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We’re in the dead of winter, which means you have to change how you care for your indoor plants. Colder temperatures, shorter days, less light, and other changes must be taken into account. Here are my 13 winter houseplant care tips for your indoor jungle. IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate, I earn from…
In the final video on how to grow dragon fruit from cuttings, we harvest my very first dragon fruit in just 14 months from planting stem cuttings! That is extremely fast dragon fruit growing if I do say so myself. I’m very pleased with how this journey has gone, and if you have any questions…
Mars Hydro hit me up again to take look at one of their newer grow lights, the Mars Hydro TS 1000. It’s a very “bare bones” LED grow light from Mars that comes in around the $120 mark depending where you get it, and for that price you get a shockingly good umol/J. Overall, it’s…
Wandering Jew is the common name of a few different species: tradescantia zebrina, tradescantia fluminensis, and tradescantia pallida. All varieties of wandering jew plant care are similar, and quite easy. You can even propagate tradescantia without much trouble at all, it will root in just a few days and you’ll have an endless supply! SPONSOR:…
Most gardeners grow peppers as annuals, but they’re perennials! Learn pepper pruning strategies for overwintering pepper plants, plus a few other tips and tricks to keep your peppers safe over the cold winter days and nights. IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links may be affiliate links in…
Learning how to grow garlic is one of the more satisfying tasks in the garden. We use it in our cooking all of the time, so why not grow an EPIC amount for home use? In this video we’ll talk about how to plant garlic, my favorite garlic varieties, and the difference between hardneck and…
Rhipsalis is a genus of about 35 species of jungle cacti, mostly native to the Mata Atlantica in Brazil. It’s a tropical rainforest cactus, so its care is quite different than most cacti. It also looks incredibly different, with a long, trailing and great diversity of appearance between species. This particular Rhipsalis is an unknown…
Learning how to grow figs is pretty easy…but what if the tree won’t grow in your zone? Enter the Chicago Hardy Fig, a productive and easy to grow variety that bears delicious figs all the way down to Zone 5. Let’s learn how to grow figs, starting with planting this tree out on my friend…
The humble peperomia plant is easy to grow and even easier to propagate! In this peperomia care video we’ll walk through how to propagate peperomia from start to finish, using two methods: stem-tip cuttings and leaf-petiole cuttings. If you want fast success and easy rooting, go with a stem tip cutting. This method works for…
My friend Richard at Grafting Dragon Fruit sent me 6 rare dragon fruit varieties…so it’s taste test time! I even got a yellow dragon fruit, which I’ve been trying to taste for quite a while. Subscribe to Richard’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfv8Z2LrpQA0bFsP_Kk_3Q Here are the 6 pitaya / pitahaya varieties: – Vietnam White – Ecuador Palora -…
Vertical farming, indoor farming, and hydroponic farming all rolled into one! Welcome to the tour of The Greenery by my friends Jon and Brad of Freight Farms. I got a SNEAK PEEK of their newest shipping container farm, designed to produce 2-4 TONS of food per year. This particular unit will be growing calendulas hydroponically,…
Ceropegia woodii propagation is surprisingly easy (and fast). In this video I’ll show you how to take stem-tip cuttings and water propagate them, then pot them up for success. String of hearts propagation is fantastic due to how prolifically these plants grow when in good conditions. Instead of simply pruning them, you should propagate and…
Ever had a houseplant on its last legs and wanted to bring it back to EPIC health? Here’s how I do it. I got this spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) from a friend at a plant swap. It was looking pretty terrible – lanky, diseased, and many broken or browning leaves. It was also tossed into…
https://skypots.com/ My friend Ryan Benoit of The Horticult just launched SkyPots, a way to turn any normal pot w/ a drainage hole into hanging pots that you can chain together. You could definitely DIY something like this, but some of the design choices Ryan made I really prefer over a DIY – the sealed flanges…
I got my dragon fruit plant to flower and it was the most beautiful thing ever. Afterwards, I did hand pollination as I believe it’s a self-fertile, self-pollinating variety, so no need for cross pollination. Fingers crossed though, as my pitahaya is unlabeled and it could be a variety that requires a cross or is…
Gardening in the fall and winter is usually a tricky ordeal that many gardeners decide to opt out of. In today’s video, I joined forced with Tony from UK Here We Grow to bring you 6 of our favorite fall crops, with tips on how to grow them well. There are SO many amazing crops…
GIVEAWAY OVER! Pachira aquatica, also known as malabar chestnut or the famous money tree plant, has an interesting history. First braided together in the 1980s by a Taiwanese truck driver to “lock in the luck”, this is the appearance millions around the world know it by today. There’s a lot more to this plant though,…
Aglaonema, or Chinese Evergreen, is a strangely-undervalued houseplant, and I’m not sure why. There are some absolutely gorgous varieties and it’s easy to care for, making it perfect for a self-proclaimed “black thumb.” Today we’re looking at three varieties of red aglaonema I got from Josh’s Frogs, as well as how to care for them…
Oxalis triangularis, also known as Purple Shamrock, is a strikingly gorgeous and simple plant to care for, provided you know what it needs. This is the ‘Ebony Allure’ variety from Josh’s Frogs. Something many people don’t know about the shamrock plant is that it’s EDIBLE in small amounts, often used as a garnish on salads.…
Yes, you heard that right…I’m actually going to be growing hemp for the first time! I’m using the California Lightworks SolarXtreme 500, which they sent out for me to review. For the price point, it’s a full spectrum COB LED that’s made right here in America, backed by a rock solid warranty. LED grow lights…
Dragonfruit, or pitahaya, is incredibly easy to propagate from cuttings. It’s a fast rooter and once established will grow like crazy. Here is my personal method for taking a dragonfruit cutting and rooting it successfully. If any dragonfruit growers out there have a different or better method, please drop me a comment! Always looking to…
It’s been almost a year since I planted my dragonfruit cuttings, and they’ve grow to epic proportions…but I have no dragonfruit flowers at all. In an effort to induce flowering, today’s video covers a few tips and techniques to see if we can get a couple of flowers and actual fruit before the season starts…
I LOVE shopping farmers markets to supplement the produce I grow at home…and as a gardener I’m always curious as to a farmers growing methods. But in talking with a few of my farming friends, I’ve learned that many “farmers” at the market are anything but. Some are resellers of purchased produce, selling under the…
Summer may be winding down, but your garden is NOT done for. Fall gardening is one of my favorite times of year. I love the fall vegetables, and choosing what to plant for fall is an inherently satisfying experience for me. But…knowing when to plant a fall garden can prove challenging because of the looming…
I got an EPIC plant haul from Josh’s Frogs, who I’ve gotten houseplants from in the past. But this time…something was different. Inside this box was a houseplant I’ve been trying to get my hands on for at LEAST year. IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links may…
Hearts entangled, indeed! Ceropegia woodii is known by many different names. Sweetheart vine, string of hearts, or even the rosary vine are but a few. And it’s a sweet plant indeed! Its heart-shaped leaves and distinctive flowers are popular in hanging baskets. Indoor growers will love this plant, as it’s an easy grower with partial…
Corn pollination is a weird process unlike many other annual crops you’ll grow in your garden. It’s a wind pollinated plant, meaning our beneficial pollinators don’t really play a part in the process. So if you’re growing a small amount of sweet corn, this is a foolproof method for corn pollination that takes under three…
I always have a lot of food scraps after a big garden harvest or meal prep session. Sometimes too much to throw in my compost bin or vermicomposting system. So I tested out an electric composter to see how effective it is at making compost from kitchen waste to add to my soil, raised beds,…
If you’ve ever wanted to clone plants because you have that PERFECT specimen…say no more. I’ve got you covered. This is a complete tutorial on how to clone your favorite herbs, edibles, houseplants, etc. using an aeroponic system. In this video we’re using the 32-site Low Profile model from EZ Clone, who make my favorite…
If you’re growing in a small amount of space – or even if you have an acre or more at your disposal – it’s important to squeeze as many harvests as possible from your land as possible. That way you get the MOST food for the least effort. I joined up with Brijette from San…
