The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

In our last episode with Claire, we get into how The Urban Food Loop works. It's a community composting business that she runs with her husband and her insights are great for anyone who wants to start a similar business! Learn More About Claire: The Urban Food Loop Urban Food Loop Instagram Claire's Personal Instagram Keep Growing, Kevin Podcast Sponsor: Garden Maker Naturals Natural and organic fertilizers with complete ingredient transparency, custom-mixed for your garden's unique needs. You can get my Epic Soil Starter custom-mixed fertilizer over at Garden Maker. I designed it with one of their founders to take a raised bed from basic soil to super-charged in a single season! Follow Epic Gardening Everywhere: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part three of five with Claire, we're talking about how to go about changing your habits so you can successfully compost at home - no matter what type of living situation you're in! Learn More About Claire: The Urban Food Loop Urban Food Loop Instagram Claire's Personal Instagram Keep Growing, Kevin Podcast Sponsor: Garden Maker Naturals Natural and organic fertilizers with complete ingredient transparency, custom-mixed for your garden's unique needs. You can get my Epic Soil Starter custom-mixed fertilizer over at Garden Maker. I designed it with one of their founders to take a raised bed from basic soil to super-charged in a single season! Follow Epic Gardening Everywhere: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode with Claire, we're talking about why it's better to think about feeding your SOIL, not your plants. Learn More About Claire: The Urban Food Loop Urban Food Loop Instagram Claire's Personal Instagram Keep Growing, Kevin Podcast Sponsor: Garden Maker Naturals Natural and organic fertilizers with complete ingredient transparency, custom-mixed for your garden's unique needs. You can get my Epic Soil Starter custom-mixed fertilizer over at Garden Maker. I designed it with one of their founders to take a raised bed from basic soil to super-charged in a single season! Follow Epic Gardening Everywhere: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is part two of five in my interview with Claire Admire of the Urban Food Loop. In today's show we talk about her first experience with building a local food community in a public park. Learn More About Claire: The Urban Food Loop Urban Food Loop Instagram Claire's Personal Instagram Keep Growing, Kevin Podcast Sponsor: Garden Maker Naturals Natural and organic fertilizers with complete ingredient transparency, custom-mixed for your garden's unique needs. You can get my Epic Soil Starter custom-mixed fertilizer over at Garden Maker. I designed it with one of their founders to take a raised bed from basic soil to super-charged in a single season! Follow Epic Gardening Everywhere: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode kicks off a 5-part series with Claire Admire, co-owner of The Urban Food Loop in Little Rock, Arkansas. She runs it with her husband and has a fascinating background in local food systems. Learn More About Claire: The Urban Food Loop Urban Food Loop Instagram Claire's Personal Instagram Keep Growing, Kevin Podcast Sponsor: Garden Maker Naturals Natural and organic fertilizers with complete ingredient transparency, custom-mixed for your garden's unique needs. You can get my Epic Soil Starter custom-mixed fertilizer over at Garden Maker. I designed it with one of their founders to take a raised bed from basic soil to super-charged in a single season! Follow Epic Gardening Everywhere: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some seeds need a little something "extra" to germinate successfully. Here's a breakdown of these three techniques to increase germination success! Keep Growing, Kevin Podcast Sponsor: Garden Maker Naturals Natural and organic fertilizers with complete ingredient transparency, custom-mixed for your garden's unique needs. Check it out by clicking this link and tell them Kevin from Epic Gardening sent you! Follow Epic Gardening Everywhere: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something a little different for you - growing algae balls in water indoors! I figured I'd mix it up from the edible / Spring topics for today :) Keep Growing, Kevin Podcast Sponsor: Garden Maker Naturals Natural and organic fertilizers with complete ingredient transparency, custom-mixed for your garden's unique needs. Check it out by clicking this link and tell them Kevin from Epic Gardening sent you! Follow Epic Gardening Everywhere: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For most of us, it's time to get seeds starting...but temperatures are still too low! Here's what to know about starting seeds in a greenhouse this Spring. Keep Growing, Kevin Podcast Sponsor: Garden Maker Naturals Natural and organic fertilizers with complete ingredient transparency, custom-mixed for your garden's unique needs. Check it out by clicking this link and tell them Kevin from Epic Gardening sent you! Follow Epic Gardening Everywhere: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is about pesky dogs peeing on a reader's lawn...she's tried everything to rehabilitate the dead patches, without success. Here is my checklist to revitalize a dead patch of lawn! Keep Growing, Kevin Podcast Sponsor: Garden Maker Naturals Natural and organic fertilizers with complete ingredient transparency, custom-mixed for your garden's unique needs. Check it out by clicking this link and tell them Kevin from Epic Gardening sent you! Follow Epic Gardening Everywhere: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn More: Propagating Spider Plants Keep Growing, Kevin Podcast Sponsor: Garden Maker Naturals Natural and organic fertilizers with complete ingredient transparency, custom-mixed for your garden's unique needs. Check it out by clicking this link and tell them Kevin from Epic Gardening sent you! Follow Epic Gardening Everywhere: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices