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Welcome to the Beginner’s Garden Podcast! This is the podcast with easy-to-understand resources, tips, and information to help beginning gardeners get the most out of their gardening adventure — big or small.

Dec 10, 2024

This week we are talking all about weather trends and forecasts for 2025 with Carol Connare of the Old Farmer's Almanac. Carol is the 14th editor in the history of the publication, and the second woman to hold the title. In her role as editor-in-chief, Carol oversees the development of the annual publication,...


Dec 3, 2024

This week Jill talks about composting in the winter. Is it even possible or worth your time when it's not warm outside? Are there different ways to go about it? FInd out all this and more in this week's episode.

Links Mentioned: 

  1. 162 Simplifying Compost https://journeywithjill.libsyn.com/162-simplifying-compost

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Nov 26, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving week for those in the US! I figured this week would be a good one to talk about a topic that might make your thanksgiving table, sweet potatoes!

Sweet Potato YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL27_dEHfy9_Z3n08CHjaDjaDhUfDC4PiB&si=xYV-9JJHNH7CLEcx 

Show Notes:

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Nov 19, 2024

In anticipation of Black Friday sales and the biggest shopping season of the year, Jill spends time this week talking about 12 garden tools that she loves and found herself using a lot in 2024 plus 3 that she doesn't use as much anymore and why.

Free Download with links to all the tools mentioned:


Nov 12, 2024

In this episode, Jill shares her experiences with both failures and successes in her fall garden. She opens up about her struggles, including the challenges growing carrots, potatoes, and spinach, and offers insights into what went wrong and what can be learned from her mistakes. Jill also discusses her successful...