The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
Pothos propagation is easy. It’s a great plant to start with if you’re new to plant propagation in general, because it roots quite easily in water and doesn’t require much care throughout the rooting process. You can mix and match different varieties if you’d like to create an interesting, blended-variety pothos pot too. I haven’t…
My friend Brijette used to be a green interior designer, making beautiful living walls. Not anymore. Now she farms for seeds in her own backyard in San Diego, CA and sells them to local farmers, gardeners, and on the internet. She’s one of, if not THE only certified organic local seed producer in the United…
A few weeks ago I posted a video on my Instagram of a plant that moves when you touch it. It’s called Mimosa pudica, but it’s know by MANY names around the world as it’s a pantropical weed: – Shy plant – Tickle me plant – Sensitive plant – Touch me not plant – Putri…
Like most of you, I’ve been wondering where to get cheaper houseplants. Specialty nurseries or plant stores can often cost a pretty penny, so I started to wonder what kind of place would sell plants without the markup. I saw a video on Harli G’s channel (link below), where she bought some plants from a…
If you’re a subscriber, you’ll know I put a video out already about making a self watering pot. Well, a reader sent me some 5 gallon bucket inserts he made and I have to say…the design is super smart! These remove the need for a wicking material, because the soil cups built into the plate…
Pothos, also known as Epipremnun aureum, HAS to be one of the easiest plants to care for…ever. It’s native to French Polynesia and has become invasive in many tropical countries…but in our homes it’s an epic plant! I’ve got a few pothos varieties for you in this video: – ‘Satin’ Pothos (Scindapsus Pictus) – Green…
Ginger root is an incredible addition to almost all styles of cuisine, and it’s surprisingly easy to grow. There are a few different methods you can use, all of which work well. Some people just cut pieces of ginger, making sure a few eyes are on each piece and plant directly. In this video, we…
Dragon fruit, also known as pitaya or pitayaha, is an incredible fruit produced by a cactus! Contrary to its name, the dragon fruit care is actually not like most cacti. It prefers nutrient-rich, well draining soil, a lot of space, and a decent (but not overwhelming) amount of sun. I got some cuttings of the…
On my trip to NYC, I had to stop by a mythical urban farm on top of a Whole Foods in Brooklyn, NY, where they grow 13+ different types of greens and herbs. It was called Gotham Greens, which is just about the best name for a hydroponic greenhouse you’ll ever hear. They use nutrient…
Onions are an interesting crop, as they’re a biennial in nature. That means they grow from seed to a dormant bulb in their first year, and from that bulb to flower (and back to seed) in their second year. It’s important to take this into consideration when planting onions. You have three options when it…
Onions are an interesting crop, as they’re a biennial in nature. That means they grow from seed to a dormant bulb in their first year, and from that bulb to flower (and back to seed) in their second year. It’s important to take this into consideration when planting onions. You have three options when it…
Today’s episode is truly EPIC. I met up with Summer Rayne Oakes doing an in-depth tour of her incredible house in Brooklyn, NYC. Summer is known for her website, Homestead Brooklyn and her wildly-popular YouTube series, Plant One On Me. What makes her house so epic, you ask? She’s created a veritable urban jungle, with…
During my trip to NYC, I visited Jonathan Sumner, the Farm Manager at Riverpark Farm, one of the most unusual urban farms I’ve ever visited. He grows in 3,200 individual milk creates on real estate that’s probably some of the most expensive in the city. All of the produce goes to Riverpark, a celebrity chef-owned…
Build your soil…feed your plants. It’s a mantra that all gardeners should know. Your soil is the #1 factor in the health of your plants, and it’s a living thing! Well…it houses billions of living things, all of which work together to help you get truly EPIC harvests. 1. Use Dynamic Accumulators 2. Compost, Compost,…
As fall slowly makes its way to San Diego (Zone 10b), I find myself in a gardening lull, making some improvements to the front yard rather than actively cultivating the plot right now. The end of summer always leaves me a little drained in the garden, and I like to take some time, reset, and…
Pea shoots are dead-simple to grow, provided you follow just a few best practices. They’re a large seed and require soaking before you actually plant them. For best results, you’ll want to follow this guide carefully – a lot can go wrong! I’ve noticed that with peas, you’ll want to go a bit lower than…
Microgreens are a nutritional powerhouse that just happen to be one of the easiest types of plants to grow in ANY living space. Even if you’re in a tiny New York apartment, you can grow microgreens. Today we’re growing a spicy lettuce salad mix…a simple mix to grow due to fast and easy germination and…
Well, this weekend got a little crazy…John Kohler from Growing Your Greens sent me a random Facebook message letting me know he’d be out in San Diego, CA this weekend and that he wanted to do a tour of the Epic Gardening headquarters. My jaw dropped…I ‘grew up’ as a gardener watching his videos! He…
Buy the raised beds I use in my garden: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ If you’re like me and don’t have a lot of space to grow, it REALLY matters how you use the little space you have. Enter high-density planting. You can use methods like Square Foot Gardening for your spacing, but the general idea is to cram…
Fall 2018 is coming soon, and the garden is looking a bit worse for the wear. I’ve pulled all of my lingering summer crops and am in a planning phase for the next season. Part of that planning is clearing out some of my loquat tree vegetation to let more sun through to the back…
In my last video on vermicomposting, I went through a simple setup of a single-tote worm bin from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm. Pretty soon, that bin was full and it was time to redesign the system to be more scalable and easier to work with. A 3-tote stackable system has a few advantages: – Bottom…
Self watering planters, also known as sub-irrigated systems, make watering easy by using wicking action to water your soil from below. They keep soil evenly moist, especially when combined with some mulch on the soil surface and are perfect for finicky plants that love consistent watering. This design is not only cheap, but it’s easy…
The mental image of a lush, green plant overtaking the old brick wall of a centuries-old cottage is enough to make any gardener start a new English ivy plant in their home. English ivy is a fantastic climber, using its tiny roots to grab on to any surface. It can be used to cover any…
Today we’re taking a look at my friend Marco’s system, the Aponix vertical barrel growing system. It can be either soil or hydroponic, but you’ll see me set it up as a hydroponic system in this video. Vertical hydroponics is one of the THE MOST PRODUCTIVE ways to grow in small, urban spaces due to…
Today we’re looking at mid-tier LED grow lights in detail. This is a section of the market that’s highly competitive as new growers get into hydroponics and indoor gardening. In this video we’ll talk about the Mars Hydro Reflector-Series 480w LED grow light, with toggle-able switches for vegetative and flowering lighting modes. Is it a…
California Gardening is one of the biggest channels in the gardening space here on YouTube. I’ve learned SO much from his channel over the years. A few days ago I left a comment on his channel to see if he’d be open to a full tour of the garden, and to my surprise he said…YES!…
Boy do I have a surprise for you! I was messaged on Instagram (go follow https://www.instagram.com/epicgardening/ if you haven’t already) by a company to see if I wanted to test out a bed. Usually I say no to these types of requests, but curiosity got the best of me in this case. Jim from Eco…
Vermicomposting, or composting with worms, is one of the best ways to integrate food scraps into your garden. Worms make short work of most food scraps and create wonderful BLACK GOLD, or worm castings. Castings are one of the best soil amendments you can ask for, and better yet…worms are easy to care for! In…
Interested in growing microgreens, but not sure what you need to get started? In this guide, I’ll talk about growing trays, seeds, soil, and a basic overview of how microgreens grow. We’ll cover some of the problems you’ll run into as well. I used to grow and sell microgreens commercially to high-end restaurants in my…
Today we take our seed potato sections from a previous video and plant them in our buckets! I’m using 5 gallon buckets from Ace Hardware, but you can use whatever container you’ve got lying around the house. I mixed up some compost, peat moss, and perlite, along with a handful of worm castings for the…
