Vegetable Gardening

In this episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show In this episode of the Vegetable Gardening show, Mike chats with Laura Johnston about teaching your kids how to grow their own food with a home vegetable garden and why growing their own food at home is important. Laura Johnston writer of the popular column, multitasking mom's & dad's on Cleveland.com, is documenting her journey as a beginning home vegetable gardener, to teaching her own kids how and why having a home vegetable garden is important for their own food needs. Laura tells us how she knew nothing about home vegetable gardening prior to beginning, the challenges she faced and how she passes on her knowledge to her own children. She gives us 6 tips as to why teaching your kids how to grow their own food at home is important, and what you can start doing today to get your kids involved. This and so much more on this week's episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show!     WATCH THIS EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: CLICK HERE   Heres what we'll cover in this episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show Teaching Kids Why Growing Food is Important Laura shares her journey 6 Tips as to why teaching kids about gardening is important Overcoming gardening mistakes     Mentioned in this episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show Multi-tasking Moms and Dads Children Learning Reading - Amazing Reading Program Parents Love   About this week's guest, Laura Johnston Laura Johnston is a mom of two who manages breaking and trending news for cleveland.com and in her spare time, drives her husband crazy obsessing over her century-old farmhouse and half-acre yard in the Cleveland suburbs. Everything she knows about gardening she learned from her mom -- or frantic Google searches. She hopes she ends up with something edible from this vegetable garden experiment.   Please visit the sponsors to the Vegetable Gardening Show thePaleoSecret.com - If you're the kind of person who wants the FASTEST and most NOTICABLE results possible... we want to invite you to join us for an incredible opportunity! We call it the 30-Day Challenge. And if you're looking for the easiest way to fire up your metabolism and melt away 10, 20, 30 pounds or more FAST... THIS IS IT!       About the Host Mike Podlesny is the author of the book Vegetable Gardening for the Average Person as well as the creator of the Seeds of the Month Club where members receive non gmo, heirloom variety seeds every month. You can listen to Mike each week on the Vegetable Gardening Podcast  

In this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show   In this episode of the Vegetable Gardening show, Mike chats with the Urban Farmer's Curtis Stone to teach us how we can turn our backyard vegetable garden into a high yield, high producing and profitable business. Curtis will teach you the 5 techniques that you need to know in order to make money from your backyard vegetable garden and why technique number one is the most important. From there he will teach us how to get additional land to garden on for nearly free and how you can turn that low cost land into a money making machine with vegetable gardening skills that you already have. This and so much more on this week's episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show!     WATCH THIS EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: CLICK HERE   Here's what we'll cover in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show How to Get Land to Garden On in Your Area Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs to grow to get the best return Curtis' 5 Points you must hit in order to be successful Overcoming gardening mistakes Turning your home vegetable garden into a money producing business Curtis Stone's Top 3 Videos You Must Watch HOW TO: Turn your lawn into an urban farm $75,000 on 1/3 acre. Profitable Urban Farm Tour. Green City Acres. The 5 Most Profitable Crops I've Ever Grown Mentioned in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show The Urban Farmer Website The Urban Farmer: Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land The Urban Farmer YouTube Channel Elliot Coleman About this week's guest, Curtis Stone Curtis Stone is a farmer, author, speaker and consultant. His area of expertise is in quick growing, high value annual vegetables for direct consumer market streams. His book, The Urban Farmer demonstrates organic intensive techniques with a focus on business and systems to streamline labour and production. He offers a new way to think about farming. One where quality of life and profitability coexist. Curtis’ farm, Green City Acres is located in Kelowna, BC, Canada and was established in 2010. In an eight month growing season, the farm generates over $75,000 per year on only one third of an acre. This is done by specializing in a select group of high value, quick growing crops that allow for multiple plantings in the same beds as well as calculated intercropping strategies. The farm has been recognized internationally, as flag ship example of how profitable and productive urban agriculture can be.   Please visit the sponsors to the Vegetable Gardening Show thePaleoSecret.com - If you're the kind of person who wants the FASTEST and most NOTICABLE results possible... we want to invite you to join us for an incredible opportunity! We call it the 30-Day Challenge. And if you're looking for the easiest way to fire up your metabolism and melt away 10, 20, 30 pounds or more FAST... THIS IS IT!       About the Host Mike Podlesny is the author of the book Vegetable Gardening for the Average Person as well as the creator of the

On This Episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show On Tuesday June 13th, 2017, Mike conducted a Q & A session on theVegetable Gardening Show's YouTube Channel.  He picked a few questions that he received via email and gave his answers.  Mike also talked about guests that are coming up in future episodes of the Vegetable Gardening Show, what to expect and what the experts will be talking about.   WATCH THIS EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: CLICK HERE   Here's what we'll cover in this episode Upcoming Guests to the show Growing Asparagus in hot climates Growing & Preparing home grown beets Various questions from listeners/viewers     About the Host Mike Podlesny is the author of the book Vegetable Gardening for the Average Person as well as the creator of the Seeds of the Month Club where members receive non gmo, heirloom variety seeds every month. You can listen to Mike each week on the Vegetable Gardening Podcast    

In this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show Did you ever think you can eat the flowers that you are growing in your home garden?  In today's episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show, Mike chats with expert Michael Perry of Mr. Plant Geek about different varieties of flowers, many of which are readily available in your area, that are also edible. Michael will tell us which varieties to choose and how they can be consumed.  From there he'll tell us all about the wild new plant varieties he is bringing to market and what the gardening guru has going on with his travels from his time on HSN. This and so much more on this week's episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show! WATCH THIS EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: CLICK HERE   Here's what we'll cover in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show Edible Flowers Flower Arrangements Varying colors of flowers and how they work together Fun and exciting new vegetable combinations Mentioned in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show Mr. Plant Geek Michael on Facebook Michael on Twitter Michael on Instagram About this week's guest, Michael Perry I’m a PLANT GEEK, and always have been. Of course, during my cool teenage years, I tried to hide it. But I soon couldn’t hide it much longer. And now? Well, you just need to check out my website and social media feeds to see that the obsession shows no signs of letting up.. I have more than 18 years experience in the horticultural industry, and seem to have become a recognisable face in the plant world (possibly thanks to my relaxed attitude to selfies with my favourite plants!) In 2015, I was super chuffed to be listed in the Top 20 most influential horticulturists by The Sunday Times. I’m well-travelled too, often taking on 100km treks in interesting places around the world, and you’ll find I certainly know my Begonia from my Bignonia! You also need to know that I’m possibly a tiny, tiny bit lazy. But, this means I’m one of the best people to come to for gardening shortcuts (hacks). Gardening has a habit of seeming quite overcomplicated, and it doesn’t need to be that way. I feel like i’m here to clear that fog, and help people enjoy easy gardens again! I am by all means a gardening expert, but prefer to simplify things! Once of my main activities over the last 18 years has been developing new plants and new plant concepts! I have introduced hundreds of plants to UK gardens, ranging from Climbing Pelargoniums to Ground Cover Lilies, the TomTato and Egg and Chips plants, and I was also instrumental in getting the UK to grow it’s own Goji Berries, Hanging Basket Blackberries and much more! I have a far-reaching network of contacts and possess the unique skill blend of plant knowledge mixed with marketing awareness. I’ve helped Thompson & Morgan win countless awards, most notably Plant of the Year with Digitalis ‘Illumination Pink’ at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2012. When introducing new plants, I have handled the whole process; from identifying the product, managing the products trials to directing the photography and preparing the marketing. Over the last 2 years, I have also overseen the development of a successful show garden at Jimmy’s Farm in Suffolk. After a few years helping to direct the Thompson & Morgan catalogue videos, I was encouraged to get in front of

In this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show In this week's episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show ,compost expert, Justen Garrity of Veteran Compost, joins Mike to share his professional tips on how to make the best compost possible right at home.  Justen shares with us his journey from 10 year Army veteran to successful compost entrepreneur, how he delivers tonage of compost to small and large gardeners in his area and the hurdles he faced in getting started. From there, Justen, gives us his best tips to make sure you are making good, qaulity compost at home, how to avoid that "compost smell" that a lot us gardeners get, and obtaining the right balance of what goes in to your compost pile. This and so much more on this week's episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show!   WATCH THIS EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: CLICK HERE   Here's what we'll cover in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show How the Veteran Compost the business got started Rules, licenses and regulations Veteran Composted faced Hurdles to a composting business EPA's role in the composting business What makes up a good compost pile The browns & greens of a compost pile What's that smell in a compost pile? Proper moisture level of a compost pile Vermicomposting at home The science behind vermicomposting Mentioned in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show   Veteran Compost Veteran Compost on Facebook Veteran Compost on Twitter Worm Power   IF YOU WANT TO START A VERMICOMPOST BIN Worm Tower - This is the one that Mike uses for his vermicompost bin. Worms - of course you will need some red wigglers. Shredded newspaper - Add in as a bottom to your worm bin some shredded newspaper Food scraps - Finally feed your worms all of your food scraps.  Don't forget you can add in shredded leaves, grass, and more shredded newspaper as a food source.  Worms will eat just about anything.  Just don't put any bones, aluminum foil etc. in there.     About this week's guest, Justen Garrity Veteran Compost is about two things: 1. Employing veterans and their family members 2. Turning food scraps into high-quality compost Our goal is to fuel our growth with people and material that others pass over. Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans have an unemployment rate that exceeds the national average.  That means that a combat vet has a harder time getting a job than the average person. Two thirds of the material that gets thrown away in the United States every year is compostable. So, there's plenty of people and material to fuel our growth. Our Farm We have a 30-acre farm in Aberdeen, MD.  We're right on the edge of suburban sprawl, but still work the land and compost. The farmhouse dates to the 1870s and is surrounded by an assortment of outbuildings.  The crown jewel is our vermicomposting operation in our barn.  It is the only commercial worm composting operation in Maryland.  More than a million worms are working around the clock to create great compost. The fields around the buildings are home to our aerated compost piles.  Nothing beats the sight of th

In this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show Founders and Creators, Cody Catherine Thomas and Jack Peterson, of a really awesome gardening product, the GreenStalk Stackable Gardening System, join Mike this week to discuss how growing vertically can help increase your yields while limiting the amount of space you need to do it.  From there, Cody & Jack share with us their adventure from idea, to testing to final market, where the GreenStalk is being widely accepted as a must have garden product looking to save on space. This and so much more on this week's episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show! WATCH THIS EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: CLICK HERE   Here's what we'll cover in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show Vertical Gardening Where the idea for GreenStalk came from How to the GreenStalk is made What you can grow in the GreenStalk   Mentioned in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show GreenStalk Gardening System GreenStalk website GreenStalk on Facebook GreenStalk on Reddit GreenStalk on Pinterest GreenStalk on Instagram FoxFarm Happy Frog Potting Soil   About this week's guests, Cody Catherine Thomas and Jack Peterson Jack & Kathy Peterson Jack and Kathy started it all. Jack is naturally a problem solver and a life-long gardener. He saw a need for gardeners in communities where soil, water and food were scarce. Today, Jack is the lead gardener and visionary for the GreenStalk company. Jack has a passion to bring fresh produce to less fortunate areas of the  world. To their joy, all five of the children and their spouses are involved in the business, and they couldn’t be happier about it. Jordan & Cody Catherine Thomas Cody is the Marketing Director for GreenStalk and enjoys providing quality customer service and finding new avenues to make GreenStalk a success for the  everyday or professional gardener. Together, Cody and Jordan sell GreenStalk at Home and Garden Shows across the country. They love learning more about gardening and trying new things in their GreenStalk garden at home.   Please visit the sponsors to the Vegetable Gardening Show thePaleoSecret.com - If you're the kind of person who wants the FASTEST and most NOTICABLE results possible... we want to invite you to join us for an incredible opportunity! We call it the 30-Day Challenge. And if you're looking for the easiest way to fire up your metabolism and melt away 10, 20, 30 pounds or more FAST... THIS IS IT!       About the Host Mike Podlesny is the author of the book Vegetable Gardening for the Average Person as well as the creator of the Seeds of the Month Club where members receive non gmo, heirloom variety seeds every month. You can listen to Mike each week on the Vegetable Gardening Podcast

In this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show Mike chats with Heidi Rader, the creator of a cool new vegetable gardening app, Grow & Tell.  Heidi tells us how and why she came up with the idea, and how the Grow & Tell app has us all become citizen scientists by allowing Grow & Tell app users to record every piece of information of what they are growing so we can all share in the vegetable gardening data collected. From there Heidi, the expert gardener at the Fairbanks, AK extension office, gives us a peek into what it is like vegetable gardening in Alaska's various climates, why vegetable gardening is so important to the interior of Alaska, and so much more. WATCH THIS EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: CLICK HERE Here's what we'll cover in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show Grow & Tell App Varying climates in Alaska compared to the USA The fruits & veggies that grow well in Alaska The helpful resources of extension offices in your area How the day length affects your garden You as a citizen scientist Mentioned in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show Grow & Tell Fairbanks, AK Extension Office E Extension Ask an Expert About this week's guest, Heidi Rader Heidi Rader is the Tribes Extension Agent at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Interior Alaska. She is a life-long Alaskan. As part of a Master’s Degree, she studied high tunnel vegetable production. In addition to teaching hands-on workshops in roughly 30 remote villages in Interior Alaska, she also teaches Online courses with a statewide reach. Heidi uses lots of ways to get research-based information out to the public: social media, websites, a blog, Extension publications, You Tube, and news columns. She recently released an app called Grow & Tell designed to facilitate the collection and sharing of growing information for vegetable varieties across the U.S.   Please visit the sponsors to the Vegetable Gardening Show thePaleoSecret.com - If you're the kind of person who wants the FASTEST and most NOTICABLE results possible... we want to invite you to join us for an incredible opportunity! We call it the 30-Day Challenge. And if you're looking for the easiest way to fire up your metabolism and melt away 10, 20, 30 pounds or more FAST... THIS IS IT!       About the Host Mike Podlesny is the author of the book Vegetable Gardening for the Average Person as well as the creator of the Seeds of the Month Club where members receive non gmo, heirloom variety seeds every month. You can listen to Mike each week on the Vegetable Gardening Podcast

In this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show Growing a Greener World's award winning host, Joe Lamp'l, joins Mike on the Vegetable Gardening Show this week to give us a behind the scenes look at season 8 and season 9. Joe tells us all about the fun they have been having, gardening with Growing a Greener World, including their first ever multi part series of one particular gardening expert, and why it was so much fun. WATCH THIS EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: CLICK HERE Joe also gives us some insight into the show's new writer, how they lay a show out and what Growing a Greener World fans can expect in the upcoming season. This and so much more on this week's episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show! Here's what we'll cover in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show Behind the scenes info of GGWTV GGWTV's new writer The 3 part series in season 8 that is changing the format for season 9 What to expect in season 9 of GGWTV Joe's beekeeping ups & downs Mentioned in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show JoeGardener.com Growing a Greener World Epic Tomatoes GGWTV Episode #803 About this week's guest, Joe Lamp'l   Joe Lamp’l’s (aka joe gardener®) infatuation with gardening and nature began as a child. After a run-in with his parents’ favorite shrub, he panicked and jammed the broken branch into the ground. A few weeks later, it had taken root. Joe was not only relieved; he was also hooked on horticulture. As one of the country’s most recognized and trusted personalities in gardening and green-living, that passion for living a greener life is evident to a nationwide audience who watches Joe in his current role as Creator, Executive Producer and Host of the multi-award-winning PBS series, Growing a Greener World® and previously as host of Fresh from the Garden on DIY Network and more. Joe also shares his know-how on NBC’s TODAY SHOW, ABC’s Good Morning America, The Weather Channel and through his popular books, podcast series, nationally syndicated newspaper column and more. Past awards include: The American Horticultural Society selected Joe as the recipient of the Society’s B.Y. Morrison Communication Award, which recognizes effective and inspirational communication—through print, radio, television, and online media. Multi-award winner for Best On-Air Talent for Television by the Garden Writers Association, and The Taste Awards for, Breakout Storyteller of the Year, and Best Environmental Television, Series, Film or Video and Best Branded Television Series in 2016. Joe is also the founder and “Joe” behind joegardener.com – a new gardening-intensive website launching in spring-2017. Promising to be one of the most comprehensive sites on the web for all-things gardening, its focus will be on how-to videos, podcasts and blog posts around the most popular topics gardeners want to know. Overseeing these endeavors and more is Agrivana® Media, LLC, a company devoted to creating quality broadcast and online content to inspire and promote environmental stewardship around the world. Joe is deeply committed to “growing a greener world” through his television series, websites, podcasts, books including, The Green Gardener’s Guide, nationally syndicated newspaper column and more. When not talking or writing about gardening and living green, Joe can likely be found in and around his organic garden and spending time with his family on their Atlanta, GA farm.   Please visit the sponsors to the V

Square foot gardening makes growing a lot of food in a small amount of space very easy.  School teacher turned entrepreneur inventor, Jennifer Pratt, took that concept and created a square foot gardening tool called the seeding square, and made square foot gardening even easier. Watch this clip taken from the full Vegetable Gardening show, episode (https://youtu.be/994ertHKjmE) where Jennifer tells us what her AHA moment was when creating the seeding square for square foot gardening. Seeding Square Jennifer's website Seeding Square Photo Contest Mel Bartholomew's book on Square Foot Gardening Follow Seeding Square on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Contact Info     About the Host Mike Podlesny is the author of the book Vegetable Gardening for the Average Person as well as the creator of the Seeds of the Month Club where members receive non gmo, heirloom variety seeds every month. You can listen to Mike each week on the Vegetable Gardening Podcast where he interviews gardening industry experts.

In this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show In this episode, Mike chats with entrepreneur and inventor, Jennifer Pratt, about her invention that makes square foot gardening easier.  If you want to learn how to make square foot gardening easier then this is the episode for you. Jennifer, a school teacher turned successful inventor, armed with the idea to make square foot gardening easier, turned a simple design in her head, into a Mel Bartholomew approved square foot gardening tool. Jennifer tells us how a combination of working with children that had little knowledge of gardening along with her own gardening struggles lead to the Seeding Square, the initial design and how that can-do entrepreneurial spirit keeps her going. Endorsed by the Square Foot Gardening Foundation, Jennifer's square foot gardening invention, the Seeding Square, is used in square foot gardens all across the globe. She tell us how she did it, how it evolved and so much more! Here's what we'll cover in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show Jennifer's journey from teacher to inventor The disconnect in children when it comes to gardening and food The biggest obstacles Jennifer had to overcome in order to bring the Seeding Square to market Learning what square foot gardening is and why it is a helpful gardening method Mentioned in this episode of The Vegetable Gardening Show Seeding Square Jennifer's website Seeding Square Photo Contest Mel Bartholomew's book on Square Foot Gardening Jennifer on Facebook Jennifer on Twitter Jennifer on Instagram Contact Info About this week's guest, Jennifer Pratt New to gardening, and without a tool to help simplify the planting process, Jen and her husband invented something that teaches kids (and parents) how to easily plant a vegetable garden. Before donning her inventor's cap, Jen was a school teacher and with that experience she noticed there was a disconnect in kids  regarding a basic understanding of where food comes from. She's working to help simplify vegetable gardening for all ages and experience levels, while also bringing fresh veggies to dinner tables across North America. Jennifer's company is based out of Surrey, BC CANADA. Her goal was to make the process of planting a garden simple. She wanted to offer a tool that made gardening accessible to new gardeners, seasoned gardeners, seniors and kids. In the process she found that optimizing space so efficiently gets users up to 2 - 5 times the harvest, and because the space is so efficiently used, there is almost no room for weeds! Please visit the sponsors to the Vegetable Gardening Show BetterHelp.com - They provide anyone facing life challenges with easy, discreet and affordable access to professional counseling from a licensed therapist       About the Host Mike Podlesny is the author of the book Vegetable Gardening for the Average Person as well as the creator of the Seeds of the Month Club where members receive non gmo, heirloom variety seeds every month. You can listen to Mike each week on

In this episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show In this episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show, Mike chats with gardening expert Brie Arthur about her new best selling book, The Foodscape Revolution. Brie teaches us various techniques of vegetable, fruit and herb combinations to maximize the space on your property, and how doing so will help with insect and pest control. From there, Brie gives us some examples of ornamental and edible combinations that are perfect in you live in a neighborhood with tough HOA rules. This and so much more on this week's episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show. Here's what we'll cover in this episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show What is the Foodscape Revolution Plant combinations to maximize space Plant locations to battle with pests and disease Growing your indeterminate veggies with ornamentals for support Mentioned in this episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show Foodscape Revolution Brie's website: BrieGrows.com About this week's guest, Brie Arthur Originally from southeastern Michigan, Brie Arthur studied Landscape Design and Horticulture at Purdue University.  She was a professional plant propagator at Plant Delights Nursery and Camellia Forest Nursery before transitioning her focus to Green Industry communications through writing, public speaking, film production and consulting. As a professional garden industry communicator Brie is leading the national suburban Foodscape movement; a model of community development that incorporates sustainable, local food production.   She writes for Meister and GIE Media about green industry trends and strategies to expand market demographics.  She speaks internationally on a variety of horticulture topics ranging from foodscape design to technical propagation methods and marketing.  As a correspondent on the PBS television show Growing A Greener World, Brie shares practical advice from her one acre suburban foodscape encouraging everyone to embrace the hobby and lifestyle of home gardening.  2017 brings new ventures, including her first book, The Foodscape Revolution published by St Lynn’s Press. Brie serves as GWA (Garden Writers of America) National Director of Region IV representing garden communicators across the southeast US.  As founder of Emergent: A Group For Growing Professionals, Brie encourages an open dialogue and networking opportunities between seasoned professionals and rising green industry members. She sits on the Executive Committee for the International Plant Propagators Southern Region and is Marketing Chair for the IPPS International Board. Please visit the sponsors to the Vegetable Gardening Show BetterHelp.com - They provide anyone facing life challenges with easy, discreet and affordable access to professional counseling from a licensed therapist       About the Host Mike Podlesny is the author of the book Vegetable Gardening for the Average Person as well as the creator of the Seeds of the Month Club where members receive non gmo, heirloom variety seeds every month. You can listen to Mike each week on the Vegetable Gardening Podcast where he interviews gardening industry experts.  

In This Episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show In this week's episode, Mike chats with expert gardener and gardening Youtube star, CaliKim.  CaliKim gives us a sneak peek and a behind the scenes look into her popular gardening YouTube channel, CaliKim Garden & Home DIY YouTube channel, that has over 70,000 subscribers and over 13,000,000 views.  She tells us all about how she got started filming her gardening adventures, what she enjoys teaching, and what keeps her motivated to produce high quality content filled gardening videos. From there, Kim gives us her best tips so that you can save some money at home while getting the most production from the space that you have available.  She'll also teach us how to grow both a salsa garden and a salad garden, as well as which vegetables home gardeners should absolutely grow to get the highest cost savings possible.  She'll touch on composting and soil amendments and so much more. That's this week, on the Vegetable Gardening Show! Here's What We'll Cover in this Week's Episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show How the CaliKim YouTube channel got started The challenges of a filming a gardening show Gardening conditions in California CaliKim and Gary Pilarchik's Coast to Coast gardening Strawberry crate towers Kim's recommended vegetables, fruits & herbs (hint: the Kellog's breakfast tomato) Growing a salad and a salsa garden Tips to save money on your gardening Mentioned in this Week's Episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show CaliKim Garden & Home DIY YouTube channel CaliKim on Instagram CaliKim on Facebook CaliKim Garden & Home DIY Website Growing 5 Warm Weather Vegetables Made Easy   About this Week's Guest, CaliKim CaliKim has been teaching and helping people all over the world how to grow their own food and be healthier as result on her YouTube Channel, where she has nearly 50k subscribers and over 7 million views.  She provides gardening instruction in a quick, simple, inexpensive way.  Join CaliKim and her husband, Jerry, also known as CameraGuy, in their Southern California urban organic garden.  They share garden how to’s and tips, healthy garden-to-table recipes, and home DIY’s.  CaliKim enjoys gardening, helping others, going to the beachJerry and Kim Polaroid and hiking.  She has a BA in Speech Communications. CaliKim loves to try new things in the garden, so there are always surprises along the way. Follow along, grow your garden with CaliKim and CameraGuy, and have FUN doing it!   Please visit the sponsors to the Vegetable Gardening Show BetterHelp.com - They provide anyone facing life challenges with easy, discreet and affordable access to professional counseling from a licensed therapist       About the Host Mike Podlesny is the author of the book Vegetable Gardening for the Average Person as well as the creator of the Seeds of the Month Club where members receive non gmo, heirloom variety seeds every month. You can listen to Mike each week on the Vegetable Gardening Podcast where he interviews gardening industry experts.  

In This Episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show In this week's episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show, Mike chats with gardening expert and author Kelly Orzel about her new book, The Backyard Gardener: Simple, Easy, and Beautiful Gardening with Vegetables, Herbs and Flowers.  Kelly tells us all about how anyone can grow the fruits, vegetables and herbs they love right in their own backyards, very easily.  Kelly tells us how to grow garlic, when to plant it, how to condition the soil, the varieties to choose and when to harvest.  She also gives us some insight on growing grapes and some simple techniques you can use to make them easier to manage. From there, Kelly tells us about mulches, which ones to use and how much, she'll touch on how you can help control pest problems in your vegetable garden with simple crop rotation techniques, and why you should get into the habbit of making sure you move the location of where your plants grow, each and every season. This and so much more on this week's episode of Vegetable Gardening! Here's What We'll Cover in this Week's Episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show   Growing Healthy Vegetables Pest Control through Crop Rotation Making sure your soil is in top shape for your Vegetable Garden Compost Growing Garlic Growing Grapes Mentioned in this Week's Episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show   The Backyard Gardener: Simple, Easy and Beautiful Gardening with Vegetables, Herbs and Flowers Bowery Beach Farm Follow Bowery Beach Farm on Facebook Follow Bowery Beach Farm on Instagram Follow Bowery Beach Farm on Pinterest   About this Week's Guest, Kelly Orzel   Kelly Orzel is a horticulturist, Master Gardener and life-long grower of green things. She fell in love with plants and dirt when she was 15 and working at a local nursery. Now with more than 20 years of experience and a master's degree in Horticulture, Kelly's infatuation with plants has manifested itself with Bowery Beach Farm in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. As a sustainable, organic girl-farmer she specializes in fresh cut culinary herbs for local restaurants and markets and scented geraniums. A grower at heart, Kelly grows a wide selection of unique plants; drawn to the old-fashioned and heirloom varieties for their delicious flavors, scents and colors that is missing in many plants and flowers today. During the winter months Kelly works as a freelance writer/photographer for local newspapers and national garden magazines, including Hobby Farms. She travels throughout New England and beyond giving garden talks, demonstrations and has even appeared on local television stations sharing her love of gardening and growing. Aside from dirt, Kelly loves bread and cheese, over-sized sweaters and Jane Austen novels. She lives with her husband and dog (Mr. Bert) on their small farm in Maine. Please visit the sponsors to the Vegetable Gardening Show BetterHelp.com - They provide anyone facing life challenges with easy, discreet and affordable access to professional counseling from a licensed therapist       About the Host Mike Podlesny is the author of the book Vegetable Gardening for the Average Person as well as the creator of the Seeds of the Month Club where members receive non gmo, heirloom variety seeds every month. You can list

In This Episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show So what does a stethoscope have to do with gardening?  This week's guest, Sharon Lovejoy tells us.  Mike sits down and chats with the garden expert and author to discuss how parents can get their children to garden more with some fun and simple techniques.  Sharon shares with us many of her secrets from her best selling book, Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children, about how you as a parent can get your children to not only garden more, but enjoy it as well.  She also tells us the wonderfully funny story about how the book got its title. From there, Sharon tells us which seeds children love to grow the most, the many activities that surround gardening that can get kids interested and how showing children why it is important to grow your own food is just as fun an outdoor activity than any other. This, and so much more, on this week's episode of Vegetable Gardening! Here's What We'll Cover in this Week's Episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show Seed choices kids will love Listening to the vegetables grow Identifying insects in the garden The important lessons gardening can teach children Mentioned in this Week's Episode of the Vegetable Gardening Show Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children Sharon's Website Camp Granny Sunflower Houses: Inspiration From the Garden--A Book for Children and Their Grown-Ups Trowel and Error: Over 700 Organic Remedies, Shortcuts, and Tips for the Gardener About this Week's Guest, Sharon Lovejoy Sharon Lovejoy is a natural born story teller and an award winning author and illustrator.  Her works, in fiction and creative non-fiction (literary journalism), include ten books ranging from children's picture books to adult and children's organic gardening books, magazine articles about nature and gardening, and most recently a historic middle grade novel. As a graduate with Distinction in the Field of Art from San Diego State University, Sharon successfully combined her training in art with her love of botany and natural science. She worked as a docent naturalist for the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History and for the Smithsonian Institution in the lagoons of Baja, California. Sharon has been a guest on Today on NBC, The Victory Garden on PBS, numerous shows on HGTV and The Discovery Channel, and various regional network and cable TV and radio programs around the country including NPR. For 13 years, she was a contributing editor for Country Living Gardener magazine with a regular feature column named "Heart's Ease" after the herb and garden shop she founded in Cambria in 1982. Her column was distributed by The New York Times Syndicate to member newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Her homes in California and Maine have appeared in several books and magazines in the U.S., Great Britain, and Japan. She currently is working on three books and on various magazine articles. Sharon lives with her husband Jeff Prostovich in San Luis Obispo and at her seasonal home on a Maine island.   Please visit the sponsors to the Vegetable Gardening Show BetterHelp.com - They provide anyone facing life challenges with easy, discreet and affordable access to professional counseling from a licensed therapist       About the Host Mike Podlesny is the author of the book Vegetable Gardening for the Average P

Mike recently appeared on the Phil Hulett & friends radio show to talk about gardening.  Mike & Phil covered various plant varieties that do well in drought conditions, tricks to make gardening a bit easier, what new gardeners should do to make gardening more fun and less work and so much more. Phil Hulett & Friends is a variety talk show focused on the stories behind the stories in the news, plus a healthy dose of interesting information.   To listen to their show visit: http://philhulettandfriends.com/how-to-listen Mentioned in this episode: Seeds of the Month Club Vegetable Gardening for the Average Person     About the Host Mike Podlesny is the author of the book Vegetable Gardening for the Average Person as well as the creator of the Seeds of the Month Club where members receive non gmo, heirloom variety seeds every month. You can listen to Mike each week on the Vegetable Gardening Podcast where he interviews gardening industry experts.