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A GROWING PASSION: Garden In A Pot

Nan Sterman, host, co-producer, and co-writer of A GROWING PASSION, a television series that celebrates all the ways that San Diego “grows,” from farms and nurseries to backyards and schoolyards, to native habitats and more.
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Nan Sterman, host, co-producer, and co-writer of A GROWING PASSION, a television series that celebrates all the ways that San Diego “grows,” from farms and nurseries to backyards and schoolyards, to native habitats and more.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Sunday, May 10 at 11 a.m. on KPBS TV

If you haven’t got a large space to garden, containers may be your answer. Whether they’re decorative or filled with something edible, they can be beautiful and productive and just right for small spaces. Host Nan Sterman shows us how pots are designed, planted, and used to solve almost every small space gardening need.

Want to grow something you don’t see in your nursery of local garden store? Gardening expert Nan Sterman shows you the method to successfully starting seeds that you can transplant to your vegetable garden. Dig a little deeper! It’s not as hard as you think.

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A variety of planted pots
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A variety of planted pots

Watch On Your Schedule: All episodes of A GROWING PASSION are available to stream with KPBS+, a new free streaming video app designed for ease and enjoyment everywhere you watch including Roku, smart TVs and mobile devices. It’s locally curated for San Diego by the KPBS programming team. With a clean and intuitive design, discovering and enjoying KPBS and PBS content on-demand has never been easier.

You can also tune in live to watch our four TV channels in real time: KPBS, KPBS 2, Create, KPBS Kids 24/7. We also added a new channel - FNX (First Nation Experience). Your KPBS Passport member benefit works on KPBS+ too! You’ll have access to even more great shows when you simply log in with your KPBS Passport account.

Host Nan Sterman (right) pots plants with John Michael Gerdes.
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Host Nan Sterman (right) pots plants with John Michael Gerdes.

About The Series: More and more San Diegans strive to make socially, environmentally and economically-responsible choices. From earth-friendly and water-wise gardens to organic foods and habitat restoration, we demand options that protect our health, feed our communities and protect our natural resources. A GROWING PASSION is an Emmy-winning lifestyle program that explores San Diego County's agriculture and horticulture activities as an expression of this growing earth-friendly movement. From backyard food production to major horticultural growers, from low-water landscapes to sustainable practices around the home and in the garden, we tell stories about the natural and manmade landscapes that shape the social, cultural, environmental and economic interests of our community. We celebrate how San Diego grows.

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