The Grow Guide
Gardening
The Grow Guide is Canada's #1 gardening podcast co-hosted by rookie grower, Maggie Wysocki and master grower, Dave Hanson. Listen in to honest conversations about seasonal gardening topics, including the trials, tribulations and successes of growing in climates where it can feel...kind of impossible. Join the community of fellow Grow Guiders in our Facebook group. Have an idea for a guest or upcoming episode topic? Send us an email — thegrowguidepod@gmail.com
Location:
Canada
Description:
The Grow Guide is Canada's #1 gardening podcast co-hosted by rookie grower, Maggie Wysocki and master grower, Dave Hanson. Listen in to honest conversations about seasonal gardening topics, including the trials, tribulations and successes of growing in climates where it can feel...kind of impossible. Join the community of fellow Grow Guiders in our Facebook group. Have an idea for a guest or upcoming episode topic? Send us an email — thegrowguidepod@gmail.com
Language:
English
Episodes
Our 2025 Gardening Report Cards + Two December Gardening Tasks
12/29/2025
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Find full episode show notes with links and images to everything we discussed over on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:34:03
An Innovative Alternative To Peat Moss With Typha Co. Co-Founder, Alec Massé
12/1/2025
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Find full episode show notes with links and images to everything we discussed over on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:31:39
Poisonous Plants With Author Rebecca Hirsch + Bringing Plants Indoors + Overwintering Garlic
10/31/2025
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Find full episode show notes with links and images to everything we discussed over on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:33:51
New Climates, New Zones: What Canada’s Plant Hardiness Map Updates Mean with Research Scientist, John Pedlar
9/30/2025
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Find full episode show notes with links and images to everything we discussed over on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:38:55
Empowering You To Forage For Fall Mushrooms With Ryan Maione From Microbe Monastery
8/29/2025
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Find full episode show notes with links and images to everything we discussed over on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:32:27
Complete Garden Tour at Maggie's! Manitoba Homestead Meets Dinner Party Hangout
8/7/2025
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Find full episode show notes with links and images to everything we discussed over on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:26:01
Complete Garden Tour At Dave's! A Space For Teaching, Production, Experimenting & Enjoying at Sage Garden Greenhouses
7/1/2025
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Find full episode show notes with links and images to everything we discussed over on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:29:33
Experimenting In The Garden With Jordan Mara from Mind & Soil
5/30/2025
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Find full episode show notes with links and images to everything we discussed over on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:36:59
"Local" Gardening Across Canada with Shauna Dobbie from Canada's Local Gardener Podcast
4/22/2025
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Find full episode show notes with links and images to everything we discussed over on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:23:36
Breeding & Selecting Tomatoes For Northern Climates With Karen Olivier
3/27/2025
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Find full episode show notes with links and images to everything we discussed over on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:34:05
Square Foot Gardening, Seed Starting Trends & Answering Listener Questions!
3/6/2025
Listen to the full-length interview over on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/thegrowguide.
Find full episode show notes with links to everything discussed and photos here on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:50:53
Grow Edible Mushrooms At Home With Tom Nagy + 4 February Gardening Tasks
1/31/2025
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Duration:00:35:38
Our Gardening Plans, "Personalities," Trends & First Tasks For The 2025 Season
1/2/2025
Subscribe to our Patreon for access to full length episodes and behind-the-scenes content. Find full episode show notes with links and images on what we discussed here on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:34:00
November Minisode: Intentionally Planning Next Season's "Kitchen Garden" with Bailey Van Tassel
11/28/2024
Subscribe to our Patreon to listen to our full-length interview with Bailey Van Tassel https://www.patreon.com/c/thegrowguide. For links, photos and more discussed in this episode visit our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/.
Duration:00:33:16
October Minisode: Spooky Plants & Goth Gardening with Chloe Hurst from @theg0thgarden
10/25/2024
Subscribe to our Patreon to listen to the full-length interview with our guest this month, Chloe Hurst from The Goth Garden https://patreon.com/thegrowguide. Plus find images and links to everything discussed in our episode show notes https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/.
Duration:00:39:28
September Minisode: Seed Saving 101 With Professional Tricks From A Garden Centre Owner
9/30/2024
Subscribe to our Patreon to listen to our full length September episode, covering all you need to know about seed saving in your garden from removing seeds to cleaning, labelling and storing https://www.patreon.com/thegrowguide. Plus find images and links to everything we've discussed in this episode on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:43:19
August Minisode: Helping Our Friends, Bees + The Weeds Are Out Of Control! + A Naturescaped Garden Legacy
8/30/2024
Subscribe to our Patreon to listen to our full-length August episode, featuring the complete interview with our guest, former provincial apiarist for the Province of Manitoba, Rheal Lafreniere https://www.patreon.com/thegrowguide. Plus find images and links to everything we've discussed on this episode here on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:01:01:40
July Minisode: 10 Things To Do In Your Mid-Summer Garden Now + Malevolence Plant + Does The Flavour Of Veggies Change Depending On Growing Conditions?
7/31/2024
Subscribe to our Patreon to listen to our full-length July episode, covering in great detail both practical and more big picture tasks you can complete in the garden mid-season to enhance your plants and your experience! Plus find images and links to everything we've discussed on this episode here on our website https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/
Duration:00:43:09
June Minisode: Creating A Climate Resilient Garden + 5 Questions With Maggie & Dave + A Farm To Table Chocolatier!
6/29/2024
Subscribe to our Patreon to listen to our full-length episodes with guest interviews and more. This month we interview UK gardening author & journalist, Kim Stoddart about her new book The Climate Change–Resilient Vegetable Garden: How to Grow Food in a Changing Climate. Learn more about our listener call-in, Ursula by visiting Disset Chocolate.
Duration:00:45:21
May Minisode: Celebrating Pride Month Through A Horticultural Lens + Growing Pineapple In Zone 3 (?!)
5/31/2024
Subscribe to our Patreon to listen to our May full-length episode with two guest interviews, covering the topic of Pride and the paralells between our 2SLGBTQI+ community and the garden. Full episode show notes are available here on our website.
Duration:00:34:02