John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to a community garden in Portland, Oregon to reveal 12 facts that every gardener should know, but may not. In this episode, John will share some common and uncommon facts about many different vegetables in this community garden. After watching this episode, you will probably learn a few things that you did't know that will enable you to grow a better garden and eat the healthiest food.

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to JSH hydroponics in Houston ,Texas to share with you the 100% legal crop they are growing that is more valuable for your health than Weed aka Cannabis aka Marijuana. In this episode, John will share with you a hydroponics store that is growing microgreens instead of Cannabis using hydroponic methods of growing. First, John will take you into the hydroponics store and share with you his opinions about growing with synthetic hydroponic nutrients. He will suggest ways that you can easily transition to more organic methods of growing even if using a hybrid hydroponic and organic growing methods. Next, you will discover a few products at the hydroponics store that can be valuable to every gardener growing an outdoor garden. You will learn about a bagged soil product and why it's Johns #1 favorite item available at many good hydroponic stores. You will then learn how JSH Hydroponics started growing lettuce to increase its revenue, and how they transitioned out of growing lettuce that was not so profitable into growing one of the most profitable crops that can be grown legally: Microgreens. John will then take you around and show you the Microgreens Grow at JSH hydroponics, aka JSH Microgreens and take you step-by-step on how they grow their microgreen vegetables at this Houston, TX hydro store. You will learn the specific steps on how to successfully grow microgreens for fun or profit, including: Using the best water, selecting the best varieties of seeds, and healthiest seeds, how to grow indoors without leaking water, the best soil to use to plant the seeds, how to compress your soil so you an even grow every time, how often to water your plants, how to provide the best environment for growing microgreens, the best energy efficient Lights for growing microgreens, and much much more. For people that want to grow microgreens at home, John will share with you a NSF wire shelf rack that is available at Costco so you can grow easily 20 flats of microgreens in just 8 square feet of floor space in your home to grow the most nutritious and beneficial food in your home in the winter or any time of year. Next, John will talk about the ONLY thing JSH microgreens feeds the plants besides just water and why this organic approved innoculant is important. John will also share with you his #1 recommendation on the nutrient that you should be feeding your microgreens for faster growth, more nutrition and better tasting food. At the end of this episode, John interviews Juan, the owner, and farmer at JSH Hydroponics. John will ask Juan the following questions: 1:02:21 Why did you start to grow microgreens instead of Cannabis? 1:04:37 What kind of microgreens do you grow and what are the most popular? 1:06:00 How to best eat your microgreens? 1:09:13 How do you help people grow their own microgreens? 1:13:30 Do you have any final words of wisdom to share with my viewerS? 1:14:14 How Can People Get ahold of you? Referenced Videos: Open Source Compost Tea Recipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTijkwQaPRI Supersize your Vegetables with Wood Chips and Rock Dust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEkFFRjDkvs 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 Buy Seeds that John Grew at: http://growingyourgreens.ecwid.com/ Call Juan to Order Microgreens Kits, LED lights at work (281) 501 9748 Cell (832) 647 5296 http://www.jshmicrogreens.com/ email: jshhydroponics@yahoo.com

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you his top 6 tips on he is able to garden outside in the 100 plus degree hot summer weather. In this episode, John will share how he and his plants are able to survive weather in excess of 100 degrees in the hot desert sun. You will learn all of John's techniques that allows him to get work done outside in his vegetable garden even if the summer temperature exceeds 100 degrees. John will also contrast how his vegetables are also able to thrive in the summer heat using some of the same tips. After watching this episode, you will have the tips and techniques you need that will allow you and the vegetables growing in your garden to thrive in the hot summer heat. You will learn how we are actually similar to our plants and how vegetables will protect us from the hot summer sun!. Subscribe to Growing Your Greens at: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Follow John on Instagram: https://instagram.com/growingyourgreens/ Watch all 1100+ GrowingYourGreens Episodes at: https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a field trip to ECHO in Ft. Myers, Florida to share with you the best perennial vegetable plant nursery in South Florida that specializes in edible and useful plants for your garden, so you can grow more food. In this episode, John will take you on a tour of the ECHO nursery, and share with you some of his favorite varieties of leafy green vegetables that will grow year round in South Florida, as well as a selection of fruit trees. You will get a personal tour, and John will share his top tropical perennial vegetables that you must plant if you live in South Florida. You will also discover: How you can have avocado all 4 seasons of the year by planting different varieties. You will about the easiest to grow perennial vegetables they are offering at ECHO and how easily you can grow them anywhere in South Florida. John will also share tips on picking papaya fruit trees, as well as a few other fruit trees. You will learn about the one root vegetable that just must plant. Finally, You will learn about the ECHO farmers market they have on-site every Friday and Saturday. You will also learn where to buy rock dust in the South Florida area. Finally, John will take you inside the bookstore and share with you some seeds that you can purchase thru the mail. You will also learn about some of the best books that Echo offers in their bookstore. 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 Buy Seeds that John Grew at: http://growingyourgreens.ecwid.com/ Talk to John for 10 Minutes for Just $5 https://www.fiverr.com/groworganic/be-your-organic-gardening-coach-for-10-minutes 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 You Can Grow Food Anywhere (from 2016 echo tour) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcNNH_IPq50 Learn more about Echo at https://www.echonet.org/