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The Beet started as the Epic Gardening Podcast, but has grown into a one-stop shop for plant lovers. Five days a week, we explore topics ranging from beginner gardening tips to in-depth discussions with industry and science experts. Here, we’ll open up new gardening horizons, inspire you to greater heights, share new and exciting discoveries in agriculture, and fill your mind with freshly-harvested information you can apply to your own gardening journey!
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Seed Talk with Lisa & Layne

Lisa Mason Ziegler & Layne Angelo

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Join Lisa Mason Ziegler and Layne Angelo as they discuss all things related to gardening, flower farming, and growing from seed. Lisa brings over two decades of flower farming experience to the conversation, while Layne offers the perspective of an avid home gardener, seed starter, and engineer. Together, the duo provides an informative and entertaining look into the world of flowers as well as vegetables, bulbs, woodies, and more. From seed starting to harvesting and everything in between, ...
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Ben Gardner and Batavia have been gardening for over 25 years and we want to pass our knowledge on to you. Backyard Gardens is here for everyone to have fun while learning how to grow more food and flowers in their gardens. Every week we break garden topics down like a compost pile so it is easy to understand. We want you to have the most productive and easy to maintain garden so you can spend more time enjoying your space. So let‘s all Learn to Grow and grow for change together.
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Material World

BBC Radio 4

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Weekly science conversation, on everything from archaeology to zoology, from abacus to the antipodean rodent zyzomys, by way of meteorites. Presented by Quentin Cooper, and airing every Thursday, 4:30 pm.
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The Garden Girls

Amanda Thomsen & Michelle Gervais

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The Garden Girls, Michelle Gervais and Amanda Thomsen, are longtime gardeners and Gen X moms that have worked in the horticulture industry since forever. They can be found out in the world as Gardeny Goodness and Kiss My Aster!
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Clever Creature

Jason Gots

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"A perfectly weird zine for your ears" - Boing Boing. "A case study in artistic drive" - Indiewire. A single surprise word seeds a piece of short fiction, a song, a reflection, and (part of) a conversation. Guests including Resmaa Menakem, Neil Gaiman, Mary-Louise Parker, and more. Until 2020, Jason hosted Think Again, with thinkers and creatives including Terry Gilliam, Margaret Atwood, Marlon James, and over 200 more. The show was an iTunes Best of 2015 pick and won praise from Salon, Inc. ...
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Discussions and advice on how to grow organic cannabis, starting from seedling/clone all the way to harvest. We will cover everything from basic horticulture all the way to detailed indoor grow set-ups, integrated pest management, temperature, humidity, ventilation, lighting, different types of grow mediums, nutrients and what they do, common beginner mistakes, and much more. We will also talk about types of strains, genetics and breeding, and phenotype hunting through your cultivars. Finall ...
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Struggling to get your cool flower seeds to sprout? Looking for some tips to improve germination on surface-sown seeds? Today, Lisa and Layne discuss various germination troubles with cool flower transplants. They describe the ideal environmental conditions when starting cool-season hardy annual flowers indoors and cover a variety of common questio…
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Would you like to grow your own material for dried flower crafts or arrangements? Wondering which warm-season flowers to include in your garden for drying purposes? Today, Lisa and Layne discuss the results of this year's warm-season tender annual flower drying experiments. They cover a variety of warm-season flowers, describing how the flowers loo…
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Your first frost is either here or on the way. Get ready and continue to grow your garden through the first and many other frosts. Learn to Grow. Grow for Change. Buy some of our seeds- https://backyardgardensseeds.etsy.com Question of the day- bygquestion@gmail.com Get the planter App here https://planter.garden/get/backyard Customized seed starti…
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Join Jacques and Kevin as they dive into the slow transition from summer to fall. In this episode of the Beet Podcast, they discuss how the garden can shine amidst the seasonal shift, with exciting plant companions that thrive in autumn. Get ready for a dose of optimism and tips for nurturing a flourishing garden as the leaves turn. EG shop homepag…
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Yes I did upload an ai generated podcast about Christmas Lights. I got carried away with it lol – and in this one, I give out all the standard lawn tips but then take another guide towards the end, feed it to the AI and then react to it. It’s pretty fun and definitely something different. here’s the winterizer guide referenced: https://drive.google…
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Everyone needs a health insurance. But there are some questions that can't be ignored- How much should your cover be? What are pre existing conditions and how do they impact your premium? How do you cover your parents and at what point does it become too expensive? How do you effectively use top ups and super top ups? On this edition of Big Decisio…
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Playing around with Google’s NotebookLM there is an option to upload a PDF, then it will turn the PDF into a podcast where 2 people teach one another (and the audience) everything they learned from reading it. This is 100% ai generated from my original PDF on DIY Christmas Lights. Here is the original PDF if you want to see what they started with a…
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Do you look forward to enjoying the charm and fragrance of sweet peas in your home and garden every year? Wondering whether or not to soak your seeds before sowing, or how to prevent your transplants from becoming tall and leggy? Today, Lisa and Layne discuss various tips for sowing and overwintering sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus). They cover the b…
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we all worry about the freezing temperature but that's not the killer for the garden. Learn to Grow. Grow for Change. Buy some of our seeds- https://backyardgardensseeds.etsy.com Question of the day- bygquestion@gmail.com Get the planter App here https://planter.garden/get/backyard Customized seed starting schedule- sandybottomhomestead@gmail.com B…
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This full episode of the Beet Podcast is all about herbs! Jacques and Epic Ambassador, Ana Talukder have a conversation about their favorite herbs and growing them. Most importantly, they cover processing and drying herbs for infusions, tisanes, and self care. Listen here for some great tips and tricks to use in the herb garden. EG shop homepage: h…
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The National Pension Scheme is a great vehicle to help you save up for your retirement. But are you availing all the tax advantages? And how do you choose the best performing fund manager? Can you switch your manager midway through? And what about your asset allocation? Finally, when should you withdraw from the NPS? On this edition of Big Decision…
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Do you struggle with poor germination when sowing cool flower seeds outdoors in the fall? Wondering how to prevent weeds from overtaking your direct-seeded beds or how to ensure a thick stand of plants come springtime? Today, Lisa and Layne discuss various cool flower direct seeding troubles. They describe the optimal conditions when sowing cool fl…
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Your fall garden is especially suseptable to diseases; we need to prevent them and know the signs. Learn to Grow. Grow for Change. Buy some of our seeds- https://backyardgardensseeds.etsy.com Question of the day- bygquestion@gmail.com Get the planter App here https://planter.garden/get/backyard Customized seed starting schedule- sandybottomhomestea…
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In this full episode of the Beet Podcast, Jacques and Shannie McCabe discuss the benefits and pitfalls of leaning into the seasons versus fighting them. Shannie describes her adventures working for a large heirloom seed company, and the plant trickery involved in growing new seeds. The two share their favorite plants to grow in the regions they liv…
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How do financial frauds take place? What are the different kinds of scams? What do you do if you’ve fallen prey? What’s RBI’s Zero Liability Policy? On this edition of Big Decisions, CEO of BankBazaar.com, Adhil Shetty, explains how you can keep yourself safe from financial frauds through prevention and cure.…
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Do your cool flower seedlings seem to wither away shortly after sprouting? Are your transplants discolored, stunted, or slow to grow? Today, Lisa and Layne discuss various seedling troubles commonly encountered with cool flower transplants. They describe the importance of proper watering and the ideal air temperatures when growing cool-season hardy…
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If you are growing in a fall garden then you need to fertilize. Fertilizing your garden in fall is completely different than the summer growing season. Learn to Grow. Grow for Change. Buy some of our seeds- https://backyardgardensseeds.etsy.com Question of the day- bygquestion@gmail.com Get the planter App here https://planter.garden/get/backyard C…
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Logan Hailey an Editor of the Epic Gardening blog, and a long-time Travel Farmer who has years of experience growing her own food. In this full episode of the Beet Podcast, she and Jacques discuss the nutritional benefits of growing your own food, and caring for the soil. Through these efforts, gardeners get the greatest reward: delicious, healthy …
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Lots of fun this week with a talk about the nitrogen blitz which many of you have been doing already and didn’t even know it! Plus, seed washouts, keep the fait and lots of talk about how wet it is in Florida and what brown spots look like from the flooding and wet feet. Thanks for listening and watchihng! Hit me up on X : https://twitter.com/Allyn…
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Can debt be good for you? Is a zero-cost EMI actually zero cost? What do bankers assess before lending you money? How does does your digital footprint matter when taking a loan? On this edition of Big Decisions, retail banker Virat Diwanji explains the difference between good and bad debt, and everything around it.…
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you can grow in your garden into the winter season, but you can and should also be enjoying your harvest well into the winter season. Learn to Grow. Grow for Change. Buy some of our seeds- https://backyardgardensseeds.etsy.com Question of the day- bygquestion@gmail.com Get the planter App here https://planter.garden/get/backyard Customized seed sta…
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What do you do with an overload of freshly harvested garden produce? This week's episode, sponsored by LMNT, comes complete with a free sample pack - visit https://bit.ly/LMNT_Epic to get yours! In this week's episode, Jacques and Kevin chat about ways to store that harvest for longer, why upskilling your fundamentals in cooking is essential, and w…
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There are serious benefits to raising and processing your own cattle on your own ranch. Not only does it simplify the process of slaughter, but it also consolidates roles of ranching. This, and the benefit to consumers is how vertically integrated farming has a positive impact. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4e7sJMY Botanical Int…
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How do you plan for a car? Do you even need one? Are car loans better than SIPs to fund a purchase? How can you upgrade your car without breaking the bank? Should you go for a top-end variant or a low-end one? In this edition of Big Decisions, Renuka Kirpalani, Consulting Editor at Autocar India and Mashable India, and Nikhil Kothari, Director at E…
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In regenerative animal husbandry, like Will Harris’s White Oak Pastures, animals live according to their nature. This model is an expansion of the industrial one, where meeting basic needs is the only concern. He can tell from their expression that his animals are happy, and that is because of his focus on their welfare. Epic Gardening Shop Homepag…
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Worried you are starting your cool flower seeds too early or too late this fall? Wondering when to plant cool-season hardy annual flowers in a frost-free climate? Today, Lisa and Layne discuss various cool flower timing troubles. They describe how to calculate your optimal fall and very early spring cool flower planting windows and cover a variety …
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It all depends on what you are growing in your garden for the fall season. These mistakes are common but can be easily avoided. Learn to Grow. Grow for Change. Buy some of our seeds- https://backyardgardensseeds.etsy.com Question of the day- bygquestion@gmail.com Get the planter App here https://planter.garden/get/backyard Customized seed starting …
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Soil health is just as important as animal health. That’s because good soil provides the best possible sustenance for cattle. Additionally, animal impact has a positive effect, as manure attracts microbial organisms that give the soil life. Will managed to convert his previously industrial-farmed soil in just 5 years to a highly productive one. Epi…
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Regeneration of degraded land. Welfare to the animals. Re-enrichment of the local community. These are the three things Will Harris’ cattle company boasts, and those he is most proud of at White Oak Pastures. And people come to work on the farm, not because of the higher pay, but because of the principle behind what Will is doing. Epic Gardening Sh…
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