The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
Growing corn is an absolute blast, but there are a LOT of things that can go wrong in the growing process! Today I join Brijette from San Diego Seed Company and we run through some fantastic tips for planting corn, fertilizing corn, and how to know when to harvest corn. Brijette owns the only certified…
With its tropical origins, it’s no surprise that Peperomia obtusifolia is popular. Often grown as a prized houseplant, the baby rubber plant loves its humidity, but can’t take cold temps. It’s surprisingly self-sufficient, and makes for a perfect green addition to your home. Slender stems support fleshy, almost succulent-looking leaves. Whether it’s one of the…
Buy the raised beds I have in my garden: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ Today is a special video, I collaborated with my friend Mark from Self Sufficient Me, one of my favorite gardening YouTubers! He’s in winter right now and I’m in summer, so we threw some ideas at each other in a bit of a gardening battle…
The growing season isn’t over! If you find yourself wondering what to plant in July, what to plant in August, etc…I’ve got you covered with 5 of my favorites. Of course, there are more, but these 5 are tried-and-true and you’ll always get at least 1 more crop out before your weather starts to turn,…
Is your snake plant‘s pot bulging uncomfortably? Does the foliage seem to be suffering? If so, it may be time to think about how repotting snake plant is done. It’s not a difficult task. Depending on the age of your sansevieria plant, you may be able to divide it at the same time, thus making…
LED grow lights are some of the most confusing pieces of grow technology on the market, and made more so by LED manufacturers purposefully confusing consumers in their marketing materials. Learn how to TRULY evaluate a LED grow light’s performance for its price range in this video. We’ll cover some basic terminology like PAR, PPF,…
One of the most common container gardening myths is the use of gravel at the bottom of a pot to improve drainage. Not only is this pointless…it has the OPPOSITE effect! Instead, use high-quality potting soil, learn how to actually water your plants, and make sure you choose the right container. SUPPORT EPIC GARDENING →…
Learning how to grow basil is one thing. But learning how to propagate basil FOREVER…an entirely different story. In this video we’re going to go through the entire process of cloning basil from start to finish. You’ll see where to take your basil cutting, two different methods for rooting basil, as well as the transplanting…
On my vacation to Northern California, I found myself in Reno, Nevada with serious gardening withdrawal. I looked up some farms in the area, and messaged Zach of Prema Farms out of the blue. He agreed to have me out to check out the farm, which is in Zone 5b just outside of Reno, Nevada.…
Basil. One of the most popular herbs in the world, and yet so many of us only grow a few classic varieties. I’ve got nothing against Genovese or Sweet basil, but there are some REALLY fun varieties to grow that might be better suited to your unique growing conditions or goals as a gardener. Things…
My friend Martin built an aquaponics greenhouse for the non-profit he works with, Ecolife Conservation. He’s built some incredible aquaponics systems in the past, but I think this is my favorite one of his. In fact, he harvested almost 500lb of cucumbers just a couple of weeks ago from it, and there are thousands of…
Grab some Birdies Raised Beds: https://bit.ly/34b9cZU Mulch is a gardener’s best friend, but sometimes it’s not the friendliest on the budget. There’s really NO need to buy mulch at garden centers or nurseries if you don’t want to. With a bit of creativity, you can learn how to mulch with cheap or free sources in…
I often hear comments from friends and family about how they CAN’T grow food at home, because it’s time consuming, expensive, complicated, etc. Instead of debunking those myths, I’m giving you the 3 BIG reasons that I find it SO important to grow my own food at home. 1. It’s good for your body AND…
Growing up, I used to go get smoothies at the local shop and wonder why ANYONE would get wheatgrass. It looked gross, tasted gross, and smoothies are supposed to be a treat, right? Fast forward a couple of decades and here I am growing wheatgrass juice. Funny how things change. Wheatgrass benefits are massive: tons…
In my potato growing journey this year, I decided to do a little experiment. What happens if you plant potatoes and then just TOTALLY IGNORE them? No hililng potatoes, no watering, no fertilizing. NOTHING. Well, to my surprise, I ended up having the BEST yields from this method out of the 5 that I tried:…
If you live in a warmer climate but still want to grow delicious blueberries…you’re in luck. I actually thought this wasn’t possible, but got my hands on some low chill hour varieties that work really well for smaller spaces. So if you want to grow blueberries in containers, these are some of my tips for…
Watering. One of the most fundamental tasks in the vegetable garden, and also one of the the tasks that new gardeners have the most problems with. In this gardening for beginners guide, we’ll take a look at how to water your plants the right way, as well as cover 5 SUPER common mistakes. We’re using…
Okay, this was insane. My mind was totally blown on this tour of the Plants by Post nursery up in San Jose, CA. They grow over 80 million plants per year: cyclamen, vinca, geraniums, herbs, flowers, you name it – they grow it. In this plant tour, I take you from START to FINISH, all…
Ever wondered where the plants in your succulent garden ACTUALLY come from? Better yet, what about learning how to grow succulents from a master succulent plant grower who produces millions per year? In today’s video, I travel up to the Plants by Post nursery in San Jose, CA to talk with Dylan Toms, a botanist…
Do you have cats in the garden? Are you dealing with blossom end rot? Maybe you want to use pine needles as mulch? Or how about eggshells in the garden? There are a LOT of myths and misconceptions about gardening, oftentimes passed down from generation to generation without a lot of science or evidence to…
Pruning is one of the most common tasks we have in the garden, so it makes sense to have a full understanding of the different types of pruning shears out there. From anvil pruners to bypass pruners, we’ll talk about the different types, shapes, and technologies that these garden tools use to help you get…
Join me as I unbox 16 plants from Plants by Post – a mixture of herbs, flowers, ferns, and houseplants. The fun of this unboxing was figuring out WHERE to put all of these in the garden. I experimented with putting some ferns in my backdoor shade garden, we worked in some railing planters, and…
Growing tomatoes can get quite complicated, but if you break it back down to the basics, they’re actually not that challenging! Today we’ll tackle one of the scarier moments in your tomato’s life…transplanting. After starting tomato seeds and hardening them off, it’s time to put your tomato plant in the ground. There are 100+ different…
Potatoes are one of my favorite crops to grow. There are so many different varieties, methods for growing, and even uses for potatoes. Plus the surprise factor of digging them out of the ground is SUPER satisfying. Today, we’ll look at how to grow potatoes in containers, and specifically the process of hilling up, or…
I don’t know about you, but here on YouTube there are some weird channels that have all sorts of “garden tips” that are either inconvenient, dumb, or flat out don’t make any sense! I decided to put together just a few from my bag of tricks as a 5+ year urban gardener. Here are some…
Learning how to make a hydroponic system doesn’t have to be hard – in fact, this is barely a tutorial at all! I used heavy duty 1″ net pots from my friend CZ Garden, who sponsored this video, to make the simplest repurposed water bottle kratky system that I could imagine. It’s perfect for propagating,…
Many of you remember my first video with Steven Cornett of Nature’s Always Right. His farm, located in his 1/4 acre backyard, is a well-thought out and beautifully run market garden here in San Diego, CA. The first time I went to his place was the first time I’d seen someone farming in backyards, or…
Seed starting can be a challenge, even more so when you MIGHT not be using the best seedling trays for the job. I spent some time over at my friend Steven’s farm, Nature’s Always Right. We hung out in his new greenhouse and I tapped his brain for a knowledge dump on his favorite seed…
My favorite worm bin: https://shop.epicgardening.com/collections/composting/products/urban-worm-bag Does your worm bin stink? Is your worm bin too wet? Are there a ton of other bugs in your bin? You’ll be surprised to know that almost all of these problems have the same root cause…over feeding. It’s a common myth that worms can eat 100% of their own…
So your seeds have germinated, and they’re even starting to grow. You’ve avoided damping off disease, your seedlings aren’t too leggy…they’re just…big. This is a GOOD problem to have! But, it’s time to pot them up into larger pots if you’re not transplanting them outside yet. If you don’t, you’ll risk them becoming root-bound in…
