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VIDEO: Porch-Perfect Ferns: 🌿 Planting Hanging Baskets with Wyse Guide

June 17, 2025/in Blog, Espoma Videos, Kaleb Wyse, Spring Gardening

There’s nothing quite like a porch full of lush, thriving greenery to welcome in the warmer months—and no one brings that vision to life quite like Kaleb Wyse of Wyse Guide. In his latest video, Kaleb shares how he transforms his sunny front porch into a shaded retreat using one of our favorite combinations: Boston ferns, Kimberly Queen ferns, and a trusted mix of Espoma Organic Potting Soil Mix and Holly-tone.

Ferns Chosen with Purpose

Kaleb’s front porch faces south, which means intense sunlight, reflected heat, and the occasional gusty breeze. Instead of fighting nature, Kaleb leans into it—selecting Kimberly Queen ferns for their upright habit and sun tolerance, while reserving traditional Boston ferns for shadier spots near the house.

His secret to keeping these ferns happy? It starts with the soil.

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Kaleb chooses our Espoma Organic Potting Mix because it offers the perfect balance of drainage and moisture retention—critical for ferns, which love even moisture but hate soggy roots. This mix includes:

  • Perlite for improved aeration

  • Organic compost for slow-release nutrition

  • Natural, eco-safe ingredients—no synthetic fillers or plastic beads here

As Kaleb puts it: “It holds on to the moisture needed but also drains really well.”

He also adds a light sprinkle of Espoma Organic Holly-tone, our acidic plant food typically used for hydrangeas and evergreens. Since ferns thrive in slightly acidic conditions, Holly-tone gives them an extra boost without overstimulating growth—perfect for those who prefer a light-touch fertilizing routine.

🌱 Pro tip from Kaleb: Gently loosen or score the roots of pot-bound ferns before planting. It encourages them to branch into the fresh potting mix and establish faster.

Build Your Own Porch Sanctuary

Looking to create your own front porch oasis? Let Kaleb’s video be your inspiration. And when you’re ready to pot up your ferns, reach for the products trusted by generations of gardeners.

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VIDEO: Planting Potatoes & Ranunculus 🥔🌱🌸 with Garden Answer

May 20, 2025/in Blog, Espoma Videos, Flowers, Fruits & Vegetables, Garden Answer, Spring Gardening

Follow along as Laura from Garden Answer plants some ranunculus and potatoes! 🥔🌱

To save time and money, Laura is using leftover potatoes from last year’s crop and planting the entire spud directly on the ground. Plus, planting with a high-quality organic starter fertilizer like Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus and top-dressing with a nutrient-rich organic compost like Espoma Organic Land & Sea Gourmet Compost, she’s creating the perfect environment for a stronger, more delicious yield.

Laura recommends following up with some organic fertilizer in her routine garden maintenance. She will feed her potato plants with Espoma Organic Garden-tone and her Ranunculus with Espoma Organic Flower-tone, providing each plant type with the specific fertilizer specially formulated to produce happy healthy plants. 

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VIDEO: Spring Garden Awakening with Summer Rayne Oakes 🌿

May 20, 2025/in Blog, Bulbs, Flowers, Spring Gardening, Summer Rayne Oakes

Spring is stirring in the Finger Lakes, and Summer Rayne Oakes of  Flock Finger Lakes is already deep into her garden chores. In this video, she takes us on an early-season walk through her ever-evolving landscape highlighting emerging bulbs, sharing design plans, and laying the groundwork for a bountiful, sustainable year ahead.

Summer uses organic products for all her gardening projects—including our trusted Tone line of organic fertilizers, premium Potting Mixes, and organic Liquid Fertilizers—to create healthy, thriving spaces across her property. When planting new bulbs like daffodils and tulips, she relies on Espoma Organic Bulb-tone to set them up for success. And whenever she plants something new, Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus is her go-to to support strong root development from day one.

For all her new garden beds, Summer builds nutrient-rich soil from the ground up with Espoma Organic Raised Bed Mix, Land & Sea Gourmet Compost, and our premium Potting Mix—ensuring each planting area is full of organic matter, supports microbial life, and has optimum moisture-holding capacity.

From rewilding meadows and restoring forest edges to designing pollinator patches and building a 60-foot sustainable chicken coop, Summer’s garden isn’t just beautiful—it’s intentional. Her approach reflects a great mission: to nourish plants, support biodiversity, and build a healthier planet from the soil up. 🌱

Watch the full garden walk to get inspired for your own spring garden reset!

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6 Reasons to Start a Garden! 🍅🌺🌿

April 29, 2025/in Blog, Spring Gardening

Spring is here, and there’s no better time to dig in and grow something beautiful. April is National Gardening Month — a time to celebrate the joy and countless benefits that come from nurturing a garden. Across the country, you’ll find educational activities, local plant sales, garden center seminars, and more to inspire you to get growing.

Whether you’re starting fresh or picking up where you left off, now’s the perfect time to turn gardening into a healthy new habit. Here’s why:

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1. Homegrown is Healthier

When you grow your own vegetables, you control exactly what goes into your garden—and onto your plate. Using organic fertilizers like Espoma Organic Plant-tone or  Garden-tone and healthy soils like Espoma Organic Raised Bed Mix or Potting Mix ensures your food is full of nutrients and free from synthetic chemicals. Plus, research shows that gardeners naturally eat more fruits and veggies, making it a smart step toward a healthier lifestyle.

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2. Gardening Gets You Moving

Gardening is a full-body workout disguised as a relaxing hobby. Activities like digging, planting, weeding, and watering can burn 300–400 calories per hour, while building strength and reducing stress. Whether you’re planting with Espoma Bio-tone Starter Plus for strong roots or amending your beds with Land & Sea Gourmet Compost, every moment spent in the garden helps you stay active and energized.

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3. Quality Time with Kids

Gardening offers an incredible opportunity to teach kids about nature, sustainability, and healthy eating. Planting sweet tomatoes, juicy strawberries, or colorful flowers together becomes a rewarding, hands-on way to connect. Boost their success—and excitement—by using organic fertilizers like Espoma Organic Tomato! Liquid Plant Food for veggies or Holly-tone for acid-loving favorites like blueberries and hydrangeas.

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4. A Garden Adds Beauty and Life

Whether it’s a vibrant flower container, a lush raised bed, or a pollinator-friendly garden, a little green can transform any space. Using rich, organic soils like Espoma Organic Potting Soil Mix or Land & Sea Gourmet Compost gives your plants the foundation they need to grow strong and beautiful, while creating a welcoming home for butterflies, birds, and bees.

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5. An Outlet for Creativity

Your garden is your canvas. Try something new each season—like mixing bold annuals with native perennials or creating a mini kitchen garden filled with fresh herbs. Give new plantings a great start with Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus formulated to help plants establish strong roots.

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6. A Personal Escape

When life gets hectic, your garden can be your sanctuary. Whether you’re pulling weeds, watering seedlings, or simply admiring the first bloom of the season, gardening offers simple, satisfying moments of peace. Plus, harvesting your own food, grown with organic care, makes every meal more meaningful.

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VIDEO: Spring Plantings & Seed Starting with Garden Answer

April 15, 2025/in Blog, Garden Answer, Seed Starting, Spring Gardening, Trees & Shrubs

Spring is officially here, and Laura from ⁨Garden Answer⁩ welcomes the season with a fresh round of planting and garden prep!

She kicks things off by sowing stock flower seeds saved from last year. Using Espoma Organic Seed Starter Mix and Potting Soil, she creates the perfect environment for strong germination and healthy growth. To support her young seedlings, Laura turns to Espoma Organic Grow!—a liquid organic fertilizer packed with essential nutrients that help plants thrive naturally. 🌱

Next, Laura adds lasting color and structure to her landscape by planting three Sgt. Pepper Dogwood shrubs. Known for their vibrant red twigs and variegated foliage, these shrubs are given the best start with Espoma Organic Bio-tone Starter Plus, a mycorrhizae-enhanced organic fertilizer designed to promote deep roots and long-term plant health. 🌿

Finally, she refreshes her hellebores by trimming back old foliage and feeding them with Espoma Organic Holly-tone. This slow-release organic fertilizer is ideal for acid-loving plants and ensures strong, beautiful spring blooms. 🌸

From seed starting to shrub planting, Laura shows just how easy it is to grow a healthy, thriving garden with the help of Espoma Organic. If you’re looking to boost your garden naturally this season, reach for the organic fertilizers trusted by gardeners for over 95 years.

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VIDEO: SPRING GARDEN TOUR???with Summer Rayne Oakes

May 23, 2024/in Blog, Gardening, Spring Gardening, Spring Gardening, Summer Rayne Oakes

Catch up with Summer Rayne Oakes from Flock Finger Lakes as she takes you on an early spring garden tour of her beautiful green space. In this video, Summer walks through her gardens, sharing insights and tips on her plant material and how she’s preparing for the growing season. Watch as Summer demonstrates how she uses Espoma Organic Raised Bed Mix to fill her raised beds, ensuring her plants have the best growing medium for success.

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VIDEO: How to Fertilize Garlic ? || Wyse Guide

April 21, 2023/in Blog, Espoma Videos, Fruits & Vegetables, Kaleb Wyse, Spring Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

Did you plant garlic? ?

Watch as Kaleb @WyseGuide shows you the proper way to feed your garlic plants.

 

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Video: Garden Answer’s Two New Perennials for 2023: Heliopsis & Agastache!

May 27, 2022/in Flowers, Garden Answer, Gardening, Spring Gardening, Spring Gardening

Who else is excited two see Garden Answer’s two beautiful new perennials in the ground? Follow along and see how a bit of Espoma Organic Land & Sea Gourmet Compost gets the soil just right prior to planting.

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VIDEO: Planting Bush Clematis, Ornamental Oregano and a Bloomerang Lilac Tree!

May 18, 2022/in Blog, Espoma Videos, Flowers, Garden Answer, Gardening, Spring Gardening, Spring Gardening

Espoma Organic Land & Sea Compost and Bio-tone Starter Plus will help ensure these different perennials and lilac trees establish fast and live long and happy lives. Join Garden Answer and see how it’s done!

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Why Gardening Should Always be a Team Effort

May 10, 2022/in Blog, Fruits & Vegetables, Gardening, Spring Gardening, Spring Gardening, Summer Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

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Spring is here, and there’s no better way to celebrate the new season than by getting outside and gardening. Even better, why not garden with your friends, families, and community members? It’s the perfect way to help our planet while also connecting with the people closest in your life. Don’t believe it? Here’s why gardening with other people should be at the top of your to-do list this spring.

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1. It benefits your health.

Verywell Family says that gardening is a moderately intense form of exercise. It’s a great way to burn some calories without feeling like you’ve just run a marathon. This also means it’s a fun way to get your family physically active as well. The website states that, “Kids ages three to five need to get three hours of physical activity each day, and older kids need a minimum of an hour daily.” You and your family can bond over planting onions, corn, potatoes, you name it! As a bonus, Espoma’s Garden-tone Natural & Organic Fertilizer will have your family fawning over your healthy crops all season long.

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2. It benefits the environment.

It goes without saying that when you plant a garden, you’re significantly doing good for the environment. Greenmatters claims that gardening improves air quality, protects soil, lessens global warming, minimizes landfills, and saves different kinds of wildlife. These might seem like daunting tasks, but it’s really easier than you think. Verywell Family suggests that when gardening with your family, “You might invest in a rain barrel and start a compost pile to make your garden more Earth-friendly, too.” 

Gardens for kids are an easy, engaging way to learn more about sustainability and its importance for our planet. And even for those who aren’t children, you’re never too late to learn something new. Gardening can teach your friends, family, and fellow neighbors about all the green benefits of growing plants and crops.

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3. It’s just plain fun.

Whoever you plant your garden with, you go on a journey together to grow something entirely new. 

Harddy explains that “Watching the plants start to grow is an incredible achievement. When the planting is done together as a family, it makes the entire process even more meaningful from start to finish.” 

This rewarding process is a bonding experience that can strengthen your relationship with your family and local community. There’s also tons of ways to spice up your garden to make it a fun time for everyone involved. 

Playful Acre thinks that adding themes to your garden can make your children more engaged and interested in helping out. The blog tells us that having garden bed ideas spanning from “fairy tales to stories to favorite vacations abroad” can make your time outside all the more fulfilling.

Once your luscious garden is complete, the fun does not end there. There’s lots of ways afterwards to enhance the beauty of all your hard work.

Harddy recommends to “Use this time to come up with some beautiful decor you and your children can make together. Buy some terra cotta pots and have everyone paint one in their own unique designs. You can also clip the flowers you’ve grown to make gorgeous decorative arrangements for the dinner table.”

No matter who you garden with, whether your family, friends, or other local green thumbs, social gardening is your answer to springtime fun. Just as importantly, there are health benefits to gardening that keeps you and your close circle physically active on a daily basis. And of course, we need to upkeep our planet to make it a safe, beautiful place for everyone, and gardening helps us accomplish exactly that.

We can’t wait to see you and your squad planting seeds and growing meaningful relationships. Check out all our products ranging from fertilizers, to soils, and everything in between to make your next planting party a success. Happy gardening!

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