FREE Plastic Crate Raised Bed Garden Update and Irrigation Install
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Houston, Texas to visit his friends place where he installed a raised bed garden using FREE plastic produce crates. In this video you will get the 8 month later update showing you how the crops have grown in plastic crates and what plants survived and thrived. Furthermore, you will discover what new fall/winter plants will be planted in the garden and the basics of how to add an automatic drip irrigation system to your raised bed garden. In addition, you will learn about the easy tumbling composter that was installed and a unique low-budget method for sifting your compost to further build your soil. After watching this episode, hopefully you will be inspired to start a raised bed garden today to grow more food because it really is that easy.
Azomite Available in Houston: Plants for All Seasons 21328 Texas 249 Houston, TX (281) 376-1646 $45 for a 44 pound bag of granular. (a bit expensive).
You may also want to mail order from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5ItTiwlA_I to get it delivered to YOUR DOOR for a little over $1 a pound for the micronized (I recommend OVER the granular)
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the local hardware store to share his favorite trellis material for use when growing a vertical garden. In this episode, you will become more familiar with stock, hog, cattle panels, welded wire fencing, and re mesh mats and rolls and how they can be used to grow plants up a trellis to get them off the ground. In addition, you will learn about how steel stock tanks can be used as a raised bed garden and finally how you can store rain to water your garden.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com shows you how you can build an easy and functional compost sifter for less than $10 in parts from a local hardware store. In this episode John will show how he builds a compost screen that allows him to remove uncomposted clumps from his composted material. After watching this episode you will be able to build your own compost sieve to remove all large particles and debris from your compost or soil. In addition John will share a FREE and easy soil sifter to remove large particles from your compost as well.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you his way to remove chaff from seeds by using a hair dryer. In this episode John will share how he easily removes the chaff (seed pods) away from the seeds so he can save and plant seeds next year in his garden. After watching this episode you will have the tips you need to use your hairdryer to remove the chaff and other debris from your seeds.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you planting a patio tomato in his square foot garden bed. In this episode, you will learn the 3 key components in the soil that John believes everyone should use so that they can produce the healthiest plants that yield the most. You will also discover the power of Mycorrhizae in the Vegetable Garden.
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.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the Garden Couryard at the 2011 National Heirloom Expo. In the Garden Courtyard, you had the opportunity to see first-hand hundreds of varieties of rare and heirloom plants that were grown using Baker Creek Seeds that are available from RareSeeds.com. In addition, at the end of the Expo most of these heiroom plants were sold for only $2! Check out what John Scored at this Heirloom $2 Plant Sale
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Rick and Karin's place to share with you the No-Build Square Foot Raised Bed Garden. In this episode, you will learn how Rick and Karin have progressively expanded their garden by building out a new raised bed each year for the first and second year. For the third year, they decided to do a no-build raised bed garden. In this video learn more about this zero construction garden and how you can make one too.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits a friends who just moved into a new rental house and shares his ideas on how to best start growing an edible vegetable garden. In this episode, John will give his friend a garden consult and planning session. First, he will walk the property and share with you some of the resources already existing on the property and how they can be best used to grow edible food crops. You will discover some of the edible weeds and fruit trees already growing and how to exploit them for your benefit. You will learn about some of the free materials on the property that can be used to build raised beds and how John would do it. You will also learn about some pre-existing trellis structures that can be used to grow food as well as how John would put in an irrigation system. You will also hear how John would transform an inactive, fly infested compost pile into an active pile to start breaking down food waste to return nutrients back into the garden.
After watching this episode, you will have some ideas that you can use on your own property to start growing food today.
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/
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