The Weekend Gardener wants you to ‘Get Growing’ in new digital series

She's a best selling author, radio host and now Niki Jabbour has launched a new digital series.

The goal of Get Growing with Niki Jabbour is to encourage everyone to try out gardening.

“No matter where they live, no matter how much space they have, no matter how much experience they have, because it really is easy to grow some of your own food,” she told HalifaxToday.ca.

The first episode is available now (scroll down to watch) and a new one will be released online every two weeks.

“A lot of the times I base the topics off of the questions I get asked the most,” Jabbour explained. “I figure if I'm getting asked these questions five to ten times a week, people obviously want to know how to solve these problems in their garden.”

The videos are short, lasting only a few minutes. The first focuses on growing unusual vegetables, the same topic as her latest book Veggie Garden Remix.

In it, she introduces the audience to cucamelons, which look like grape-sized watermelons, flavourful ground cherries and a four-foot long snake gourd.

“We gathered up the coolest crops from my garden and we turned it into a fun episode just to introduce people to the cool things you can grow here in Nova Scotia, as well as across Canada and the rest of the world.”

Upcoming episodes will cover a wide-range of topics including how to garden if you live in an apartment, growing basil and bee-friendly gardening.

Jabbour, who hosts The Weekend Gardener on NEWS 95.7, was approached to do the series by Canadianity Content Studios, founded by Jonathan Torrens, Jeremy Taggart and Sylvia Beirnes.

“”The idea behind Canadianity Content Studios is to help propel experts like Niki into a new stratosphere of exposure,” explained TV veteran Torrens. 

He said by bypassing traditional TV networks they are able to get content directly to the public, something he's also successfully done with his popular podcast Taggart & Torrens.

“Niki's enthusiasm for gardening is infectious and her knowledge is staggering. Get Growing is a great resource for green thumbs of all ages and stages,” he added.

Jabbour had a lot of fun working with Torrens, who produced and directed the first episode.

“The outtakes from this show should really be its own show,” she said. “His mind is so quick, the puns and jokes, it was non-stop laughter.”

To find out when a new episode is posted, Jabbour recommends subscribing to her YouTube channel or checking her website.