The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers · Epic Gardening

Get In the Garden with Nicole Pitt

·1 hr 4 min·5 clips
Nicole bought a falling-down garden center just four hours after casually mentioning interest.
Host Jacques interviews Nicole Pitt, a flower farmer from upstate New York, about her journey from growing vegetables to running a cut flower farm, buying a local garden center, and launching a new podcast. They discuss challenges like zone 4B gardening, deer fencing, and personal struggles, while exploring plant varieties and gardening tips.

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Seed-starting, flower farming, and the patience behind a working garden.

Nicole Pitt's move from carrots, tomatoes, and squash into flower farming gives this episode a tidy garden-to-farm arc. The strongest part is the concrete detail: Boonville, zone 4B, the patience it takes to wait for a seed to become something worth cutting, and the plain work…

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You want a gardener's story that starts with a tiny seed and ends in full bloom.

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