Grow 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: https://shop.gardenary.com/collections/books/products/leaves-roots-and-fruit

→Shop Kitchen Garden Revival: https://shop.gardenary.com/collections/books/products/kitchen-garden-revival

→Download your free planting calendar: https://www.gardenary.com/garden-calendar

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 💧 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 area based on your first and last frost dates. Get your free calendar here: https://www.gardenary.com/garden-calendar

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 the video where I explain why I don’t use mulch. 

→Shop Kitchen Garden Revival to learn more about how to set up your raised beds and what type of soil I recommend. 

→Shop Leaves, Roots & Fruit to learn more about how to grow your favorite veggies. 

Thanks for being a part of Gardenary! If you liked this episode, help us grow by sharing it with a friend! And if you're not already following Gardenary @gardenaryco on Instagram, we can hang out over there too! You can see all the things I'm planting and growing in 2024. 

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: 

1. Getting your hands dirty (in the soil, that is) helps build your gut microbiome. 

2. You’ll have access to fresher vegetables than what you can find at the grocery store. That means your veggies have a higher water concentration and more fiber, which is critical for going #2. 

3. You'll eat a wider variety of nutrients because the grocery store only stocks foods that store well. 

4. You’ll build your routine of checking on your garden, and your gut loves a routine. 

5. Gardening is proven to lower your stress levels. Less stress means less cortisol and a less inflamed and imbalanced GI system.

→Download our free Gardenary Calendar to learn when you can plant fiber-rich veggies in your garden: https://www.gardenary.com/garden-calendar

→Get a customized fall plant list based on where you live and how much time you have to garden: https://www.gardenary.com/fall-garden-quiz

If this was helpful, share it with a friend to help them solve their poop problem. 

NOTE: I’m a gardener, not a medical professional. If you’re experiencing pain or any type of severe/ongoing issue, talk with your doctor.

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: https://www.gardenary.com/garden-calendar

→For a limited time, get The Gardenary Planting Guidebook for free: https://www.gardenary.com/gardenary-planting-guidebook

→Shop Kitchen Garden Revival to learn how to set up your garden: https://shop.gardenary.com/collections/books/products/kitchen-garden-revival

→Shop Leaves, Roots & Fruit to learn how to grow all your favorite plants:  https://shop.gardenary.com/collections/books/products/leaves-roots-and-fruit

Thanks for being a part of Gardenary! If you liked this episode, help us grow by sharing it with a friend! And if you're not already following Gardenary @gardenaryco on Instagram, we can hang out over there too! You can see all the things I'm planting and growing in 2024. 

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 raising your family, or you can turn this into your full-time career.

Go to gardenary.com/apply to learn more about becoming a garden consultant and join our community of more than 1,300 fellow gardeners who have done the same thing. Don't let this moment pass because your dream job in this up-and-coming industry may be right on the other side of that application!

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 is Ashley’s 3rd time on the podcast! Catch up on the Grow Your Self episodes with Ashley. →Listen to “Growing Through Grief”: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hNkELsfWNr4PTNZozGozz →Listen to “Behind the Scenes of Growing a Garden Business”: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1wf2VmDOQ1bmEbXfNcDO4d

Visit Heirloom Potager: https://heirloompotager.com/

Follow Heirloom Potager: https://www.instagram.com/heirloompotager/

Note: This was recorded in November of 2023.

Learn how to become a Gardenary Consultant like Ashley at https://www.gardenary.com/

If you want someone like Ashley to come help you grow right where you are, you can find a garden consultant near you at gardenary.com/garden-consultant-inquiry.

For full show notes, head over to www.gardenary.com/podcast. 

Thanks for being a part of Gardenary! If you liked this episode, help us grow by sharing it with a friend!  And if you're not already following Gardenary @gardenaryco on Instagram, we'd love to hang out over there too! You can see all the things I'm planting and growing in 2024. 

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 (for a limited time only): https://www.gardenary.com/plantingplans

For full show notes, head over to the Gardenary blog. 

Thanks for being a part of Gardenary! If you liked this episode, help us grow by sharing it with a friend! And if you're not already following Gardenary @gardenaryco on Instagram, we can hang out over there too! You can see all the things I'm planting and growing in 2024. 

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 www.gardenary.com/garden-calendar.

→Shop our cedar raised garden bed kits: https://shop.gardenary.com/collections/raised-gardens

→Shop my favorite wood treatment for raised beds: https://shop.gardenary.com/collections/garden-tools/products/eco-restore-wood-treatment

 →Watch how I apply Eco Restore treatment to a cedar raised bed: https://youtu.be/EzZ8H0HpM-Y

Want to find out the best kitchen garden layout for you? Get the Kitchen Garden Styles course for FREE for a limited time here: https://www.gardenary.com/freestyles

Want to know more about the best type of wood to use for your raised bed? Check out this article: https://www.gardenary.com/blog/the-best-type-of-wood-to-use-for-a-raised-garden-bed

Thanks for being a part of Gardenary! If you liked this episode, help us grow by sharing it with a friend! And if you're not already following Gardenary @gardenaryco on Instagram, we can hang out over there too! You can see all the things I'm planting and growing in 2024. 

If you want a ridiculously easy vegetable to grow in your garden, look no further. Seriously, if you don't grow anything else this year, you've gotta plant this one thing in your garden. 

This plant is:

• easy to plant
• super low maintenance
• fast to grow
• beautiful to look at
• productive and…
• packed with protein and fiber!

If that's not enough reason to add it to your garden, it's also beneficial to the plants growing next to it! What is this incredible but incredibly easy plant? Find out in this episode of the Grow Your Self podcast. 

In this episode: 

• Want to learn about other easy vegetables to grow? Watch this video here: https://youtu.be/HtXCeMH-tUE
• Learn more about growing your favorite veggies in my book, Leaves, Roots & Fruit. 
• Grab your 2024 Gardenary Planting Calendar for free at www.gardenary.com/podcast.

For full show notes, head over to the Gardenary blog. 

Thanks for being a part of Gardenary! If you liked this episode, help us grow by sharing it with a friend! And if you're not already following Gardenary @gardenaryco on Instagram, we can hang out over there too! You can see all the things I'm planting and growing in 2024.