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Aloe vera goes by many names and is an INCREDIBLY popular plant for use in skincare and beauty products. It’s shockingly easy to grow, propagate, and harvest, which is exactly what we’re doing in this video. SPONSOR: ESPOMA ORGANIC Espoma Organic has been organic from the start and makes absolutely epic potting mixes, and organic…
Get the raised beds I use in my garden: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ Raised garden beds are my preferred way to grow in my urban garden, but filling them can cost a pretty penny. Now, there are MANY ways to fill a garden bed on the cheap, and this is just ONE of them. It makes use of…
Grab an Urban Worm Bag: https://shop.epicgardening.com/products/urban-worm-bag Earthworms are one of the most powerful organisms in your garden soil, tirelessly plowing through and turning larger chunks of organic matter into nutrient-rich castings. These castings are colonized by bacteria, fungi, and other organisms in your soil to mobilize nutrients for your plants for EPIC harvests. Let’s practice…
Bush beans are my favorite style of bean due to the versatility you have in how you choose to grow them. They also work well in small apartment or urban gardens as you can cram a ton of green beans in a vertical system, or even grow them in containers. As we continue in our…
Hardiness zones are helpful, but for beginner gardeners, they can often confuse you more than they clarify. They’re based on the average annual minimum temperature, which gives you SOME info but not ALL the info you need to know what to plant and when to plant it in your garden. Click here to find your…
I just got 4 inches of rain in less than 2 days and my garden completely flooded out. A rain garden is very different from a RAINED OUT garden, so here are a few thing you should do after a torrential downpour to make sure your plants are still healthy: 1. Not all plants react…
Rosemary is dead-simple to grow. With just a bit of care, you’ll have epic rosemary bushes year-round, or you’ll learn how to propagate it year after year if you’re in a colder climate. We’ll even make an easy rosemary salt in this video to show you just one of many ways you can use this…
If you’re just getting started on your first garden, it’s important to have early success. These 5 groups of crops are extremely easy and fast to grow, so you can have your first successful harvest and build your gardening confidence. 1. Microgreens 2. Pea and Sunflower Shoots 3. Baby Lettuce 4. Baby Root Crops 5.…
My seed collection keeps growing at an EPIC pace, so I’ve had to evolve my seed storage ideas. I used to use a jewelry box, but there were a ton of problems with it, so I’ve swapped over to these photo storage boxes that I found on Amazon: IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate,…
Learn more: https://www.epicgardening.com/ginger-plant/ Growing ginger is a rewarding experience as it’s such a versatile plant for use in the kitchen…and shockingly easy to do! We’re growing ginger in containers from store-bought ginger and talking about planting ginger to increase both the size and speed of your harvest. IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate, I…
On a walk I spotted a huge stand of Opuntia cactus, which produce prickly pear fruit as well as edible pads known as nopales. I only wanted the fruit on this survival foraging trip, which are not only edible, but nutritious AND delicious. IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.…
When growing in small spaces, getting high yield crops out of small spaces is key. Interplanting, also known as intercropping (and in some circles companion planting, but that’s a subject for another video), is a fantastic way to squeeze more harvests out of the same space: 1. Consider planting ‘understory’ plants under your tall veggies…
Thanks to https://www.gardeners.com for sponsoring this video! Free shipping on orders over $99 with code XNET0342 – Season extension is critical if you have a short growing season. Getting an extra month on each end of the growing season will massively increase your yield. At the same time, it’s important to protect young, tender transplants…
Buy a loquat tree to grow at home: https://bit.ly/2xmfau0 There are few fruit trees more slept on than the humble loquat, or Eriobotrya japonica. It’s commonly grown as a landscaping plant here in my home town of San Diego (Zone 10b), but it can be cultivated from zones 7-10 as a fruit tree, and below…
Order or pre-order EPIC raised beds for your garden: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ When we think of vegetable gardening, we’re often convinced that FULL SUN is the only way we’ll be successful. This couldn’t be more wrong! There are plenty of shade friendly plants that will thrive in 2-5 hours of sun. On top of that, there are…
Found the perfect pot…but it doesn’t have drainage holes? No problem – drill your own! Take care to use this method, as it’s the only one I’ve used that has a 0% chance of breaking the pot, provided you do it correctly. Using a ceramic drill bit works OK, but I’ve found that a diamond-tipped…
Buy high-quality metal raised beds: https://shop.epicgardening.com – Preparedness, prepping, SHTF – it all can seem a bit like a maniacal obsession with the end of the world. At the same time, there’s real value in becoming even a LITTLE more self-reliant in our modern society – that’s what growing your own food is all about!…
Learning how to grow lavender is easy – just respect where the plant came from and match it to those conditions! These 5 growing lavender tips should help you out, even if you’re in a cold climate. And make sure to stay for the pruning lavender tips at the end. SUPPORT EPIC GARDENING → Buy…
For most of my gardening life, I’ve used liquid hydroponic fertilizers and nutrients. But I’ve recently switched over to dry nutrients, so let’s take a look at the pros and cons of both of these types of hydroponic nutrients. IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links may be…
Where do you get your indoor plant pots? I hit up 3 popular stores near me: HomeGoods, T.J.Maxx, and DollarTree to see what the selection and price was…I think you’ll be surprised which won the battle! I ended up getting 4 pots for $36 at T.J.Maxx and 2 hanging pots for $6 in my HomeGoods…
Albuca spiralis is one of the weirdest looking succulent plants you’ll ever see. Leaves that look like green curly fries and a yellow, a vanilla-scented flower, and a thick bulb that all of this weird growth is coming out of, it looks like it was designed by a child in a fever dream! It’s one…
Growing a Monstera adansonii, Philodendron, Raphidophora tetrasperma, etc.? These are all indoor climbing plants, and while you can grow them without a support, it’s more fun to build a moss pole. Here’s my simple design that only requires two things: hardware cloth and moss. I got the idea from https://www.instagram.com/craigmilran/ though the design is slightly…
Thanks to https://www.dripdepot.com/ for donating the supplies for this drip irrigation install! As part of the 2020 Epic Garden refresh, it was time to fix up the old drip irrigation system. It wasn’t BAD, it just wasn’t optimal. And I had more beds to add on to the system. I switched from drip line to…
The classic white picket fence in my front yard garden was rotting out, blocking light, and looking outdated. My friend Sara Bendrick stopped by and said, “We need to rebuild this garden fence,” and I agreed. This is a DIY fence that cost around $600, using the same posts and crossbeams to save some money.…
Gardener’s Supply Company, a company I’ve worked with for years, came by the Epic Gardening Headquarters to help transform my dull backyard into an epic, shady zen oasis! Come along as we show you what it looked like before, hit the local nursery, and do a full backyard makeover. Prior to this, the garden makeover…
Order a Meyer lemon tree: https://bit.ly/2HC9he0 This is one of the most prized lemon varieties out there and so easy to grow, even in containers! Meyer lemon trees produce some of the sweetest, most delicious lemons out there and growing citrus indoors or outdoors isn’t too difficult so long as you get the soil and…
Tropical indoor houseplants need more humidity than we give them, especially in the colder months. The solution is to use a humidifier for plants, so here are a few recommendations on how to set one up, where to place it, as well as the one I think is the best cool mist humidifier for the…
I’ve done it again. I bought WAY too many new seed varieties for my 2020 garden and I had to share them with you all. Have you grown any of these? If so, let me know in the comments below. Amazing Grey Poppy Astronomy Domine Corn Bloody Mary Nasturtium Zinnia Candy Cane Mix Dazzling Blue…
Do houseplants really clean the air in your home? Does misting a houseplant really increase the humidity? Let’s look into some of the “common wisdom” in the world of houseplant care and see if it really makes much sense at all. IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links…
If you’ve killed a fern, this video is for you. Boston ferns (Nephrolepis exaltata) are gorgeous statement houseplants that make excellent hanging basket plants, but many of us struggle to keep them alive. So, for the last time, let’s learn how to care for boston ferns so you never murder another plant baby again :)…
