Have a Lawn and Eat Too - The Edible Backyard Barrel Garden
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to a viewers house to share with you a backyard edible container garden over the ornamental lawn. In this video you will learn how easy it is to grow an edible gardening using plastic barrels that are cut lengthwise to form miniature raised beds that feeds this family in South Florida.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how he harvests his stinging nettles and other greens growing in his garden. He then will transform these wild greens into a delicious superfood green smoothie.
In this episode, John will harvest his perennial stinging nettles, strawberry spinach leaves, cat mint aka catnip and standard mint leaves. He will then demonstrate how to transform these leafy greens into a delicious green smoothie that even kids will enjoy.
After watching this episode, you will discover how to harvest your greens and how to transform them into a powerhouse of nutrition for you and your family.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ interviews Josh Cunnings of the Boogie Brew Compost Tea Company about Why Compost Tea Doesn't Work and How it can Improve Your Garden.
In this episode, John will ask Josh over a dozen questions regarding Compost Tea and if it actually works or doesn't' work in people's gardens. You will discover the truth about compost tea and if you should use it in your garden or not. You will also learn about a published study that show the benefits of compost tea on growing edible vegetables.
In this episode, John will ask Josh the following questions:
00:35 Three Ways Why Compost Tea Won’t Work
02:55 Does Compost Tea Get people Excited about gardening?
04:10 Should a single video on YouTube Judge if Compost Tea is Not Good for your Garden?
06:20 Why are there few Journal Published Studies on Compost Tea?
07:38 Does Compost Tea add Bacteria to your soil? What about adding nutrients?
09:06 Is using compost alone in your garden enough? Or should someone use Compost Tea also?
10:47 Are synthetic fertilizers more nutritious to the soil than Compost Tea?
12:28 Are you culturing bad bacteria when you make Compost Tea? Is it dangerous?
14:47 Does compost tea work because you are watering more?
16:46 Can Compost Tea make an Imbalance in your Soil?
18:04 Is the type of water you use to make Compost Tea important?
19:28 Does Compost Tea grow Giant Crops ?
25:41 Is foliar Feeding of Compost Tea good or Bad? Are you spreading Bad Bacteria in your garden?
27:18 Can Compost Tea be used in Container Gardens?
29:11 Why would someone want to get Boogie Brew Compost Tea instead of make their own?
30:34 Is it fair for someone to test Compost Tea at a standard chemical laboratory?
36:07 What percentage of Boogie Brew Customers are repeat customers?
37:12 Are there instances when Boogie Brew Compost Tea Won’t Work?
41:26 How can I get the lowest price on a Compost Tea that REALLY works?
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Referenced Video:
Open source compost tea recipe
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Link to Boogie Brew Youtube Channel
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com goes on a field trip to the 2012 National Hardware Show to visit the Lawn and Garden Pavilion to share with you the best new products that allow you to grow more vegetables at home more effectively. In this episode, you will learn about the best products at this years trade show. In this episode you will learn about
Emsco Group - City Pickers, Little Pickers, Hydro Pickers - Portable Soil and Soil-Less portable raised bed gardens for apartment / condo dwellers and also their Deck and Rail Porch Planter
Absco - Hexies Raised Bed Garden a simple, easy to assemble, tall metal raised bed gardening system that will soon be available in the USA.
Panacia - Features made in the USA made trellis, stakes and tomato cages of all shapes and sizes.
Grow it Now- Unique, Reusable Green House for individual plants that allow you to start your growing season earlier.
Romberg - Offers German Engineered Coconut Coir to ensure your success when starting your seedlings in this eco friendly, renewable peat moss alternative.
InGauge - The easiest soil moisture tested I have ever seen. Literally a dip stick for your soil.
iGrow - a Solar Powered Negative Ion Generator for your plants that may increase plant growth and discourage pests.
Eco Wood Products - Offers Eco Wood, a 100% natural, mineral based treatment to preserve the wood in your raised bed to prevent rotting. An environmentally friendly alternative to toxic paints and stains.
Polanter - A Vertical Growing Tube that has an integrated watering system so you can start growing more food on fences and walls.
Susquehanna Garden Concepts - Offers Made in the USA waist-height raised bed kits with no-rot bottoms to ensure years of use.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you an all-natural pest control that is safe enough to eat yet effective in killing many pests in your garden. In this episode, you will learn about a food-grade naturally mined product that is super cheap, non toxic and generally more effective than anything the pesticide companies have to offer.
You will discover more about this unprocessed, diatomaceous earth, what it is, how it is used, why it works, how to apply it and so much more.
Some of the pest D.E. is effective on includes: Fleas, Ants, Cockroaches, Bed Bugs, Ticks, Silverfish, Beetles, Earwigs, Pill Bugs, Crickets, Spiders, Aphids, Spider Mites, Flies, Stink Bugs, Tomato Hornworm, slugs and so much more.
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Be sure to use the discount code GYG2014 for 10% off your order. Be sure to order $75 to get free shipping to maximize your savings.
Please see
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for the other way I organically control pests in my garden.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your questions including:
Should I only Grow Leafy Greens on my Shady Patio?
Are Egg Shells Good to Deter Slugs?
Why don't you use bees in your Garden?
Are You Single?
What are Rock Des Minerals?
Where Can I Get Rock Dust Minerals Delivered to My home?
When you say Eat your foods of color do you mean modified vegetables?
also earth mister bed update
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Sonoma Compost to pick up some organic / biodynamic compost for his garden. In this episode you will learn John's opinion about plastic bits that ends up in compost. You will also discover the major source of this problem and how you can prevent it from occurring. After watching this episode you will be better prepared to know what to do if the compost you are considering contains plastic in it.
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:
03:28 Can harvest wheatgrass grown in trays after the first harvest or can I continual harvest?
07:04 Why does the Worm Factory 360 have mud-like wet compost. What gives?
09:12 Can I water my garden with my swimming pool water?
11:09 What will stone dust do to my soil? Will it harden like a weak concrete?
14:38 Have you ever used Buffalo Compost and What are your thoughts on it?
18:40 Is compost from the Forest or From a Composter Better?
20:35 Could the reason for the poor performance in the FREE plastic bin video be because of the Ground Up vegan compost mixture?
24:10 How can I add rock dust to my garden if I do a no-dig or no-till gardening method?
28:00 What are your recommendations for a good electric tiller (rototiller)?
After watching this episode you will learn John's answers to these questions and probably alot more about organic gardening as well.
Referenced videos:
Plastic Crate Garden:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeKufjx1GZ8
Plastic Crate Garden Update:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANIuHG1HLfs
Nature Way Compost:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuvmXjFJhQY
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the Larkspur Community Garden to share with you over a dozen ways on how gardeners are growing their tomatoes vertically in the community garden. After watching this episode, you will be more familiar with ways that people train their tomatoes. In this episode you will discover some innovative ways people are using cages, stakes and trellis systems to grow more tomatoes.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with his viewers an update to the Julie Bass story. Julie was previously faced jail time because she planted a vegetable garden in her front yard. Learn about the latest update to this story. In addition, John makes the announcement that he will speak soon in Sonoma County and Share some of his Tree Collard Plants with some lucky attendees. More info at http://www.rawhealthexpo.com/