John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a field trip to Growing Lots urban farm in Minneapolis, MN to share with you how growing lots is transforming parking lots and other small lots in the big city to grow local and organic food for the community.
In this episode, you will discover how this urban farm is able to grow over asphalt, concrete or even contaminated soil and still grow healthy vegetables, fruits and herbs. You will also discover some crops that John calls "quick turn" because they will grow fast and you can eat out of your garden sooner rather than later.
You will discover some of the common weeds of the farm that can be eaten without ANY labor or effort! You will also learn how to grow your crops before the last frost date and how to better control the weather to your advantage and much, much more.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shows you from start to finish how easy it is to set up a self-watering patio pickers "raised bed" container garden. In this episode, John will set up two of these container gardens that are perfect for growing on a patio, deck, porch, lanai or other small area for people that live in an apartment, condo or townhome with limited space. John will show mixxing his special soil mixture and talk about what he is planting in each patio pickers garden and why. After watching this episode, you will be able to set up and start growing your own patio pickers garden.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to a new community garden in Boca Raton, Florida to share with you some best practices for growing in a community garden or at home. In this episode, you will learn some techniques that you will want to consider when growing food at a community garden or at home. After watching this episode you will discover the #1 secret for having sucess when gardening.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay the share with you a unique wild-growing edible tree mallow. In this episode, you will learn what parts of the mallow plant are edible as well as why this is a very utilitarian plant.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your gardening questions. In this episode John will answer the following questions:
1. Can you help me install a raised bed garden in my front yard?
2. What do you know about growing a raised bed garden over cement or asphalt?
3. Where did you get all your gardening knowledge? Do you recommend college for learning about gardening?
4. Can putting humanure (human waste) bring back diseases like leppers?
5. Help! My compost tea is breeding mosquitos?
6. How do you add soil to your raised bed if you have perennials growing in there?
7. We have black aphids on our cherry tree do you have any thoughts on what we can try?
After watching this episode you will learn John's answers to these gardening questions and probably a little more as well.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how you can easily start seeds in your home using the Jiffy Peat Professional Greenhouse and Peat Pellets. In addition, John will announce how YOU can get a 100% FREE pack of organic, heirloom or other unusual variety of seed that you can grow this year. Over $750 retail value of seeds will be given away. Click the link below to sign up for your free seeds: http://eepurl.com/g1YgD
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers a viewers viedo question. In this episode you will learn what John would grow if he was gardening in a tropical climate. After watching this episode you will get some sources for seeds as well as further information about growing in tropical climates. The resource for seeds from Hawaii is:
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/seed/seeds.asp
Please note: the University does offer some GMO seeds, which I do not advocate or support. I do support the other varieties that will grow in a tropical climate and the research they have done to make these available for people to grow a more successful garden.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your organic gardening questions.
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After watching this episode, you will learn John's answers to these questions, and probably learn a few things along the way as well:
03:03 If you could only buy one organic fertilizer what would you get?
07:21 How can I protect my beans from rats and mice
09:59 Which herbs and fruit can I grow in Puerto Rico?
12:32 Should I start my plants from Seed or buy them at Lowes or Home Depot?
16:20 How do I deal with Poison Ivy in my yard organically?
21:46 What do you think of not feeding animals non-gmo food?
24:26 What is the latin name of the jamacian lilikoi or passionfruit?
25:23 Can I grow vegetables year round in Fresno California?
26:24 Do you have time to a consulting session?
27:01 What is going on with the GrowingYourGreens Tee Shirts ?
27:35 Do you have to add water to the Lifetime Compost Tumbler?
29:00 Does the Lifetime Composter Require a Flat Surface and Where should I put it?
30:26 Can I use the Green Powder Supplement in the Garden?
Referenced Videos:
Supersize your vegetables with wood chips and rock dust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEkFFRjDkvs
Sniff and Stop Rodent Deterent from Hardware Show
https://youtu.be/IzZtHLoPTwo?t=11m48s
Heat Plate to Kill Weeds
https://youtu.be/qPV24862T8A?t=9m38s
Steamer to Kill Weeds
https://youtu.be/IzZtHLoPTwo?t=22m53s
Jeffrey Smith GMO Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87p49NLeI_s
Improving Your Compost Skills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbNxPx5JUtM
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com talks to Josh Cunnings of the Boogie Brew who will share stories of the largest online gardening community: You!
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In this episode, John asks Josh to share stories of the Growing Your Greens community: You. You will hear you all are making positive changes in your lives as well as others. You will also get some organic gardening tips as well.
You will also learn how John and Josh met, and much, much more.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Cleveland, Ohio to visit the Rid-All Green Partnership Farm. In this episode you will learn about the Will Allen inspired farm that is using aquaculture as well as greenhouses and hoop houses (high tunnels) to grow food year round even through the snow ridden winter in Cleveland. After watching this episode you will learn the basic techniques of how to grow even if there is snow outside as well as how a basic aquaponic system is put together. Finally you will discover many other facts about growing your own food that can help you to grow your own food today.