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.Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4didQHNBotanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/49U7ZW8Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/4b7tbsSEG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3UzzzUoConnect With Meagan Lloyd:Meg Lloyd currently grows, preserves, and cooks her own food in a small backyard garden in North Carolina. She started gardening three years ago, and it has given her a new appreciation for food. She has learned so much about how to prepare the fresh garden produce that she harvests. And now, she’s sharing her love for gardening and garden-to-table meals with the world! InstagramTikTokYouTubeBlogShop the StoreAs an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design. Get Our BooksLooking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!He also wrote  Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.Preorder Kevin’s newest book Epic Homesteading if you are looking to turn your home into a thriving homestead! Order signed copies of Kevin’s books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store.More ResourcesLooking for more information? Follow us:Our BlogYouTube (Including The Beet Podcast,  Epic Homesteading and Jacques in the Garden and Botanical Interest )Instagram (Including Epic Homesteading, Jacques)PinterestTikTokFacebookFacebook GroupDiscord Server

Encountering Challenges in the Garden

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Kristine Ellis knows how to provide the optimal profile of vitamins and nutrients for ducks. While you can just go to the feed store and purchase standard food for your ducks, there are ways to boost their nourishment. Here, she provides a complete breakdown of how to give them good food and a healthy life. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4aWlc1nBotanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3XeDEPzBook Collection Page: https://growepic.co/4ebNMi6EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3KxtAd1Connect With Kristine Ellis: Kristine started ¨Dunkin Ducks¨ in 2017 as a fun way to share her beloved pets online. It quickly grew into a viral internet sensation, most notably with videos of her duck Munchkin drinking ice water from different restaurants. She focuses a lot on educational videos about raising pet ducks, while also keeping it fun with silly duck videosInstagramTikTokYouTubeFacebookRaising Ducks for Beginners and BeyondLove Epic Gardening products?Apply to the Epic Affiliate Program. Shop the StoreAs an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design. Get Our BooksLooking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!He also wrote  Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.Preorder Kevin’s newest book Epic Homesteading if you are looking to turn your home into a thriving homestead! Order signed copies of Kevin’s books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store.More ResourcesLooking for more information? Follow us:Our BlogYouTube (Including The Beet Podcast,  Epic Homesteading and Jacques in the Garden and Botanical Interest )Instagram (Including Epic Homesteading, Jacques)PinterestTikTokFacebookFacebook GroupDiscord Server

Providing Nutrition for Ducks

In this episode, Kevin and Kristine Ellis of Dunkin Ducks compare and contrast domestic ducks and chickens. Turns out, on the homestead, ducks function in much the same way that chickens do with some marked differences. Ducks have stronger immune systems than chickens and tend to be much hardier in exposure to the elements.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3VzbEEUBotanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4egOHh6Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3Vibd0mEG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/45dV3K4Connect With Kristine Ellis: Kristine started ¨Dunkin Ducks¨ in 2017 as a fun way to share her beloved pets online. It quickly grew into a viral internet sensation, most notably with videos of her duck Munchkin drinking ice water from different restaurants. She focuses a lot on educational videos about raising pet ducks, while also keeping it fun with silly duck videos.InstagramTikTokYouTubeFacebookRaising Ducks for Beginners and BeyondLove Epic Gardening products?Apply to the Epic Affiliate Program. Shop the StoreAs an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design. Get Our BooksLooking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!He also wrote  Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.Preorder Kevin’s newest book Epic Homesteading if you are looking to turn your home into a thriving homestead! Order signed copies of Kevin’s books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store.More ResourcesLooking for more information? Follow us:Our BlogYouTube (Including The Beet Podcast,  Epic Homesteading and Jacques in the Garden and Botanical Interest )Instagram (Including Epic Homesteading, Jacques)PinterestTikTokFacebookFacebook GroupDiscord Server

Duck-Keeping vs Chicken-Keeping

It’s Duck week on the Beet! Kristine Ellis got started with ducks when her dad brought some home for her birthday. After creating a social media account for her ducks that went viral, Kristine developed Dunkin Ducks as a way to share her pets and educate people about duck rearing.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4eckpwaBotanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3KEGC8kBook Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3VyReMzEG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3yNqAq6Connect With Kristine Ellis: Kristine started ¨Dunkin Ducks¨ in 2017 as a fun way to share her beloved pets online. It quickly grew into a viral internet sensation, most notably with videos of her duck Munchkin drinking ice water from different restaurants. She focuses a lot on educational videos about raising pet ducks, while also keeping it fun with silly duck videos.InstagramTikTokYouTubeFacebookRaising Ducks for Beginners and BeyondLove Epic Gardening products?Apply to the Epic Affiliate Program. Shop the StoreAs an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design. Get Our BooksLooking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!He also wrote  Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.Preorder Kevin’s newest book Epic Homesteading if you are looking to turn your home into a thriving homestead! Order signed copies of Kevin’s books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store.More ResourcesLooking for more information? Follow us:Our BlogYouTube (Including The Beet Podcast,  Epic Homesteading and Jacques in the Garden and Botanical Interest )Instagram (Including Epic Homesteading, Jacques)PinterestTikTokFacebookFacebook GroupDiscord Server

A Primer on Ducks and Gardening

You don’t need a lot of space to have your own pond. A fountainscape or pondless waterfall is easy to install on a patio. It’s even possible to have an above ground pond in a small space. With a little extra TLC, and the right balance, it will thrive.  Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4565ZJUBotanical Interests Shop Homepage:  https://growepic.co/3yHK5ADBook Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3X0a4NIEG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3X1KvMcLearn More:  11 Aquatic Plants for Your Garden PondConnect With Greg the Pond Guy:Greg Wittstock, The Pond Guy, is owner and CEO of Aquascape, Inc. After experimenting with ponds for over eight years, Greg had a “light bulb” moment. He decided that he wanted to do something he loved for a living – he wanted to build ponds. From there he created the Aquascape, Inc. business model. Greg authored The Pond Guy on Marketing and has appeared on the cover of Inc. Magazine and in Nat Geo Wild’s “Pond Stars” series.InstagramFacebookYouTubeTikTokLove Epic Gardening products?Apply to the Epic Affiliate Program. Shop the StoreAs an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design. Get Our BooksLooking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!He also wrote  Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.Preorder Kevin’s newest book Epic Homesteading if you are looking to turn your home into a thriving homestead! Order signed copies of Kevin’s books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store.More ResourcesLooking for more information? Follow us:Our BlogYouTube (Including The Beet Podcast,  Epic Homesteading and Jacques in the Garden and Botanical Interest )Instagram (Including Epic Homesteading, Jacques)PinterestTikTokFacebookFacebook GroupDiscord Server

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Fish are a critical part of ponds. Koi are commonly considered, but there are so many fish you can include in a pond. They become living artwork in the pond scape. But they also have a function! Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3UZ9T2kBotanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4c47kTOBook Collection Page: https://growepic.co/4e8uREIEG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/4aKbSOaLearn More:  11 Aquatic Plants for Your Garden PondConnect With Greg the Pond Guy:Greg Wittstock, The Pond Guy, is owner and CEO of Aquascape, Inc. After experimenting with ponds for over eight years, Greg had a “light bulb” moment. He decided that he wanted to do something he loved for a living – he wanted to build ponds. From there he created the Aquascape, Inc. business model. Greg authored The Pond Guy on Marketing and has appeared on the cover of Inc. Magazine and in Nat Geo Wild’s “Pond Stars” series.InstagramFacebookYouTubeTikTokLove Epic Gardening products?Apply to the Epic Affiliate Program. Shop the StoreAs an exclusive for listeners, use code THEBEET for 5% off your entire order on our store, featuring our flagship Birdies Raised Beds. These are the original metal raised beds, lasting up to 5-10x longer than wooden beds, are ethically made in Australia, and have a customizable modular design. Get Our BooksLooking for a beginner's guide to growing food in small spaces? Kevin’s book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, explains the core, essential information that you'll need to grow plants, no matter where you live!He also wrote  Grow Bag Gardening to provide you with specialized knowledge that can bring you success when growing in fabric pots.Preorder Kevin’s newest book Epic Homesteading if you are looking to turn your home into a thriving homestead! Order signed copies of Kevin’s books, plus more of his favorite titles in our store.More ResourcesLooking for more information? Follow us:Our BlogYouTube (Including The Beet Podcast,  Epic Homesteading and Jacques in the Garden and Botanical Interest )Instagram (Including Epic Homesteading, Jacques)PinterestTikTokFacebookFacebook GroupDiscord Server

Encountering Challenges in the Garden

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