Garden Girls Podcast

This week we're diving into the biggest gardening trends taking over social media, garden centers, and backyards—and giving our honest opinions on whether they're here to stay or just another passing fad.We're breaking down which trends deserve the hype and which ones might disappear in a few years.Do you agree with our predictions?🌱 Let us know: Which gardening trend do you think will still be thriving five years from now?🎧 New Garden Girls Podcast episodes every week!Our main accounts:@meggrowsplants @thecottagepeach Listen on Spotify:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-garden-girlsFollow us on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/garden-girls-podcast/id1763113032Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gardengirlspod/Follow us on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@gardengirlspod***Links***Meg's Planting Calendar:https://meg-grows-plants.myshopify.com/collections/allEpic Gardening:https://shop.epicgardening.com/GARDENGIRLSCode for 5% off!GARDENGIRLS*These codes are affiliate links that we receive commissions from and help to support the podcast!*

Our new floral folklore series gets it's start with an ode to the most delicate flower found in the most brutal battlefields, the herb of one of the oldest forms of divination, one that still dots roadsides prolifically throughout the world. An herbal ally that transcends time, yarrow. Do you grow yarrow?Our main accounts:@meggrowsplants @thecottagepeach Listen on Spotify:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-garden-girlsFollow us on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/garden-girls-podcast/id1763113032Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gardengirlspod/Follow us on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@gardengirlspod***Links***Meg's Planting Calendar:https://meg-grows-plants.myshopify.com/collections/allEpic Gardening:https://shop.epicgardening.com/GARDENGIRLSCode for 5% off!GARDENGIRLS*These codes are affiliate links that we receive commissions from and help to support the podcast!*

Heat wave gardening, a pond update, and way too many tomatillos? This week's What's Growing On has all of it.Meg and Dagny catch up on surviving a 100°+ heat wave (and the 5am watering schedule that comes with it), the squash casualties of an over enthusiastic weeding session, and why one lone container of pineapple sage almost became a root rot disaster. Meg shares her nightly bug hunting routine that's kept her garden nearly pest free this year, Dagny gives a full report on her new backyard pond (native plants, tree frogs, and all), and both of them are drowning in tomatoes, cucumbers, and three tomatillo plants that had other plans.Support our podcast and get exclusive bonus content:https://www.patreon.com/c/GardenGirlsPodcast Our main accounts:@meggrowsplants @thecottagepeach Listen on Spotify:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-garden-girlsFollow us on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/garden-girls-podcast/id1763113032Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gardengirlspod/Follow us on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@gardengirlspod***Links***Meg's Planting Calendar:https://meg-grows-plants.myshopify.com/collections/allEpic Gardening:https://shop.epicgardening.com/GARDENGIRLSCode for 5% off!GARDENGIRLS*These codes are affiliate links that we receive commissions from and help to support the podcast!*

Not every bug in your garden is a pest! In this episode of the Garden Girls Podcast, we're talking all about the beneficial insects that help your garden thrive.From lady beetles and lacewings to parasitic wasps, hoverflies, praying mantises, native bees, and more, we explain which insects deserve a place in your garden, what they do, and how to attract them naturally.We also discuss:• Which insects eat common garden pests• The best flowers and plants for attracting beneficial insects• Pollinators vs. predators• Why pesticides often do more harm than good• How to build a healthier, more balanced garden ecosystemWhether you're growing vegetables, flowers, herbs, or fruit, understanding the insects living in your garden can make you a better gardener—and save you a lot of work.🎧 New Garden Girls Podcast episodes every week covering gardening, preserving, homesteading, and everything in between.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a comment with your favorite beneficial insect, and let us know what topic you'd like us to cover next!Support our podcast and get exclusive bonus content:https://www.patreon.com/c/GardenGirlsPodcast Our main accounts:@meggrowsplants @thecottagepeach Listen on Spotify:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-garden-girlsFollow us on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/garden-girls-podcast/id1763113032Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gardengirlspod/Follow us on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@gardengirlspod***Links***Meg's Planting Calendar:https://meg-grows-plants.myshopify.com/collections/allEpic Gardening:https://shop.epicgardening.com/GARDENGIRLSCode for 5% off!GARDENGIRLSRenee's Garden Seeds: https://sh2543.ositracker.com/398693/9151*These codes are affiliate links that we receive commissions from and help to support the podcast!*

Tomatoes can be one of the most rewarding crops to grow...until they suddenly aren't. Yellow leaves, blossom end rot, curling foliage, cracked fruit, flowers that never set tomatoes, mysterious spots, pests, diseases—it can feel impossible to know where to start.In this episode of the Garden Girls Podcast, we're walking through the most common tomato problems home gardeners face and how to diagnose what's actually going on. We cover nutrient deficiencies, watering mistakes, heat stress, fungal diseases, pests, blossom drop, blossom end rot, cracking, splitting, leaf curl, and more—plus practical tips to help your plants recover and produce their best harvest yet.Whether you're growing your very first tomato plant or you've been gardening for years, this episode will help you troubleshoot with confidence and keep your tomatoes thriving all season long.Let us know in the comments: What's the biggest tomato problem you've dealt with?Support our podcast and get exclusive bonus content:https://www.patreon.com/c/GardenGirlsPodcast Our main accounts:@meggrowsplants @thecottagepeach Listen on Spotify:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-garden-girlsFollow us on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/garden-girls-podcast/id1763113032Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gardengirlspod/Follow us on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@gardengirlspod***Links***Meg's Planting Calendar:https://meg-grows-plants.myshopify.com/collections/allEpic Gardening:https://shop.epicgardening.com/GARDENGIRLSCode for 5% off!GARDENGIRLSRenee's Garden Seeds: https://sh2543.ositracker.com/398693/9151*These codes are affiliate links that we receive commissions from and help to support the podcast!*