Growing Gardeners

It's hot.  It's humid.  It's not fun to be in the garden all day like it was in April.  So what is a gardener to do? Throw in the towel?  Decide to come back when the weather cools off?  You know me better than that. In this episode, we're talking about what I think you need to be paying attention to right now, in the middle of summer, because good gardeners know that fall gardens don't start at Halloween. They start right now!   In This Episode You'll Learn: Why knowing your superstar producers matters How much of an affect watering has on your success What an empty bed means for a busy gardener How to make sure your hardest workers stay happy And why dreaming of fall may be more important than hanging on to spring   Resources Mentioned In This Episode   Success With Seeds Waitlist Is OPEN If you want to start your garden vegetables by seed and be guaranteed success, this is where you want to be.  This 8 week live experience will take you from buying the correct supplies to planting in the garden, and you will be successful.  I will coach you live every week to make sure of it. Be the first to know when registration opens by joining the waitlist below. 👉🏼 Join the Success With Seeds Waitlist HERE   Jump Into The Wild Child Pest Prevention Class If you have been overtaken by pests this season, know this. You can outsmart them.  You won't outwork them. And you will never kill them faster than they reproduce. You have to go wild child on them.  I will show you how in this brand new class!! 👉🏼 Jump In Wild Child Pest Prevention HERE   Keep The Birds Happy Visit my Amazon shop for my favorite feeders, bird baths, and seeds to keep these hard workers happy in your backyard.  You cannot imagine how much of a benefit birds are to the busy gardener. 👉🏼 Visit the Amazon Shop HERE    Connect With Wild Child Kitchen Gardens   Facebook: @WildChildKitchenGardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens YouTube: @Wild Child Kitchen Gardens Learn more about growing with me at www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com  

It's easy to look at the summer garden and think the best days are behind you.  The tomatoes are slowing down. The heat is settling in. Some beds are thriving while others are looking tired. You may even be dreaming about fall and telling yourself that you'll deal with the garden later. But here's the truth: The September garden you want is being built right now. In this episode, we're talking about the decisions that shape your garden's future. Because September doesn't magically arrive with a productive, beautiful garden waiting for you. The harvests, flowers, herbs, healthy soil, and cool-season success you're hoping for all begin with the choices you make today. Whether your beds need a refresh, a replant, or a complete reset, this episode will help you stop focusing on what's ending and start focusing on what's possible.   In This Episode You'll Learn:   Why waiting until fall may be costing you the garden you really want The three decisions every garden bed needs right now: Refresh, Replant, or Reset How to create a vision for your September garden before making summer decisions What crops are still thriving and producing during the Do-Over Season Heat-loving vegetables, herbs, and flowers you can still plant now Why momentum matters more than perfection when it comes to gardening success How today's choices impact your fall harvests   Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Download the June Garden To Table Guide for the lists I went over today and more of what we are planting, picking, and serving on our table this month!            👉🏻 Download the Garden To Table Guide HERE! Get instant access to the Do-Over Decisions Masterclass where you will walk through each bed in your garden and make decisions based on the questions I will teach you to ask for summer and fall success.   👉🏻 Join the Do-Over Decisions Masterclass Here!  And if you want to learn more about growing a pestLESS garden this season, jump into my free class Wild Child Pest Prevention where I will show you exactly how your garden should be working for you! 👉🏻 Jump in to my FREE class here: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com/pests     Follow Along:   Connect With Me: Facebook: @wildchildkitchengardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens Learn More About Growing With Me: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com   If you enjoyed this episode be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who wants to keep their garden growing this summer. And until next time—keep growing, and I’ll meet you back here next week.     

In this episode we are digging into seed sowing with the moon!! This is a must listen!! Even if you have been sowing seeds directly into your garden for years, this episode may just teach you a thing or two. Learning how to plan your seed sowing around the moon phases to get better germination rates, bigger veggies, and better harvests is what this episode is all about!! But we don't stop there! I have tips and tricks for you when direct sowing veggies, and we will dig in to the mistakes we make that keep us from getting the harvests we want from direct sowing seeds! This episode is jam packed!! I think you will love it!   Remember to leave a review if you have enjoyed this podcast! I appreciate it so much! It helps us share the garden goodness! :)   Links Mentioned In This Episode: My go-to lunar calendar can be found HERE! Grab my Wild Child Garden Guide for a complete guide to help you plant your garden. www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com/gardenguide Join me inside my 8 week seed starting experience Success With Seeds HERE!   Connect With Me: Facebook: @wildchildkitchengardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens TikTok: @wildchildkitchengardens Learn More About Growing With Me: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com

In this episode, get all the details on my one bed rule!!  This is a game changer.  It just might be the permission you didn't even know you needed to get growing!!   If you want to take the pressure off and feel like you are growing a garden you love, this episode is for you!!  You don't need a 12 bed garden to be a gardener.  You need one space, and a quick win! Listen in and get growing!   What You'll Learn In This Episode: How to embrace the idea that less is more in your first garden season How to grow a garden that gives you joy instead of extra work, overwhelm, and frustration How to get clear on what makes you a gardener How one bed gives you a garden that you will love to grow What to plant and how to grow this one bed so you can start growing right now   Resources From This Episode ➡ Download the Wild Child Garden Guide HERE ➡ Download today's planting plan so that you can "print and plant" this one bed HERE ➡ Join me inside my brand new class The Last Minute Gardener and let me show you how to get your one bed garden dreamed up, planted, and growing in a weekend!!  JOIN HERE   ✨ If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend! ✨   Connect With Me On Socials Facebook: @wildchildkitchengardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens TikTok: @wildchildkitchengardens Learn More About Growing With Me: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com      

In this episode I am sharing what I see that so many gardeners miss!!  And if you miss this, you lose so much!!  It's timing!! And believe me when I tell you there is more to it than "plant on Easter" and "harvest on Halloween."  When you don't get timing right in your garden you are costing yourself alot!!    You have to get out of planning mode and into planting mode as fast as you can because do you know what comes after the planting?  The growing!!  And that is where all the magic happens!!     This episode is for you if you find yourself scrolling and studying other peoples' gardens instead of growing your own, if you think you are too late to grow successfully this season, or if you don't know where to start so you just keep collecting ideas instead of growing.  This episode is going to show you easy it is to get started, to let go of the perfection, and just plant the garden so that you can get to growing!!  If you've been waiting for the perfect time to plant....this is it!!!!     So grab yourself a cup of something yummy and join me! I think you will be inspired to get growing right now!!     In This Episode You Will Learn: Why timing is so important How gardens are actually grown  Why social media is so deceiving and how we can change that What waiting is costing you and your garden   Links Mentioned In This Episode:   ➡ Download the Wild Child Garden Guide HERE to see everything you can grow right now and how to grow them. ➡ Download the October Garden To Table Guide HERE to dig more into all that there is to grow this month! ➡ Join me inside my brand new FREE class The Last Minute Gardener and let me show you how to get your garden dreamed up, planted, and growing in a weekend!!  JOIN HERE   ✨ If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend! ✨   Connect With Me On Socials Facebook: @wildchildkitchengardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens TikTok: @wildchildkitchengardens Learn More About Growing With Me: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com  

In this episode, we dig in to one of my most requested talks. The health benefits of a garden. You will be blown away to see how much a garden really gives....not even counting the vegetables. It is amazing. This one is a good one, so let's dig in.     In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why being outside is so important What your body has to say about a garden (and it has nothing to do with food) Why stress relief is so important in our culture today and how the garden is the key How the garden boosts your immune system (besides the healthy veggies you will eat) How you will harvest serotonin, endorphins, dopamine and so much more from your garden How gardens help you stay well in cold and flu season How a garden will awaken your senses in the best way to recalibrate your limbic system How a garden is a great place to start getting healthy again How a garden is a healer and how living in season is one of the most impactful decisions you can make in your life   Resources From This Episode: ➡ Join us in the Garden Club HERE!    ✨ If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend! ✨   Connect With Me   Facebook: @wildchildkitchengardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens Get My Weekly Newsletter: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com/subscribe Learn More About Growing With Me: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com