Epic Gardening: Daily Growing Tips and Advice

By Kevin Espiritu | Urban Gardener, Hydroponics Enthusiast, Plant Lover

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The Epic Gardening podcast is a daily gardening tips and advice show brought to you by Kevin Espiritu, an urban gardener, hydroponics enthusiast, and all-around plant lover. Every day, a gardening question from YOU will be answered in a fun and informative way in under 10 minutes!

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Septoria Leaf Spot: What It...

08.17.2019

You’ve noticed a disturbing trend. The lower leaves on your tomato plants have developed spotting. Some are turning yellow and are falling off. And it looks like it’s spreading. If this sounds familiar, you may have just discovered septoria leaf ...

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08.17.2019 Septoria Leaf Spot: What It Is And How To Fix It You’ve noticed a disturbing trend. The lower leaves on your tomato plants have developed spotting. Some are turning yellow and are falling off. And it looks like it’s spreading. If this sounds familiar, you may have just discovered septoria leaf ...
08.16.2019 How to Know When Your Potatoes Are Ready Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are grown throughout the world as a nutritious, convenient, shelf-stable food. Potatoes are the #1 most-consumed vegetable in the Americas, Europe, and Asian countries. I cannot imagine life without potatoes, can you? Potato cultivars vary in appearance, ...
08.15.2019 Growing The “Peruvian Apple Cactus” Cereus peruvianus, which is more commonly referred to as Cereus repandus these days, makes a unique addition to your ornamental oredible landscape with its tall, thorny, columnar appearance and low care requirements. Also known as the Peruvian apple cactus, you ...
08.14.2019 Tomato Plant Spacing: Everything You Need to Know Tomatoes are the quintessential garden crop…but they can also be one of the most confusing! With determinate and indeterminate varieties, there’s no absolute right formula for tomato plant spacing. Your selection of tomato variety along with your garden soil, light, ...
08.13.2019 Cucamelons: Grow Cute “Mouse Melons” It’s cute. It’s crisp. It’s slightly pungent. It’s the perfect, bite-size snack on a hot, muggy day. What could this garden snack-bite be? If you guessed cucamelon, you’re right! Affectionately referred to as the “world’s smallest watermelon”, the cucamelon is ...
08.12.2019 A Lifetime of Aquaponics Aquaponics has come a long way in its storied history...and Greg Peterson has been around for most of it! Hear his history of aquaculture and aquaponics, and what he thinks of the growing method today. Connect with Greg Peterson: Farmer ...
08.11.2019 Its All About Building Community When it comes to gardening, the importance of building a community network to support one another is paramount. Today you’ll learn how Greg Peterson cultivated a thriving community in his local area and got some pretty epic tools together for ...
08.10.2019 Sustainable vs. Regenerative Sustainability is the hottest topic out there right now...so what’s wrong with it? Isn’t it the wave of the future? Not quite. Today I talk with Greg Peterson on why sustainability may be the wrong lens to look at gardening ...
08.09.2019 3 Ways to Kill Your Fruit Trees What...who would want to KILL their fruit tree?! In today’s show, we talk about the things first time fruit growers often do that lead them to destroy their precious trees, in an effort to help you avoid these critical mistakes. ...
08.08.2019 Nature Always Bats Last We need to pay attention to the nuances of nature more, and “surf its wave” rather than try to reengineer the ocean so perfect waves are created every time. In today’s show with Greg Peterson, we learn exactly how to ...
08.07.2019 So, You Wanna Be An Urban Farmer? Urban farming sounds like a dreamy way to live, and it’s certainly something I’ve been interested in for quite a while. But what’s the reality? How much work does it actually take. Today we hear from Greg Peterson on his ...
08.06.2019 Components of Healthy Soil Soil is not one thing, it’s the sum of many parts, and in an ideal world that whole is greater than the sum. Here are Greg’s 5 components for healthy soil. Connect with Greg Peterson: Farmer Greg is the founder ...
08.05.2019 Growing Australian Finger Limes I recently picked up one of the fruit trees I’ve had my eyes on for YEARS - the Australian finger lime. This quirky and spiky citrus tree produces oblong limes that have a ‘citrus caviar’ appearance when you cut them ...
08.04.2019 Pokeweed: A Forgotten Foraging Classic Pokeweed is known for - you guessed it - being a weed, but in the South fried poke was a classic dish that has been forgotten a bit. Marie and I talk about how to forage for it, use it, ...
08.03.2019 You Can EAT Milkweed?! Most of us know about milkweed in terms of growing it for the monarch butterflies, but did you know it’s actually edible? I had NO idea until Marie turned me on to it, so now I want to cultivate it ...
08.02.2019 Fiddlehead Ferns: The Fern You Can EAT We’ve mostly talked about ferns in terms of houseplant care here on the Epic Gardening Podcast, but did you know there are some you can eat? In particular, the ostrich fern fronds are commonly foraged or cultivated and eaten at ...
08.01.2019 Foraging for Wild Ramps: Nature’s Ultimate Allium One of the downsides of living in Zone 10b is my lack of access to some of the best that nature has to offer in the foraging realm: ramps. These wild alliums are prized for their delicate flavor and sexy ...
07.31.2019 Foraging in an Urban Environment I get questions about gardening in an urban environment and the potential health concerns of doing so, so you can only imagine how many people are skeptical of foraging in an urban environment. In today’s show, Marie and I discuss ...
07.30.2019 Marie Viljoen: Gardener, Forager, Feaster I met my friend Marie Viljoeon at the Better Homes & Gardens Conference in 2018, where she showed us all how to make a delicious foraged sumac cocktail. I knew she was a like-minded person, so eventually I asked her ...
07.29.2019 We Should Probably Eat More Plants In my Apocalypse Grow challenge, I’ve consumed far more plants than I ever did before diet-wise. And surprise surprise, the consumption of more plants (and less processed, crappy food) has led to some great health results for me. We’re back ...
07.28.2019 Mobile Organic Agriculture Ideas If you know me, you know that urban, small-space organic agriculture is my wheelhouse. That’s why when I heard L.Be of Farm Based Foodie was doing something similar, I had to have her on the show to talk about her ...
07.27.2019 Breaking the Laws of Physics? OK, OK...this isn’t possible. But...with a creative twist, we can stretch the way we use our resources in ways that weren’t possible in the past. We’re back with L.Be of Farm Based Foodie for some more knowledge Connect With L.Be: ...
07.26.2019 The Electrochemical Gradient and Gardening Bear with me, as we’re getting deep into Nerdville today with L.Be of Farm Based Foodie. However, I love covering gardening from as many angles as possible, so hopefully this helps some of you more science-minded growers out there. Connect ...
07.25.2019 Soil Probiotics and Prebiotics We’ve all heard of probiotics for our own bodies, but what about for our soil? Microbial inoculants have been a popular topic on the show. Today we’re with L.Be of Farm Based Foodie discussing inoculants and the idea of a ...
07.24.2019 Biomass Timeline When we compost, we’re often not making full use of the energy within biomass. In today’s show, we define biomass and discuss how we might get more out of our organic waste products with L.Be of Farm Based Foodie. Connect ...
07.23.2019 Gardening and The 1st Law of Thermodynamics We’re getting nerdy with L.Be of Farm Based Foodie this week. Our first topic is the fact that the energy in a system cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred. OK...but what does this have to do with gardening and ...
07.22.2019 Creative Ways to Use Abundant Produce Ever had TOO MUCH of something in the garden? I know I have. This year, it was squash. Tons of squash. Today we finish out the week with Chris Starkus, who’s battled this quite a bit at Lost Creek Micro ...
07.21.2019 Growing Gorgeous Garnishes I used to never garnish my dishes, but now that I have an abundance of edible native plants, herbs, etc., garnishing is something I’m having fun with! Chef Chris Starkus from Urban Farmer Denver talks about what garnishing is and ...
07.20.2019 Delicious Plants to Grow for Dessert As home gardeners, we often don’t think about growing plants for dessert. Or, we just grow fruit! Chef Chris Starkus from Urban Farmer Denver comes on the show today to talk about what he grows at the farm and how ...
07.19.2019 Awesome Plants to Grow for Cocktails As a chef, what you grow in the garden is often quite different from the average home gardener. So I asked Chef Chris Starkus from Urban Farmer Denver to give us some secret plants he’s using in his cocktails and ...
07.18.2019 Becoming a Master Beekeeper We’ve talked a lot about bees on the podcast, but never about the human journey to become a Master Beekeeper. Chef Chris Starkus from Urban Farmer Denver is in the second level of the program right now, so we chat ...
07.17.2019 360° Sustainability In the restaurant world, we talk a lot about the sourcing of ingredients in the sustainability conversation, but what about the rest of what goes on at a restaurant? Today Chef Chris Starkus from Urban Farmer Denver talks about what ...
07.16.2019 Planning The Garden For The Kitchen How does your gardening change when you’re planning what you plant for the eventual end use of it...in the kitchen? Today we have Chef Chris Starkus from Urban Farmer Denver, a farm to table restaurant in Denver and the owner ...
07.15.2019 Seed Shopping Tips I don’t know about you, but I can never resist spending way too much money after picking up a seed catalog. Margaret and I share our top tips for shopping for the next season. Connect With Margaret Roach: Margaret Roach ...
07.14.2019 Easy Ways to Preserve Herbs As our herbs start to really get going this summer, you may want to save some for the colder months when things are less plentiful. Here are a few key tips to get the job done. Connect With Margaret Roach: ...
07.13.2019 Planning the Garden for Fall It might seem too early to plan for fall, but it’s not! You have to plan this early, especially in colder climates, due to the “Fall Factor.” Margaret Roach and I explain what this means in today’s show. Connect With ...
07.12.2019 A Few Mulching Guidelines Mulch can be seen as a “boring” garden topic, but NOT mulching is a surefire way to have a WORSE garden. Follow the guidelines in today’s show and you’ll be off to a great start. Connect With Margaret Roach: Margaret ...
07.11.2019 A Unique Lawn Alternative I’ve been an anti-lawn crusader for some time now, but are there times when it makes sense? Definitely. Margaret Roach shares her lawn preferences as well as a few crucial care tips. Connect With Margaret Roach: Margaret Roach is a ...
07.10.2019 7 Tomato Growing Tips We’re in full tomato season, so who better to have on than Margaret Roach to give us some timeless tomato tips. Connect With Margaret Roach: Margaret Roach is a liifelong organic gardener and the founder of A Way to Garden, ...
07.09.2019 What Animal is Eating Your Plants? Learn how to figure out what animals are eating your plants by paying more attention to how, where, and when they munch on your plants. Connect With Margaret Roach: Margaret Roach is a liifelong organic gardener and the founder of ...
07.08.2019 The Superfood Garden Summit Growing for nutrition isn’t something I’ve always focused on. Usually I’m more interested in maximizing the yield, or testing out different growing methods. But there’s a lot to be said for simply growing nutrient rich food at home. I’m presenting ...
07.07.2019 How to Deal with Garden Overwhelm We’re in the middle of summer right now, and there’s a LOT to do in the garden. In fact, sometimes it feels like there’s way too much to do. Stacey and I share our tips for when you’re feeling a ...
07.06.2019 Stacey’s Gardening Origins I love hearing stories of how people come to gardening. Today Stacey shares how she got into the gardening game, with some fun tidbits and tips along the way. I’m presenting at Stacey’s Superfood Summit, where I’m doing a masterclass ...
07.05.2019 When DIY Gardening is a Bad Idea I’m big on DIY, but there are situations where it makes more sense to get a bit more professional in the garden. In today’s show, Stacey Murphy of Grow Your Own Vegetables is on to talk about when DIY goes ...
07.04.2019 #1 Lesson from Helping Thousands of People Garden Both Stacey Murphy and I have, in some small way, helped many people get started in the garden. By seeing thousands of people attempt to garden, we’ve both identified many classic mistakes that people make. Find out if you’re making ...
07.03.2019 Sprouts Shoots and Microgreens You all know I’m big on microgreens, but what about their forgotten friends...sprouts and shoots? Is there a difference between all of these? In short, yes...but the answer is TIME. Stacey Murphy of Grow Your Own Vegetables on the show ...
07.02.2019 Top 3 Superfoods to Grow at Home Today we’re talking about some easy yet highly nutritious foods you can grow at home. If you’re a long-time follower of Epic Gardening, you’ll know I’ve been doing the Apocalypse Grow survival challenge, where I’ve lived off of my own ...
07.01.2019 Soil Aeration Most of our plants aren’t “used” to growing in containers, where the soil is separated from the biological life that it’s usually filled with. How do you remedy this situation. Darryl of Houseplant Journal says, “Aerate it!” We discuss exactly ...
06.30.2019 How Plants Grow And Lose Leaves Are you the type of plant parent that freaks out when you see even the slightest imperfection in your plants? This episode is for you...Darryl of Houseplant Journal and I discuss the misconceptions new gardeners have about the life cycle ...
06.29.2019 The Best Watering Strategy for Houseplants Today we get to hear Darryl Cheng, founder of Houseplant Journal, discuss his “watering strategy”, a new and useful way to think about watering houseplants indoors. Connect With Darryl Cheng: HouseplantJournal.com Buy Darryl’s Book, The New Plant Parent Follow Darryl ...

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