o Botanical Interests Sho...
Holiday Special: Growing a Christmas Tree
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 25, 2023 12:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsHere’s a Christmas present for you! In this rerun, Kevin tells you how to grow your own Christmas tree. From selecting your tree, to tree care and maintenance, he’s got you covered. It’s a long term project, but it might be worth the wait. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3uUsG5I...
Episode 285: Freezing Bees and Spring Plans
Beekeeping - Short and Sweet - December 24, 2023 08:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsIn this week's Podcast: What a very cold week we've just had, minus 5 degrees celsius overnight and it's left me shivering. No movement from any hives as our bees sit out the cold and hefting is about all we should now do. Me, I'm having a cuppa and planning the start of my new season and I thou...
Looking Back: Why I Till My Garden
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 22, 2023 12:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWhile one of our previous reruns was all about no-till, here Kevin pivots toward a conversation about why he tills his garden! With Jacques in the discussion, they admit there are some benefits to tilling. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3Rfjgcu Botanical Interests Shop Homepa...
Looking Back: Jacques' Surprise
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 21, 2023 12:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsIn yet another rerun with Jacques, Kevin and he have a conversation about Jacques’ strategy for relaying gardening tips to his followers. He lays out his plans for future content, and discusses his plans for a chicken orchard install. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4ai4TwI Bot...
Repetition Beekeeping (158)
Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - December 21, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsPractice makes perfect, as the old adage says. This really rings true in the bee yard and working with honey bees. This week, Jim invites Betterbee’s EAS Master Beekeeper, Anne Frey, to the podcast to discuss how experience, gained by doing something over and over, is the basis of becoming a bet...
Looking Back: Jacques' Garden Update
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 20, 2023 12:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsNow it’s time to revisit this 2022 garden update from Kevin and Jacques, our resident Garden Hermit! This episode aired just after an uncharacteristic winter freeze that happened in their gardens. See how they managed to deal with this sudden shift, and more. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https:...
Looking Back: 2022 Garden Update
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 19, 2023 12:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsIn this rerun, we return to Kevin and Jacques’ 2022 garden update. They touch on the growing Epic team, and Jacques subsequent ability to work in his garden again. They also discuss the ever expanding Epic homestead. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3REfKtv Botanical Interests S...
Looking Back: What We're Excited to Grow in 2022
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 18, 2023 12:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsToday, let’s revisit Kevin’s pod from pre-2022 with the Garden Hermit, Jacques! They talk about all the things they’re excited about for 2022, from brassicas to better quality produce overall. There’s plenty more to get excited about too! Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3GGvq9y ...
Episode 284: The Winter Chill Arrives
Beekeeping - Short and Sweet - December 17, 2023 08:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsIn this week's Podcast: It's getting colder and our colonies are all set for the long winter ahead, actually, not really, listen in for yet more of my attempts to catch up with this beekeeping season. Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 284 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet. ...
Lessons Learned: Growing Pomegranates
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 15, 2023 12:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsThis rerun is a review of growing everyone’s favorite fall and winter fruit: pomegranates! Not only are they tasty, they’re highly nutritious too. Learn all you need to know about this history of this delicious fruit, as well as how to grow it. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/47...
Lessons Learned: 3 Common Garden Planning Mistakes
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 14, 2023 12:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsIn this pre-2020 rerun, Kevin outlines the 3 most common gardening mistakes and how to avoid them. While much has happened since then, these missteps are still a regular problem for some gardeners. Learn how to make the right choices ahead of the 2024 season here. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: ht...
Downsizing Your Bee Operation (157)
Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - December 14, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsThere comes a time for many beekeepers when they realize they have more colonies than time to properly work them - with “work” being the operative word. If they’ve been keeping bees long enough, they may decide that hefting ten-frame hive bodies full or honey or bees just too difficult. The beek...
Lessons Learned: 3 Lessons Gardening Taught Me
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 13, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWe’re going back to Kevin’s conversation with Ashley Thomas, an organic gardener in Asheville, North Carolina to consider what the garden has to teach us. The two have found the garden instructive in so many ways, from basic scientific principles to the interconnected nature of our local ecosyste...
Lessons Learned: 3 Things I Learned From Charles Dowding
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 12, 2023 12:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsToday, Kevin reminisces and reflects on what he learned from Charles Dowding. Charles has given gardeners the gift of no-till gardening. Sit back, and take in Kevin’s no-till impressions and observations. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/47Te5Ga Botanical Interests Shop Homepage:...
Lessons Learned: My 2020 Garden Goals
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 11, 2023 12:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWhat were Kevin’s goals for the 2020 spring season? Some of the most important ones were de-stressing, and focusing on more unique plant varieties. Take a nostalgic look back on the pre-pandemic era with us here! Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/48e2mSC Botanical Interests Shop H...
Episode 283: Emergency Hive Interventions
Beekeeping - Short and Sweet - December 10, 2023 08:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsIn this week's Podcast: Most beekeepers will have packed away their hive tools and smoker for the Winter by now, but what if you've been unable to get your bees prepared for Winter as you normally might. Listen in for an emergency hive intervention to get back on track before Santa get's here! ...
Homesteading in Cold Climates
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 08, 2023 12:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsHomesteading in Minnesota requires knowledge of living sustainably in a cold climate. From starting plants indoors to choosing the right plants, there’s a lot that goes into gardening. Aside from that, there’s a ton of winter prep to do! Topic 5: Homesteading in Cold Climates Epic Gardening Shop ...
Raising Pastured Meat Chickens
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 07, 2023 12:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings. Connect With Katie Krejci: Katie Krejci brings her experience as a dietitian and a homesteader together as "The Homesteading RD" where she helps others become more self-sufficient, cook from scratch, and enjoy wholesome REAL food. She recently moved from a 5-acre to a 240-acre homestead in the ...
Queen Isolation Cages (156)
Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - December 07, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn today's episode, Jim and David Peck, PhD, delve into a fascinating topic that rarely gets any ‘air time’ unless you are interested specifically in raising queens: Queen Isolation Cages. For beekeepers, the queen bee is the heart of the hive, responsible for laying eggs and maintaining hive ...
Key Steps to Homestead From Scratch
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 06, 2023 12:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsKatie details the process of starting her 240-acre homestead from move-in to today. It started with two cabins, lots of land, and plenty of choices to make. While it has been an undertaking, it has been a manageable process as she and her spouse make do with what they have. .Connect With Katie K...
You Don't NEED An Acreage
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - December 05, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsKatie started her first homestead in a city lot, long before she acquired her 5-acre homestead, much less her current 240-acre property. For her, what it boils down to is being resourceful, and having the flexibility to learn how to be self-sustaining. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growep...
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