The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers

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!

Episodes

Personalities and How They Manifest in Your Garden

May 22, 2024 • 11 mins
A gardener’s personality is directly related to how they organize their growing space. Emily has clients who need the tidiness of rows, along with those who simply let the strong survive. There’s no right or wrong way to do it! Give yourself grace and you’ll succeed.
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Analysis Paralysis

May 21, 2024 • 8 mins
It’s easy to get overwhelmed with all the available information about gardening. While you might see a lot of conflicting messages, it’s more important to have a strong foundation. Experiments don’t usually lead to problems. This is what Emily Grohovsky tells her clients as new gardeners.
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Green Thumbs Are Not Natural

May 20, 2024 • 8 mins
Emily Grohovsky is a self-taught, Zone 8b gardener based in Central Mississippi. She owns a turnkey garden business called Cedar Hill Gardens. She empowers her clients to grow kitchen gardens right outside their doors, so they can enjoy their harvests year-round. 
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Best Practices & Expert Tips for Rose Gardening

May 17, 2024 • 12 mins
We’ve touched on rose pests and diseases. This episode is dedicated to getting your rose garden started. Ensure you have proper conditions, pick the right roses, and just get growing! You won’t be disappointed in the results when you provide your rose garden with everything it needs. 

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Disease-Free Rose Growing

May 16, 2024 • 7 mins
Many rose diseases can be prevented through proper care, which prevents pests that can spread diseases as well. But dealing with any diseases that crop up isn’t that difficult. Heirloom Roses owner, Ben Hanna has the essential tips for tackling rose diseases. 

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Common Rose Pests and Prevention

May 15, 2024 • 6 mins
There are three components to keeping pests away from your roses: proper sunlight, watering, and fertilizing. Most rose plants recover from pest feeding, and most gardens already have a healthy population of beneficial insects. In this episode, Ben Hanna discusses ways to monitor and control rose pests.

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Own-root Roses and Bare-Root Roses - What’s the Difference

May 14, 2024 • 13 mins
What are you getting when you buy a rose at a big box store? Usually a grafted rose. A better option is to purchase an own-root rose, which is not only hardier, but will live much longer. Ben Hanna of Heirloom Roses explains why here. 

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The Story of Heirloom Roses

May 13, 2024 • 8 mins
11 years ago, Ben and his wife, Kara purchased Heirloom Roses from the former owners. Before that Ben was an executive in an electronics company. Since this lifestyle change, Ben and his family have truly enjoyed working for themselves with gorgeous roses.

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Designing a Next-Level Chicken Coop

May 10, 2024 • 12 mins
It’s chicken season! As the founders of Coop, Jordan Barnes and AJ Forsythe are avid chicken farmers, and they have eggs coming out of their ears. Listen to them discuss the differences between homegrown, farm fresh eggs and mass-produced eggs. 
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Cleanliness and Chickens

May 9, 2024 • 10 mins
Sometimes the coop can get a little messy. In this episode, Kevin, AJ, and Jordan discuss tips and tricks that help chicken-keepers with hygiene. They also cover a few anecdotes about their adventures in chicken cleanliness. 

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Urban Farming - Demystifying Dirt for City Slickers

May 8, 2024 • 12 mins
Chickens don’t just have a practical function, they are also super fun! AJ and Jordan have found that chickens changed their connection to food. They’ve also enriched their lives with their personalities, and their desire for attention. 

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Chickens Do More Than Lay Eggs

May 7, 2024 • 13 mins
Chickens are great egg-layers, but they’re also excellent pest controllers, and garden fertilizers. You can turn 95% of your kitchen waste into eggs quickly too! In this episode, Jordan and AJ cover all the ways chicken-keeping benefits the growing space.
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Homegrown Eggs Are Best

May 6, 2024 • 12 mins

It’s chicken season! As the founders of Coop, Jordan Barnes and AJ Forsythe are avid chicken farmers, and they have eggs coming out of their ears. Listen to them discuss the differences between homegrown, farm fresh eggs and mass-produced eggs. 
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Encountering Challenges in the Garden

May 3, 2024 • 15 mins
No matter where you are, gardening involves dealing with a host of problems specific to your locale. Meg deals with heat and humidity, which brings in pests and diseases. She and Jacques compare the difficulties they deal with, and how they handle them.
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Livestock: Growing With Garden Helpers

May 2, 2024 • 11 mins
Beekeeping and chicken keeping are Meg’s newest gardening passions. Beekeeping is a huge endeavor, and a whole science she has to learn. Chicken keeping is something she’s more familiar with. In this episode, hear her and Jacques discuss gardening with livestock. 
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Growing and Preserving Flavorful Foods

May 1, 2024 • 12 mins
Meg is keen to grow her garden specifically for the delicious foods she can cook and preserve. Here, she and Jacques discuss their favorites for their tastiness as it stands, and for preservation purposes. They also cover the best ways to extend their enjoyment of the harvest. 

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Chaos Gardening, or Gardening Instinctively

April 30, 2024 • 10 mins
One year, Meg was so busy she only had time to throw and sow some seeds in her garden. She didn’t have time to plan it out, nor was there an opportunity to be super meticulous about her garden. What resulted was some of the best harvests she’s had. This is what she calls Chaos Gardening. 

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Meg's Gardening Journey

April 29, 2024 • 8 mins
Gardening has always been a dream for Meg Lloyd. As a pre-med student taking a botany class, she realized this is what she should have done with her life. Fast forward to today, and Meg has a thriving backyard garden on her quarter acre lot full of delicious produce. 

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Orchards

April 26, 2024 • 8 mins
Kris and Jacques reflect on their adventures growing fruit. Kris has had some mixed results with different trees. Jacques just installed six trees and bushes at his hermitage. In this episode, they outline the best ways to practice orcharding at home. 
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Desert Island Vegetables

April 25, 2024 • 5 mins
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, what would Jacques and Kris grow? Probably not a plant you can only harvest once, and certainly one that tastes good. Here they discuss their favorite veggie plants that provide plenty of calories, and have great adaptability. 
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