Podcast Episodes

How to Grow Garlic: Best of Growing Joy Replay

Garlic is a staple in so many savory dishes, but if you've only ever cooked with the sad grocery store bulbs, it's time to see garlic's true potential by growing your own. The depth of flavor and var…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

How to Grow Garlic: Best of Growing Joy Replay

Garlic is a staple in so many savory dishes, but if you've only ever cooked with the sad grocery store bulbs, it's time to see garlic's true potential by growing your own. The depth of flavor and var…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Dogs + Houseplants: How to Keep Your Pup Safe (and Your Plants Intact)

Episode 340

If you love your dog as much as you love your monstera or other houseplants, you’ve probably run into this dilemma: how do you keep your plants alive without putting your pup at risk? This has been a…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Beginner’s Guide to Canning and Fermenting Your Garden Bounty: Best of Growing Joy Replay

If you’re an edible gardener, chances are you’ve found yourself staring at a heaping bowl of tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, or carrots, wondering how on earth you’re going to eat them all before they…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cultivating Abundance and Gratitude in the Garden

Episode 338

What do a theater kid, a Venus flytrap, and a million TikTok followers have in common? Abundance… and my new plant friend Brian from Redleaf Ranch! Brian is the viral TikTok gardener you've probably …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Terrariums, Vivariums & Paludariums: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started: Best of Growing Joy Replay

What if your next plant project wasn’t just a container of soil and greenery—but a living, breathing world? In this Best of Growing Joy episode, we revisit a wonderful conversation I had a couple yea…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Fungus Gnats, Failing Fiddle Leaf Figs & The Gap of Death: Fix Your Top 3 Plant Problems

Episode 336

If you’ve ever watched your fiddle leaf fig drop all its leaves, battled fungus gnats that fly into your ear, or poured water on your plant only to watch it run straight through the pot without soaki…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

How to Manage Deer, Squirrels, Chipmunks, Moles, Voles and Other Animals in Your Garden with Brie The Plant Lady: Best of Growing Joy Replay

When I polled our listener community about your top requests for outdoor garden-related episodes, the number one request surprised me: it wasn’t managing fertilizer, succession planting, or garden de…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Plants Are Our Relatives: Exploring Ancestral Wisdom and the 5 Rs of Herbalism

Episode 334

I thought I had a pretty deep connection with plants. I mean, this podcast is literally about talking to them (and about them). But after 300+ episodes, this is the only conversation that impacted my…

Published on 3 months ago

Orchid Care for Beginners: Your Top Orchid Questions, Answered: Best of Growing Joy Replay

We are joined by Chris today for another installment of our Plant Science Series featuring The Sill! Orchid 101 is near and dear to my heart because I STRUGGLE with orchids, and Chris has been my go-…

Published on 3 months ago