Episodes

  • Houseplant Care and Propagation with Lindsay Sisti | The Beet

    Houseplant Care and Propagation with Lindsay Sisti | The Beet
    Jan 6 2025
    In this episode of The Beet Podcast, Jacques chats with houseplant expert Lindsay Sisti about all things plant care and propagation. From the magic of multiplying your green babies by mastering layering, stem propagation, and beyond, Lindsay shares expert tips for a thriving houseplant garden. No matter your experience, this episode is packed with fun and helpful insights to help your plants flourish! Learn More: Should I Trim My Pothos? Connect with Lindsay Sisti: Lindsay Sisti is a houseplant and rare plant entrepreneur with a lifelong passion for plants. Growing up, she learned plant science from her parents, and while she didn't inherit their green thumb, her research skills helped her become an expert in plant care – so much so, she released a book on houseplant propagation. Find more from Lindsay Sisti on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alltheplantbabies/ Listener Exclusive: As an exclusive for our listeners, use code BEETPODCAST for 10% off your next order (one use per customer) at shop.epicgardening.com! Whether you’re looking for seed-starting supplies, high-quality seeds to plant, or a raised bed or planter to start them in, we have supplies to get you growing. Support The Beet: → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop-beet → Seeds: https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests-beet Learn More: → All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube-beet → Blog: https://growepic.co/blog-beet → Podcast: https://growepic.co/podcasts → Discord: https://growepic.co/discord → Instagram: https://growepic.co/insta → TikTok: https://growepic.co/tiktok → Pinterest: https://growepic.co/pinterest → Twitter: https://growepic.co/twitter → Facebook: https://growepic.co/facebook → Facebook Group: https://growepic.co/fbgroup Do You Love Epic Gardening products? Join the Epic Affiliate Program! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • The Secrets of Growing Houseplants with Eliza Blank | The Beet

    The Secrets of Growing Houseplants with Eliza Blank | The Beet
    Dec 30 2024
    Eliza Blank turned her passion for plants into a thriving business. She believes successful houseplant care starts with understanding each plant's unique needs. By assessing your space and lifestyle, you can choose the best plants for your home. In this full episode of the Beet Podcast, Eliza and Kevin encourage people to embrace the joy of nurturing their indoor gardens by truly connecting with plants for long-term success. Learn More: 9 Ways You Should Treat Your Houseplants Differently in Winter Connect With Eliza Blank: Eliza Blank, founder of The Sill, built a successful business in the houseplant sector in 2012, after she moved to her first apartment. By tapping into her family’s generational love of plants, she livened up her living space. This spurred the beginning of the Sill, a houseplant business that currently hosts 12 brick-and-mortar stores and delivers houseplants directly to customers. Today, Eliza continues to demonstrate a commitment to plants, brand building, and customer centricity. Find more from Eliza Blank on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesill/ Find more from Eliza Blank at The Sill: https://www.thesill.com/ Listener Exclusive: As an exclusive for our listeners, use code BEETPODCAST for 10% off your next order (one use per customer) at shop.epicgardening.com! Whether you’re looking for seed-starting supplies, high-quality seeds to plant, or a raised bed or planter to start them in, we have supplies to get you growing. Support The Beet: → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop-beet → Seeds: https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests-beet Learn More: → All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube-beet → Blog: https://growepic.co/blog-beet → Podcast: https://growepic.co/podcasts → Discord: https://growepic.co/discord → Instagram: https://growepic.co/insta → TikTok: https://growepic.co/tiktok → Pinterest: https://growepic.co/pinterest → Twitter: https://growepic.co/twitter → Facebook: https://growepic.co/facebook → Facebook Group: https://growepic.co/fbgroup Do You Love Epic Gardening products? Join the Epic Affiliate Program! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Tom Spellman’s Top Tips for Thriving Backyard Orchards | The Beet

    Tom Spellman’s Top Tips for Thriving Backyard Orchards | The Beet
    Dec 23 2024
    In this full rerun episode of the Beet Podcast, Tom Spellman, expert orchardist, shares tips for starting and maintaining your very own fruit tree orchard. He covers key growing conditions, and what distinguishes backyard orcharding from commercial orchards. Listen as he and Kevin delve into this topic, and consider designing an orchard yourself! Learn More: The Top 11 Fruit Trees That Look Great in Suburban Landscapes Connect With Tom Spellman: Tom Spellman has 25+ years of experience in the nursery industry, specializing in fruit trees. He's known for the popularization of Backyard Orchard Culture, a method of planting fruit trees at home that maximizes production for the home grower, successive ripening, and unique pruning and plant care strategies that give a home gardener a ton of delicious, sweet fruit. Find more from Tom Spellman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davewilsonnursery/ Find more from Tom Spellman on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClShqpLDCJ-Q97zk3tsYZAw Find more from Tom Spellman on his Web Site: https://www.davewilson.com/tom-spellman/ Listener Exclusive: As an exclusive for our listeners, use code BEETPODCAST for 10% off your next order (one use per customer) at shop.epicgardening.com! Whether you’re looking for seed-starting supplies, high-quality seeds to plant, or a raised bed or planter to start them in, we have supplies to get you growing. Support The Beet: → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop-beet → Seeds: https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests-beet Learn More: → All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube-beet → Blog: https://growepic.co/blog-beet → Podcast: https://growepic.co/podcasts → Discord: https://growepic.co/discord → Instagram: https://growepic.co/insta → TikTok: https://growepic.co/tiktok → Pinterest: https://growepic.co/pinterest → Twitter: https://growepic.co/twitter → Facebook: https://growepic.co/facebook → Facebook Group: https://growepic.co/fbgroup Do You Love Epic Gardening products? Join the Epic Affiliate Program! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • Growing and Enjoying Perennial Veggies with Connie Cao | The Beet

    Growing and Enjoying Perennial Veggies with Connie Cao | The Beet
    Dec 16 2024
    In this episode of the Beet Podcast, Jacques and urban gardening expert Connie Cao explore their favorite annual and perennial Asian veggies. They share insider tips on growing these plants and making the most of each harvest, all while offering creative ways to enjoy them in the kitchen. Get ready for a fresh take on these tasty, nutrient-packed plants! Receive a free LMNT Sample Pack with your order at DrinkLMNT.com/Beet ! Learn More: 33 Asian Vegetables, Herbs, and Spices You Should Grow Connect with Connie Cao: Connie Cao is an urban gardener in Melbourne, Australia, who cultivates a thriving space of veggies, fruit, and flowers. With a Permaculture Design Certificate and a Diploma in Sustainable Living, she’s passionate about making edible gardening easy, rewarding, and stress-free for her customers. Find more from Connie Cao on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gardenwithconnie/ and https://www.instagram.com/connieandluna/ Find more from Connie Cao on her website here: https://www.gardenwithconnie.com/ Listener Exclusive: As an exclusive for our listeners, use code BEETPODCAST for 10% off your next order (one use per customer) at shop.epicgardening.com! Whether you’re looking for seed-starting supplies, high-quality seeds to plant, or a raised bed or planter to start them in, we have supplies to get you growing. Support The Beet: → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop-beet → Seeds: https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests-beet Learn More: → All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube-beet → Blog: https://growepic.co/blog-beet → Podcast: https://growepic.co/podcasts → Discord: https://growepic.co/discord → Instagram: https://growepic.co/insta → TikTok: https://growepic.co/tiktok → Pinterest: https://growepic.co/pinterest → Twitter: https://growepic.co/twitter → Facebook: https://growepic.co/facebook → Facebook Group: https://growepic.co/fbgroup Do You Love Epic Gardening products? Join the Epic Affiliate Program! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Kicking Off the Winter Garden with Kevin and Jacques | The Beet

    Kicking Off the Winter Garden with Kevin and Jacques | The Beet
    Dec 9 2024
    In this final episode of the year on the Beet Podcast, Kevin and Jacques wrap things up with a bang. They explore planting hundreds of garlic cloves, enhancing garden aesthetics with mulch, growing winter veggies, and the rich allure of saffron. Don’t miss the last K&J chat of the season—packed with expert tips and tricks for your own garden! Listener Exclusive: As an exclusive for our listeners, use code BEETPODCAST for 10% off your next order (one use per customer) at shop.epicgardening.com! Whether you’re looking for seed-starting supplies, high-quality seeds to plant, or a raised bed or planter to start them in, we have supplies to get you growing. Support The Beet: → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop-beet → Seeds: https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests-beet Learn More: → All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube-beet → Blog: https://growepic.co/blog-beet → Podcast: https://growepic.co/podcasts → Discord: https://growepic.co/discord → Instagram: https://growepic.co/insta → TikTok: https://growepic.co/tiktok → Pinterest: https://growepic.co/pinterest → Twitter: https://growepic.co/twitter → Facebook: https://growepic.co/facebook → Facebook Group: https://growepic.co/fbgroup Do You Love Epic Gardening products? Join the Epic Affiliate Program! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Digging In: Gardening Insights with Chia-Ming Ro | The Beet

    Digging In: Gardening Insights with Chia-Ming Ro | The Beet
    Nov 25 2024
    Get ready for a fresh episode of the Beet Podcast! Gardening consultant Chia-Ming Ro joins Jacques to dive into their professional gardening journeys, explore the magic of greenhouses, and unlock the secrets of edible landscapes. Tune in for insider tips and tricks to elevate your own garden game! Chia-Ming Ro is a former finance exec turned food & cut flower garden designer, who is transforming Los Angeles and Orange County one home at a time with her foodscaping business Coastal Homestead. Find more from Chia-Ming Ro on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/coastal_homestead/ Find more from Chia-Ming Ro on her website here: https://www.coastalhomestead.com/ Listener Exclusive: As an exclusive for our listeners, use code BEETPODCAST for 10% off your next order (one use per customer) at shop.epicgardening.com! Whether you’re looking for seed-starting supplies, high-quality seeds to plant, or a raised bed or planter to start them in, we have supplies to get you growing. Support The Beet: → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop-beet → Seeds: https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests-beet Learn More: → All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube-beet → Blog: https://growepic.co/blog-beet → Podcast: https://growepic.co/podcasts → Discord: https://growepic.co/discord → Instagram: https://growepic.co/insta → TikTok: https://growepic.co/tiktok → Pinterest: https://growepic.co/pinterest → Twitter: https://growepic.co/twitter → Facebook: https://growepic.co/facebook → Facebook Group: https://growepic.co/fbgroup Do You Love Epic Gardening products? Join the Epic Affiliate Program! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Blooming Big on a Small Scale with Galena Berkompas | The Beet

    Blooming Big on a Small Scale with Galena Berkompas | The Beet
    Nov 18 2024
    Galena Berkompas’ flower farming journey started with a love for gardens sparked in the UK. From filling a half-acre property to now farming 6 acres, she’s grown her passion into a thriving business. In this episode of the Beet Podcast, Galena shares her story with Jacques, and discusses her top tips for growing a garden full of blooms—no matter how much space you have! Today's episode is sponsored by LMNT, an electrolyte drink mix free of sugar, artificial colors, and other dodgy ingredients. Receive a free LMNT Sample Pack with your order at http://drinklmnt.com/Beet Connect with Galena Berkompas: Galena Berkompas is the founder of Micro Flower Farm, a thriving 1/2-acre flower farm in southwest Washington. What started as a dream to transform a small property into a vibrant garden has now blossomed into 6 acres and a business that serves thousands. Galena loves helping others grow their own flowers and find joy in nature. A dedicated educator, Galena offers courses, webinars, and tips on Instagram to inspire others to grow their own flowers. Find more from Galena Berkompas on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/microflowerfarm/ Find more about Galena’s Micro Flower Farm here: https://www.microflowerfarm.com/ Listener Exclusive: As an exclusive for our listeners, use code BEETPODCAST for 10% off your next order (one use per customer) at shop.epicgardening.com! Whether you’re looking for seed-starting supplies, high-quality seeds to plant, or a raised bed or planter to start them in, we have supplies to get you growing. Support The Beet: → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop-beet → Seeds: https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests-beet Learn More: → All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube-beet → Blog: https://growepic.co/blog-beet → Podcast: https://growepic.co/podcasts → Discord: https://growepic.co/discord → Instagram: https://growepic.co/insta → TikTok: https://growepic.co/tiktok → Pinterest: https://growepic.co/pinterest → Twitter: https://growepic.co/twitter → Facebook: https://growepic.co/facebook → Facebook Group: https://growepic.co/fbgroup Do You Love Epic Gardening products? Join the Epic Affiliate Program! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Steve Sando’s Heirloom Bean Revolution | The Beet

    Steve Sando’s Heirloom Bean Revolution | The Beet
    Nov 11 2024
    In this episode of the Beet Podcast, Jacques and Steve Sando dive deep into the world of beans! They explore the rich history of beans in the Americas, their surprising garden benefits, and Steve's personal favorites. Whether you're a bean enthusiast or just looking to expand your culinary horizons, this episode is packed with flavorful insights that will enrich your bean knowledge!Connect with Steve Sando:Steve Sando is a chef and home gardener who loves cultivating heirloom plants with tons of flavor. This affinity led him to discover the flavorful Rio Zape bean. After selling his stock at the local farmer’s market, he eventually founded The Rancho Gordo, a premier source for heirloom beans. His mission is to provide high-quality ingredients native to the Americas, for home cooks. Recently, he wrote and released The Bean Book, highlighting the best beans for home cooking.Find more from Steven Sando on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/rancho_gordo/ Find more from Steven Sando on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/ranchogordo Find more from Steven Sando on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@ranchogordo_sando Find more from Rancho Gordo here: https://www.ranchogordo.com/pages/about-us Listener Exclusive:As an exclusive for our listeners, use code BEETPODCAST for 10% off your next order (one use per customer) at shop.epicgardening.com! Whether you’re looking for seed-starting supplies, high-quality seeds to plant, or a raised bed or planter to start them in, we have supplies to get you growing.Support The Beet:→ Shop: https://growepic.co/shop-beet → Seeds: https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests-beetLearn More:→ All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube-beet→ Blog: https://growepic.co/blog-beet→ Podcast: https://growepic.co/podcasts→ Discord: https://growepic.co/discord→ Instagram: https://growepic.co/insta→ TikTok: https://growepic.co/tiktok→ Pinterest: https://growepic.co/pinterest→ Twitter: https://growepic.co/twitter→ Facebook: https://growepic.co/facebook→ Facebook Group: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins