Recent Episodes
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418 - What Market Farmers Know That Backyard Gardeners Don’t (Yet!) with Pam Dawling
Apr 22, 2025 – 40:06 -
417 - How Your Grandparents Knew When to Plant: Using Phenology (Like Lilacs & Oak Leaves) in Your Spring Garden
Apr 15, 2025 – 25:30 -
416 - Your last frost date has arrived! Now what?
Apr 8, 2025 – 29:55 -
415 - Your April Garden Checklist: Tasks, Planting, and Common Pitfalls
Apr 1, 2025 – 35:47 -
414 - Growing Blackberries: A Starter Guide with Chad Cargill
Mar 25, 2025 – 44:56 -
413 - Growing Blueberries: A Starter Guide
Mar 18, 2025 – 39:01 -
412 - Carrots: what no one tells you about choosing the right variety
Mar 11, 2025 – 29:24 -
411 - Grow Your Own Fruit with Chad Cargill
Mar 4, 2025 – 50:18 -
410 - What to Plant in March
Feb 28, 2025 – 22:02 -
409 - Tomato Types Explained: How to Pick the Perfect Tomato for Your Garden
Feb 25, 2025 – 30:07 -
408 - How to use AI to Make Garden Planning More Efficient (8 Prompts You Can Use Today)
Feb 21, 2025 – 28:31 -
407 - Companion Planting Myths & Realities
Feb 18, 2025 – 27:44 -
406 - Cool vs Warm Season Crops: why some crops thrive at different times and why it matters
Feb 14, 2025 – 23:45 -
405 - Avoid These 5 Overlooked Gardening Mistakes
Feb 11, 2025 – 32:00 -
404 - 7 February Garden Tasks: Prep for a Productive Spring
Feb 4, 2025 – 26:36 -
403 - Climate Change, AI, and Your Garden with forensic meteorologist Dr. Alicia Wasula
Jan 28, 2025 – 46:10 -
402 - Seeds to Start Indoors in January and February
Jan 21, 2025 – 34:24 -
401 - How to Grow Chickpeas, Dry Beans, Edamame, and More (Grow Your Own Protein, Part 2)
Jan 14, 2025 – 33:09 -
400 - Grow Your Protein with Dr. Vickie Petz Kasper
Jan 7, 2025 – 34:27 -
399 - Garden Reflections from 2024 (new varieties, lessons, lifestyle changes, and more)
Dec 17, 2024 – 42:51 -
398 - 2025 Garden Trends & Weather Forecasts with the Old Farmer's Almanac Editor Carol Connare
Dec 10, 2024 – 43:21 -
397 - Winter Composting
Dec 3, 2024 – 24:18 -
396 - Growing Sweet Potatoes: A Beginner's Guide
Nov 26, 2024 – 35:30 -
395 - Favorite Garden Tools for 2025
Nov 19, 2024 – 29:14 -
394 - 3 Big Fall Garden Failures
Nov 12, 2024 – 43:44 -
393 - 10 Garden Projects for Fall & Winter
Nov 5, 2024 – 41:10 -
392 - Garden Clean-Up: Soil Rejuvenation, Pest & Disease Prevention, & Preparing for Spring
Oct 29, 2024 – 44:38 -
391 - 7 Lessons from 4 Years with a Greenhouse
Oct 22, 2024 – 53:52 -
390 - The Fall Garden Plants' Unique Needs vs Spring Garden
Oct 15, 2024 – 39:27 -
389 - Grow Large Garlic (by not skipping these 5 important steps)
Oct 8, 2024 – 33:44 -
388 - Green Tomatoes: How to make the most of your tomato harvest before your first frost
Oct 1, 2024 – 33:33 -
387 - 5 herbs for herbal remedies (that you probably have growing now) with Heidi Villegas of Healing Harvest Homestead
Sep 24, 2024 – 45:12 -
386 - Planting Strawberries in the Fall for an Earlier and Bigger Harvest in the Summer
Sep 17, 2024 – 42:57 -
385 - Why You Should Plant Perennials in the Fall (& how)
Sep 10, 2024 – 33:33 -
384 - Don't Be Afraid to Change (a raw garden-life conversation)
Sep 3, 2024 – 43:33 -
383 - Spring & Summer Garden: What I Learned
Aug 27, 2024 – 42:30 -
382 - Maximizing Your Fall Garden Success: Expert Tips from North to South
Aug 20, 2024 – 26:58 -
381 - Fall Gardening in Different Climates with Peter (Ohio), Rebecca (Alabama), & Jill (Arkansas)
Aug 13, 2024 – 31:09 -
380 - Preserving the Small Harvest: Freezing in Small Quantities with Crystal Schmidt, author of Freeze Fresh
Aug 6, 2024 – 37:39 -
379 - Planting & Growing Fall Potatoes
Jul 30, 2024 – 41:56 -
378 - Early Fall Garden Planning Checklist
Jul 23, 2024 – 36:02 -
377 - Safe and Delicious Pressure Canning with Master Food Preserver Jennifer Gomes
Jul 16, 2024 – 40:32 -
376 - 5 Shortcuts NOT to take when preserving your harvest
Jul 9, 2024 – 36:35 -
FRIDAY BONUS - Interview with the ladies of Wifestyle Hustle Podcast
Jul 5, 2024 – 35:52 -
375 - Watermelon: What Can Go Wrong?
Jul 2, 2024 – 40:44 -
374 - Why Weeds are Taking Over (and what to do about it)
Jun 25, 2024 – 42:21 -
373 - What to Plant After Cool Weather Crops Harvest
Jun 18, 2024 – 35:31 -
372 - Top 10 Garden Pest Problems and How to Identify Them
Jun 11, 2024 – 34:22 -
371 - Dealing with Pests in an Organic Garden (a reality check)
Jun 4, 2024 – 41:12 -
370 - Flowers in the Vegetable Garden with Lisa Mason Ziegler
May 28, 2024 – 39:09
Recent Reviews
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TdtltMehThere are snippets of information in each episode but most of the content is selling. I wish there was more meat on the bones.
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Turbogirl01Get growing with JillHands down the reason I’m becoming a successful gardener!! I listen while I clean houses, then I take the time to relisten and take notes! Also dream to Garden student!
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madamepancakeSurprise bible studyThe main content of the episode was decent, but got hit with bible study section at the end. I am not a Christian and don’t have any interest in that. I wanted a gardening podcast! Please be more upfront about the fact that this is a religious podcast.
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MM1413!What a fantastic podcast! I just have one little suggestion.I just wanted to say how much I appreciate you and your content! You have such a wealth of knowledge, and I really enjoy your teaching style. The only small thing I’d mention is the religious aspects—you share your beliefs so passionately, which is wonderful, but not everyone shares the same views. That said, don’t get me wrong, your podcast is truly the best! Keep up the great work!
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At Noahs HouseFrozenGreat episode. We get very cold in western Pennsylvania. I continue to add kitchen waste along with cardboard, paper, leaves etc…. It all freezes solid in my 4x4x4 bin system but when spring comes it thaws and all of the water that was frozen melts and the pile heats up and gets underway with no issues……..
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GAHmdFeedbackLove your podcast but recent episodes you seem to be reading from a script and it’s taken away from your natural relatable style.
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chucktowngirl73Awesome and informative!I have been gardening off and on for about four years now. I have just started to pick it back up in the last two years. This was the first podcast I listened to. It is so encouraging to hear Jill talk about both mistakes and successes. As far as the digging deeper portion, I look forward to it and gain so much insight. I am truly sorry to see that some people are offended by it. She is very transparent about going into the segment. It is at the very end of the podcast after she has shared specific information about gardening. She makes sure to let everyone know that she is about to talk about her faith. Overall, it’s a job well done. I have learned so much, and continue to learn from this podcast.
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Syd the kid3Bible Verse Jack-in-the-box!I was on the fence pre-bible lesson….I shrieked at my phone, jumped off and unsubscribed. Pathetic.
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Maryjo3333Ok podcast but leave Jesus out of itWas enjoying the gardening content but if I wanted a religious lesson I’d go to church. Unsubscribed.
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Lyd_RCultivating your garden and your soulI enjoy listening to this podcast as a beginner gardener. Jill offers good advice that is easy to digest and apply in my garden. She is also always cognizant of listeners in different zones from hers. My favorite part of the podcast is the digging deeper portion. I am a Christian and learn so much about God in my garden, and it is great to hear what God teaches Jill through her gardening journey. It's great to have a podcast that blends two of my worlds together!
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D**wberI love this podcast!I have been listening to Jill for a few years & I have learned SO MUCH!
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Unbreak my appWhy Call It Gardening When It’s Religious?Just have a Jesus podcast. Don’t waste the time of people who want to hear about gardening.
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SarahB423Great podcast, I skip the religious partsExcellent. This is the first podcast I go to when I need information about something garden-related. The topics are great and she goes into just the right amount of detail. I’m an atheist, and could do without the religious bits, but it’s easy enough to skip that section at the end so doesn’t change the score for me.
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ConvertOutEastToo much proselytizingI wanted to like this podcast, I really did. However, I didn’t realize that there would be so much religious proselytizing into the content. For those of us who have been abused by people, claiming to be Christians, we don’t appreciate proselytizing being hidden in content. all I wanted was a gardening podcast. I wasn’t looking for religion.
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ThyPeaceBest vegetable gardening informationIf you are a beginning or intermediate gardener, this is an excellent podcast for you. Clear, concise, accurate information that any new gardener can use. I listen to Jill’s episodes first, before anything else on my playlist.
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Rosymary84Awesome Podcast!I love this Podcast, I have learned si much about starting my vegetable garden. This season I am going full on with a vegetable garden. I have grown a few vegetables before, but this time I am building a garden with garden beds , trellis etc. I always been intimidated to start my crops from seed, but thanks to this podcast I will attempt to start from seeds this year. Thank you so much for all the share with us in this podcast.
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EEYSPhillyHelpful advice!I have learned a lot from this podcast! Always really accessible and humble gardening advice. I appreciate that Jill shares ways she (and we) can learn from our mistakes along the way. I am not a religious person and I appreciate the way she separates the time where she speaks in depth about her faith, so listeners can choose whether or not to continue listening.
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dbmac27Great TeacherExcellent info. I always learn something new. Wonderful person.
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Be careful of meGreat for BeginnersI’m a first time/first year gardener and have found Jill’s podcast so helpful! She did a whole Beginners series that went into detail on specific plants and I learned so much and plan to re-play them as I prep for next year! 💚
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lgreene337Best Gardening PodcastI have learned so much from Jill and her guests on this show! I also love the digging deeper portions that help listeners find a deeper purpose in their gardening and life in general.
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Serenajw6Exactly what I needed!I come from a long line of farmers and gardeners, which unfortunately stopped with my parents. I quickly realized how little I know about gardening when I took a shot at it myself. With my grandparents no longer living, I am so grateful for this podcast to have somewhere to turn to learn the ins and outs of gardening. Jill makes things easy to understand and covers so many great topics. I cannot wait to carry on this skill through my children, and bring gardening back into our lineage.
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Peyt BrownleePerfect PodcastEducational and relaxing, sweet Jill’s gardening talks lift my spirit and fill my thoughts with the beauty of God’s nature. Gentle and precious, a woman after the Lord’s own heart.
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Follower✝️KF San AntonioFound this pod cast for beginners and follow it daily. Love the information but love most the faith and vulnerable moments. Prayers for Jill's back, garden, and family.
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LaurenOHTruly a lifesaver amongst so many resources!I just found your podcast and listened to an old episode on container gardening. I am so thrilled to finally find a true beginners guide! As you say in your intro, the literature and many of the podcasts out there do not start at a most basic level. I am very excited to listen to more!
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BrownOak16Thank you!Such a great podcast for all of us learning to garden. Knowledge and kindness. What a gift!
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Metal head 4 everThank you!Love this podcast!! Not only does Jill give good gardening advice but I love how she shares her faith, scripture, and real life lessons on how her faith works!
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OlthickwristsTherapyTry therapy instead of the Bible. Hit a point where the god stuff got annoying. Garden advice is novice. Okay podcast
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LoveitjjtcatShe has my support!Just found this podcast and already have learned so much from one episode! Also- I loved the last few minutes. Ignore the naysayers!! ❤️❤️ do not become weary in doing good!!
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GraysonipPragmatic, Actionable and KindJill consistently delivers actionable, pragmatic and cost effective gardening advice. Her kind demeanor makes the podcast is a welcomed listen - week after week. I pray that you are healed, and thank you for sharing your faith. Although you don’t impose your belief on listeners, it’s been a blessing to know that you trust God. It encourages my faith too. The Lord cover and keep you always.
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PrisThompsomLove the simplicityI love how simple Jill is and how she will try new ideas and items. I also love the spiritual piece at the end and how she doesn’t push it on users. If you don’t ant to listen then you just shut off.
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sarahselahwGreat Gardening ShowI just discovered Jill’s show and it’s been perfect timing starting my first garden! I find the episodes so informative and enjoyable. Jill is brave enough to be vulnerable with us to share her faith and struggles. She’s a natural teacher!
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asfghjkllhgffdssssGreat podcast!I have been gardening for a large part of my life but am still learning a lot from your podcast. Your podcast is the most practical and interesting that I have found. Also thank you so much for sharing your faith. You are an encouragement and inspiration to many of the rest of us! (Just remember that … and the beatitudes Matthew 5)
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JenArm3616Look forward to these podcastsAs a fairly new gardener, I get so much out of these podcasts. I look forward to getting new episodes twice per week. Thanks, Jill.
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Discovery recyclingJust what I needed!!!Thank you Jill! I’ve listened to 10 episodes so far and they’re all what I needed to hear. Very interesting and packed full of all of the aspects of the topic.
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mrsbelieverThank youThank you for everything you do! I love listening to your podcast! I am a novice in gardening and there is so much to learn! Thank you for being a great advocate!
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OTSPOKNJill is great!I always learn so much and she is like listening to a friend. When I have gotten frustrated with my garden she is there to let me know it is ok and it’s all a learning experience! Great practical information that is explained in such a way that anyone would be able to understand. Thanks Jill!
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ecofriendlyfloBible and preaching 👎🏾Loved the content until she started talking about religion and the Bible in the recent episode. If I wanted to hear about Christianity, I’d go to church. Unsubscribing.
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fhshsbfsPerfect for beginnersI feel like I’m talking with a friend. Thank you for your honesty and encouragement. I learn so much about gardening every time I listen! Thank you :)
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keeptrying22GreatGreat informative podcast
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Graybeard57Very helpfulJill is a pleasure to listen to and very informative without talking down to her listeners.
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VestaMcMy Garden MentorHey Everybody… Jill is my all things garden mentor! Dabbled with veggies n fruits but always learning so this year I kicked it in gear and have the courage to face all the challenges thanks to my mentor Jill. Living in middle Tennessee my climate is similar to Jills so It’s a win-win!! Perfect delivery both over the microphone or in a workshop!! Thank you GardenMentor!!
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SweetcodiBest home gardener help podcast out there.This podcast is well thought out, researched and edited. Jill is an amazing hostess, and is concise and concerned with helping you become a gardener for the long term. She’s not product hocking (well, ok- there are some sponsors) but instead offers some beautiful comprehensive courses on both getting started on your garden from the very first seed, and her harvest to kitchen series where she shows you what to do with all that stuff you just grew! She puts a lot of work into making things easily understandable for beginners, but also really does the research to give answers to questions big and small about gardening. Can I just say that as a midwesterner myself, it is so nice to hear from someone gardening here in the middle like I am and not in a subtropical climate on one of the coasts?!? Yay!!!! I recommend this podcast to any of my friends and family who want to get growing. It’s the best one out there in my opinion- and I’m very grateful for Jill’s efforts. Thank you, Jill!!!
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PatB78Great information!Although I wouldn’t classify myself as a “beginner gardener”, I still listen to Jill’s podcast on a weekly basis because she gives a lot of great information that I can apply to my gardening skills. I also appreciate the small Bible devotion she sometimes gives at the end of her podcasts. Keep up the good work, Jill!
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bikerbird2Thanks 🙏 for kindnessYea finally I got a person who care to take the time to explain. How to garden a great way. Bless you and family
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JkuiselGreat!I’ve been listening for about 6mo. Really great info in every episode. I appreciate the step-by-step instructions often given. And Jill is not only knowledgeable but easy to listen to. I really like the deeper contemplation at the end of the episodes, too!
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momoffourMTEasy to followThis podcast has great information, in an easy to follow presentation. I like to go to the nerds for gardening advice, and I think she does her research well and finds helpful information to share, while not claiming to know everything. Best of all, she loves Jesus, which is important to me because it affects how we view everything in life, even gardening.
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a ronan fanGardening info but not Jesus stuff pleaseGood info for gardeners but not interested in the jesus stuff she preaches. If I wanted that I’d go to church. A complete turnoff
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FMJ88Long winded. She takes forever to make her point.Skip this podcast
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Bookworm84074Love this show!Full of awesome info. Especially loved the tomato trellis podcast today. I use hogwire fence panel and wind my tomato leaves around the wire to help the stay on the trellis and that episode really struck home.
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