Podcast Episodes

Episode 162: Tabletop Veg Is the 2026 Trend — Here’s How to Actually Make It Work - Tiny pots, real harvests, and the few things that matter

Growing food is changing — and this episode explains why tabletop veg is having a real moment, not just a social media one.

In Episode 162 of The Mess…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 161: Most Gardening Advice Sounds Helpful — Here’s What Actually Is 5 myths, 5 truths, and the things that make a real difference

5 myths, 5 truths, and the things that make a real difference

Gardening advice is everywhere — and a lot of it sounds helpful.
But for many gardeners,…

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep 160: What to Plant in January: Back to Basics — The Most Reliable Plants for This Month, Wherever You Live

January gardening can feel deceptively simple… and strangely exhausting.

Whether you’re dealing with peak summer heat in the Southern Hemisphere or de…

8 months ago

Ep 159: The 3-List Garden Permission Slip. What you’re allowed to quit, ignore, and do badly

Gardening doesn’t always need motivation — sometimes it needs permission.

In this quieter episode of The Messed-Up Gardener, Esther shares a gentle re…

8 months, 1 week ago

Ep 158: When the Weather Cries Wolf

The forecast has been acting like that dramatic friend who’s “being such a diva” every second day… and if you’ve ever rearranged your whole garden pl…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 157: The 3-Goal Garden Rule (Because You’re Not a Garden Employee)

It’s Twixmas… that weird in-between week where time doesn’t exist, your diet is 80% snacks, and your garden has decided to grow 9cm overnight just to…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 156: Outsource to Nature — Plants That Do the Work While You’re at Work

If your garden currently survives on “thoughts and prayers” because you’re flat out with work, life, Christmas chaos, kiwifruit, H&S… and maybe even …

9 months ago

Ep 155: "Batch Gardening — Do the Work Once, Coast All Week”

Batch Gardening — Do the Work Once, Coast All Week - How to garden like meal prep — one big push, lots of lazy wins. 

If you only have one decent chun…

9 months, 1 week ago

Ep 154: The Bare-Minimum Watering Plan — Keeping Plants Alive When You’re Running on Fumes

The Bare-Minimum Watering Plan — Keeping Plants Alive When You’re Running on Fumes” A realistic survival guide for tired, overcommitted gardeners.

You…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 153: “The ‘Someday Garden’ Trap — How to Start with the Garden You Actually Have”

Stop waiting for perfect conditions and grow something now.

“We’ll really garden when we move.”
 “Once we build the raised beds.”
 “When I’ve got more t…

9 months, 3 weeks ago