CaliKim on "10 Time Saving Tactics for a More Efficient Garden"

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

Education, Wellness, Gardening, Leisure, Eco Therapy, Nature Therapy, Self Care, Health & Fitness, Houseplants, How To, Home & Garden, Mental Health, Plants

4.8 • 912 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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How do you have a life and a garden? Between busy schedules, family time, and pretty lengthy to-do lists, how can we fit gardening moments into our lives without sacrificing precious time? As we close out our 2024 gardening season, it’s a great time to reflect on what worked, what flopped, and how we can make our gardens even better for 2025. This is exactly where CaliKim shines the most, and her new book, The 10-Minute Gardener, helps us become more efficient gardeners who can, as she says, “have a garden and a life.”In this episode, we learn:[03:48] What is Kim’s gardening background?[06:30] What does her garden & garden zone look like?[09:16] Why raised bed gardening is the best option in Florida[13:04] Why efficiency is important in gardening[14:33] Gift yourself or a loved one the gift of peace and joy with a personalized Wind River Wind Chime![16:03] Bring simplicity into your garden with Kelly Norris's new book, Your Natural Garden.[17:34] 3-minute gardening tasks[27:21] 5-minute gardening tasks[30:51] Simplify your gardening experience with Espoma Organic’s high-quality products![38:03] How to plan your garden for dormant season[40:15] How to break down your garden tasks[43:13] 8-minute & 10-minute gardening tasks[49:06] 30-minute gardening tasks[51:00] Where can you find Kim on social media?Mentioned in our conversation:Pre-order 10 Minute Gardener by CaliKimThe First Time Gardener: Raised Bed Gardening by CaliKimCaliKim's Smart Pots Fabric PlantersCaliKim's Seed CollectionsCaliKim's Garden KitsCrescent Gardens TrueDrop plantersOrganic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy by CaliKimCaliKim Backyard at nightFor CaliKim's time-saving gardening tasks,check out the full show notes and blog here!Thank you to our episode sponsors:Wind River ChimesVisit windriverchimes.com and use code GROWINGJOY to receive free engraving on your chosen wind chimes.Quarto: Your Natural Garden by Kelly D. NorrisGrab a copy of Your Natural Garden by Kelly Norris at your favorite local bookstore, bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, quarto.com or amazon.com to get inspired and take action on your garden.Espoma OrganicVisit espoma.com to find your local Espoma dealer or check my Amazon storefront.Follow Maria and Growing Joy:Order my book: Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants) by Maria Failla, Illustrated by Samantha LeungJoin the Bloom and Grow Garden Party Community Platform & App AKA the plantiest and kindest corner of the internet! Get your FREE 2-week trial here!Take the Plant Parent Personality Quiz (Get the perfect plants, projects and educational resources for YOUR Lifestyle)Support Bloom and Grow Radio by becoming a Plant Friend on Patreon!Instagram: @growingjoywithmariaTiktok: @growingjoywithmariaSubscribe to the Growing Joy Youtube channel! /growingjoywithmariaWebsite: www.growingjoywithmaria.comPinterest: @growingjoywithmaria

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0:00.0	As we close our gardening season, it's helpful to review our efficiencies and our inefficiencies in
0:05.3	24 and plan how to optimize our gardens in 2025. And no one is more nerdy about garden optimization
0:12.1	than my new friend Kim from Callie Kim, who has kind of dedicated her life and a new book to making
0:17.5	us all more efficient gardeners who can, as she likes to say, have a garden and a life.
0:30.1	Welcome to the Growing Joy with Plants podcast, where we not only learn how to care for plants
0:34.7	successfully, but how to simply and affordably use our
0:37.7	plant babies to cultivate more joy in our lives by doing so.
0:41.6	I'm Maria, former plant killer turned happy plant lady, author of Growing Joy, The Plant
0:46.4	Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness, Speaker, Podcaster, and most importantly, your new
0:50.9	best plant friend.
0:52.0	On Growing Joy with Plants, you'll find conversations about
0:54.6	house plant care, gardening tutorials, and wellness through the lens of plants.
0:59.1	Plant care is self-care on growing joy.
1:08.2	Hello, plant friends. Welcome. If you're new here, my name's Maria. I'm here to help you care for plants and grow joy. And if you're returning listener, welcome home. What an honor to be part of your planty journey. I have to say to tell you, you know, I've done hundreds of interviews for this podcast at this point. And this might have been the fastest I've ever implemented advice that the guest has given me.
1:29.7	Literally right after I did this interview with Kim, I immediately went into my garden and started
1:34.7	implementing one of the things that we talked about.
1:36.8	I'm going to let you listen to the podcast to find out what that is.
1:39.8	But once you hear what it is, I will link to the reel that will be the example of what we discussed.
1:45.2	But Kim has a lot of really great feedback and really great insights.
1:48.7	And I have been actively doing what she talks about in my garden and seeing great success.
1:55.3	And it's just been a lot more easy and manageable because she's all about making your garden time efficient and
2:01.9	manageable so you can actually enjoy your garden and enjoy your life. Now, you might be saying,
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