Epic Gardening Explained

Kevin Espiritu
Channel Url:https://www.youtube.com/@epicgardening
Channel Display Name:Epic Gardening
Years Active:2013–present
Genre:Gardening brand
Subscribers:2.8 million
Views:465 million
Gold Button:Yes
Gold Year:2020
Stats Update:10 April 2024

Epic Gardening is an American gardening brand with a YouTube channel operated and founded by Kevin Espiritu (born August 1987) since 2013. As of April 2024, the channel has 577 videos, 2.8 million subscribers and 465 million views.

History

Espiritu grew up in Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego.[1] In order to pay for college, Espiritu made money playing online poker.[1] In 2013, he graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara receiving a degree in accounting after having been undeclared.[2] [3] To combat his addiction to video games after college graduation, Espiritu's mom suggested he and his younger brother take up gardening as a hobby.[1] [3] [2]

Espiritu's first video on Epic Gardening was uploaded in February of 2013, focusing on hydroponics systems.[4] In 2016, he made the decision to leave his position at a book subscription service to cultivate food in backyards while simultaneously developing a gardening blog as a full-time job.[5] As his following expanded, he ventured into YouTube and various other social media platforms, culminating in the establishment of an e-commerce website.[1] He documented online the conversion of his San Diego residence into an eco-friendly smart urban homestead: raising chickens for eggs, reusing rainwater and greywater, composting food and yard scraps,[6] and installing solar panels.[7]

In 2019, Espiritu was selected by Timberland as one of their 8 "Heroes for Nature" in an international sustainability campaign.[8] In 2021, Espiritu was featured on the Today Show on multiple occasions throughout the year.[9] [10] [11]

In January 2022, TCG invested $17.5 million in Epic Gardening.[5] [12] At the end of 2022, Epic Gardening reached 2 million subscribers.[13] The company now has over 80 employees.[2] In 2022, Epic Gardening added Jacques Lyakov of Jacques in the Garden as a guest star on the channel. In January 2023, Epic Gardening acquired Botanical Interests.[14] In February 2023, Epic Gardening posted a video of their greenhouse build at Carrie Underwood's 400-acre home in Nashville, Tennessee.[15]

Bibliography

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ianni. Jennifer . If You Grow It, They Will Follow. September 1, 2023. San Diego Magazine.
  2. Web site: Williams. Dana. This 35-Year-Old Makes 6-Figures Gardening and Teaching About Plants in San Diego. September 19, 2022. NBC San Diego.
  3. Web site: Laporte. Nicole. Epic Gardening's epic quest to win the booming grow-your-own and homesteading movements. March 5, 2023. Fast Company.
  4. Web site: Navpreet. Dhillon. Every Raised Bed Gardening Question You Didn’t Even Know You Should Ask. March 16, 2022. Sunset Magazine.
  5. Web site: Mullin. Benjamin. A $100 Million Bet on Finding the Next 'Mr. Beast'. September 13, 2022. New York Times.
  6. Web site: Deines. Tina. Seasoned gardener shares how weeds could actually save you money: 'One of the best ways to take advantage of your garden'. February 5, 2024. The Cool Down.
  7. Web site: This Guy Transformed His House Into A Sustainable Homestead, And TikTok Is Officially Obsessed. January 13, 2023. Yahoo News.
  8. Web site: Richards. Katie. Timberland is the latest brand to tout sustainability with forest restoration project. September 10, 2019. Glossy.
  9. Web site: Tips to care for your house plants. March 31, 2021. Today Show.
  10. Web site: How to make your own container garden. July 7, 2021. Today Show.
  11. Web site: How to keep a colorful garden through the fall. September 17, 2021. Today Show.
  12. Web site: Epic Gardening Receives $17.5 Million in New Financing. January 26, 2022. Greenhouse Product News.
  13. Web site: Zevely. Jeff. YouTube Gardener closing in 2,000,000 subscribers across the world. September 5, 2022. CBS8 News.
  14. Web site: Broomfield’s Botanical Interests acquired by San Diego gardening media platform. January 12, 2023. Daily Camera.
  15. Web site: Carrie Underwood's never-ending garden at 400-acre family home will make your jaw drop – best photos. June 6, 2023. HELLO! Magazine.
  16. Web site: Lockwood. Diana. Gardening: Book's sage advice for tight-space gardening plants seeds of bigger ideas. June 9, 2019. The Columbus Dispatch.
  17. Web site: Review of Epic Homesteading. Publishers Weekly.

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