She Grows 50% Of Her Groceries At Home 🏡 | Suburban Garden Tour

Shoot Airam a follow on IG: / itsthymetogarden My friend Airam is a local, self-taught San Diego gardener who got started in 2019 and is now supplying about 50% of her family's veggies directly from her yard. I love her garden because it's an example of exactly what you can do in a smaller, suburban space that many of us live in.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Background
02:00 - Peppers To Celery
07:11 - Subpod To Eggplant
13:51 - Bananas To Squash
19:01 - Trellis Tunnels
20:46 - Backyard Herb Bed
22:20 - Outro
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[@epicgardening]

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[@epicgardening]

@@FlamingBasketballClub Basically like a really long fall :P

[@phyllishampton2403]

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[@phyllishampton2403]

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[@georgcorfu]

21.08 You should live in Greece. Origano , thyme and lots of othem herbs grow wild on the hills . We pick origano in July.

[@seedaholicgardens9085]

@@epicgardening lucky!

[@maryoaks3228]

Her combination of traditional/modernization/resourcefulness/intuitiveness is AMAZING AND PRICELESS ! If she hasn’t already she should definitely write a book!

[@Neenerella333]

Love her use of sun hours for different things in a narrow space.

[@zainabsyedahmed5194]

She knows her plants really well. So glad to see her to put use her exisiting skillset and inspiring so many others!

[@belele-la3389]

She’s a natural in front of the camera and a natural teacher! Great garden - great use of space!

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Wow, only two years experience and Airam is SUPER knowledgeable and very interesting to listen to as she explains the "what" and the "why" of her garden. I learned a few things. She's amazing.

[@haylobos8261]

She can afford groceries. She is just bringing rats to the neighborhood. That will attract pests. Cheap more on. You grow a couple of tomatoes or something. Not turn your house into a farm. Damn liberals.

[@thehappylife4471]

She mentioned that she grew up gardening and had parents who were very knowledgeable as well. So she's definitely not a beginner. She's amazing though. Beautiful garden! ❤️

[@AHG1347]

1. That Epic Gardening merch design looks really good. 2. There was so much great gardening knowledge in this tour. 3. I like her how she says "that's correct" when responding to Kevin.

[@SpicyMoustache]

I love Airam’s garden, cool gardening tour! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@epicgardening]

Me too!!

[@airammorlett8360]

Kev!!! Thank you for coming over to tour my micro grocery🌿 I had an absolute blast 😉 “that’s correct”

[@monicarodiguez5483]

Your garden is amazing,you inspired me to grow jalapeno peppers for starters

[@airammorlett8360]

🙏🏼 I just harvested peppers, this is a good idea 👌🏽 Thank you! Now you’re inspired me right back.

[@robertbennett6697]

LOL that was going to be my line. "Help me out" quite often too. It seems she enjoys having the great looking plants more than harvesting.

[@jammin6816]

I’m hoping to have something like her garden in a few years. I just started gardening this year and am growing 3 types of tomatoes, 2 lemon trees, 1 lime tree, chives, mint, basil, rosemary, sage, thyme, tarragon, marjoram, and a few others. The tomatoes are through the roof delicious. But her garden looks so great- wish she were my neighbor. 😄

[@stephandjuliaseden]

Amazing! We love growing the herbs, tomatoes & Peppers as well!

[@vegasdragonfruit9258]

Although I love your videos Kevin, I also appreciate how you center your community folks. Such a great setup and inspiring story, especially when Airam talks about her food memories with her dad and grandmother. Thanks for the vid.

[@Pixics]

She really makes use of her space, I love the garden. Now I'm inspired to work in the garden again.

[@LukeJTonkin]

Love the idea of you touring around to other gardens. Great to see what other people do, their set up, advice, why they garden and any issues and problems they have that you can help them with!

[@carolrose4784]

She is a delight and I so enjoy hearing “use what you have”! Thanks

[@nathanprasad6201]

Right on!

[@randyo6019]

What an inspiration! She uses every inch of that garden. Just beautiful.

[@Pollypole]

I would love to see you tour different gardens and zones in the US! Especially those in colder zones, since I'm a zone 5'er :)

[@jaithevegan]

Oh gosh yes please! I’m in 5b! 🥶

[@0anant0]

Yes, just like Paul from Fruitful trees does in Florida

[@cultivatingwellness4028]

@@jaithevegan Can you please explain the zones please? I am not American. Thank you 🌱🦋

[@jaithevegan]

@@cultivatingwellness4028 I can do my best! It’s a way to reference what part of the world your garden is in. Much like time zones. If you search for this it may be helpful. Growing Regions and Zones The plant hardiness zones given in this site are based upon those from the USDA provided by the United States National Arboretum.

[@kenkumon6099]

One more vote for zone 5 representation!

[@seedandtrellis1698]

So beautiful and totally in love with all the vertical growth! Yeah!! What a special garden tour. Thank you!!! Love hearing how it has evolved over the years too. Keep growing!

[@myancey9573]

Loved this video. Really like seeing other people's ideas and how they make ideas work for them. Thanks and thanks to Airam!

[@xxxo_ashb0ts]

My grandma's diet consists of mostly vegetables. When I was growing up she would grow her own chili, eggplant, and bitter melon. Her set up was pretty simple; she only had a 9x12 dirt area to work with and she would build her own trellis from leftover pipes, wood frames, fencing, etc...I've definitely been trying to get my garden into gear in my spare time and extra cash. Pretty cool garden!

[@wildlifegardenssydney7492]

Airam, well done on your abundant and productive garden! So wonderful for your family to be able to know food gardening,learn about nature, food, be together and eat from it. Wonderful

[@newtong579]

I thoroughly enjoyed the garden tour with Airam. She's made so much efficient use of her space and seems really passionate about her garden. I am now convinced I can do some backyard gardening...

[@ivacheung792]

GOALS! Beautiful garden, Airam!

[@dj-ph8mw]

That idea with the old dresser is pure genius! Thank you.

[@paulhanson7329]

Love her garden. Cattle panels were 24 dollars last year now 36 dollars. Her idea on double welded wire gives the strength yet allows for a narrower walkway where a cattle panel may be too stiff. Great video!

[@pascalxus]

it's amazing to see how much can be grown in a moderate sized space.

[@VashtheStampede007]

”second round for the summer”. Ho ho ho, I am in Michigan here, it is already in the low 50s at night. 60~73F the highest in the next 10 days.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Same location, zone 6 and on my deck, it gets 8 to 10 degrees warmer during the day, so my container garden benefits. My melon plants are still flowering.

[@bryanhumphreys940]

Montana here, mid 40s to 50s. I use the shitty concrete rain panels next to the building for my poor heat loving plants, they soak up the heat during the day and release it at night, or at least that's the theory.

[@cristiewentz8586]

Time to use those cold hardy crops. I'm in zone 6 east central indiana....kales, radishes, lettuce (limited, they are fantastic but the first hard frost kills them) spinach, sprouts inside and parsley in pots as well as in the garden. I use row covers to keep the wind away. I often pick fresh greens past Christmas, and then start again in March.

[@carolann1906]

Michigan here too, cleaned out some of my smart pots, hoping my beefsteaks have time to ripen yet. Refreshing used soil for next spring, planting fall garlic and looking at Birdie to expand my garden next year🤗

[@missbiggs9437]

Same here for zone 6a/6b Ontario 🇨🇦 … almost finished harvesting most summer vegs; starting to dig up and prep beds and containers for next season and prepping plants for overwintering … practically Fall already … our “summer” went by in a flash! 🤣

[@katesmiles4208]

After starting a backyard food garden 18 months ago I no longer buy fruit or vegies. Delicious and so satisfying. A couple of hens completed the circle ❤

[@lmichelle6244]

😁👍 yasssss! I'm loving these San Diego garden tours! Please keep them coming bc I also live here and I'm a 2nd year gardener, so I learn from these!

[@rindaintheraw]

This is truly what more people need to do. I am growing on my balcony in containers. Very different from in the ground. Wonderful 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@AyahuascaSage]

Her garden is so beautiful! Definitely gave me some ideas for my own garden!

[@nahnisjourney1406]

From zone 8B. I really enjoyed touring through her garden spaces. Some people have green thumbs… she has two green hands! I would love it if my backyard was just half as beautiful and lush with vegetables. She gave great ideas on her wire trellises and her arch. Great money savers. I think I’ll try them next spring. Or I might go ahead and try making them this fall so they can be ready next spring. Thank you for sharing this beautiful garden gift.

[@patriciadiaz1753]

Absolutely beautiful!!!! It's so wonderful to see such a variety of fresh grown produce in one yard. Thank you so much for sharing. Your definitely a green thumb.

[@janieestrada5957]

She is an amazing gardener! She knows her plants and very knowledgeable in her gardener! Awesome!! Great video!!

[@bbsilver4965]

Thanks for this inspiring video. She makes very good use of her space and the sun to grow so much. Lots of good ideas here.

[@carolyncarlon9870]

Incredible! I’m a San Diego native and now living in Vermont aspiring to grow veggies in front yard at first. Once large trees are cut down in backyard I’ll grow more veggies. Eventually will grow enough cut flowers for a neighborhood flower stand. Can hardly wait! Oops! Winter is just around the corner! 🌺 Love this video highlighting another awesome gardener!

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Such a beautiful oasis! Thanks for sharing with us. Her garden is beautiful🥬🫐🥕

[@kahalaoshiro6042]

Wow! I'm so inspired to stay with my very little own veggie garden at home in Huntington Beach! It is so rewarding to grow from the seeds! A great video! Thank you so much!

[@micaela6915]

Great video! Loved the tour. So fun to see how other people do it. I want to ramp up my veggies next year

[@Dom10Sage5]

Beautiful use of the space. Also, raw okra is AMAZING! We grow it in Arkansas, and it rarely makes it out of the garden unless we have a bunch of it. Super healthy that way too.

[@anthonywilson7304]

Love, Passion, Creativity, Knowledge, Energy and making Time, then you can a beautiful paradise like this too. Its absolutely worth it. Thanks for showing us around.

[@journeywithnichole986]

Very well spoken & she gave excellent tips as she gave the tour. Thank you for the inspiration!!

[@MrMikail2]

My favorite gardener!🌻 love her content, and all her gardening tips

[@lindasoaft9303]

This was awesome and so inspiring! I was getting discouraged by all the heat we are having but now looking forward to growing again! Thank you Kevin!

[@1000jamesk]

As a tropical gardener, my tip is to use a LOT of mulch.

[@eddielim3909]

@@1000jamesk good tip, I just tried mulching my garden this summer, make a huge difference to the plants and my water bill, best investment ever.

[@ivyclark70]

Wow, i love Airam's garden! It looks AMAZING!

[@katc4291]

I am loving all these garden tour videos. I'm in kansas, so obviously I can't grow the way that y'all do out in California, but this is so insightful and encouraging for companion planting and utilizing space! Thank you so much!

[@laurah2os]

I love these tours of different gardens!

[@sadakatzamee5872]

Thanks Kevin! You got me started to plant tomatoes, pumpkins and greens! My first pumpkin will be called EPIC ERIC!

[@epicgardening]

NICE!!!

[@sfdj888]

Love these contents' vibe!!! feel so relaxed and chill. Just like visiting a friend's garden farm.

[@jodibraun6383]

I just love this woman's garden! Beautiful! ❤

[@daisyflowers9334]

I used to live in California and this is what I miss. The beautiful growing weather and soil. This makes me jealous! 😁

[@18booma]

You can garden wherever you are. Some areas just take more effort than others. Even if you don't have a yard, all you need is a window, a pot, and some knowledge.

[@ahnanda68]

So awesome little sweet peas 🤩 what is blowing my mind is how many types and what the diversity in a small space!! Okra is the bomb 💣 eggplant. I have such a beautiful yard here but not so much like you guys get the Sun I'm in the zone 7, I think anyway this is so inspirational! When I watch the fencing video I'm going to have to watch it like two times over to figure out how to do that yeah you guys are something else perfect!

[@Jeff-rd6hb]

What a wonderful garden! Very well thought out. Props to Airam. 👍

[@indyw3458]

I loved the garden tour and ideas used to make the garden work with the sun. Thank you Kevin and Airam!

[@n_vibgyor]

Hey, this is professional stuff, right here! The walkthrough, the planning within the limited sources of money and the way it was presented...very inspirational..Yes, i started small this year..as kitchen garden, planning to grow like an 'artificial forest', no planning - I have lots of tomatoes, indian cucumber, egg plan, capsicum red and green, basil, cantalope...the seeds are all literally from Kitchen waste and I did not use any fertilizers, just the soil mix, all the fertilizers are from kitchen waste, just i threw the kitchen throws into the soil directly...as i mentioned it should be like a forest...never used any fertilizer..I had a decent couple of harvests.Though we are getting vegetables for very cheap, as we have two very big Indian grocery stores 10 mins driving distance from each other, they are selling for a dead cheap rates...BUT still I will continue growing my little forest...I named it as "Kitchen to Kitchen" garden - as the seeds and fertilizer are from kitchen and the produce will go back to kitchen, it is a cycle...your walkthrough inspired me even more..thank you...

[@idahohoosier8989]

Sweet garden! I love okra. 1st yr growing it. Took 4 plantings. I moved from 9b to 6b and it's been tough . Thx for the tour, really nnice! Love those gold/yellow squash. I eat them raw in salad or slice them about 3/8" think, put a little oil on them, sprinkle everything bagel seeds/spice on the, bake in my convection oven 400° 10 mins, sprinkle with parm cheese. Cook another few mins for cheese to melt. DELISH! Blessings, julie

[@rubylopez5941]

Now that's a beautiful garden. She has made it practical and beautiful at the same time and at a reasonable cost it seems. Such smart ideas.

[@eddielim3909]

I’ve a sunny west facing narrow backyard, I’m going to borrow a few of Airam’s ideas to start my veggies and herbs garden, thank you both for this very inspirational video.

[@timdarmetko4039]

I like reusing the dresser / furniture in the garden idea. cool yard.

[@len10ten]

Really liked this episode, Kevin!

[@Tamarind525]

I love the raised planter as a cutting/rooting zone. Thank you. Nice to see your garden.

[@jacquelinedimarzio3585]

Love! So informative and great to see how others have put together gardens in the space they have.

[@graslie]

As another local to SD area (CV), love seeing other gardens that are local!

[@carolyncarlon9870]

Do you mean Chula Vista? I’m a native…now in Vermont. A whole other world of plant life but still amazing “grow your own food” attitude!

[@eatitra]

This is amazingggggg. It feels so good watching this video such a beautiful and heart warming experience. Literally wish I lived in Cali. I would love to learn how to really garden like this, I've started small by growing ginger, and catnip, and I compost but I stopped because I haven't really grown anything since my ginger and i just planted my catnip i love in Louisiana and it's not yet cold so i let my catnip stratify in the freezer and then i soak it in water for almost two weeks. When i planted it, it had already sprouted, so crossing my fingers to see what happens. Man thank you for sharing this. 💗

[@epicgardening]

Appreciate you appreciating!

[@jasonfrazier83]

I've been going through all your videos and they are great. I just planted my first seeds ever. And I live on the fourth floor of an apartment complex in Dallas. I feel confident with your videos thanks.

[@1Lightdancer]

Another great real garden tour - I love Airam's creative garden!

[@jasminespino9461]

LOVED THIS video! She has a very similar garden layout taste as me and gave me more ideas 💡 thank you! Totally following her on IG now

[@mrdonniedoomsday3]

Loved this video! She should start her own channel ! Loved her garden and her vibes !

[@GanNing221]

KZbin recommended this video to me, glad to see this content and channel for the first time. From my initial observation of the dialogue between Kevin and Airam, you can sense and hear their passion for gardening. It's pretty cool. 👍

[@toddanderson6789]

I love how many ollas she's got in the beds. Life savers.

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

Re: Okra I'm fine with the slime (I attribute that to frequent exposure to Japanese cooking), and the fuzz for some reason. I don't like the fuzz on peaches or kiwi, so I guess I'm fine with it if it's savory. That or I'm just so used to the canned or frozen stuff that tends to peel them.

[@nymbeats]

chayote!! such an important and underrated garden plant. the young leaves make great wraps, raw, steamed or roasted.

[@valchris11]

Such a beautiful garden and the host was splendid. I grow mainly fruit trees ,am in Central fl 9b . It's now our veg growing season so am getting ready to get my grow on. Really enjoyed this one.

[@Zootech24]

I loved this episode so much! Her garden is great and was inspirational! I must look into Ollas!!!

[@lorithornhill649]

She has a lovely garden. If you tour come to northern california 9b. I have an awesome back yard garden. Some in ground some raised beds all hand watered takes 2 hours. No lawn. Hubby says drip wil be added this year. I'll believe it when I see it.

[@GrowingOrganicTvShow]

Her peppers are going off. She knows what she is doing. That is a great idea to put them in a part shade area.

[@kimberlyd317]

Amazing variety! Thank you for sharing!

[@estherchandy6292]

Those beet greens look like they're from another planet!!!! Makes me unreasonably happy. Grinning from ear to ear

[@shane141141]

This would be a very good series! Go to fans/small creators gardens and make a video, this was super informative.

[@Velkhana22]

So if you do decide Togo to different places around the US, I vote you come up to the Seattle area to see Misilla from the Learn to Grow channel! It's neat to see just how much you can grow in a climate like ours, and she's a wonderful person whom I think definitely deserves more attention (her first book is about to come out!).

[@agood1]

I live near seattl, we are in a great zone, 8b, we can grow and overwinter just about everything.

[@stephen12264]

@@agood1 I live in zone 7b 8a and we can't over winter hardly anything amazing how much difference it is just one zone apart.

[@TheJbgo]

East WA here in 6a/b.

[@Velkhana22]

@@stephen12264 You can overwinter plenty of peppers or eggplants or herbs indoors in our zones. 💜

[@stephen12264]

@@Velkhana22 yes you can but I don't have the room for it. I'm living in a housing unit and it's only 2 bedroom and I don't eat egg plant. But thank you for your advice. I really appreciate it. God Bless and have a great day in the lord.

[@mf3610]

Using the old dresser is so smart!!

[@nikkisanty2070]

Just wow. I can't wait to start Gardening didn't even know some of the names of vegetables and flowers she was taking about. Kevin whay awesome video and it really inspired me today.

[@azpeach5680]

This was such a great tour! And I also learned stuff! I really need to get me some worms!

[@chiomascharm4596]

I follow her on Instagram but it was really nice to see a tour video! Thanks for sharing 💜

[@sapper72783]

This video just popped up after a short and wow those pot plants at the beginning are growing so strong

[@lindanelson8969]

I’ve have been watching your videos since before your experiment with living a month completely out of your garden. I was so so impressed with that experiment and your tenacity to finish it. I got my collage age son watching you too. He has 2laundry basket gardens. He had more but asked his roommate to watch them while he was gone on vacation. When the roommate moved he begged for half the garden. I also loved when you grew your own wheat and made bread. Love your comment about going around the country. Inspired by your experiment, I started a small garden class that I teach every spring to help people coming from other climates and people who didn’t grow up doing gardens get started. I would be so honored if I could meet you. I would love to show you around my garden if you are interested in the Rocky Mountain climate. Thank you so much for your videos. As you can tell you have following here as well. 😊

[@amandaawolfe]

"Use what you already have." So true.

[@rosamartinez5975]

I'm not the person to envy others but this is something jealous of,I hope soon I can learn to be confident to grow mine own

[@cheeezy26]

I’m rewatching so i can get layout ideas! I still have 5 of the 10 yards to move with a shovel and wheelbarrow before I’m completely done with my garden 🥰🥰🥰

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Such a beautiful garden and gardeNer😎👀. Thanks for sharing Kevin!

[@ricardovillafuerte3335]

😲 was not expecting to see a cannabis plant! It looks amazing and I'm sooooooo jealous!

[@ericarose3486]

hmm, I think a Plant Daddy/Garden Hermit garden roadtrip around California would be amazeballs

[@healingwhileliving3083]

That’s what I use to start planting in also! Old dresser and it works extremely good.

[@user00616]

Omg the dresser!!!! She is so adorable!!!! I love her!!!!

[@thatlittlehuman9238]

I’m still on the very first ad and I already hit “like”.

[@epicgardening]

[@deckarddwizardd1909]

Someday, when I get to have my own place, I'd have a small house with a big vegetable garden around and a flower/ornamental garden at the rooftop.

[@bar123k5]

One day my friend... onle bloody day

[@marostavrou5384]

You can start practicing now if you have some space.

[@pelicancovebeach2873]

It’s gonna happen.

[@gardentours]

What a beautiful and productive garden. Very inspiring 🤗 Thanks for sharing👍

[@eich_kol9580]

Awesome garden, my dream garden right here I must say, definitely saving this video for reference. Thanks 🙏🏿

[@KeeKeeSoto]

I can't wait to move to Cali so I can grow a second round of summer crops 😭 NY winters are getting old & this growing season in particular has had some very challenging weather.

[@gardentours]

The weather was not only in NY challenging ❄️🌨

[@FogCityASMR]

Omg yesss! I follow her on IG! love her garden! 😍 got me growing okra now 🤣🤣

[@epicgardening]

She's great!

[@eatitra]

What's her Instagram?

[@FogCityASMR]

@@eatitra it’s in the description of the video.

[@yhineidy131]

I been thinking of growing okra but after watching this video I'm definitely planning on doing it

[@jmj5101]

So beautiful!! Enjoyed the tour tremendously! Now I really wish I could have such a well planned garden in Singapore 🇸🇬

[@WhiteSheepwillbeBlac]

Beautiful garden! Thank you for showing us!