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Pineapple is an EASY plant to grow if you give it what it needs. In Part 1 of my pineapple growing guide, we’ll cover basic care requirements for pineapples, along with pineapple propagation from the ratoons, or pups that form at the base of the mother plant. IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate, I…
Seed starting is the most important part of your plant’s life. If you don’t start your seeds off well, their entire life in your garden will be impacted in a negative way. I collected 18 of the most common seed starting questions from you all on Instagram and YouTube and have answered them all in…
Growing broccoli is rewarding…unless you don’t know how to harvest broccoli. There’s a short window of time where harvesting broccoli is ideal, so check these tips out. Learning how to grow broccoli at home can be challenging due to the pest pressure and growing problems you may run into, so the last thing you want…
Learn some simple avocado tree care tips: light, water, soil, fruiting, and some problems you may run into. The Hass avocado specifically has a unique and storied history as to how it became one of the most popular avocados in the world. SPONSOR: FAST GROWING TREES Fast Growing Trees ships over 2,000 trees, plants, and…
When pruning herbs for harvest or for shape, it’s vital to follow the ‘rules’ of the plant…the way it naturally grows. This way you’ll stimulate new, delicious growth as well as shape the plant over the course of the season or seasons. We’ll be pruning rosemary, green onions, and of course the classic basil in…
I never thought this day would come. I woke up in London with a fever, missed a train (or two), but eventually made it 100 miles to Charles Dowding’s EPIC market garden, Homeacres. The sky opened up for about an hour, and Charles shared the deep wisdom behind his garden. Charles Dowding is the godfather…
Cacao is a wonder fruit, as you can use it to make cacao nibs, chocolate, cacao butter, etc. I got one in the mail from Miami Fruit and decided to open the raw cacao seed pod up and taste the cacao fruit and cacao bean to see what truly RAW chocolate (even though this technically…
My favorite bokashi bran, FREE shipping: https://shop.epicgardening.com/collections/composting/products/sd-microbes-bierkashi-bokashi-blend-5-to-50-lbs Bokashi composting is one of my favorite ways to make extra use of an abundance of food scraps. By building a simple bokashi bin or bokashi bucket, and using inoculated bran as a fermentation agent, you can ‘pre-digest’ food scraps before you put them into your soil. It’s…
Growing a HUGE pothos plant with bushy, big leaves and a vining habit is pretty simple, provided you take note of these 5 tips. We often forget that Epipremnum aureum is a vining, vigorous grower in its natural habitat. So mimicking that habitat as well as some pruning and propagation techniques will keep your pothos…
This is the most comprehensive guide on how to grow microgreens I have ever produced. Follow along as I take you from seed selection and planting ALL the way through the growing process, including some tips on how to harvest, store, and use microgreens in your kitchen. IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate, I…
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…
