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@KevinEspiritu68k followers

I like growing plants, businesses, and the thing I call my self | founder / ceo @epicgardening, seeds @botanicalseeds, artist @rampfade

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1Sep 11, '25My favorite local coffee shop has a bot farm setup in their backroom to boost IG engagement, this is some next-level local marketing 😂473×4.5M4.7k4312.5k
2Feb 3, '25I used to think this, until I ran a brand. At scale, USA consumers buy based on lowest price and highest convenience nearly 100% of the time People like to say this, but their cred283×2.7M40k2.3k1.7k
3Jan 10, '24This is where tech brains simply fail @ analysis. The calcs below aren't perfect, but are certainly directionally way closer to reality than the point that this person was trying t144×1.4M2.8k141366
4Dec 19, '23Men, this is how hyped you should be when your girl makes you stuff142×1.3M2.2k319359
5Aug 16, '25Everything I've learned about drawing after 78 days of teaching myself to draw from scratch:97×924k8.3k3637.8k
6Apr 28, '23My friend Andrew farms this entire plot himself - no team, no debt, no tractors He works 35 hours a week, sells at one farmers market only, and makes 6 figures a year, with PLENTY 94.9×905k5.6k444851
7Jan 4, '24I got a new mechanical keyboard for Christmas, which threw me DEEP into the world of custom-made artisanal keycaps and...it's pretty crazy...83.4×795k12k5911.4k
8Aug 7, '23Everyone talks about hiring A players, here's what one looks like: Our Head of Search (responsible for all written content in the @epicgardening universe) came to me recently and s73×696k84039614
9Aug 27, '23Two years of progress turning my normal suburban home into a productive homestead72×686k4k4141.1k
10Oct 4, '2515 years ago, I bought 350oz of silver bars at $42.80/oz (an all time high) because I convinced myself the financial system was going to collapse Everyone laughed at me. My mom was53.9×514k4.5k167286
11Feb 5, '24Restaurant idea that would slap: Dumpling World. It's just every culture's dumpling or dumpling-esque dish all in 1 place47.7×455k3.8k205350
12May 2, '25I (re)tested an old Depression-era potato growing method where you drop them directly on the surface and just cover with straw...I'm gonna go ahead and say it's effective45.5×434k14k8371.7k
13May 15, '24I want my take on the record: something is fishy about OpenAI. It's been obvious to me since November '23 and all of the bizarre drama that ensued, in cagey interviews given by Sam42.8×408k83418257
14May 3, '23Build your own ecosystem37.1×354k3.5k203196
15Aug 25, '23For months, I've seen this semi parked on this exact freeway overpass on my drive home... Today, I met the owner of the nursery. They're primarily a wholesale nursery, so I didn't 36.9×352k86027167
16Sep 23, '2322 years ago, I woke up on a Monday, excited to have a day off school (it was MLK day), and it turned out to be one of the worst days of my life. I'd just gotten out of the shower 33.3×317k1.9k40140
17Oct 1, '23There are so many of these "business breakdown" videos these days on YouTube and X, and while fun (I've done a few!) they make for relatively poor education. So here's a list of hy33.3×317k70943906
18Nov 9, '23Walking is the most overpowered health activity: - It's not mentally taxing -> easy to do daily - 8-10k steps/day cuts all-cause mortality by >50% - Improves mental well-bein32×305k56238109
19Jan 3, '25Guys what do I do, just got a CO2 monitor and this is my office reading even with a mini split fan piping air in from outdoors 😱30.8×294k77520321
20Nov 14, '25when you die you should be DEAD. that is the point of dying. your time is up. it sucks and it's a terrible but necessary part of life i lost my dad at 12 in an accident, imagine if26.2×250k5.1k411220
21Aug 18, '23I've grown 3 YT channels over 100k, one of which is over 2.5mm. If you're new on YouTube, here's a fatty list of tips I wish I knew when I started: Audio quality > video quality Yo25.1×239k648551k
22Dec 29, '23My list of home purchases where cost:utility ratio is SO favorable, it's dumb not to buy them (if you can afford) - Bidet - Quality mattress - Smart home lighting, automated - Mini24×229k41018843
23Mar 26, '24Within the next ~3 years there will be a breakout $50mm/yr+ product company that's solely focused on indoor air quality Like the Jolie shower head, but for indoor air23.4×223k41910487
24Jan 7, '25A 52M Redditor's experience of FIRE-ing in his first year Doesn't sound great, esp if you sacrificed a lot of your life to get to this point...23.2×221k86321314
25Jan 20, '25Closest thing I've seen to a fitness hack is rucking. Walking is already one of the best / easiest forms of baseline activity, throwing 20+lb on back doesn't make it feel much hard22.8×217k61523401
26Sep 11, '25100% true, I am a GARDENING creator w/ 14mm+ followers and many, many people have shown up at my house. BARE minimum for people in public eye: - House in trust - DeleteMe / Incogni21.6×206k1.3k351.2k
30Jun 10, '24You can do a lot in 13,000 sqft. This is my suburban homestead. 24 solar panels on roof, chickens, 30+ fruit trees, 2 veggie gardens, 7,000 gallons of rainwater capture, 2,000 gall19.3×184k1.7k98676
31Apr 25, '23This is why I installed security at the house This "fan" thinks it's ok to show up and give themselves a personal tour of the garden Absolutely insane the level of delusion some pe16.8×160k4761833
33Jun 6, '25This point never made sense to me. I get up immediately when the plane lands bc I've been sitting for hours and that's less comfortable than standing No one getting up thinks they'16.2×154k806915
35Aug 29, '23How I capture 5,750 gallons of rainwater off of my house and use it to water my garden for free (and no, it's not illegal in any of the 50 states)14.2×135k67842217
36Aug 31, '23100k orders on Shopify 🎉 Long time coming, we're well past it now - 100,000 customers that we've had the privilege to serve with the best gardening products we can offer at @epicg12.6×120k423653
37Mar 5, '24These are the best avocados I've ever had, grown by my 93 year old Japanese neighbor. I tried using Google translate to talk to her and figure out the variety, she thinks it may be12.2×116k9612999
38Nov 24, '24My list of home purchases where cost:utility ratio is SO favorable, it's dumb not to buy them (if you can afford): - Bidet - Quality mattress - Smart home lighting, automated - Min12.1×116k578101.1k
39Jul 30, '2318 months ago, @epicgardening was a team of me + 4 contractors doing $7.3mm/yr at 30% net profit. Today, we're a team of 60+, acquired @botanicalseeds, and will do $30mm+ this year12×114k47921260
40Oct 17, '23I've begun carving wood as a stress / burnout reliever and it's shockingly effective I used to think you could get over burnout by just "relaxing" but it seems that's not the case.11.5×110k4501185
41Nov 25, '23Today, in less than 24 hours, Epic Gardening generated more revenue than we did in ALL of 2019 Wish I could go back in time to the guy building this garden in his front yard and te11.3×108k716848
42Jun 8, '25"I'm so OCD" is SUCH a BS statement. Most people who say it have ZERO clue the lived reality of someone who actually has OCD. It'd be like trying to explain to a dog what a bank ac11.3×107k44530156
44Jul 10, '25Honestly what the fuck are we doing, this is so incredibly embarrassing and unfunny10.8×103k1.2k2625
45May 6, '24This is hands down one of the weirdest experiences that's happened to me. Two days ago, I saw a TikTok video compilation of "worst first pitches ever" and was having a laugh, but w10×95k439328
46Aug 14, '23For the last few years, I've informally mentored a few close friends on building niche blogs and YouTube channels... They've all succeeded, but not to the same degree. In fact, the9.9×94k39425482
47Feb 13, '23Epic collab with Carrie Underwood coming soon...🌱👀🚀9.4×90k4956117
48Aug 28, '23I use my shower and laundry water to irrigate my garden and orchard. Here's how I do it without putting toxic chemicals in the ground:8.8×84k43019112
49Mar 6, '24You can just build an oasis in your backyard. When I moved in this lot was bare, covered in weeds, and had extremely compacted clay soil. My first move was to bring in 40 yards of 8.8×84k59640200
50Feb 13, '23Country Gothic8.8×84k450545
53Feb 4, '25Hit ~2,000 users in the first week of our garden planner app launch 🌱 With it, you can: - Build any size garden - Adjust planting to your climate - Track changes from season to se7.6×73k56211305
55Mar 14, '24Lotta new faces here thanks to @myfirstmilpod - here's my abridged entrepreneurship journey: Poker "Pro": Went to college @ UCSB, played online poker to pay for school. Was decent,7.3×69k4358178
56Feb 6, '25"OK, now I'm going to have to speak up" Or you could spend 2 min researching (aka your profession) instead of quote tweeting one of the biggest disinfo peddlers on this site Saying7.1×68k1.3k3934
58Aug 4, '25The average American lawn is an ecological disaster... needs constant watering, mowing, and chemical treatments to keep them looking even moderately good Lawns are the single large6.4×61k41443151
59Mar 13, '24I've gotten more texts today from friends after being covered on @myfirstmilpod than I did going on Good Morning America three times combined You guys built something really cool @6.3×60k404817
60May 15, '24So you can’t post a meme of a dude sitting up in a chair, but you can be a hedge fund and take massive short position then publish a 2032 page report on why the company you just sh6.2×59k4822830
61Jun 7, '25If all the tech ppl are right about AI it's increasingly looking like the play is to preemptively secure 10-50 acres in a pristine locale Hard assets >>>6.0×58k47512113
63Dec 23, '22Decided to play Stardew Valley IRL 👀5.8×55k5457078
64Feb 8, '25Thoughts on "building a personal brand"... - Over-optimized profiles = try hard = low status - Chasing engagement trades off authenticity - Writing about others is lame and has no 5.7×54k40927296
65Nov 8, '23Build your own ecosystem5.6×53k5873248
66Mar 17, '25When someone tells me they planted mint directly in the ground5.6×53k4961838
67Jan 15, '2524 years today. I'm now 37, you were 44 when you died. I got diagnosed w/ the same thing you got diagnosed with (AFib) this year. In 7 more years, I'll be your age. I've lived 2x l5.4×51k818648
69Mar 13, '25You can just grow things5.0×47k7452568
71Mar 30, '24Beware anyone who loudly shits on: - 9-5s - Jobs in general - Gig work, etc. ESPECIALLY when they run businesses that employ folks They're clowning on their own team, consciously o4.6×44k4463232
72Jul 2, '22Master thread of my thoughts on building businesses, life, gardening, health, etc. ⬇️4.5×069037838
73Jun 29, '23It's official: I will build a "Crow Box" and using Skinnerian training principles, slowly train crows to deposit coins in exchange for delicious treats The Crow Bank of Kevin opens4.4×42k4083022
74Feb 23, '25My house would be an HOAs nightmare, which is why I'd never live in an HOA aka a homogeous wasteland of annoying people and stupid pointless manicured yards of non-productive (and 4.3×41k6182139
75Mar 10, '24Most of us would be better off turning off podcasts & turning on music Too much information, too little feeling4.2×40k4002019
76May 11, '24Grow Your Own Food4.1×39k4562231
78May 11, '24Once again I find myself on the weekend, daydreaming of 300+ acres and a house like this:3.7×36k5551848
79Jun 10, '25Harvesting ~200 pounds of potatoes per season is a truly strange kind of limbo. Golden handcuffs in a way. You've got an almost infinite amount for home fries, gnocchi experiments,3.6×34k4821127
80Dec 8, '23Ten years ago, I accidentally met an old, cranky man who changed my life. At the time, I was a kid that paid his way through college by playing online poker for a living, quit afte3.5×34k3971864
81Jul 2, '25Guys I'm on a raft in the Alaskan backcountry. My guide's name? SOHAM PAREKH.3.5×33k60655
82Aug 6, '25I'm 38 today. Most would use this as a chance to drop 38 life lessons. Instead, here are 38 weird facts about plants that you probably don't know...use them to impress a random cut3.5×33k49941141
84Jul 2, '25I've secured a Rubicon and a cabin in Alaska GG3.2×31k481222
85May 3, '25The potato growing method I tested comes from this book by Ruth Stout, a legendarily crotchety woman born in the late 1800s who loved to garden naked, make fun of "expert" gardener3.2×30k45953174
89Jan 25, '24Build your dreams2.6×25k4291626
90Aug 16, '25My drawing power level INCREASES yet again on Day 78 teaching myself to draw A study of beetles and garden bugs2.6×25k5861290
91May 2, '25Casual hundred pound potato harvest to kick off the weekend2.5×24k1.3k4916
93Jul 19, '25Some guy biked by my garden and complimented my 100lb pumpkin by saying, "I'm gonna come by at night and take it" I simply said, "Please never do that" Do not fuck with a gardener'2.3×22k48757
94Feb 18, '25As of today, I have officially sold nearly 100,000 of my gardening books in 3 different languages2.2×21k526416
96Jul 19, '25Took me 3yr to successfully grow grapes, but it's a bumper crop this year!1.9×18k1.1k304
97May 20, '25Casual daily harvest1.8×17k4751219
98Jan 4, '25Grew broccoli bigger than my head and that's saying something considering kids used to call me "Big Head Kev" in high school and it definitely didn't leave a permanent mark on my p1.6×15k443119
100May 21, '243 mil on YouTube. What a ride it's been 🤙🏼1.5×15k43335

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