John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Southern J Ranch in West Palm Beach, Florida to share with you the Everglades tomato, a rare, wild current-sized tomato that grows and fruits year round in South Florida. After watching this episode you will learn more about not only the Everglades tomato that grows like a weed in South Florida, but also the Bhut Jolokia aka Ghost Pepper, one of the hottest peppers in the world. In addition, you will learn about just a few of the edible plants and trees that Southern J offers at their nursery.

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you three ways he is protecting plants in his vegetable garden against frost and the cold weather of the winter. In this episode, John shares three simple ways that will allow you to continue to grow some of your summer crops during the winter to keep the genetics alive that will enable you to have a jump on the following season. You will learn about using the correct christmas tree lights to help heat up the surrounding area of the plant, Transplanting your plant to bring it indoors or somewhere warmer and finally covering your plant. After watching this episode, you will have some tools in your arsenal to keep the cold winter temperatures at bay so you can grow more food year round in your climate. For more information about the plant protector visit the link below for the special negotiated GYG discount of 20% off: http://www.growitnow.com/gyg

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. Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens for more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Follow John on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/growingyourgreens/ Watch all 1200+ Episodes from GrowingYourGreens at https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos Learn more about Punta Mona at: http://puntamona.org/

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: http://fiverr.com/groworganic/be-your-organic-gardening-coach-for-10-minutes In this episode, John will answer the following questions: 02:09 What do I do about holes in my baby leafy greens? 07:30 Do I need to soak my seeds to grow lentil microgreens? 10:15 Why Regrowing Celery May be a Waste of Time? 13:45 What should I do when im on a Juice Fast and going to a birthday celebration at the local pizza place? After watching this episode, you will learn John's answers to these questions, and probably learn a few things along the way as well. Helpful videos: Growing Microgreens Indoors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blBwFvAghTs Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/growingyourgreens