Show overview
The Grow Guide has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 185 episodes. That works out to roughly 150 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 115th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 36 min and 57 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 4 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2019, with 40 episodes published. Published by The Grow Guide podcast.
From the publisher
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 — [email protected]
Latest Episodes
View all 185 episodes4 Spring Gardening FAQs + Non-Combustible Mulch + Our Gardening Goals
Growing Roses Organically & Our March Seed Starting Tips
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Practical Cold Climate Growing Advice From Zone 3 Organic Market Gardener, Stefan Reiner
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4 Trending Winter Gardening Tasks + Breaking Garden "Rules"
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Our 2025 Gardening Report Cards + Two December Gardening Tasks
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An Innovative Alternative To Peat Moss With Typha Co. Co-Founder, Alec Massé
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Poisonous Plants With Author Rebecca Hirsch + Bringing Plants Indoors + Overwintering Garlic
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New Climates, New Zones: What Canada's Plant Hardiness Map Updates Mean with Research Scientist, John Pedlar
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Empowering You To Forage For Fall Mushrooms With Ryan Maione From Microbe Monastery
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Complete Garden Tour at Maggie's! Manitoba Homestead Meets Dinner Party Hangout
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Complete Garden Tour At Dave's! A Space For Teaching, Production, Experimenting & Enjoying at Sage Garden Greenhouses
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Experimenting In The Garden With Jordan Mara from Mind & Soil
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"Local" Gardening Across Canada with Shauna Dobbie from Canada's Local Gardener Podcast
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Breeding & Selecting Tomatoes For Northern Climates + 2 Seeds To Sow Before Your Last Frost
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Square Foot Gardening, Seed Starting Trends & Answering Listener Questions!
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Grow Edible Mushrooms At Home With Tom Nagy + 4 February Gardening Tasks
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Our Gardening Plans, "Personalities," Trends & First Tasks For The 2025 Season
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Intentionally Planning Next Season's "Kitchen Garden" with Bailey Van Tassel
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Spooky Plants & Goth Gardening with Chloe Hurst from @theg0thgarden
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Seed Saving 101 With Professional Tricks From A Garden Centre Owner
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