The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
Order Birdies Raised Beds: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ When setting up a raised bed garden, the prep is the MOST important. Remember, it’ll stay wherever you place it, and the soil you add at the beginning will determine much of how well your garden grows for seasons to come. 0:00 – Intro 0:32 – Logs 2:16 – Filler…
Shop the EG store: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ Back again to roast a plant reaction video, but this time from 5 Minute Crafts! You guys sent this one to me in droves, and I’m here to deliver…with a little surprise 😉 Original Video: https://www.facebook.com/673283106147611/videos/802446657193918 0:00 – Surprise Intro 1:47 – Tree Planting 2:41 – Watermelon Planter 3:37 -…
Pre-order my Grow Bag Gardening book, out 2/9/2021: https://amzn.to/3cBYhfk It’s no secret I’m a lover of the grow bag garden – mobility, healthier roots, creative plantings…the list is endless. Here are a few of my favorite techniques to squeeze out the highest yield from your bags while mitigating some of their weaknesses. 0:00 – Why…
Come along with me in this garden vlog as I get out into the garden and start seeds for fall, clean up, prune, and harvest from the grow bag garden, and toss more scraps onto the compost pile. If you like this style of video, please let me know down below…the goal is to provide…
Learn how to make a dragon fruit trellis. Design inspired by and with permission of Richard of Grafting Dragon Fruit. Subscribe to his channel here: https://bit.ly/3gECZhl – Learning how to grow dragon fruit in containers is a lot easier with a solid support system to keep them in place, which is exactly what this awesome…
Fall gardening is, surprisingly, one of my favorite seasons. I love the temperatures cooling down and the fall vegetables that I get to experiment with. Here are 10 of my absolute favorites, and keep in mind that these recommendations work for any zone, but the timing must be adjusted. See my video on fall planning…
If you leave your garden tools out and they build up rust, this is for you. Tool restoration is such an enjoyable process, the feeling you get when you restore it to brand new is absolutely amazing. 0:00 – Intro 0:44 – Salt & Vinegar Method 2:34 – Baking Soda Method 3:04 – Steel Wool…
Subscribe to Richard’s channel: https://bit.ly/3gECZhl and follow on IG: https://bit.ly/2QwHj7X I finally met my dragonfruit mentor, Richard of Grafting Dragonfruit. Everything I’ve learned about growing these amazing plants has come from Richard…including some cuttings! Enjoy this full tour of Richard’s garden, including dragon fruit varieties I guarantee you’ve never seen before. 0:00 – Intro 1:55…
10% off a Hoselink with code EPIC10: https://bit.ly/3hJJTDD Watering the garden sometimes fills gardeners with anxiety as to whether they’re doing it right or making a huge mistake. The good thing about watering is that most of your issues are solved by observing your watering practices and how your plants respond. Then, adjusting from there…
Grab some Epic Gardening Stickers: https://bit.ly/2CpIcLs We’re back with another Blossom reaction video and honestly…it’s…not bad? What’s happening? Am I losing my mind? Original video: https://www.facebook.com/watch?ref=search&v=275113153912482 0:00 – Intro 0:44 – Mango Seed 1:33 – Sponge Seed Starting 2:07 – Succulent Propagation 3:18 – Growing Cilantro 4:30 – Fruit Picker 5:39 – Broccoli Microgreens 6:20…
Sign up to be notified of the Epic Garden Straw release: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ It’s HOT right now across most of the USA, and many of you expressed some sadness over friend plants, discouraging results in the garden, etc. So I figured I’d drop a few tips that have helped my summer garden beat the heat. 0:00…
My summer garden is replanted as I’ve finally settled in a bit more at the new Epic Urban Homestead, so I wanted to show you some strategies to squeeze out more harvests from a late summer garden. Get creative with your space, timing, and environment and you can double or triple your total yield from…
Simple pot holder and plant caddy project for you today! These are really handy to whip up if you like to move plants around, you grow in small spaces, you’re elderly / mobility challenged, or you want to over-winter plants easily. IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links…
Hot composting is one of the fastest ways to break down food scraps and garden trimmings into an amazing fertilizer for your garden…but managing a compost pile can be tricky if you’re a beginner. Here are the 5 “composting 101” mistakes I see most newbies make! 0:00 – Intro 0:48 – 1. Not Turning 2:02…
The soil at my new house is GOOD, but compact and high in clay content. To get it to grow anything, I tilled up about 4-5″, mixed in various sources of compost, biochar, and mycorrhizal fungi, and then topped it off with a few bags of high quality soil mix. Beds can be about 30″-48″…
Basil is one of the most popular but also easiest herbs to grow. With endless varieties, you can learn a LOT about gardening from growing this plant, practicing your pruning and propagation techniques, and growing absolutely MASSIVE basil bushes. SPONSOR: PROVEN WINNERS Proven Winners is the producer of Amazel Basil®, a downy-mildew resistant basil that…
Join me as my final dragonfruit flower blooms and I answer all of your gardening Q&A’s! SHOP → Buy Birdies Raised Beds: https://shop.epicgardening.com → Buy My Books: https://shop.epicgardening.com/collections/books LEARN MORE Epic Gardening is much more than a YouTube channel: → In-Depth Articles: http://www.epicgardening.com/blog → Daily Podcast: https://apple.co/2nkftuk → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epicgardening/ → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epicgardening → FB…
Subscribe to my 2nd channel: https://bit.ly/2WiHbw4 I wanted to give you all an update on the new Epic Urban Homestead as I’ve been slammed filming the TV show (so excited to show you all). There’s a LOT going on, and I’m documenting as much as I can, but once things calm down we’ll be back…
Grab the Epic Sticker Pack: https://bit.ly/epicsticker Back again with another “garden hacks” video to react to! I wanted to share some additional context around these “tips and tricks” to help you think like a gardener, and realize that many times, the best hack is simply following best gardening practices. Hacks should either same time, money,…
Tomato cage I use: https://bit.ly/3ev6txH Tomatoes ARE gardening in my opinion. They’re the plant we most often think of when we think of a lush, beautiful garden. So many varieties, so many options…but also some mistakes can be made: 0:00 – Intro 1:07 – Wrong Type and Variety 2:25 – Wrong Support Method 4:49 -…
The time has come to begin moving the Epic dragon fruit, and the first step is pruning it down to size. Dragon fruit pruning is pretty simple: remove stems that are too long or unlikely to be productive. In my case, those were the ones growing all over my house. As for dragon fruit propagation,…
Pre-Order my Grow Bag Gardening Book out 2/2021: https://amzn.to/30FuAFe Grow bags are one of my all-time favorite ways to garden. If you’re renting, tight on space, or simply want to get the benefits of container gardening without the downsides (root circling), then setting up a grow bag garden is the way to go. IN THIS…
Buy the raised beds I have in my yard here: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ Raised bed gardening is my favorite method of growing plants. There are SO many benefits, especially in small spaces: aesthetics, control, planning, variety…the list goes on. Here are some of my raised bed gardening tips – some old, some new – so sit back,…
EDIT: MISTAKE 1 IS…A MISTAKE! Flavor isn’t affected in the pepper from crossing, but the seeds will be hybrids. So you can plant sweet and hot together if you don’t plan on saving seeds. Growing peppers is extremely rewarding due to the sheer variety of flavor, shapes, sizes, and colors. There’s something for everyone! But…
The lemongrass plant is extremely easy to grow, flavorful, and aromatic. It’s the perfect addition to your herb garden. Replanting lemongrass can be done when harvesting by simply snapping off the bottom root and a small section of the stem, while still preserving the rest of the lemongrass for use in the kitchen. SUPPORT EPIC…
See the NEW raised beds I use today: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ DIY raised garden beds are probably the first project anyone has when they get into urban gardening. My 30-minute, no-tool garden bed was a video I made back when I was first setting up the Epic Garden, so I wanted to travel through time and look…
Topping pepper plants is a topic of much debate, with some growers saying it’s a fantastic way to boost production, and others saying it’s not necessary at all. So, who’s right? As with most things in gardening, IT DEPENDS! Pruning peppers removes top growth to promote more branching and bushiness. By doing this, you sacrifice…
Subscribe to Epic Urban Homestead: https://www.youtube.com/c/epicurbanhomestead The day is FINALLY here…I will be moving from my small front yard urban garden to 13,0000 square feet of empty space…a completely blank canvas to build the future of Epic Gardening. I’m calling it the Epic Urban Homestead and will STILL be showcasing small space urban gardening techniques,…
Grow lights can be really confusing. There are a ton of different brands, technologies, and budget ranges available to you. The best grow lights accomplish the job of providing the plants you’re growing with enough light in a usable spectrum, at an equipment and energy cost that is affordable to you. So in this sense,…
Discover native plants to increase wildlife population in your garden https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/ and check out the cocktail recipe finder: https://bit.ly/3cMjnGb Whenever possible I like to combine outcomes in the garden. Planting for myself, pollinators, and even other beneficial wildlife. The world of cocktail herbs is vast, so it was hard to select 6 recommendations that are…
