The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
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…
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…
We visited Dundurn Castle, where they have a garden based on what it would have looked like during the 1850s, using the technology and plants available for the time period. This is without a doubt, the best vegetable garden ever, and we are excited to have an acre to replicate it on our soon to…
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…
When learning how to grow potatoes, you’ll hear about “seed potatoes” and you might wonder what they are. Unlike many other plants, we grow our potatoes from…other potatoes! However, there’s a process that our seed potatoes need to undergo to make sure they have the best chance of survival. This is what we’re talking about…
Growing thyme is one of the joys of having an herb garden. It spices up so many dishes that it’s a staple…but what if you want more of it? In this video I go over a dead-simple method for propagating an endless amount of thyme from cuttings. No rooting hormone, no special tools. Simply dirt,…
We put a lot of time into our gardens…so when it comes time to harvest and store our produce, let’s make sure we do it right! Here’s my method for harvesting and storing leafy greens to get their shelf life to a week or longer. There are three steps: 1. Harvest the full root ball…
Learning how to grow beets is pretty easy, but a common questions is when to harvest them. Because they grow under ground, we often can’t see their progress. We don’t want to risk taking our beets out too early as they won’t have formed solid beetroots, but if we take them out too late they’ll…
Ah, basil…the “Kingly” herb. If you want a never-ending supply of basil, you need to learn how to grow basil from cuttings. In this video we’ll go over the technique I use every time I clone basil. There are other methods, such as rooting in water, but I find this one has the highest success…
We put a lot of time into our gardens, so let’s make sure we get the most out of our greens! Lettuce, spinach, mustard greens, and many other leafy veggies can be harvested many times over using the cut and come again method. As long as you don’t damage the growing tip or “crown” of…
See my favorite new raised beds here: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ Two of my good friends recently asked me to help them set up a DIY raised garden bed in their suburban backyard. I jumped at the chance, because they’d never wanted to garden before! What a great opportunity. In today’s video, we’re going to walk them through…
Learning how to compost can be a tricky process. There are a lot of steps in making compost at home, and many problems you can run into along the way. In today’s video, I’m troubleshooting a compost pile that wasn’t heating up anymore. What could be the problem? Usually it’s one of these things: -…
Back again with Steven Cornett of Nature’s Always Right. In this video I asked him to share how me makes his potting soil and seed starting mix in bulk. We go through his entire process of making his mix from scratch along with the reasoning BEHIND why he does it the way he does it.…
We’re back with my good friend Steven Cornett, the owner of Nature’s Always Right farms. I came back to the farm to see how it was growing and ended up filming a lot of videos with Steven about different aspects of his farm. Today’s video is all about how he harvests, washes, spins, and dries…
On my recent travels in Mexico City, I stumbled upon a picture-perfect permaculture paradise in La Roma district. It’s called Huerto Roma Verde. There were so many different projects at work I couldn’t even film them all, but most interesting was the interplay of all of the systems. It was a truly self-sustaining system right…
We had a little snow storm and a long period of freezing weather. Our garden is pretty much gone. We cleaned up all the dead vegetation and started prepping the garden for spring!
It’s time to order the seeds for the garden. The seed catalogs have shown up in the mail, and the fun is about to begin! But wait! Before you even think about buying anything, you need to have a plan for the garden, and take stock of the seeds that you already own and can…
Grow lights are one of the most important elements of an indoor garden. Whether you’re a seasoned hydroponic grower or just looking to extend the growing season, buying the right indoor grow light is essential. In this video, we’ll dig into everything you need to know when it comes to choosing and using indoor grow…
My friend Steven Cornett just quit his job. He quit so he can start his NEW job…farming in San Diego on a quarter acre in his backyard. His farm is called Nature’s Always Right, because he believes that the best way to grow is to study natural systems and emulate them in his urban plot.…
If you’ve ever wondered how to set up a drip irrigation system for your raised bed garden, look no further. This video goes into how I outfitted my entire front yard with drip irrigation. I can’t tell you how much of a relief it is to be able to turn a knob and have my…
This is a fun one for you all. If you use a LOT of hydroponic basil in the kitchen like I do, using the method I outline in this video is an easy way to harvest basil forever and ever off of ONE initial mother plant! The method is known as the Kratky method of…
Sorry for the auto-focusing issues on this video! I’ll get better on the next one, I promise 🙂 The world of hydroponics can be a bit intimidating to someone new to the methods. Even the subject of growing medium can seem convoluted. Should I use floral foam? Growstones? Perlite? Oasis cubes? Coconut chips or fiber?…
It is time to plant the garlic. We plant a hardneck variety called Red Russian, that goes into the ground now for a summer harvest. Garlic is especially fun to grow because you get to replant some of your harvest. Every year our garlic gets happier growing in our yard, and we always get a…
These are my 10 secret gardening tips. This is the kind of information that can save you years of frustration and aggravation. These secret gardening tips will lead you to high consistent production because they are based on principles. I have been gardening for 7 years and the experience that I have gathered, both by…
If you’ve ever wondered how to make sure your water is in good shape before you start using it to grow hydroponic plants, this is the video for you. When I first starting growing hydroponically, I didn’t know what I was doing and made a ton of mistakes (if you look up one of my…
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