The Garden Culture Podcast with Bailey Van Tassel

Latest Episodes:

039. Fall Gardening & Seed Starting Lineup With Bailey Van Tassel Aug 24, 2023

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Join Bailey Van Tassel as she talks through her Fall gardening seed order and what exactly she's planting, why, and with which other plants. She shares some fun stories about her seed choices and who influenced her as well as where she sources her seeds.

For a guide to seed starting that Bailey wrote, go here.

Download a calendar that outlines when exactly to start seeds or transplants for your US hardiness zone. You NEED this.

Seed sources:

Johnny Selected Seeds

Territorial Seed Co

Botanical Interests

Renees Seeds

For more info on Bailey:

www.baileyvantassel.com

www.instagram.com/baileyvantassel

038. How Life Is Like A Garden with Inner Child Expert Liz Hayes Aug 17, 2023

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In this episode, Bailey interviews Liz "Ms.Magic" Hayes about her work as a healer and inner child expert. They talk about how the family unit resembles a garden and how to be the gardener that guides your family. Liz gives tips on cultivating your inner child and how to hear your inner being (they're different).

Mentioned in this episode:

Abraham Hicks

Liz's Book Rec:

"Behaving As If The God In All Things in Life Mattered" by Michelle Small Wright

For more info on Liz, you can find her on Instagram HERE.

For more info on Bailey Van Tassel, go to www.baileyvantassel.com

For more information on Heirloom Roses, go to www.heirloomroses.com and use code MYGARDEN20 for 20% off.

037. What I Wish I Knew On Day One In The Garden Aug 10, 2023

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Bailey Van Tassel dives into her personal advice on getting started when it comes to organic gardening and growing your own food. She tackles hardiness zones, soil, and other good-to-know insights.

For more information on Bailey, visit her at www.baileyvantassel.com or on Instagram HERE.

For information on Heirloom Roses, go to www.heirloomroses.com and use the code MYGARDEN20 for 20% off.

036. Permaculture for the Home Gardener with Angela Ferraro Fanning Aug 03, 2023

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Angela Ferraro Fanning started out as a graphic designer with a passion for eco-wise choices. She then went from holistic homesteader on just ¾ of an acre to full-on permaculturist operating her historic farm in New Jersey. Angela teaches us, organic gardeners, how to implement permaculture principles like companion planting, working with animals, and taking cues from the patterns in nature to help us have self-sustaining gardens that work for us, not against us. She also digs into the benefit of perennials, and how we can transition into a beck and call system with our plants that leads to self-maintenance. This conversation is so enlightening for even home gardeners with just a few pots.

For more information on Angela, visit www.axeandroothomestead.com, or find her on Instagram HERE.

For more information on Bailey Van Tassel, visit www.baileyvantassel.com or find her on Instagram HERE.

To read the books written by Angela:

The Little Homesteader Series

The Harvest Table Cookbook

The Sustainable Homestead

Angela’s top book recommendations:

Restoration Agriculture by Mark Shepard

Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown

Miraculous Abundance by Perrine Herve-Gruyer

For more information on Heirloom Roses and their own-root roses, visit www.heirloomroses.com

Use code MYGARDEN20 for 20% off! Fall is the perfect time to plant roses, so don't miss out on this great deal.

035. Gardener Q&A with Bailey Van Tassel Jul 20, 2023

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Bailey opens up her inbox for questions and inquiries. In this episode, she answers the questions and shares a bit more about her personal journey as well as gives specific gardening advice.

Bailey addresses when she shifted from city to gardening life, how to get onions going, why your greens aren't growing, how to achieve balance as a mom and gardener, and where she gets her garlic.

Some links for mentions in this episode:

Fall Gardening Episode 032 for Fall planning

The Kitchen Garden Society as a tool for staying organized

Dr. Becky Good Inside

Dixon Dale Farm for Onions

Food in Jars by Marisa McClellan

Six Seasons by Joshua McFadden

Territorial Seed Co for garlic

034. Gardening in the US Versus Great Britain with Mark Peacock Jul 13, 2023

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Mark Peacock moved to the US from London in 2020 and began a new gardening journey. He shares his story with us and how he grew up in the United Kingdom gardening, eventually went to school for landscape design, ended up in the editorial world, and now is living in America gardening in Austin, Texas.

Mark and Bailey chat about the differences and difficulties of a new growing zone, as well as what could make gardening a bigger part of the American culture.

For more information on Mark, you can follow him on Instagram HERE.

Mark's gardening book recommendations:

RHS Encyclopedia of Plants

The Secrets of Successful Gardening by Richard Sudell, 1939

The Lost Gardens of England

The Jewel Garden by Monty and Sarah Don

Some tools mentioned in this episode:

Garden Heir Long Necked Watering Can

Dutch Hoe

For information on The Kitchen Garden Society, www.thekitchengardensociety.com

033. Calculating A Garden ROI & What I What I Won't Grow Jul 06, 2023

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Every gardener needs to evaluate the time, space, and cost of their plants in order to make sense of what to grow and not grow. Today's episode is another nod at the oncoming Fall seasons and explores how I use a return on investment mindset for growing my own vegetables.

Things we will talk through are the time it takes to leave something in a bed, the space it takes up, the cost of seedlings vs the cost of local or grocery store-bought crops, how much water something needs, etc. These are all crucial aspects of how we decide what to grow and how much of it.

For more information about Bailey: www.baileyvantassel.com

For information on Bailey's "Poker Planting" method, go HERE.

032. Fall Gardening Prep & Planning Jun 22, 2023

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It's time to start planning and preparing for the Fall/Winter garden so that we can order bulbs and seeds. In this episode, we're digging into garden prep with crop rotation and soil amending, herbs, veggies, flower bulbs, and garlic. Bailey covers overwintering and gives a few lists of what to think about growing this upcoming fall gardening season in each category of flowers, herbs, and veggies.

Mentioned in this episode are two great gardeners who have mastered the flower bulb lasagne method: Arthur Parkinson and Claus Dalby.

Bailey buys her garlic from Territorial Seed Co and has a blog about growing garlic here.

For all the plant lists and more in-depth show notes, visit www.baileyvantassel.com

031. Pests In The Organic Garden With Horticulturist Kristen Colvin Jun 15, 2023

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Dear friend and horticulturist Kristen Colvin gives us some practical pest tips that will help both now, and also in advance of a new season. She talks us through pest prevention in the home garden and also the steps for when you see trouble. Kristen talks about when to plant a plant to help combat common ailments, as well as her favorite trap plant and why.

To find out more about Kristen, you can find her on Instagram HERE.

Some links mentioned:

Moleskin with dots for keeping your garden journal, HERE.

Book recommendations:

Gardening Under Lights by Leslie Halleck

Plant Grow Harvest Repeat by Meg Cowden

For more information about Bailey, www.baileyvantassel.com