Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care

Maria Failla- Happy Plant Lady and Author of Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness

Looking for free, natural ways to decrease stress and increase joy and calm in your life? The answer might be simpler than you think: houseplants, gardening and nature. On Growing Joy with Plants, learn alongside Happy Plant Lady, Maria Failla to care for plants, engage with nature, and use them to manage your overwhelm, anxiety and experience happiness and calm you thought was only available on vacation.Plant care is self care. Come grow some joy with us. Follow along on socials @growingjoywithmaria

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429 episodes
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Dec 17, 2019 · 1 hr 2 min
Winter Plant Care
Jaz and Darryl join me today to discuss what to do with your houseplants when winter comes!
Dec 4, 2019 · 1 hr 13 min
Episode 81: "Root-ology" with Leslie Halleck
Leslie joins me today to talk all things ROOTS- what they are, the different types, how they function and how to care for them!
Nov 12, 2019 · 57 min
Episode 80: Plant Laws and Patents
We have a variety of guests all sharing knowledge and stories about the laws around shipping and selling plants in the US
Nov 5, 2019 · 1 hr 8 min
Episode 79: Variegation 101 with Chris Satch
Chris Satch joins us today to discuss all things variegation!
Oct 22, 2019 · 24 min
Episode 78: Plant Side Chat: When Your Orchid Doesn't Bloom
Plant Side Chats are shorter episodes with just Maria as she shares life lessons learned in the garden. Today's topic is: What to do when your orchid or plant doesn't bloom when you want it to.
Oct 15, 2019 · 56 min
Ep 77: "Semi" or "Passive" Hydroponics 101 with Kay from @inrootedlove
Kay from @inrootedlove joins me to discuss what is up with the "semi" or "passive" hydro craze- what is is, why it's awesome and how a newbie could try their own set up! I get so inspired I make a set up of my own that is thriving!
Oct 8, 2019 · 1 hr
76: Hydroponic Gardening 101
Rob from Farm.One joins me today for an introduction to Hydroponic Gardening and fun suggestions for beginners to try hydroponics at home!
Oct 3, 2019 · 7 min
Episode 75.5: Info on Sustainability of Peat Moss
Follow Up to this weeks episode on The Science of Soil with some resources on sustainability.
Oct 1, 2019 · 1 hr 8 min
Episode 75: The Science of Soil with Dr Mark from Metrolina Greenhouse
Dr Mark from Metrolina Greenhouses joins me to break down exactly what is in the soil we put our beloved plant babies in. We talk peat moss, perlite, pumice, earthworm casings, troubleshooting and answer listener questions!
Sep 24, 2019 · 1 hr 17 min
Episode 74: Grow Lights 101 with Leslie Halleck
Leslie Halleck joins me today to break down the science of light, why it's important for plants, and rules and guidelines to live by when purchasing grow lights for your home.
Sep 17, 2019 · 48 min
Episode 73: Indoor Plant Appreciation & the Amazon Rainforest
Today community members share their favorite stories of appreciation for their plants, and we learn about the Amazon Rainforest Fires and how we can help.
Sep 10, 2019 · 58 min
Episode 72- Fall Garden Plants and Projects with Joe Lamp'l
Joe Lamp'l from joegardener.com joins me today to talk about fun plants to grow in the fall, and how to get organized in preparation for next spring!
Sep 3, 2019 · 1 hr 12 min
Easy Plant Parent Hood: Low Light Plants with the Houseplant Guru: Best of Growing Joy Replay
The Houseplant Guru joins me today to discuss low light environments, how to maximize light and what plants to pick (both basic and advanced options) for our low light homes.
Aug 27, 2019 · 42 min
Episode 70: Growing Cannabis Part 2: Flowering to Harvest
Second Part of our Growing Cannabis mini series! Today we discuss how to get cannabis to flower, how to harvest and cure the flower and have a discussion about the Cannabis industry with Rooney and Chudy
Aug 20, 2019 · 49 min
Episode 69: Growing Cannabis Part 1: Set Up, Seed Starting and The Vegetative Stage
Today I'm joined by a home grower (Rooney Bloom) and a commercial grower (Chudy Azuogu) about the similarities and differences between growing Cannabis in Denver. This conversation is broken into two episodes: Todays which is from set up to vegetative stage, and next weeks which is flowering to harvest. It's an amazing conversation that transcends Cannabis and will be eye opening for anyone who likes growing any type of plants!
Aug 15, 2019 · 3 min
Be featured on the upcoming Community Episode: Indoor Plant Appreciation Community episode call to action - 81419 6.38 PM
Hi Plant Friends! I'd love to feature you and YOUR plant stories in an upcoming community episode of the Bloom and Grow Radio Podcast. The theme of the episode is "Indoor Plant Appreciation" for National Indoor Plant Week! Call in following the instructions below and share your favorite story about a plant of yours: it could be a plant parent win, a loss, a lesson learned, a new friendship that blossomed, a funny story or a #plantmomfail or #plantdadfail. Whatever you want! I want this episode
Aug 13, 2019 · 38 min
Peperomia 101 with Nick Pileggi
Nick Pileggi joins me in the Live Taping at Urban Jungle Philly to discuss Peperomia 101!
Aug 8, 2019 · 28 min
Season 4 Intro and What I’ve Learned Being Away from my Plants for 6 Months!
Today I’m just intro’ing you to Season 4 and giving you my off the cuff update on what I’ve learned from being away from my plants for 6th months! Sharing recent life lessons, what’s bringing me joy lately and how I’ve been bringing my passion for plants on the road with me. Season 4 will officially launch Tuesday August 13th. Make sure you are subscribed to the podcast so you don’t miss one episode!
Aug 2, 2019 · 1 min
Chicago Plant Friends! Come hug me this Saturday!
Chicago Plant Friends! We are having a FREE BAGR listener meet up THIS Saturday August 3rd from 10 am - Noon at Sprout Home Chicago!
Jun 25, 2019 · 1 hr
A chat with PlantKween: 5 tips for planning your perfect plant shopping day and Inclusivity and Representation in the Plant Community
Christopher from @plantkween joins me to discuss his strategies for planning the perfect (and most epic) plant shopping day, and the importance of self care, inclusivity and representation in the plant community.

Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care

Winter Plant Care

Episode 81: "Root-ology" with Leslie Halleck

Episode 80: Plant Laws and Patents

Episode 79: Variegation 101 with Chris Satch

Episode 78: Plant Side Chat: When Your Orchid Doesn't Bloom

Ep 77: "Semi" or "Passive" Hydroponics 101 with Kay from @inrootedlove

76: Hydroponic Gardening 101

Episode 75.5: Info on Sustainability of Peat Moss

Episode 75: The Science of Soil with Dr Mark from Metrolina Greenhouse

Episode 74: Grow Lights 101 with Leslie Halleck

Episode 73: Indoor Plant Appreciation & the Amazon Rainforest

Episode 72- Fall Garden Plants and Projects with Joe Lamp'l

Easy Plant Parent Hood: Low Light Plants with the Houseplant Guru: Best of Growing Joy Replay

Episode 70: Growing Cannabis Part 2: Flowering to Harvest

Episode 69: Growing Cannabis Part 1: Set Up, Seed Starting and The Vegetative Stage

Be featured on the upcoming Community Episode: Indoor Plant Appreciation Community episode call to action - 81419 6.38 PM

Peperomia 101 with Nick Pileggi

Season 4 Intro and What I’ve Learned Being Away from my Plants for 6 Months!

Chicago Plant Friends! Come hug me this Saturday!

A chat with PlantKween: 5 tips for planning your perfect plant shopping day and Inclusivity and Representation in the Plant Community