John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a late summer garden tour POV style (point of view) style to share with you what you might want to do in your garden everyday.
In this episode, John shares with you the thoughts going on in his head as he creates a to-do list as he wanders his garden to see the many tasks that are needed to get done. You will discover some of his thought process that allows him to be a good organic gardener.
After watching this episode you will have a better understanding of some of the things you may want to do in your organic garden everyday to ensure it produces bountiful amounts of fresh fruits for you and your family.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shows you how he transplants a volunteer loquat tree that was started by seed in a pawpaw tree pot. In this epsiode you will learn how John carefully performs fruit tree surgery to remove the current tree from a 15 gallon container and provide it a new home in a 5 gallon pot. After watching this episode you will feel more comfortable transplanting trees on your own.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you his latest research on coconut coir to learn if it is deficient in certain nutrients and may be "out of balance" for using in your garden. In this episode John will share with you what he is adding to the coconut coir to make it better balanced.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the top 5 ways to save water when container gardening. In this episode, you will discover John's favorite ways to conserve and save water when you grow fruits and vegetables and other plants in pots.
You will learn some of the best products available today that will enable you to save more water when you are growing your food.
You will also learn some low cost tips to save one of the world's most precious resources: Fresh water.
After watching this episode, you will be empowered to save water and grow healthy plants.
Referenced Links:
Aqueous and Oasis Commercial Pots:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTJFZrZmuAk
Aquacamel Self Watering Pot:
http://www.aquacamel.com/
Nimbus Smart Self Watering Container:
http://www.nimbuspot.com
Drought Grid:
http://www.droughtgrid.com/
Growoya:
http://www.growoya.com/
Best place to purchase pot saucers:
http://www.monstergardens.com/
Be sure to use the discount code
GYG5
for a 5% discount on most items at monster gardens.
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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:
1. John will answer your question in an upcoming episode on his channel:
http://fiverr.com/groworganic/answer-one-organic-gardening-question
2. John will personally call you and do a 10 minute garden coaching session:
http://fiverr.com/groworganic/be-your-organic-gardening-coach-for-10-minutes
In this episode, John will answer the following questions:
01:34 There are mites in my compost pile, are they ok?
03:15 What are your thoughts on food stamps at the farmers market?
04:42 What about growing food in Northern Arizona?
05:57 Can I bring my pepper plants that are in the ground with me when I move?
07:07 Should I use a soaker hose or a drip irrigation to water my garden automatically?
08:59 What fruits and vegetables would you recommend growing in Hawaii?
11:05 What is the recipe for your dr. bronners and neem oil organic bug spray?
11:50 Is it safe to grow plants or seeds in used soda bottles?
12:54 Is there some reason you wouldn't give me a response to my question?
15:07 When you pick leaves to juice or eat, do you pick the leaf with the stem and all?
16:15 Can you grow enough fruits and vegetables to fully sustain a family of 4?
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/ shares with you how he builds the fertility of his raised bed garden soil before the new planting season.
In this episode, John shows you how he turns a bed into a new planting for the new season. You will learn the specific ingredients he uses to make a batch of his organic super soil and why he uses the ingredients he does. You will discover the importance of using a diversity of ingredients in your planting mix and learn many of the products John uses to ensure he is growing some of the healthiest and highest quality plants.
John will take you step-by-step when he adds different amendments into a wheel barrow also sharing his specific ratios.
Finally, you will see how John adds this mixture to his raised bed and how he methodically plants out his peppers to maximize the amount of food he is able to grow in a small space.
After watching this episode, you will have a better understanding of John's gardening style, which he calls, Organic, Nutrient Dense, High Density, Biologic Gardening.
More information on some of the ingredients John uses:
Worm Gold Plus Worm Castings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Emu9hwhsc
Rock Dust, a Broad Spectrum Trace Mineral Amendment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh3749rxFCw
Insect Frass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjNzcTGX25U
Best compost in Texas (Fungal Dominated Compost)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuvmXjFJhQY
John & Bobs Organic Fertilizer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51wUK7q2I4g
Supersize Your Growth with WoodChips and Rock Dust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEkFFRjDkvs
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you what he is doing with his sprouted onions. In this episode, you will learn what John is doing with his sprouted onions to make more onions. You will learn how to plant your sprouted onions so you can grow your own green onions or more onion bulbs. You will discover how deep to plant the sprouted onion bulb in a raised bed or even in a container so you can grow it inside your kitchen.
After watching this episode, hopefully you will be motivated to start planted your sprouted onions instead of throwing them away.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the plight of Hermine and Tom, a Miami Shores, Florida couple who had to rip out their front yard vegetable garden they grew the last 17 years after a new law passed that made it illegal to grow vegetables in their front yard or face a $50 fine per day! John will then show you how to grow food in your front yard even if it is made illegal in your area. He will visit another residence in Miami Shores who is growing a permaculture style food forest including edible plants, shrubs and trees. You will discover some of the stealth vegetables that can be grown as well as other edible landscaping plants that are not considered vegetables that are legal to grow in Miami Shores, FL. Finally, John will share his thoughts on laws that make growing food illegal and some of the legislative work being done to turn this around. After watching this episode, you will learn how to grow food in your front yard if it is made illegal and the best legislation currently in motion to challenge laws that interfere with the ability of Americans to produce, market, procure, and consume the foods of their choice.
Here is another example of a front yard garden in florida that would be considered legal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvMUY6TNrR4
Learn more about Perennial Vegetables for South Florida at:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnBuE20QUirWZWyRXGqlOpJA1bxwpMhFr
Support the Food Freedom Initiative at
http://www.ij.org/FoodFreedom
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to a you pick farm. In this episode you will learn when you should harvest your carrots and how to get connected back to the food you eat.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the best raised bed irrigation system he has ever used to grow the tallest, most productive vegetables in his garden. In this episode, you will learn more about the water saving aquajet high-pressure subsoil irrigation system and how it works. John will share some of his experiences with the aquajet irrigation system and why he had some challenges and how they were overcome. John will also share his comments on the last video he made sharing his experience with the aquajet irrigation system.
Learn more about the Aquajet at:
Original Installation video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj2Mx7m2gfA
Questions and Answers about the Aquajet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az8SN4hGzzE
Original Episode with the original review of the Aquajet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQaLEMNelKI
Learn more and purchase the Aquajet at:
http://www.intelligentirrigationllc.com