Garden Smart: Season one

A year in your garden

This season, we’re spending a year in your garden together. Each week, you’ll get timely tips to keep up with your garden’s changing needs—whether it’s breathing life into cool spring soil, guarding treasured plants from voracious summer pests, or savoring fall’s last harvest.

In ten minutes or less, you’ll get simple, science-backed tips that fit naturally into your routine. Each episode highlights what to focus on right now to keep your garden thriving and looking its best. It’s all about helping you stay organized, save time, and enjoy a garden that flourishes through every season.

So, join me each week, and let’s make gardening a little easier and more rewarding all year!

Season one episodes

Garden Smart Podcast, Season 1 Episode 1

Introducing the Garden Smart Podcast (Episode 1)

woman holding fertilizer in her hands in the garden to explain what is NPK?

What Is NPK? How N-P-K Numbers Help You Choose the Right Fertilizer for Your Garden

Has this ever happened to you? You’re standing in the fertilizer aisle of your local garden center, looking at all the packages, and your eyes glaze over. There are too many choices. And you’re not sure which one to buy. When you pick up the first package and glance at the label,…

a vegetable gardening book on a table next to a bowl of fruit

23 Best Vegetable Gardening Books Get You Growing Like a Pro

Picture this. You decide to find out more about growing your own food. So, you sit down at your computer. You head over to Amazon, and type in “vegetable gardening books.” As the results load, you close your eyes and sigh. There are too many books to choose from! You think…

How to Grow Tons of Fresh Spinach [Even If You Don’t Have Much Space]

Thanks to the popularity of square foot gardening, the idea of growing food in a small and efficient space has taken hold. And spinach is one of the best vegetables to get you started with square foot gardening. Spinach is an easy-to-grow salad green that produces large yields of vitamin-rich,…

Red maple tree in front of a white house in October

39+ Tips to Help Make Your October Garden the Best It Can Be

This month the garden is winding down for most of us. It’s the last chance for a major clean up effort before the weather turns wintery. And depending on how far into October it is when you’re reading this, you may have had a light frost or two, and if you…

What is Full Sun, Partial Sun, and Part Shade? (How to Grow Happy Plants)

The sun can be both a generous friend and a relentless foe. Ever planted a full sun diva in a shadowy spot or exposed shade lovers to the unforgiving sun? You probably ended up with a full sun plant huddled in the shadows, pining for the light, and your shade-lover…

Weeding Bucket DIY: Simple Solution Makes it Easy to Weed

The best way to keep your weeds under control is to make weeding easier and more convenient. Here’s all you have to do…Make it a breeze to grab your weeding tools. Yep, it’s that simple! And the best way to do that is to stash a DIY weeding bucket (or…

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Garden Smart Podcast Season 1