The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
If you like the flavor of heirloom tomatoes but the performance of a hybrid, grafting tomatoes is a surprisingly easy and fun way to get the best of both worlds. By combining a rootstock tomato like the ‘Fortamino’ with your favorite heirloom, you can boost its resistance to disease, the number of tomatoes per truss,…
It’s been 1.5 years since I set up my dragon fruit alley here at the Epic Homestead, and they’ve grown in well…but I need to prune them back and assess their health to make sure they keep producing for years to come. IN THIS VIDEO → Mercury 1L Trigger Sprayer: https://growepic.co/40y2tEy → Felco 2 Pruners:…
Lettuce is THE easiest green to grow, there are seemingly infinite varieties, and it’s also one of the priciest to buy fresh at a market, making it the perfect starter crop to grow at home. Join us in this full seed to harvest grow guide. IN THIS VIDEO → Birdies Raised Beds: https://growepic.co/3wvb2mE → Seed…
Grab some seeds: https://www.botanicalinterests.com/ Today we venture out to Broomfield, Colorado to Botanical Interests to see how a seed company works from the inside out. Plus, an EPIC announcement at the end of the video! IN THIS VIDEO → Shop Botanical Interests: https://www.botanicalinterests.com/ SUPPORT EPIC GARDENING → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop → Seeds: https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests LEARN MORE →…
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Prep your garden for winter with these tips from the squad: Kevin, @jacquesinthegarden @fluentgarden320 and @Blossomandbranch. Our goal is to give you comprehensive winter tips, no matter what your growing zone. IN THIS VIDEO → Seed Starting Trays: https://growepic.co/3B7mmId → Birdies Beds: https://growepic.co/3irfxe1 → Birdies Urban 9in1 Short: https://growepic.co/3H6j5ww → GardenStraw: https://growepic.co/3FjmaYV → Felco 2…
Full video to come, this is a really fun and easy plant despite how expensive it is
Free $100 gift card with orders over $500, ends Nov 28: https://growepic.co/3XAgW2i We partnered up with our good friend and fellow gardener Mark over at Self Sufficient Me to talk about 5 great ways to get the most out of your garden year after year! Check out Mark’s channel below, where we teach you 5…
Free $100 gift card with orders over $500, ends Nov 28: https://growepic.co/3EmYyB6 Join the EG Crew as we share some of our learnings from the 2022 growing season, including our newest gardener on the team, Briana from Blossom and Branch Farm! IN THIS VIDEO → Holiday Deals: https://growepic.co/3EmYyB6 → Birdies Beds: https://growepic.co/3OnjCfs → Tools: https://growepic.co/3TNkVFy…
Full system install: https://growepic.co/3X5Ni4F With drought cascading across the country, making good use of one of nature’s BEST resources – rainwater – is more important than ever. Here’s a breakdown of my system here at the Epic Homestead. IN THIS VIDEO → SUPPORT EPIC GARDENING → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop LEARN MORE → All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube…
For warmer-climate growers, now is the best time to get your potatoes in the ground to grow over the mild winter and wake up to a beautiful spring harvest. If you’re in a cold climate, follow along for instructions for spring! IN THIS VIDEO → Power Planter: https://growepic.co/3UtA0wU → Felco Hawksbill Knife: https://growepic.co/3NYFNsc → Birdies…
Snag an olla while they last: https://growepic.co/3RvfSZG – One of the oldest methods of passive irrigation, ollas are a highly underrated watering method for large gardens. You can pop one in a raised bed or even create chains of ollas, all fed by a gravity watering system. IN THIS VIDEO → Small Olla: https://growepic.co/3RvfSZG →…
Flower bulbs are one of the most magical gardening experiences you can partake in. Plant in the fall, and an explosion of colors pops up throughout Spring…IF you do it right. Today, I’m excited to introduce Briana from Blossom and Branch farm to help us learn how to grow EPIC flowers. She runs a cut…
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMcnjyAX4Kg
Not everything you see on TikTok is nonsense…in fact, there are a TON of amazing gardeners on the platform! Today we look at some epic plant tips that’ll work pretty well in your garden. 00:00 – Intro 00:07 – Propagating Garlic 02:16 – Weird Toilet Paper Hack 03:48 – Basil Hack 06:50 – Growing Onion…
Growing potatoes from seed to harvest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yabnqS4zzjE
Join @Jacques in the Garden and I for this relaxed fall garlic planting session, where we go over varieties, methods, to soak or not to soak, and much, much more. 00:00 – Intro 00:44 – Garlic Peeling 06:06 – Planting Garlic IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links…
More watermelon tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za7zZIN_sq4
Learn how to naturally attract hummingbirds to your yard, no matter what climate you live in. Chris on the EG team profiles her favorite plants to bring in these gorgeous birds. 00:00 – Intro 00:49 – Hummingbird Year Round Planting 01:10 – Flower Colour & Shapes 01:39 – Hummingbird Plant Garden Walk Tour 03:27 -…
More tips on the channel, an absolutely fascinating plant
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxfHwh7FRKU
Join @Jacques in the Garden and I as we make the first pile of compost here at the Epic Homestead, going over all of the elements you need to consider. It CAN be overwhelming, but we’ll offer a few suggestions to simplify the process, as well as discuss materials you should and shouldn’t add to…
Here’s a simple compost bin build you can make with wood from a local hardware store, or even DIY it from pallets. It’s an extension of the classic 3-bin hot composting system, to add two more bins. This size works well for us at the Epic Homestead due to the size of our garden, and…
Visit the San Diego Botanic Garden: https://sdbg.org/ I met up with John Clements, the Director of Gardens at the San Diego Botanic Garden. He took me behind the scenes in their houseplant greenhouse, home to some of the rarest houseplants in the world – included the fabled Philodendron spiritus sancti, pitcher plants being held as…
It’s always a bit nerve-wracking when you decide to prune a fruit tree, especially when you do it…in summer? Come along with me as I prune my citrus and stone fruit trees to see what I DO and DON’T do. 00:00 – Intro 00:09 – Citrus Pruning Tips 04:11 – Stone Fruit Pruning Tips IN…
Learn to grow zinnias and add them to your garden ASAP. You’ll thank yourself all season long. 00:00 – Intro 00:13 – Varieties 01:02 – The Actual Flower 01:20 – Different Flower Types 02:17 – Zinnia Care 04:30 – Seed Saving IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links…
The Brahminy blind snake looks like a worm, but is a tiny snake! It was introduced to the USA in nursery pots!
Drosera species are great to add to greenhouses for extra pest control.
