In this episode I interview Jackson Farmer, also know as, Farmer Freeman. He has been gardening for 16 years and has a Bachelors and Masters in Biology from American University. He grows a variety of plants and owns a company that specializes in plant testing, such as DNA sex testing and testing for pathogens. He talks all about various types of pl…

In this episode I interview Alexandria aka Queen of the Sun Grown. She has been on the podcast twice before, episodes 30 & 82, and she’s back again this time to talk about closed-loop gardening. She talks about things such as composting, ecological gardening, utilizing animals, IPM, and many other things that relate to creating and working in a clo…

In this episode I interview Chris Swank. He has been gardening for 11 years and grows plants exclusively in Rockwool, which is what we get into in today’s episode. He talks all about how he grows his plants in Rockwool; Everything from preparing for planting, nutrition, pH, irrigation strategy, environment control, and more. Face Your Ears Explore …

In this episode I interview Keys, also known as, Bassdropkeys. He is a fellow content creator with over 280,000 subscribers across 5 YouTube channels. In this episode he reveals how he grows the organic “water only” method. He talks about his soil mix, nutrition, compost teas, environment conditions, and so much more. Face Your Ears Explore home re…

In this episode I interview George Murray. He went to college at Purdue where he studied plant physiology and plant metabolomics. He now works in the fertilizer industry and is the formulation chemist for Ventana Plant Science and Stash Blend. In this episode he talks about several organic inputs, their benefits, sourcing, bacteria, fungi, and more…

In this episode I interview Paul from WakeNBakewithPaul. He is a synganic gardener who grows plants in his garage, which brings its own unique challenges. He gets into detail on the way he does it successfully; everything from equipment setup, balancing environment conditions, preventing pests, and more. Face Your Ears Explore home recording and mu…

In this episode I interview Luna Whitcomb. She was on the podcast once before, episode 111, where she talked all about things that you can do to increase plant taste and smell. One of the things she mentioned in that episode was that she uses ferments, which prompted some of you to comment on that episode requesting more details. She has a ton of k…

In this episode I interview Autopotamus. He has been gardening for 6 years and is well-known for growing massive autos, some yielding well over a pound, and that’s what we get into in today’s episode. I pick his brain to find out exactly what he does to grow massive autos. What type of plants do you like to grow? Face Your Ears Explore home recordi…

In this episode I interview Kris from Crop Culture. He has been gardening for 5 years, and is big into crop steering - which is what we get into in today’s episode. He talks all about the basics of crop steering, from what crop steering is, types of crop steering, climate, lighting, irrigation, and so much more. Face Your Ears Explore home recordin…

In this episode I interview Cbunny. Some of you might recognize her from Home Grow The Community, a home grow show on YouTube. She has been gardening for 2 years and grows both indoors and outdoors. When growing outdoors, she takes an organic approach, which is what we get into in today’s episode. She talks all about her style of organic gardening …

In this episode I interview Joshua Steensland. He has been gardening for 27 years and is regarded as an expert when it comes to growing in living soil. He gets deep into several key aspects for this grow method such as: building a soil from scratch, soil microbiology, compost, and so much more. Face Your Ears Explore home recording and music creati…

In this episode I interview ZaZa from ZaZa Genetics. He was on the podcast once before back in 2021, episode #31 where he talked about breeding on an intermediate level. This time around we are going to continue the conversation. I have a whole bunch of good breeding questions for him, some submitted by listeners of the podcast. He talks about herm…

In this episode I interview Mr. Ganiks. He is an organic gardener and grows his plants in small containers. It’s often said you can’t be successful growing organically in small containers, but Mr. Ganiks proves otherwise - and he talks all about it. Face Your Ears Explore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'! L…

In this episode I interview Mike from 420 Things. He has been gardening for 15 years and grows a variety of plants. He is big into gardening on a budget. In this episode he reveals many budget-friendly gardening ideas to help save you money. Face Your Ears Explore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'! Listen on…

In this episode I interview Dr. Gary Yates. He is the former Chief Scientific Officer for PharmaSeeds and graduated with honors in Genetics from the University of Glasgow. He has extensive knowledge in the molecular biology of plant stress responses which is revealed in today’s topic all about crop steering. Face Your Ears Explore home recording an…

In this episode I interview Natty Newfie. He has been gardening for 5 years and grows a wide variety of plants. He has a ton of knowledge on companion planting, and that’s what we’re going to get into in today's episode. He talks about what companion planting is, pros, cons, some great plant combinations, and so much more. Face Your Ears Explore ho…

In this episode I interview CE420. He is a fellow YouTuber with nearly 3,000 subscribers and he’s big into pheno hunting plants. He has a plant-count restriction and pheno hunting in that case can be a bit challenging. He talks all about it in this episode and more. Face Your Ears Explore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'F…

In this episode I interview Sebastian Good from Fast Buds. He is an expert when it comes to auto flowering plants and has done many techniques over the years that help increase both quality and yield; and that’s what we’re going to get into in today's episode. We get into topics such as: plant nutrition, growing medium, container size, light cycle,…

In this episode I interview Shane from MIGRO. He was on the podcast once before, episode #33 back in 2021, where he talked all about LED grow lights. We will continue to talk about lighting in this episode, diving into topics such as intracanopy lighting, DLI, light quantity instead of quality, and so much more. Face Your Ears Explore home recordin…

In this episode I interview Bryant Mason aka The Soil Doctor. He was on the podcast once before, episode #26 back in 2021, where he talked all about soil testing, did a soil audit walkthrough, talked about some of the different elements for growth and got into heavy metals. This time around he talks all about water testing. I got my local water tes…

In this episode I interview MammaKush420. She has been gardening for 6 years, and is big into training plants in order to achieve a higher quality and yield; that’s what we’re gonna talk about in today’s episode. She talks about the pros and cons of training plants, details on how she does several different plant training techniques, and gives some…

In this episode I interview Corey from Inside Hydro. He is a fellow YouTuber with nearly 40,000 subscribers and his channel revolves around hydroponics, RDWC to be specific, and that’s what we’re going to get into in today’s episode. He talks about what RDWC is, pros, cons, equipment setup, how he grows plants in the system, and so much more. Face …

In this episode I interview Michael Box from Sustainable Village. He was on the podcast once before, episode #50, where he talked about the different methods of autowatering and his recommendations for autowatering setups for different size containers. This episode we continue talking about irrigation. He talks about moisture release curves, moistu…

In this episode I interview Brandon Hudson. He is an agronomist for KIS Organics and has been gardening for nearly 40 years. Over that span of time, Brandon has done a countless number of gardening methods and has identified many gardening myths. He talks about a variety of things in this episode, revealing both good information, and some bro scien…

In this episode I interview Welcome To The Grow Tent. Some of you long-time listeners of the podcast may remember him from episode 5 - back in February 2021. Great episode there where he gave a ton of advice for beginner gardeners. This time around we get into plant breeding. He has been breeding for the past 7 years and has created many amazing cr…

In this episode I interview Dr. Tassa Saldi. She is the Chief Science Officer of TUMI Genomics and is an expert in molecular biology, with a focus on RNA biology. Within this episode she talks in detail about a pathogen that has infected a large percent of both commercial facilities and home gardens around the world. Everything from what the pathog…

In this episode I interview Matthew Gates. He is an IPM specialist and has been on the podcast once before, episode 48, where he talked about the ‘Top 10 Garden Pests & How To Combat Them!’ I’m happy to have him back on the podcast so we can get deeper into pest management. In this episode he reveals some of the best ways to prevent and eliminate g…

In this episode I interview Josh from Elite Cut Genetics. He is a plant breeder from the Chicagoland area and has been gardening since 2011. He has a ton of good knowledge on plant breeding and is big into taking an ethical approach. He talks all about how to be ethical when breeding and big mistakes that are often made. Face Your Ears Explore home…

In this episode I interview Patrick and Mrs. GrowDaddy from GrowDaddyTV. They have been gardening for 4 years and grow a variety of plants such as tomatoes, lettuce, basil, cilantro, parsley, medical plants, and more. One of their main goals when gardening is to achieve a top quality product and a high yield; which I thought would be an excellent t…

In this episode I interview Tad Hussey. He’s been on the podcast once before, episode 103, where he talked about ‘How to Reuse Your Old Potting Soil For Another Grow!’ There was a ton of knowledge dropped in that episode; many of you commented on how helpful it was for you. Well Tad is back for another episode, this time he talks about various orga…

In this episode I interview Luke McCallen. He is an active member of the gardening community and is big into growing organic. Keeping plants healthy throughout the grow is easier said than done, and in this episode Luke reveals what he does in particular in order to keep plants healthy throughout the entire grow cycle. Face Your Ears Explore home r…

In this episode I interview Mr. Nice Guy. He has been gardening for 5 years and is big into DIY gardening. He has created his own DIY Hydroponics setup at home. He talks all about his hydroponic build and how he grows in it. He also talks about common problems and solutions, and he reveals a lot of good advice that relates to growing hydroponically…

In this episode I interview Kyle Kushman. He has been gardening for over 30 years and is an advocate, educator, and journalist. One of the things he is most known for is his plant training methods - and that’s what we’re going to get into in today’s episode. Kyle talks all about various plant training methods with a focus on increasing yields. Face…

In this episode I interview David Sandelman. He is the Owner of Cannatrol and the inventor of the Cannatrol Cool Cure. He talks all about drying and curing plants and he answers several questions that relate to using the Cool Cure. Face Your Ears Explore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'! Listen on: Apple Po…

In this episode I interview Chris from Happy Hydro. He has been gardening for 20 years and is the owner of HappyHydro.com. He has been on the podcast once before, on episode 3, where he talked all about the environment for indoor plants. This time around he talks about stealth gardening indoors. He reveals several tips and tricks to help keep thing…

In this episode I interview Stephen Raisner, many of you know him as Potent Ponics. He has been on the podcast once before, episode 64, where he talked all about Aquaponics. Well I got him back on the podcast, this time talking about growing genetics the best way possible in your climate. Stephen has grown in several states across the US and severa…

In this episode I interview Big Daddy Budz. He is a Content Creator with over 100 videos and 6,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel called The Grow Under The Stairs. This episode is a bit different than any of the other episodes. We’re talking Gardening Content Creation. Although this episode isn’t focused on growing plants, I still thought it wo…

In this episode I interview Dr. Allison Justice. She has a PHD in Plant Environmental Science from Clemson University. She is also a consultant, owns The Hemp Mine, and created the CRC - which is a science-based research group. She has advanced knowledge in post-harvest production, so drying, curing, and that’s what today’s episode is about. She ta…

In this episode I interview Walter from Doobies House. He has been growing for 12 years and grows a variety of plants such as squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, broccoli, medicinal varieties and so much more. He has also worked at several commercial facilities. In this episode he talks about how to keep things efficient when growing many pl…

In this episode I interview Jordan River. He has been gardening for 14 years and is the host of the GrowCast podcast. He has a lot of experience pheno hunting plants in different areas and he’s currently doing a pheno hunt in Hawaii. We get deep into pheno hunting in this episode, everything from basic terminology, to how he does pheno hunts, his c…

In this episode I interview Sly aka Loco. He has been gardening for 6 years and grows indoors. He has experience growing with synthetic as well as organic inputs, and one main focus for him is growing large plants - and that’s what we’re going to get into today. He breaks it down for us, his style of growing large plants. We go over lighting, envir…

In this episode I interview Nik Nikolayev. He has been on the podcast once before, episode 76, where he talked all about carbon. Nik is the owner of Rooted Leaf Agritech and has been gardening for over 25 years. He has advanced knowledge in plant science and in this episode he breaks down the science when it comes to many of the gardening myths or …

In this episode I interview Untrained Astronaut. He has been gardening for 2 years and grows the BuildASoil way - and that’s what we’re going to get into today. We get into what he uses for feedings, watering, environment conditions, and so much more. Face Your Ears Explore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'!…

In this episode I interview Luna Whitcomb. She has been gardening for 15 years and has experience with indoor, outdoor, greenhouse, and field cultivation. She is a writer for SKUNK Magazine and her methodologies revolve around growing organically. She has knowledge on microscopy, biology, entomology, agronomy, botany, and enzymology. In this episod…

In this episode I interview Dave Hansen. Dave is a father of three, a small business owner and you may recognize him from the channel Perfect Gardens. He has been gardening since he was a kid and favors organic methods. In this presentation Dave goes over some of the basics to create a strong foundation for your family garden. Face Your Ears Explor…

In this episode I interview Barelee Growin. She has been gardening for 2.5 years and grows a variety of plants such as comfrey, fruit trees, medicinal plants, and more. Today we’re going to get into outdoor gardening tips and tricks for success. Face Your Ears Explore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'! Liste…

In this episode I interview Adam Dunn. He has been gardening for 30 years and is the host of the Adam Dunn Show - which I’m sure many of you are familiar with. He has experience growing with several different types of hydroponic systems and also has experience growing organic - and that’s what he talks about in this episode; organic gardening vs hy…

In this episode of Garden Talk, I interview Brandon Rust. He has been gardening for 20 years and is the owner of Bokashi Earthworks. Some of you may remember Brandon from episode 16 of this podcast where he talked all about Utilizing Microorganisms In The Garden. In this episode, he talks about several different soil amendments, why they would be a…

In this episode I interview Dr. MJ Coco. He’s back again for this back-to-back episode special! This week he talks all about LED grow lights - another area where his knowledge goes deep. Not only does he talk about LED grow lights vs other types of grow lights, but he also gets into things to look for in an LED grow light, he talks about the grow l…

In this episode I interview Dr. MJ Coco. He has been gardening for 25 years, and is regarded as an expert on growing in coco coir - and that’s what we get into in today’s episode. He talks about what coco is, rinsing it, buffering it, pH, EC, and so much more. Face Your Ears Explore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Yo…