Garden Revival BBQ is a podcast where we answer some of the big burning questions gardeners in our community have been asking. Garden Revival is a gardening community on Discord.
Episode 11, Part 2 — More on Greenhouse Operations and Big Burning Questions with Wes
In part 2 of episode 11 of the Garden Revival BBQ, IG continues her chat with Director of Growing Operations Wes. He talks about plant automation and grow light technology, multiple uses for plant growth regulators and how his job impacts his life. Then, Wes answers the audience’s big burning questions about pest management, algae remediation, deciding what plants to grow from seed and more.
9 Feb 2026
Episode 11, Part 1 — Professional Greenhouse Operations with Director of Growing Operations Wes
In part one of episode 11 of the Garden Revival BBQ, IG interviews Director of Growing Operations Wes about the inner workings of professional greenhouses. Wes talks about his experience with traditional and innovative growing media, gives advice on fertilizer, lets us in on the details of plant shipping, pest management and watering as a pro and shares personal stories of million dollar disasters.
13 Oct 2025
Episode 10 — Halloween for All Seasons
On Episode 10 of the Garden Revival BBQ, IG, SpaceButler, Zappy and Passi are back together, talking about spooky, goth and phantasmagoric plants and garden decor that wouldn’t be out of place any time of year. We fantasize about designing an Addams Family garden and make you pray smellavision never comes to fruition. From ground covers to trees and houseplants, from beautiful to vile — there’s something for everyone to adore or eschew. We wrap up the episode with answers to the audience’s big burning questions and ponder our own questions, like, does durian taste how amorphophallus smells?
22 Sept 2025
Episode 9 — Roses Demystified with Jason Croutch
On Episode 9 of the Garden Revival BBQ, IG talks to Jason Croutch from Fraser Valley Rose Farm. She tries to ask him everything anyone ever wanted to know about roses but eventually has to let him go. Jason talks about the history of rose breeding, the subjectivity of rose classification, the best of old garden roses and standouts in modern rose breeding. Then, Jason shares his rose care schedule and answers the audience’s big burning questions about zone pushing, best David Austins for cut flowers, where to buy roses online, rose varieties for lazy gardeners and more. No one stumps him but one question is asked that Jason’s never heard before.
30 Dec 2024
Episode 8 — Nice Bloomers with The Impatient Gardener Erin Schanen
In Episode 8 of the Garden Revival BBQ, IG, SpaceButler and Zappy chat with the always inspiring Erin Schanen, The Impatient Gardener. Erin shares the question gardeners ask her the most, what ornamental plant is the star of her vegetable garden and that she’s “an unmitigated plant toucher.” We talk about the little black dress of flowers, give our respects to balls in the garden and talk about other nice bloomers. Then, we answer our audience’s big burning questions and Erin imparts a lesson she wishes she had learned sooner.
27 Nov 2024
Episode 7, Part 2 — Big Burning Questions with Brad Johnson of Garden Evolution
Passi and IG join Brad Johnson of Garden Evolution to tackle gardeners' burning questions, sharing expert insights on heat, herbicides, and vermicomposting best practices.
26 Nov 2024
Episode 7, Part 1 — Verticality in Small Gardens with Brad Johnson of Garden Evolution
IG, Passi and SpaceButler explore vertical gardening with Brad Johnson of Garden Evolution, uncovering innovative ways to maximize small garden spaces with minimal footprint.
14 Nov 2024
Garden Revival BBQ - Episode 6, Part 2
In part 2 of episode 6 of the Garden Revival BBQ, Passi, Zappy and IG answer gardeners’ big burning questions. We talk about plants’ circadian rhythms, improving clay soil, plants that have botanists bewildered and whether plants like sugar as much as IG does. Zappy explains rose replant disease and Passi names the plant he has no upper price limit for buying. The audience faces off against IG’s garden riddles and mention of potatoes is shoehorned at the end.
9 Nov 2024
Garden Revival BBQ - Episode 6, Part 1
In part 1 of episode 6 of the Garden Revival BBQ, Passi, Zappy and IG geek out over some favorite foliage plants and some real stinkers like a tomato that smells like burning rubber. Zappy talks about edible Jurassic Park plants and pops outside to taste her groundcover. IG gushes about a foliage plant that comes in more “flavors” than an iMac G3 and realizes that she has no future in standup as all her jokes bomb. We reminisce about our stinging nettle adventures, ooh and ahh over foliage that looks like a taffeta prom dress. There’s a misunderstanding about cow tipping and Passi tries to hijack the episode with begonia talk.
12 Oct 2024
Garden Revival BBQ - Episode 5
In episode 5 of the Garden Revival BBQ, Zappy, Passi, IG and SpaceButler discuss dumpster diving for orchids and goat moats. Passi insists variegation is just like a skin mole. IG admits to horrendous seed storage methods and Zappy one-ups her with even more egregious seed abuse practices. Passi talks about the weird things plants do that could inspire some scary sci-fi movies and shares the delightfully Canadian food habits from back in his college days. Then we all reveal our desert island plant picks, the audience chimes in and SpaceButler wins with the best answer, even though it’s not a contest.
6 Oct 2024
Garden Revival BBQ - Episode 4, Part 2
In the second part of our episode on garden design with special guest Caleb Melchior, we answer the audience's Big Burning Questions. Opinions on DIY pondscaping are shared and we reject the annual/perennial dichotomy, address potato and sweet potato tuber woes as well as concerns about aluminum toxicity in soil. We then cap off the episode with garden riddles.
9 May 2022
Garden Revival BBQ - Episode 4, Part 1
In part 1 of episode 4 of the Garden Revival BBQ, IG talks to Landscape Architect Caleb Melchior about design school, his career and his profession. Caleb offers insights on plant communities, how to start a landscape design project, balancing “cues to care” and ecologically friendly plantings, beginner mistakes and just having fun with it.
18 Feb 2022
Garden Revival BBQ - Episode 3
On this episode of the Garden Revival BBQ, IG interviews horticulturist and garden writer Joseph Tychonievich, then Joseph joins Zappy and Passi to answer big burning questions. We talk about where to get unusual plant seeds, why we all need a second fridge, keeping it moist for cactus babies and faster germination through chemistry.
31 Jan 2022
Garden Revival BBQ - Episode 2
In this episode of the Garden Revival BBQ, Passi and Zappy answer more burning questions. We talk about the difference between bark and wood chips, why GMOs aren’t evil, and praise the mighty potato. Live audience puzzles out garden riddles and Passi shares some feelings about TikTok.
22 Dec 2021
Garden Revival BBQ - Episode 1
In this inaugural episode of Garden Revival BBQ: growing tropical fruits in cold climates, an adaptable potting mix formula, don’t stand under this tree when it rains and why do animals poop into pitcher plants?
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