Easy to Grow Perennial Walking Onion Provides Food For a Lifetime
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ harvests his Heirloom Egyptian Walking Onions which are also known as tree onions or topset onions because they produce onion sets on the top of the plant. In this episode you will learn why this perennial onion is John's favorite onion to grow and how it can be used. In addition you will learn about its growth habit and how it grows and multiples. You will discover why if you plant this onion once, you will have it for a lifetime and how it keeps growing year round in John's climate. Finally you will learn how 30 lucky individuals will have the opportunity to purchase some of John's top set onions.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the 2011 San Francisco Flower and Garden Show and shares with you the edible landscape displays that show you ways to grow more food. In addition, he will share some of the different areas of the show, including Sproutopia, the area for kids where an organization is teaching kids about growing food.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your organic gardening questions.
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03:55 What are your thoughts on using hydrogel in diapers or polymers in soil to conserve water?
07:02 What Soil Mix do you use for your raised beds?
10:47 Will my plants sprayed with Bleach Survive?
13:28 Can sunflower seeds ment for birds be used to grow sunflower sprouts for people?
15:29 What is the best soil mix for growing vegetables in containers?
18:47 How deep should a raised bed be?
19:48 Is Cannabis Safer than Opioids?
27:44 What is your second favorite composter?
30:43 Is it true that Leafy Green vegetables can contain heavy metals?
36:37 Where should I plant to perennial vegetables / kale in my garden?
39:56 What are the best perennial greens I can grow in zone 10?
41:35 Should I keep my frost damaged plants or start over?
43:04 What can I do to maintain the nutrients in my soil after I have planted my garden?
Referenced Videos:
What I add to my raised bed soil after each growing season:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc4SddI0KCE
How to Build a Raised Bed and Choose the best soil near you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoWZj3S0QTw
Coconut Coir I recommend and how its made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2c7fzeEenk
Organic Permaculture Farm Who Grows and Ships Tumeric
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H06xd-hh23c
My first Favorite compost tumbler - Joraform Metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38CveNCnkWU
My second Favorite Compost tumbler - 80 Gallon Lifetime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ8GwkIQFls
My third favorite Compost tumbler 100 Gallon Lifetime (available at costco)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKPW6jmDPFQ
Perennial Vegetables for Northern California (and similiar climates)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8-q9evPoLk
Perennial Vegetables for Tropical Climates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMXOqUAQzUs
Top 8 Vegetables that grow in 100+ degree weather
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGvQ_pXYCCM
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares his favorite last minute Christmas gifts for fruit and vegetable gardeners. In this episode, John will share a handful of items that can be purchased today and STILL arrive by December 25th.
In this episode, you will learn about the lowest price ever on the Boogie Brew Compost Tea with Heavy Harvest reusable compost tea bag as well as the Deluxe kit that also includes the Boogie Blue Water Filter.
Next, John will share the Gardeners Hollow Leg, which is John's favorite bag for harvesting, pruning and weeding his garden. You will learn how John uses this convenient harvest basket / bin to save time pruning and harvesting in his garden. The Gardeners Hollow Leg is available in a 1 gallon and 5 gallon size and three colors.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you his no-cost technique to prevent birds from eating his rare perennial purple tree collard seeds. In this episode you will see the bird eating immature tree collard seeds and learn how John will reuse a Mesh Bag to protect his crops from the Birds. After watching this episode you will learn some techniques that may help you to deter and keep the birds away from your vegetable garden.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits his friends place in South Florida who is feeding the world with edible landscaping and native plants one property at a time.
In this episode, John visits the home of Susan Lerner who is growing food not only for her, but also the many creatures of the world on her residential property. You will also discover how Susan is building soil by using wood chips to add organic matter to her property and feed the world of microbes as well.
In this episode, John will give you a tour of the edible landscaping (in the form of fruit trees) as well as some native edible plants that Susan grows for her own use. John will also touch on how important it is to plant native crops that have been removed due to development.
You will discover many edible fruit trees, perennial vegetables and some annual vegetables and herbs that will grow well in South Florida. You will also discover some of the native plants that Susan grows and why.
You will also discover the one tropical edible plant that John believes everyone in South Florida should grow that Susan can't keep pruned because it grows so quickly and provides her food 365 days a year with little maintenance.
Finally, John will interview, the steward of the land, Susan Lerner and find out why she is growing food for herself as well as the other local earthlings that she is sharing the land with. John will also ask Susan the following questions:
16:00 Interview Start
16:18 Why did you decide to grow food and natives on your property?
17:10 What are Earthlings?
18:15 What are your thoughts on Rock dust and adding trace minerals to your garden?
19:28 What are your thoughts on using Manure that may be contaminated?
20:18 Why are the wood chips the single most important fertilizer you lay down?
21:10 Is it really hard to grow food in South Florida?
21:45 What perennial vegetables are you growing?
22:49 How much time do you spend in the garden in a week?
25:02 How do you control pests organically in South Florida?
26:30 Why are you hanging plastic water bottles in your tree?
27:57 What are some Edible Native Plants of South florida?
30:37 What kind of Jackfruit did you grow and am I tasting?
31:50 What is the best place to get fruit trees in South Florida?
32:02 Any final words of wisdom for my viewers?
Related Links:
Excalibur Fruit Tree Nursery:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DWSfFka0XA
Best Aloe Vera to Grow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvMUY6TNrR4
Best Liquid Fertilizer to Grow Huge Plants (Ocean Solution Trace Minerals)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUlxbByK3yQ
Earthlings Movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB_ZMiYy_OQ
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits the Vanacore Family Farm in Vermont. In this episode, you will see how a family farm is using rock dust and compost to grow large, nutritious, strong and healthy fruits, vegetables, herbs, chickens and more.
First, in this episode, John will give you a tour of the Vegetable Garden sharing with you some the experiments that are being done there, as well as a supersized red russian kale plant.
Next, John will head into the apple orchard to share with you how the apple trees are stronger even though they are fully loaded with fruit without the need for 2x4 supports that are used in many orchards.
Finally, John will sit down with Tom Vanacore, who has been involved with rock dust for over 30 years to ask him the following questions regarding rock dust:
15:32 How did you get into rock dust and learn about it?
16:29 What does Rock Dust Local do?
18:26 What are the different types or rock dusts?
22:00 Are all rock dusts created equal? What are the best?
24:42 Why should I use rock dust when everything grows great already?
27:54 What are the problems with using synthetic soluable fertilizers?
31:05 Do you plants really ONLY need 15-20 minerals to grow?
33:42 What is the book Mental and Elemential Nutrients about?
35:35 What do the the rock dust trace minerals do for the plants?
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Referenced Video:
Supersize your crops with woodchips and rock dust:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEkFFRjDkvs
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a tour of his four $17.50 big lots greenhouses. In this episode John shares with you why he put up the greenhouses and how it will enable him to more effectively weather the winter storm and grow food throughout the colder winter months. You will discover the specific crops he is growing that will thrive in unheated greenhouses in zone 9a. After watching this video you will have some ideas on some ways you can use your greenhouses and grow food in the winter time so you can eat out of your yard instead of the grocery store.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Tucson, Arizona to share with you the Native Seed/SEARCH Store.
The Native Seed/SEARCH organization is a non-profit dedicated to protecting and preserving arid climate crops to nourish the changing world.
John will give you a personal tour of the store in Tucson, Arizona.
You will learn about some of the proven desert adapted vegetable seeds they offer as well as some of their special seeds from their Seed bank that contains over hundreds of varieties of Heirloom Adapted Crops of Southwest North America. John will share some of his favorite varieties of corn, tomato, leafy greens, cucumbers, peppers, squash and even more vegetables.
Next, John will share with you a part of the store that offers gardening supplies such as some books he likes and Olla Bottles and Olla Bottles that allow you to conserve water in your vegetable garden.
You will discover the importance of diversity in the garden and in life and how it is one of the fundamental keys to success in desert vegetable gardening.
You will discover the in-store SEED BANK where you can check out local Tucson Adapted seeds at no-cost so you can get your garden growing. Of course at the end of the season, you can return the newly grown seeds that you produced.
Next, you will discover about some of the local foods of the Southwest and foods that you should be including in your diet. Many of which are more traditional foods before modern foods came into existence. John will also share some valuable tips with you on how you can save lots of money on certain varieties of desert adapted seeds that you can grow in your garden. You will learn about mesquite flour, heirloom corn, heirloom beans, cactus fruit, hot peppers and much, much more.
Finally, John will share with you the one seed rack that EVERY seed store shouldhave and why. You will also learn which desert adapted vegetable seeds John will be purchasing and growing himself in his desert garden.
After watching this episode, you will have a better understanding of some of the crops that can be grown in the desert, the best place to get the seeds for these crops as well as new foods you can try that have been grown in the desert to expand your nutritional diversity and taste sensations in your diet.
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Referenced Videos:
Eat Fresh and Local Food without Growing a Garden (Wild Weeds)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyDOFpltFVk
Seed Sharing Illegal in the USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txRUeuuKex4
Learn More about Native Seed/SEARCH and order Desert Seeds at:
http://www.nativeseeds.org/
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you his techniques that guarantees you can make your own compost at home quickly and easily. In this episode John talks about the different types of compost tumblers he owns and which ones he like the best and why. John will also show you how easy it is to build the Jora Composter JK400 which is a insulated, steel, heavy duty compost tumbler that will allow you to compost things like meats and bones. John will then share his secret composting recipe that allows him to create compost in as little as a month with the Joraform Compost tumber. After watching this episode you will learn the tips and techniques you need that will enable you to compost like you have never composted before!