There’s something about that first tomato harvest that just seems to make the summer garden official. Not that the 25 pounds of fresh veggies picked so far don’t already speak […]
Compost Confidential
Compost Confidential is the blog of Host and Executive Producer Joe Lamp'l - Where he shares the backstory of each episode and gives you a behind-the-scenes view of Growing A Greener World.
A Shrinking Budget – My Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
I admit to being a little slack this week. I had the best intentions to have this latest post and video up before the forth of July holiday. But the […]
First Harvest Meal from the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
Once again, this is not a video but I just had to show you my first harvest of note where I actually had a complete meal from the bounty. Everything […]
Thought You’d Like to See…
This post does not include a video but if you'd like to see them for this series on The Twenty-five Dollar Organic Victory Garden Challenge, click here to view […]
Keeping the Deer at Bay When Joe’s Away – My Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
(To watch this video in better High Definition, click here to view it on Vimeo). So I survived nearly week away, without my nightly ritual of spreading homemade deer repellent […]
Oh Deer! – My Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
(If you'd like to watch this video in better HD quality, click here to view it on Vimeo) So, this is what I love about gardening. There is never a […]
Smoking Grass is good for your Garden – My Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
If you’d like to watch this video in better HD quality, view this episode on Vimeo by clicking here. Well, in spite of all the rain, my garden is finally […]
Maybe I Should have Planted a ‘Rain Garden’ – My Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
To watch this video in better HD, click here to view on vimeo. So this video was shot two weeks ago. As you’ll see, I gave you a taste of […]
The Bed is Ready to Plant! – My Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
If you want to watch this video in better HD quality, click here. In this video you can see that the hard work is paying off. I finally have a […]
Garden Bed Finally Taking Shape – My Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
It’s finally beginning to look a lot like a garden, or at least the makings of one. Now that that I’ve cleaned the slate, it’s time to roll up my […]
Reality Bites – A Hard Hit to the Budget – My Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
It’s no secret, gardeners are optimists. But I have to tell you, if I’ve ever been challenged on that one personally, it’s right about now. Seriously, since the day I […]
Joe vs. Nandina dumbasstica – My Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
Episode 5: Joe vs. Nandina dumbasstica – My Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden Challenge from Joe Lamp'l on Vimeo. The video posted with this blog entry chronicled a period spanning about […]
Should I be Building an Ark Instead of a Garden? – My Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
I never thought as a gardener I’d be saying this but I am SO sick of the rain!!! Just as I placed my soil into my new garden spot, down […]
Salvaging 110-year old wood – My Quest for a Twenty-five Dollar Organic Victory Garden
Freecycle.org comes through again. So far, it’s helped find a taker for my Nandina plants I needed to have removed to make room for my Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden, and […]
First Look Outside – My Quest for a Twenty-five Dollar Organic Victory Garden
The Outside Reveal – My Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden from Joe Lamp'l on Vimeo. Finally, it only took four video episodes to reveal the actual place where my Twenty-five Dollar […]
Behind the Scenes at GMA – My Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
Recently I had the great opportunity to talk about starting a vegetable garden for another GMA related segment in New York. And specifically, they gave me plenty of opportunity to […]
More Help from our Friends at GMA-Health – Promoting The Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
It's been a very hectic travel schedule lately and some of that includes coveage of my Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden Challenge. This included another trip to NYC for my next […]
Episode Two; I’ve Got Mail! In Quest of my Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
Well, the video editing backlog is starting to pile up. I taped this segment two weeks ago and finally pieced together enough time during my travels over the last week […]
An Update from the Road
Hello all. We interrupt my quest for the Twenty-Five Dollar Victory Garden to let you know I'm on the road until the end of this week. Before I left I […]
My First Video Blog – My Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
Ironically, as much time as I’ve spent over the last several years being involved in the TV business, I have NO experience shooting video myself. Sadly, my girls are 9 […]
Virtual Friends Share Their Bounty – My Quest for the Twenty-Five Dollar Victory Garden
It was a fun and busy weekend for me with this twenty-five dollar victory garden project! On Saturday, I checked my mail and just as I had hoped, it included […]
A Little Help from Good Morning America – My Quest of the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
What a great day for a little positive gardening PR. Thanks to so many of you writing, blogging, tweeting and basically shouting about all the important benefits of gardening, the […]
Good Morning America Today – My Quest for a Twenty-five Dollar Organic Victory Garden
Well, it’s only been two weeks today, since making the announcement to start my twenty-five dollar victory garden. A lot has happened since then. As I write this quick post, […]
Using Freecycle to Find Gardening Supplies – ‘Our’ Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Victory Garden
Today's post is by guest blogger Vanessa "Nessa" Richins. You've likely seen her all over the twittersphere (@treesandshrubs) and she writes for About.com on trees and shrubs. Nessa is one […]
10 Ways to Equip Your Garden for Cheap – My Quest for the Twenty-five Dollar Organic Victory Garden
Until now, I’ve never really considered how much of what you need to start and maintain a garden can be acquired for free or nearly free. But in my quest […]
The Rules of the Game – My Quest for the Twenty-Five Dollar Victory Garden
No sooner had I made the first post announcing my plans for my twenty-five dollar victory garden, when Daniel left a comment, questioning my word choice. Her concern was valid; […]
One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Twitter – My Quest for the Twenty-Five Dollar Victory Garden
Four days ago, I threw out a ‘tweet’ on Twitter regarding my crazy idea to install an organic Victory Garden at my house, sufficient to feed my family of four […]
My Twenty-Five Dollar Organic Victory Garden Challenge
There’s a popular country song out there these days with this refrain; “What was I think’n?” I doubt that songwriter was regretting anything remotely related to gardening, but today I […]
The Healing Benefits of Gardening – How a Garden Saved My Life
Today's post is by my friend and guest blogger, Shawna Coronado. Little did I know, when I met Shawna only a few months ago on Twitter, her story would be […]
Home Vegetable Gardening Explodes Reports Latest Survey
It is no secret that I love to communicate great ‘gardening’ information. Along with a full speaking schedule at flower & garden shows across the country, I had the pleasure […]
The Five Biggest Mistakes We Make in Our Gardens & Landscapes
I’ve spent a lot of time over the last several years, contemplating what I think are the five biggest mistakes we make in our gardens and landscapes. Consider the following […]
A Conversation with Duane Kelly, the Man Behind the NW & SF Flower & Garden Show
This past Friday, while preparing to give a presentation to a growing crowd at the Southeastern Flower Show, my cell phone suddenly started going nuts, with emails, text messages and […]
Introducing Two Other Great Blogs…
I'm on the road through the weekend as I speak at the Southeastern Flower Show in Atlanta tomorrow. With so much going on in preparation for the show, I'm thankful […]
You Smell Like Dirt; I think I’m in Love
Alright, that may not be the best opening line, but I'll tell you one thing; if I would have met a lovely lady wearing the "tomato" perfume in this picture […]
Are We REALLY Ready For Organic Gardening? Survey Says…
Although we talk a big game when it comes to gardening more organically, we’re not following through, according to the latest findings from the Garden Writers Association. I serve on […]
Gardening Boost Men’s Sex Lives – The New Miracle Grow
This just in…Gardening Boost Men’s Sex Lives, claims study. Now this is a story I can get excited about. In the midst of all the gloom and doom of the […]
