Garden Girls 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!*

July is when the garden either rewards you or roasts you, and this episode is us being honest about which one is happening in ours. We're walking through what's actually thriving right now versus what we planted with high hopes and have since quietly stopped checking on. Tomatoes are having a moment, the tea herbs are peaking before the heat turns them bitter, and we get into what we're succession planting to keep the harvest going instead of watching it crash by August.We also get into the July gap nobody talks about, the stretch where spring crops are done and fall crops aren't in yet, and what we're doing with that space instead of leaving it empty.If you're gardening through peak summer in a hot zone like 8 or trying to keep things going in a cooler zone like 6, this is your July garden reality check 🌿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!*

You sent in the questions, and we're answering them! In this listener Q&A episode, we're diving into your gardening questions, sharing our experiences, and chatting about the things that don't always fit into a regular episode. From growing tips and garden challenges to homesteading, content creation, and everything in between, this episode feels like sitting down for a conversation with friends in the garden.Thanks to everyone who submitted questions—we had a blast recording this one!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!*

We don't know what we expected. Probably to laugh and move on...But the cards had opinions.
We pulled tarot for our gardens and somehow ended up having one of the more honest conversations we've had about where we actually are with our lives.
Come for the chaos, stay for Meg's reading that was uncomfortably accurate.

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One teaspoon of healthy soil holds more living organisms than there are people on Earth. Meagan and Dagny break down the science of what’s actually in your garden soil — the bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and mycorrhizal networks doing work you’ve never given them credit for. They cover what tilling and over-fertilizing actually do to soil biology, what the research actually says (vs. what went viral), and a practical soil health audit any gardener can run this weekend.Mentioned in this episode:Soil food web research: Dr. Elaine Ingham, USDA Natural Resources Conservation ServiceGlomalin discovery: Dr. Sara Wright, USDA (1996)No-dig gardening: Charles DowdingMycorrhizal network research: Toby Kiers lab, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamSupport 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!*