Growing Gardeners

Kellye Jeansonne

4.8 (18)
Home & Garden
Updated Daily

Growing Gardeners is the podcast for busy women who want to cultivate not only a thriving garden, but a thriving gardening life as well. Each week I will share practical tips and inspiration to help you turn your garden dreams into reality because the garden is about more than just plants. It is about creating this life that is filled with joy and growth in every season. Each week we will grow as gardeners.

5d ago

Ep 127 | A Tale of Two Gardeners: Same Beginning. Different Ending

Two gardeners. The same nursery. The same tomato plants. The same dream of fresh vegetables, flowers on the table, and a garden they couldn’t wait to walk through each morning. By spring, you couldn’t tell their gardens apart. By fall, they couldn’t have been more different. What changed? It wasn’t the weather. It wasn’t the soil. It wasn’t talent. And it wasn’t luck. In this episode, we’re exploring the quiet decisions that shape an entire gardening season, and, if we’re honest, the quiet decisions that shape our lives. Because the greatest difference between these two gardeners happened long before the first seed was planted. It began with purpose. If you’ve ever found yourself chasing gardening advice, feeling overwhelmed by all the opinions, or wondering why your garden never quite becomes what you imagined, this conversation is for you. This isn’t just about growing vegetables. It’s about growing a life. In this episode, we’ll explore: Why most gardeners don’t fail because they lack knowledge. The hidden cost of gardening without a destination. How one simple question can change every decision you make this season. Why your garden goal has very little to do with growing bigger vegetables. How to stop growing everything and start growing what matters most. A question to carry with you: If your garden could give you one thing this season, what would you hope it would be? Not just a harvest. Not just tomatoes. But something deeper. Peace. Connection. Generosity. Confidence. Joy. Because once you know the answer… you finally know where to begin. Ready to Discover Your Own Garden Goal? Grow Gather Give is a live guided workshop designed to help you uncover what matters most this season and create a simple, intentional plan to build your garden around it. Because the best gardens don’t ever happen by accident. They grow from purpose. Until next time… Keep growing what matters most. 👉🏼 JOIN my goal setting workshop GROW GATHER GIVE Here Connect With Wild Child Kitchen Gardens Facebook: @WildChildKitchenGardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens YouTube: @Wild Child Kitchen Gardens Learn more about growing with me at www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com
Jul 10

Ep 126 | What Every Gardener Should Be Paying Attention To Right Now

It's hot. It's humid. It's not fun to be in the garden all day like it was in April. So what is a gardener to do? Throw in the towel? Decide to come back when the weather cools off? You know me better than that. In this episode, we're talking about what I think you need to be paying attention to right now, in the middle of summer, because good gardeners know that fall gardens don't start at Halloween. They start right now! In This Episode You'll Learn: Why knowing your superstar producers matters How much of an affect watering has on your success What an empty bed means for a busy gardener How to make sure your hardest workers stay happy And why dreaming of fall may be more important than hanging on to spring Resources Mentioned In This Episode Success With Seeds Waitlist Is OPEN If you want to start your garden vegetables by seed and be guaranteed success, this is where you want to be. This 8 week live experience will take you from buying the correct supplies to planting in the garden, and you will be successful. I will coach you live every week to make sure of it. Be the first to know when registration opens by joining the waitlist below. 👉🏼 Join the Success With Seeds Waitlist HERE Jump Into The Wild Child Pest Prevention Class If you have been overtaken by pests this season, know this. You can outsmart them. You won't outwork them. And you will never kill them faster than they reproduce. You have to go wild child on them. I will show you how in this brand new class!! 👉🏼 Jump In Wild Child Pest Prevention HERE Keep The Birds Happy Visit my Amazon shop for my favorite feeders, bird baths, and seeds to keep these hard workers happy in your backyard. You cannot imagine how much of a benefit birds are to the busy gardener. 👉🏼 Visit the Amazon Shop HERE Connect With Wild Child Kitchen Gardens Facebook: @WildChildKitchenGardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens YouTube: @Wild Child Kitchen Gardens Learn more about growing with me at www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com
Jun 24

Ep 125 | Quitting While You're Ahead: The Skill Every Good Gardener Masters

One of the hardest gardening skills to learn isn't planting, pruning, feeding, or pest control. It's knowing when to quit. Knowing when things are done!! This time of year, you may find yourself holding onto plants that have already served their purpose. The tomatoes are slowing down. The cucumbers are struggling. The squash is hanging on by a thread. And yet, we keep watering, feeding, spraying, and hoping. In this episode, we're talking about the gardening skill nobody teaches: knowing when a plant's season is complete. We'll discuss why we struggle to let go, how to avoid making decisions based on a single symptom, and why your September garden depends on the choices you're making right now. In This Episode You'll Learn: Why gardeners often confuse letting go with failure The danger of making decisions based on a single leaf, comment, or diagnosis How observation differs from reaction Three signs that a plant may have already served its purpose The hidden cost of holding onto struggling plants How today's decisions shape your September garden Why successful gardeners know when to quit while they're ahead Resources Mentioned In This Episode Do-Over Decisions Masterclass If you're wondering whether a bed should be refreshed, replanted, or reset, join us for the Do-Over Decisions Masterclass. Together we'll walk through the three decisions every gardener faces this time of year and help you determine exactly what every bed in your garden needs next. 👉🏼 Join the Do-Over Decisions Masterclass HERE Connect With Wild Child Kitchen Gardens Facebook: @WildChildKitchenGardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens YouTube: @Wild Child Kitchen Gardens Learn more about growing with me at www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com
Jun 20

Ep 124 | What I'm Planting For The Do-Over Season

It's easy to look at the summer garden and think the best days are behind you. The tomatoes are slowing down. The heat is settling in. Some beds are thriving while others are looking tired. You may even be dreaming about fall and telling yourself that you'll deal with the garden later. But here's the truth: The September garden you want is being built right now. In this episode, we're talking about the decisions that shape your garden's future. Because September doesn't magically arrive with a productive, beautiful garden waiting for you. The harvests, flowers, herbs, healthy soil, and cool-season success you're hoping for all begin with the choices you make today. Whether your beds need a refresh, a replant, or a complete reset, this episode will help you stop focusing on what's ending and start focusing on what's possible. In This Episode You'll Learn: Why waiting until fall may be costing you the garden you really want The three decisions every garden bed needs right now: Refresh, Replant, or Reset How to create a vision for your September garden before making summer decisions What crops are still thriving and producing during the Do-Over Season Heat-loving vegetables, herbs, and flowers you can still plant now Why momentum matters more than perfection when it comes to gardening success How today's choices impact your fall harvests Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Download the June Garden To Table Guide for the lists I went over today and more of what we are planting, picking, and serving on our table this month! 👉🏻 Download the Garden To Table Guide HERE! Get instant access to the Do-Over Decisions Masterclass where you will walk through each bed in your garden and make decisions based on the questions I will teach you to ask for summer and fall success. 👉🏻 Join the Do-Over Decisions Masterclass Here! And if you want to learn more about growing a pestLESS garden this season, jump into my free class Wild Child Pest Prevention where I will show you exactly how your garden should be working for you! 👉🏻 Jump in to my FREE class here: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com/pests Follow Along: Connect With Me: Facebook: @wildchildkitchengardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens Learn More About Growing With Me: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com If you enjoyed this episode be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who wants to keep their garden growing this summer. And until next time—keep growing, and I’ll meet you back here next week.
Jun 10

Ep 123 | The Cost Of Doing Nothing In Your Garden This Summer

It's June, the spring garden is winding down, and many gardeners are thinking: "Should I can't wait until fall!" But in this episode, we're talking about this very common choice gardeners make this time of year: doing nothing. Now, before you panic, this isn't about guilt or pressure. Sometimes doing nothing is the right decision. Life gets busy. Energy gets low. Priorities shift. But every choice has a consequence—and in the garden, choosing not to act is still a decision. In This Episode You'll Learn: What happens when weeds, pests, and disease are left unchecked How fall arrives faster than most gardeners expect The emotional weight of unfinished garden projects How momentum—not perfection—creates successful gardeners Whether you're considering a refresh, a replant, a reset, or simply maintaining what you have, this episode will help you make that decision intentionally. Because whether you realize it or not, your September garden is being created by the decisions you make in June. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: This Week Inside Wild Child it's Do-Over Decisions Week and helping gardeners determine the best path forward for their summer gardens is my superpower. In my LIVE Do-Over Decisions Masterclass we'll make decisions together for every single bed in your garden so that you can grow this summer in confidence and excitement instead of dread and regret! 👉🏻 Join the Do-Over Decisions Masterclass Here! And if you want to learn more about growing a pestLESS garden this season, jump into my free class Wild Child Pest Prevention where I will show you exactly how your garden should be working for you! 👉🏻 Jump in to my FREE class here: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com/pests Follow Along Connect With Me: Facebook: @wildchildkitchengardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens Learn More About Growing With Me: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com If you enjoyed this episode be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who wants to keep their garden growing this summer. And until next time—keep growing, and I’ll meet you back here next week.
May 22

Ep 122 | What To Plant When The Spring Garden Slows

This week on Growing Gardeners, we’re talking about one of the most important mindset shifts a gardener can make. It's this: A slowing garden is not a dying garden. It’s a transitioning garden. As spring crops begin to tire and summer heat moves in, many gardeners feel overwhelmed wondering: What do I pull out? What do I plant next? Is my season over? Do I need to start over? But healthy gardens are not built in isolated seasons. They move in rhythms. In This Episode You'll Learn: How to transition your garden slowly instead of all at once The beauty of succession planting Why planting with the moon helps gardeners work with natural rhythms How to overlap seasons for a garden that produces 52 weeks a year What heat-loving crops to plant when spring vegetables begin slowing down Why summer gardening can actually be the easiest season for busy women Learning how to “move with the seasons” instead of fighting them Follow This To Know What To Do Next Quit While You're Ahead (what is no longer serving your garden) Protect What's Producing (these guys get all the attention) Plant With Purpose (strategically decide what you are planting, why, and where) Listen to Episode 121 "Knowing What To Do Next In The Garden Here: 👉 https://www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com/podcasts/growing-gardeners/episodes/2149204026 Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Come to my garden with me while I pick a succession of bush beans, test out my new pressure canner, and cook some on the stove for supper the old school way!! If you have ever contemplated bush beans, you will love this quick glimpse into why I think you should definitely grow them!! 👉 Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/XCt3HHVVOBo If this episode made something click for you. Or if you’re realizing that everything really does come back to your soil, Soil School is open now. This is where I teach you exactly how to: Build rich, living soil strengthen your plants naturally, prevent pests before they start. 👉 Join Soil School here: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com/soilschool And if you want to learn more about growing a pestLESS garden this season, jump into my free class Wild Child Pest Prevention where I will show you exactly how your garden should be working for you! 👉 Jump in to my FREE class here: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com/pests Follow Along Connect With Me: Facebook: @wildchildkitchengardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens Learn More About Growing With Me: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com If you enjoyed this episode be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who wants to their garden growing this season. And until next time—keep growing, and I’ll meet you back here next week.
May 13

Ep 121 | Knowing What To Do NEXT In The Garden

Today we are talking about the biggest miss in all of gardening education. Everybody will tell you what to grow, what they are planting, what they are harvesting, but where are the garden teachers who are willing to share "What to do next?" This is a HUGE question and big part of the garden success puzzle, yet, it is the last thing we think about when we plant those nursery starts in spring. In This Episode You'll Learn: What to do when the excitement turns to overwhelm Why we need to know what to do next before the garden starts growing The three questions I ask myself to help me determine what I need to do next right now Follow This To Know What To Do Next Quit While You're Ahead (what is no longer serving your garden) Protect What's Producing (these guys get all the attention) Plant With Purpose (strategically decide what you are planting, why, and where) Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Come to my garden with me and walk through these exact three priorities with me as I work on what needs to be done in my garden right now. Watch the full video here 👉 https://youtu.be/XCt3HHVVOBo If this episode made something click for you. Or if you’re realizing that everything really does come back to your soil, Soil School is open now. This is where I teach you exactly how to: Build rich, living soil strengthen your plants naturally, prevent pests before they start. 👉 Join Soil School here: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com/soilschool And if you want to learn more about growing a pestLESS garden this season, jump into my free class Wild Child Pest Prevention where I will show you exactly how your garden should be working for you! 👉 Jump in to my FREE class here: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com/pests Connect With Me: Facebook: @wildchildkitchengardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens Learn More About Growing With Me: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com If you enjoyed this episode be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who wants to grow their own garden this season. Until next time—keep growing, and I’ll meet you back here in the garden.
May 8

Ep 120 | Garden Burnout Is So Real Right Now!

In this week's episode of Growing Gardeners, we’re talking about something so many gardeners — and women — are experiencing right now: Depletion. If your garden suddenly looks tired…if the leaves are damaged…if flowers are slowing down…if pests seem to be appearing out of nowhere… you are not alone. In This Episode You'll Learn Why stressed plants attract problems How cold weather and rain stress are still affecting gardens weeks later What “bottom of the bucket pests” really mean Why May is the season of nourishment instead of panic The emotional connection between exhausted gardens and exhausted women How gardening teaches us the importance of replenishment This episode is also a gentle Mother’s Day reminder: Living things require nourishment. Healthy gardens are not built through pressure and perfection.They are built through consistent care, nourishment, and all the things we can't see. Maybe healthy women are too. Resources Mentioned In This Episode: If this episode made something click for you. Or if you’re realizing that everything really does come back to your soil Soil School is open now. This is where I teach you exactly how to: Build rich, living soil Strengthen your plants naturally Prevent pests before they start 👉 Join Wild Child Soil School here: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com/soilschool And if you want to learn more about growing a pestLESS garden this season, jump into my free class Wild Child Pest Prevention where I will show you exactly how your garden should be working for you! 👉 Join Wild Child Pest Prevention here: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com/pests Wondering what cold damage actually looks like on your plants, I created you a quick graphic so that you can stop stressing and focus on what your garden actually needs right now. 👉 Download my Cold Damage Cheat Sheet here: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com/cold Connect With Me: Facebook: @wildchildkitchengardens Instagram: @wildchildkitchengardens Learn More About Growing With Me: www.releaseyourinnerwildchild.com If you enjoyed this episode be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who wants to grow their own garden this season. Until next time—keep growing, and I’ll meet you back here in the garden.

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Change the way you grow

10/09/2024

CommunityUnity

This is where I got the knowledge I needed to become a year round gardener instead of just spring and fall with bare soil in between! It all started for me with Kellye’s podcast.
Terrific podcaster! Love to listen to Kellye

09/19/2024

TX Val

Great info. If we’re Zone 9 we need Kellye’s wisdom
Love awesome alliums!

10/23/2023

Rose-coloured glasses

Thanks for all the great info!
Kellye Grows Gardeners

11/28/2022

EssEClax

Listening to this gardening podcast is a highlight while driving or cooking. Kellye gives exceptional tips and bold insight in the most practical and obtainable ways. I’m always motivated to try something new after hearing her digestible episodes.

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Kellye Jeansonne
Years Active

2022 - 2026
Episodes

125
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Clean
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Growing Gardeners

Growing Gardeners

Episodes

Ep 127 | A Tale of Two Gardeners: Same Beginning. Different Ending

Ep 126 | What Every Gardener Should Be Paying Attention To Right Now

Ep 125 | Quitting While You're Ahead: The Skill Every Good Gardener Masters

Ep 124 | What I'm Planting For The Do-Over Season

Ep 123 | The Cost Of Doing Nothing In Your Garden This Summer

Ep 122 | What To Plant When The Spring Garden Slows

Ep 121 | Knowing What To Do NEXT In The Garden

Ep 120 | Garden Burnout Is So Real Right Now!

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