Grow Your Self
It's October, so the garden is closed for the season, right? Wrong! No matter where you live, there's something you can plant this month. 🥕First, you have to figure out if you’re in a warm, cool, or cold season for this month, based on your temps and your frost date. 🥦 Then, pick plants from my Leaves, Roots, and Fruit system that like growing in that season. 🥬 Get those plants in your garden ASAP! Our goal here at Gardenary is to help you grow every day of the year. →Visit Gardenary to check out our free resources and workshop offerings: →Download our free Garden...
info_outline How to Save Hundreds at the Plant StoreGrow Your Self
Do NOT buy plants until you listen to this because I'm about to tell you how you can save 💰 at the plant store. Follow this checklist to ensure you make the most of every hard-earned dollar you spend on plants for your garden. In this episode: →Shop Leaves, Roots, and Fruit: →Shop Kitchen Garden Revival: →Download your free planting calendar:
info_outline Stop Watering Your Garden (So Much)Grow Your Self
I recently heard someone say they'd never have a vegetable garden because it guzzles so much water it's really just not even worth the effort or the money. What a shame that people actually believe this! I'm here to tell you it's possible to have a vegetable garden without having to water all the time. In this episode, learn 4 steps to conserve water and make every đź’§ count in your garden space. One of the most important steps to conserve water is by planting for your season. Download our free Garden Calendar to learn when you should grow your favorite veggies in your...
info_outline Join the Debate: Are Logs in Raised Garden Beds a Mistake?Grow Your Self
I personally think that putting logs at the bottom of your raised beds is a terrible idea. Yes, I know what Hügelkultur is, and I still won’t be putting large pieces of wood in my raised beds. Learn 3 reasons why I think you should not put logs at the bottom of your raised beds, plus some alternatives if you want to fill your beds with something other than soil. In this episode: →Watch where I explain why I don’t use mulch. →Shop to learn more about how to set up your raised beds and what type of soil I recommend. →Shop to learn more about how to grow...
info_outline Trouble Pooping? Here Are 5 Ways Gardening Can HelpGrow Your Self
If you have trouble pooping, then you need a garden. Yep, we’re actually going there 💩 today on the podcast because so many of us have trouble GOING. In this video, learn how the garden can make pooping easier and healthier. There are so many factors at play when you have gut issues: living in an overly sanitized world, eating poorly, experiencing too much stress, breaking your routines, not exercising, not sleeping, and so on. Here are 5 ways that having a garden can help you move things along: Getting your hands dirty (in the soil, that is) helps build...
info_outline 17 Vegetables You Can Grow When It’s HotGrow Your Self
Are your tomatoes looking stressed? Did your cucumbers drop all their flowers? Listen, some like it hot, and others just can’t take the heat. Fortunately, even if it’s really hot where you live, you don’t have to close up your garden for the rest of the summer. There are still a ton of plants you can grow that will actually thrive in the high temps. Here are 17 heat-loving vegetables to grow right now. In this episode: →Download our free Garden Calendar to learn when to plant your favorite veggies: →For a limited time, get The Gardenary Planting Guidebook...
info_outline If I Wanted to Make $5,000 Quickly as a Gardener, I’d Do ThisGrow Your Self
Have you ever wondered if you could earn money based on your garden expertise? Well, you absolutely can! Today I want to show you how you can earn $5,000 as a garden coach doing consultations ONLY. In this episode, I teach you my formula to turn your garden knowledge into an incredibly meaningful business or side hustle, that doesn't just pay you back, but also helps people in your community learn how to garden. Garden consulting was my dream job back when I was a busy mom to 4 young children. It allows you to do a little bit on the side while you’re working another job or...
info_outline Learn to Garden in Southern California with Ashley IreneGrow Your Self
I’m chatting with garden consultant Ashley Irene of Heirloom Potager in this episode of the Grow Your Self podcast. Ashley is bringing the most beautiful culinary gardens to Orange County, CA, and I’m honored to be a small part of her big dream to change the world one garden at a time. In this episode, we discuss: →How Ashley’s front-yard kitchen garden became a showcase for her business →What each season in the garden looks like in Southern California →Why gardening at home is the answer to our broken food system →Bonus: How to grow espalier trees! This...
info_outline 10 Fast-Growing Summer Veggies + FlowersGrow Your Self
It’s never too late to start a garden—not even in the middle of summer. Plant one of these 10 fast-growing plants now and you’ll be harvesting within 45 days. In this episode, I share my top quick harvest plants for this time of year and show you the best way to start them in your garden this July (some will still grow from seed!). Listen to this episode, then run to the plant store, grab yourself some plants and seeds, and make your garden happen this summer. →For more planting ideas, download Gardenary's free planting plans I created for Shea McGee's garden here...
info_outline How to Make Your Raised Beds Last LongerGrow Your Self
Raised beds are worth every penny you can invest in them. If you’re planning to install wood raised beds in your garden space, then follow these 5 tips so you can enjoy them for many years to come. In this episode: →Grab your 2024 Gardenary Planting Calendar for free at . →Shop our cedar raised garden bed kits: →Shop my favorite wood treatment for raised beds: →Watch how I apply Eco Restore treatment to a cedar raised bed: Want to find out the best kitchen garden layout for you? Get the Kitchen Garden Styles course for FREE for a limited time here: Want to know more...
info_outlineDid you know you could use plants to protect your other plants? That's right.
This type of companion planting is one of the best forms of organic pest control. This packed episode is your guide to the best herbs you can plant in your garden to protect your fruits and vegetables from pests ranging from ones you can barely see (aphids) to ones as large as you (deer) and everything in between.
Shop Kitchen Garden Revival if you still need to set your garden up.
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