Grow Gigantic Vegetables By Harnessing the Soil Food Web
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you his favorite booth at the Heirloom Expo. In this episode you will learn about Biologic Systems and how they help growers to maximize their yields but more importantly build healthier crops and soil. After watching this episode you will learn about the "piece of the puzzle" that may be missing from many peoples gardens and how you can easily bring it into your garden to supercharge your plant growth.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your organic gardening questions. Help John to close caption his videos and get your questions answered with the links below:
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In this episode, John will answer the following questions:
01:28 Would you use composted horse manure in your garden?
05:23 If you could redo your raised beds now, would you do them differently?
06:33 How do you eat your pumpkins?
07:16 What can I do if I can't get rock dust to add trace minerals?
09:15 There are seedlings coming up in my composter. How should I deal with them?
10:50 What are the most sprayed conventional produce items and what is the most cost effective veggies to grow in my garden?
14:35 Do I need to buy Organic Seeds or are Heirloom Seeds ok? Will it make a difference?
17:45 What is your opinion on Bokashi Composting?
09:31 Will Rock dust, worm castings, etc work in a container garden?
Raw Not Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Making Pumpkin Juice:
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After watching this episode you will learn John's answers to these questions and probably alot more about organic gardening as well.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the Echo Global Farm in Fort Myers, Florida to share with you examples of growing fruits and vegetables in many different climate zones around the world.
In this episode, you will learn more about ECHO, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering people around the world to grow their own food. You will also get a rare over 60-minute tour of the Echo Global farm that simulates many different kinds of growing conditions around the world, and how Echo is demonstrating how to grow in many different types climate zones around the world.
You will learn more about some of the problems in the world surrounding food and nutrition that plague the world. You will discover some solutions to common problems of growing food and being more sustainable on the planet.
First, you will learn more about the power of worm castings, and how to keep worms in a hot, tropical environment. You will discover two of the best free resources you can feed worms to create a higher quality worm casting.
You will learn ways to grow tilapia fish along with ducks to form a more sustainable relationship. You will learn special buildings that can keep your pigs and goats safe and clean conditions and make harvesting their manure a breeze.
You will discover how you can use your own manure to create gas that can heat your home or cook your food. You will learn how to make an easy hand-washing station out of a liquid laundry detergent bottle.
You will discover how farmers grow food in the semi-arid tropics, in monsoon areas that get hit hard with lots of rainfall, as well as more tropical climates.
You will discover some of the most important vegetables that you should be growing in your South Florida gardens that will thrive in your specific climate zone.
You will learn how you can grow on top a concrete slab, concrete patio, or concrete rooftop in the middle of a city. You will learn how to use commonly thrown away items such as carpets, rugs, tires, soda bottles, plastic jugs and more to grow more food.
This episode is filled with hundreds of "nuggets" of gardening and farming information that is sure to change your life.
After watching this episode, you will have a better awareness of Echo and their work around the world, as well as many practical tips to empower you to grow more food at your home.
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Referenced Videos:
Original Echo Global Farm Visit (from 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNJebr5zQSY
Growing Food on Rooftops (Echo from 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkANyOV_dw
Echo Nursery visit in 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxERc9BjNCk
Increase Crop Yields up to 400% with Worm Castings Fed Special Feed Ingredients
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Emu9hwhsc
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ introduces his cat to a fresh catnip plant for the first time. In this episode, John will share the benefits of growing catnip for your health and for your cat.
You will discover some of the top ways John uses catnip in his diet, and why it works to get cats "high" and how some people use it to get high.
You will also learn about some of the unique properties of the catnip plant that can be beneficial for your garden, and learn why it is a crop that will grow well in the desert because it is drought tolerant.
After watching this episode, you will likely start to grow some catnip for you and your cats.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the best leafy green vegetables to select when eating a salad from your garden. In this episode John shares his annual bronze fennel seed harvest and how he uses the seeds from his plants to get more greens in his diet. After watching this episode you will learn the best way to use excess seeds to get up to 4x more nutrition in you.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits Moringa Place, a nursery in Loxahatchee, Florida and shares with you the best variety of Moringa Oleifera he has found. In addition he shares many unique cultivars of some herbs, spices, fruits and vegetables. You will learn about unique and rare varieties of:
Dragon Fruit that is a blue/purple color
Comfrey Bocking 14
Stinging Nettles without the Stingers
Lemon Grass from South America with Higher Oil Content
Epazote with different leaf shape and mild flavor
Fig Trees that are adapted to the Tropics
Stevia that is sweeter with less after taste
Moringa that produces more seed pod faster with improved taste.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Morningsun Herb Farm in Vacaville, California to learn about some unusual varieties of common herbs. In this episode you will learn about some rare herbs that you may not be familiar with. You will also learn about Stevia, which is one of John's favorite plants as well as many others. After watching this video you will better apprciate herbs that you can grow in your garden.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com goes on a field trip to LeBallisters in Santa Rosa. In this episode, you will learn about the lease expensive source of Rock Dust in The San Francisco Bay Area that John has found. You will also discover some of the other soil amendments that John purchases and will use in his home vegetable garden
John from http;//www.growingyourgreens.com/ shows you how to build a concrete block raised bed garden. In this episode, John visits his local concrete block company and shares with you some of the concrete blocks that may be available to you. He will also discuss the reasons you may want to use concrete blocks to build your square foot raised bed garden. Next you will discover how to layout your in your backyard garden. John will then show how to lay the concrete blocks with sand and level to ensure you have a nice looking raised bed garden that stack properly for the professional look. After watching this episode you will discover how easy it is to build your own concrete block raised bed garden without using cinder blocks but using solid blocks that look better and are more functional.
If you live in the Las Vegas area and need help installing a concrete block garden contact Alberto at
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Punta Mona Center for Regenerative Design & Botanical Studies for a week long retreat.
In this episode, John will take you on a mini tour of Punta Mona, an off the grid, zero waste, permaculture food forest in the jungle on the Carribean Side of Costa Rica near Panama,
You will learn how Punta Mona is able to grow a lush food forest and botanical garden right on the ocean front by creating fertility on site. You will learn some of the ways they create fertility on site by using local resources as well as inputs that are brought on site.
You will learn some of the principles and ethics of Permaculture and discover if they are being put into practice at Punta Mona Permaculture farm.
You will discover some of the many fruit trees, vegetables and herbs that are being grown at Punta Mona and learn about the Mangosteen tree and its fruit.
You will get a brief tour of some of the facilities at Punta Mona so you will know what to expect if you will be attending a workshop, retreat, adventure camp or other events at Punta Mona.
John will share with you his opinions about Punta Mona and his experience there as well as what he thought about the facilities and some of the maintenance of this center in the middle of the jungle.
After watching this episode you will learn more about permaculture, building your soil, permaculture principles and Punta Mona Center for Regenerative Design and Botanical Studies.
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