The guy in the comments saying Meg is “flirty” obviously doesn’t understand what charisma is. Meg has charisma. She’s entertaining to watch & listen to. We love her ❤️

@Sandraparson1

14 күн бұрын

And Erin is great as well! She’s so well spoken and you have a great team going on, Kevin!

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

It's quite revealing to see the comments on the women on our channel vs. the men. Shows a lot more about the commenters than our gardeners IMO - Kevin

@britter_critter

13 күн бұрын

Didn't see any flirting from Meg, Jaques however, clearly being a flirty garden vixen./s

@miseentrope

12 күн бұрын

@@britter_critter 🤣 It's the hat and gardeners' knees! LOL. Seriously tho, love all the Epic team members. 🥰

The audible gasp I made when I saw you brought a Wisconsin gardener to the team. I love it!

"Or if you have a lot of repressed anger you can use your bare hands and rip them out" 🤣🤣🤣

@monicamartey

14 күн бұрын

😅😅😅

@meggrowsplants

14 күн бұрын

I’ve considered buying those claw gloves for this very reason 😂

@jackiek4159

14 күн бұрын

I definitely resonate with this one! 😂

@JustCallMeInsane

14 күн бұрын

@@meggrowsplants yesss do it!!

I love Meg and Erin. Thanks for including them

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

I love that you speak on different growing zones!

While weeding ...I find it very helpful to listen to an audiobook.

As a Master Gardener, I love how you have changed and evolved the Epic Gardening platform. Each one of your staff members brings new insight into gardening weather soil maintenance, irrigation, propagation, mulching you name it. Your tips and learning experiences teaches other gardeners how they can better maintain their garden. Thank you for your hard work.

I would love more zone 4 & 5 videos! We have such a short growing season compared to the south and it's very challenging for beginners like me!

I appreciated the knee cracking noise at the start ;)

it's so weird gardening in Florida, everyone else is just now putting their seedlings in the ground.... I'm over here about to pull my tomatoes out lmao.

@pingwin466

14 күн бұрын

we are laughing everyday as I pull more tomatoes out of the ground in Ft Pierce lol, slicers are almost done and determinates going well, okra is good and bush beans are going well, kale is bolting/yellowing, we learned we were 6 months of from our schedule after moving from N.C back to Florida

@veryberry39

14 күн бұрын

I lived there for 3 years, and my housemate was the gardener. All I know is she had the worst time trying to keep the stinkbugs from decimating her tomatoes, but the okra grew like crazy. 🤣

@juliehorney995

14 күн бұрын

Just a function of one's growing zone. Cheers!

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

LOL seriously. Climates are so diff!

@docgrowsfood

12 күн бұрын

I’m in a North Tampa suburb and attempting the Millennial Gardener’s strategy of growing tomatoes under 40% shade cloth through the summer. Attempting to outsmart mother nature. Wish me luck!

It’s come to my attention that there seems to be a lack of tacky garden decor in San Diego!!! Here in the south every garden has at least one garden gnome shout out to Meg!! If u didn’t know garden gnomes take care of the garden at night!

"Whatever works for you." Cracking me up Meg!

I really love this format - so much information packed into one video!

Love hearing Erin's advice about more decorative perennial plants. It's an area I've gotten into more but it's so different in a lot of ways to traditional veggie gardening that I feel like it's a whole new set of things to learn.

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

I totally agree!

Meg - dead fish stew is hilarious. That’s about how it smells too, dead fish. 😂😂

Hi Erin! I’m so excited to see you here, joining Epic Gardening, especially since we’re in the same zone. Your old pal from Stonehouse Nursery in Michigan!

You guys! Stop bragging so much about your really warm climate 😣😅

@Fnkdoxnmnnbs

14 күн бұрын

I haven’t even planted my watermelons yet bc I live in the Bay Area 🥲

@nathansubbiah7564

14 күн бұрын

Bro Eric is still in 60°s but here in Tennessee it is already 85°

@deshgouri

14 күн бұрын

@@Fnkdoxnmnnbs ya right, I'm watching this from the very cold, wet, yucky & grey Pacific Northwest 🙄

@deshgouri

14 күн бұрын

@@nathansubbiah7564 yes ok. Enjoy! Fyi, I hate you 😂

@anserinfernus5535

14 күн бұрын

Watching from Ontario, and even with a greenhouse, time is not on my side. 🥲

Excellent collab ladies and gents, wish it was longer.

@wordwalkermomma4

12 күн бұрын

And they speak so fast...I’m thinking of watching at 75%, just to enjoy and think longer about gardening.😁

I've been getting a lot of these types of videos on social media where someone that knows what is doing on a particular topic goes out of its way to let you know what he/she is doing and you should too. You probably know (since you are making this video), but I really appreciate this format since it feels like a neighbor that REALLY knows what it's doing and giving you advice on how to improve I'm also from across the border (Tijuana) so all your advice can (in most cases) apply for my zone as well! Thank you and keep on growing!

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

That's our goal with this!!

4:36 She isn't kidding about the zone 4 thing.. This area of the Midwest definitely gets pretty cold in the winter. Working at a local nursery, they treat everything here like its zone 4 so that everything is hardy even in the occasionally severe cold days. Works very well in my experience. I'd say this microclimate reaches down past Dubuque and stretches over to Galena at least.

For all of us over here in the UK: 1) Prepare to battle a never ending horde of slugs eating our seedlings. 2) Refuse to surrender in the face of certain defeat, deploying beer traps, and hunting hiding places by day, torches and big tweezers by nights. 3) Rejoice in the demise of the slug army and watch everything flourish!

@GrowsGoneWild

14 күн бұрын

We got them thick over here this year too!

@FrozEnbyWolf150

14 күн бұрын

I tried beer traps here in the US and they didn't work. What finally worked was going out with soap spray after a rain, when all the slugs would come out. I never saw a slug infestation again. Also, firefly nymphs are natural predators of slugs. The firefly nymphs look very different from the adults, so it helps to learn to recognize them.

@Neenerella333

14 күн бұрын

I've already got caterpillars here in Northern New Mexico. I held back some of my broccoli seedlings indoors, in case my transplants get munched. Good luck with your slugs and snails.

@Chet_Thornbushel

14 күн бұрын

Step 4, get some pet ducks to patrol your garden for the slimy buggers 😆

@smas3256

14 күн бұрын

@@Neenerella333 Slugs and snails avoid crushed eggshells. Membrain of eggshells have to be washed off and air dried or baked in an oven. Nesting birds need the calcium and will help lower pest population.

Well done, Kevin! Your affiliates have so much knowledge and experience to offer! I learned something useful from each gardener today, including yourself. I rarely view videos longer than 10-15 mins -- short attention span 🥴 I guess -- but I watched this video with rapt interest. I love the way you have created such a well-rounded staff with appealing personalities and approaches from a variety of zones. Your site has always been one of the best on KZread, now it is very close to coming in first! 🏆 Congratulations on the creativity, originality, and hard work you have invested. And thank you.

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

So glad to hear th is!

Google lens has been my best friend in the garden for the last couple years. Aside from fresh seedlings its helped me find so many plants I want and identified so many things, biggest win was a pecan tree that shot out cause my parents cut the tree without digging the trunk and roots out. It snapped off, so I took a pic and then dug further after it said it to find a tree trunk 😂 they were like oh yeh I totally forgot we had a pecan tree there haha

I must get my seedings in the ground! That is the only goal!

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

You got it

I relate to Meg so much 😂 i enjoy her content/input so much

LOVED that format! It hit all the high notes for me. Thanks to everyone who added their somethin' somethin.' Spectacularly helpful for general maintenance, even for Zone 8 areas. Thanks!

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Scape next to Jacque's head: *please don't see me, please don't see me*

Multi zone video spread… bro 👏🏻 👏🏻 that’s why you’re Epic Eric!!

One thing people might forget is that animals, mostly pet dogs, really love the smell of organic fertilizers and may decide to help you repot your plants by ripping them out to eat the fertilizer. So if you have dogs, fence in your plants with some wire fencing for a while until the smell fades enough, usually a week or 2.

@lizlucey3812

10 күн бұрын

My dog loves bone meal and blood meal! She dug into the bags and the dirt 😅

Those rice crispy knees at the beginning I’m 💀💀

More Meg, pls? Thx! 🫡

@meggrowsplants

14 күн бұрын

❤❤❤

I just planted a peach tree after watching your orchard video!

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

That is awesome!

I love this mix of information and advice from the different garden zones! Thank you so much!!!!

Meg, we are almost neighbors in zone 8 Greenville, SC. No wonder your advice works for me.

@meggrowsplants

14 күн бұрын

Well hi, neighbor!!

Jacques bit about repotting the Guava was brilliant, some really helpful tips for figuring out why a plant might be languishing

“13 kind of mediocre peaches” new math rock band name I call it.

I can definitely relate to the knees cracking 😅 going up and down stairs with me is not pleasant because it's so loud 😅😅😂

12:20 This young woman is adorable and hilarious! I burst out laughing twice 😂 But everything she said was true. Heed those weeds people!

Love the addition of all the other experts/gardeners you have added. 😍

I love seeing more of the team and their climates, even though I'm 10b myself lol

2.99 million!! I’ll be checking daily and rooting for 3M 🎉🙌🙌

Who says I MUST do these in May?! I do what i want! 😆

@RealBradMiller

13 күн бұрын

That's it, I'm calling the gardening police! You can expect Captain Planet to come aknockin', yes you can!! 😂😂😂😂

The editing, content, and flow of this video is AWESOME!!!!!

Jacq and that pot smack!🤭😂😂😂 I about died ☠️ when it was put in slow motion! Great video yall! Always enjoy watching and learning!

The new format is great. Keep it up.

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

Glad you like it!

As always, thanks for including the input from other zones.

I LIVE IN SOUTHERN PA AND WE JUST HAD MORE RAIN IN TWO WEEKS THAN WE HAVE SEEN IN OVER A YEAR BASICALLY. AND ITS STILL NOT IN THE 70S

I use egg carton, cardboard and newspaper for free browns in times of over abundance of greens

Just started growing here in the inland Empire area after reading these comments I feel a lot better

Hey Kevin, have you tried "tree teepee"? The man who invented it has an incredible story and wanted his product to support farmers💕

So far, we got 2 tips for anger management lol

Yep... E TN here. I harvested/pulled all my brassica this past weekend. It's getting too hot and they started getting a lot of pest damage too. Gives me room to grow more summer things - LOTS and LOTS of basil lol. Yep. I do the stem twist and pull method where I try to leave all the little roots in the ground from the prior plant but remove the big stem so that I can plant something new there.

I have a pot knife too. Helps trim the flower😂😂😂We avoid grass products because of the roundup widespread use. It lives in manure and lives in straw The hula ho is 1 of the most underrated garden tools. A true warhorse for weeds

I just told my husband I need a machete (for the garden).. He looked at my like he was very worried. LOL

@epicgardening

12 күн бұрын

Tell him we approve of your request! - Kevin

I really need to reset my compost too

I like that you have included the other gardeners from different planting zones, very helpful. Thank you

I am always so excited to see these videos posted because I know I’m going to learn something interesting for my zone 6a garden. One request: I’d love some more videos with recipes!

Sooooooo close to 3 million! You are all awesome

May is when we keep checking the overnight lows forecasts to see if we can plant peppers!

@Nikki-mx5my

6 күн бұрын

Yep!

so glad you confirmed my using suckers to make new plants.....such a time saver

Really enjoyed this. Thank you.

Loved this!

Jinx, Jacques. I use wood chip mulch for my pathways, straw mulch for my garden, and a mulching compost for my pepper plants, too!

Y'all should grow Hakurei turnips, they are really crunchy, sweet, and all in all very delicious.

Jacques I need to know what is the orange flowering plant behind you during the repotting perennials segment. I'm in love with it..

@veryberry39

14 күн бұрын

That's what I was thinking, too!

@presentpossible

14 күн бұрын

orange clock vine.

You can also use cardboard for your garden. That helps suppress weeds.

Y’all be doing the most. I have one compost bin and I am def not taking the temp. I throw some worms and they do the job. 🙃. If I were to follow u guys I would be broke trying to garden. I’m moving on too complicated. 🧐

@epicgardening

12 күн бұрын

No need to do it if it doesn't make sense for you! These things are like $10 and helpful to track heat, but not required - Kevin

Can’t wait to be able to do some outside gardening!

Jaques, what is that beautiful purple blue spike flower bush behind you when you're chatting with your tomatoes? I need one! Maybe three!

Great, me in Vancouver just starting to plant😂

@jenniferhenderson4674

12 күн бұрын

Southern BC, here. I get you🌱🌱🌱

Good video! I think you need representation from Lynden, WA 👊🏻🌻👊🏻🤣😛😎

Lots of great ideas in this one, thank you!

Watching you thin peaches makes me sad over our crop loss this year. The same January cold snap that completely wiped out the grape harvest here in the Okanagan BC ( aka Napa North ) also decimated the tree fruit industry. So no peaches on my tree this year for the first time ever. But being that I only have one tree, I know so many people are much worse off, and at least I can still enjoy his shade😊

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

:( so sorry to hear it

Unless you’re in the southern hemisphere! We are currently freezing here in southern eastern Australia 😮

@fansaaga4033

14 күн бұрын

Do you get frost cuz last time I was in nsw in winter. Never got below 5c

@Plantandpeoplecarer

14 күн бұрын

@@fansaaga4033 we’ve had two frosts so far, but today it’s 4 degrees Celsius with a wind chill factor of minus 4 🥶🥶🥶

@fansaaga4033

14 күн бұрын

@@Plantandpeoplecarer which county just curious I didn’t know there’s frost in Australia 😅

@Plantandpeoplecarer

14 күн бұрын

@@fansaaga4033 we have snow too, but I’m in Canberra we don’t have counties, we have states

@fansaaga4033

14 күн бұрын

@@Plantandpeoplecarer I assume you are in zone 9?

Thank you, Jacques, for the tips on tomato supports and replanting trees. Getting ready to tackle both of those this week!

That was awesome and just the way I like to receive my information. Quick and concise. Thank you.

So much good knowledge thanks for sharing with us!

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Love all the tips, definitely gonna applied to my garden…. ❤

great stuff!! thanks for sharing!!

Love this format ❤

I'm using the exact same Florida Weave setup, I learned from your past video about it :D Works great for me, and I live in FL lol. Tomatoes lived through 2 tropical storms and for about 9 months total :D

Jadam fertilisers are the way forward! 👍🏻🤙🏻

I really enjoyed this....thak you all. Pretoria Soth Africa

I am experimenting with a cherokee purple tomato seedling I started this year. I put it in directly to the ground which is heavy clay and about 3 inches of home made compost and raised bed organic soil from last year. And it's looking super healthy! I water it about once a week or so. I'm in zone 8b, Texas. I have it in an area where they get morning and late afternoon sun. I'll let you know how that goes.

4:45 holding the pruners like that making me anxious.

Thanks for the tips. This really helped

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

No problem!

Can we have a video about growing, caring for, and propagating Tomatillo’s? 😊 I have 2 plants diff varieties but oddly enough only one is producing, the other has 20 flowers no fruit.

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

We'll add to the list, good idea!

I would love to see guides for what to plant when to have veg and fruit production (almost) all year round in different hardiness zones. I’m a relatively inexperienced gardener in zone 7a and would love to know what needs to be planted when so there is production most of the year. Thank you for your fantastic videos!!

Happy Friday, great work buddy!

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

Thanks! You too!

I bought the same straw you are using and get many grass/weeds growing in my grow bags when I'm using it. None in my grow bags with micro bark for mulch.

@meggrowsplants...Sticky what? I just pulled some out of my flower bed! Would love to know more about it ...NC zone 7B/ might be part 8A...

@meggrowsplants

14 күн бұрын

Sticky Willy! lol, such a funny name. But they’re also called cleavers. They’re edible, and can even be used as a tea ❤

@Heartofahomesteader

13 күн бұрын

@@meggrowsplants Thanks, Meg! I'll definitely look into them!

Great stuff! My garden task is mulching, planting some basils and marigolds, and preparing for the possibility of powdering mildew. I am going to try the baking soda and water solution to see if that works. Can you also get a NYC grower as part of the Epic Squad like YT channel Mari's Garden and Kitchen?

Hahahah already laughing with that sound of 40 year old backs while gardening. The struggle is real

Excellent video. Lots of info. Jaque, what's the name of the orange bush behind the guava plant? It's beautiful

Fingers crossed that the garden isnt too bad off once I can get back out there in June. I got a lot of mulching and work done early this year, and the kids are doing the strawberry harvest and planted peppers and tomatoes this week.

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

Hope it's good!

I would love to see a gardener from a super warm climate like Texas on the channel.

What is the lovely trellised plant with orange flowers that is behind Jacque when he's pulling the dead roots off his potted plant? It's lovely!!

@PsychoPixie57

14 күн бұрын

Oh no, I said lovely twice lol

Whooo new video lets go!!

Unlike Douche McGee at the bottom of the comments, I'd love to see more of Meg!

@meggrowsplants

14 күн бұрын

❤

@epicgardening

14 күн бұрын

We would too!

Reaching out for help!!! I live in a senior mobile home community the garden spaces aren't monitored and there in no recourse if there is a problem, the owners will shut down all gardeners usage of the property. My problem is 1 of the gardeners has sprayed my garden with weed killer, I hosed with water until the beds drained hoping to wash out the spray. I have replanted and now they have been sprayed again 2 times in 1 week. My question is, will I have to replace all the soil or just keeping flushing the soil with water, so when I am able to plant without getting sprayed again, my plants won't die from residual in the soil. I am desperate, there isn't time to start from seeds, I am in Orange County CA zone 10b. I watch you all the time, learn something all the time and can't get enough of gardening, Eric and Jacque and the guests are all amazing. TY

@bencouragedalways

12 күн бұрын

Sounds like you have a brick wall with the weed spray purposely sprayed on your attempts. I don't have any soul so I use the hydroponic Tower Garden or Green Stalk. They are both vertical planters and can produce many veggies or flowersI I have them on my patio in the shade and no opportunity for the errant sprayer as you can put a sign that says "You are being watched"

@patriciasutton4618

11 күн бұрын

@@bencouragedalways LOL!!! I was going to put a sign with Google Eyes on it and say "SMILE" & leave it at that, as anything else I might get reported to management or bad things spread about me & my husband. Sad thing is this was a row of very large Pots, to donate to the seniors in our mobile home park. I had 2 Green Stalks when we moved here and we donated to a sweet couple that were struggling & with children. Mostly we get shade here in our yard and car port. We are tracking the sun in our gravel little bit of a yard to see if we can put the pots there and when the Fall/Winter comes as the sun is moving, move the with a dolly to where the sun will go. Also tempted to purchase another Green Stalk, I loved them!! Thank you for answering my plea for help! We are asking the Lord to help with the problem and person/s. We are of good courage always! Blessings❤