Yield 8 Pounds of Edible Sunchoke Tubers from a 3 Gallon Nursery Pot
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you his harvest of Jerusalem Artichokes aka Sunchokes that he grew in a 3 gallon nursery pot. In this episode,, you will learn more about the growth habit of the sunchokes, as well as how much food you can yield in a small space. In addition, you will learn how to best store sunchokes after harvest. Finally you will learn how you can purchase sunchokes that you can grow in your garden at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Growing-Your-Greens/109362719136985
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com goes on a field trip to the farmers market to share with you a new and innovative waist height raised bed garden with wheels. In this episode you will learn about the garden on wheels that allows people who have problems bending over to grow vegetables and other plants anywhere.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the #1 reason that he sees why your compost pile is not composting or heating up. Having too much moisture and/or having bugs in your compost pile is another sign it is having problems.
You will discover the top reason for having problems with your compost pile and how to correct it.
In this episode, you will learn John's simple trick so you can get your compost tumbler or compost pile up and running as quickly as possible.
Referenced Videos:
How to improve your composting skills:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbNxPx5JUtM
How to make compost in the Snow with the Joraform Composter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38CveNCnkWU
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the quickest and easiest way to tell if your soil is healthy. In this episode John will share an easy technique to tell if you have a healthy food-soil web in your vegetable garden. After watching this episode you will learn more about creating life in your soil and that the health of your plants are no healthier than the soil they are grown in.
john from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how you can plant some members of the Solanaceae Family deeper to encourage more root growth. In this episode, John shares his opinions on planting tomato, pepper, cape gooseberry, aunt molly's ground cherry and Tomatillos can be planted deep up the stem and if it will make a difference in the roots that develop. After watching this episode, you may just want to try planing the stems on some of these crops to see how it will work for you.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the home of Tino in Houston, Texas who grows the Big Fat Greek Vegetable Garden. You will discover how Tino grows food without adding any fertilizer or Soil Amendments.
In this episode, John will take you on a tour of Tino's front yard garden and show you may of Tino's techniques that allow him to grow on the free and cheap. Tino is a unique gardener that does not believe in many commonly accepted practices in the garden, and instead, comes up with his own gardening style.
You will learn the two ways that Tino starts his seeds to grow into full-size vegetable plants. You will discover how Tino grows the most food in the least amount of space. You will learn how Tino makes sure his plants are strong and seek out their own water and nutrients. You will discover one of the best time-saving tips for transplanting seedlings that can save you time. You will also discover how you can use 100% straight compost to grow your seedlings instead of a sterile seed-starting mixture. You will also learn how some common vegetables at the store can be used to grow your garden. You will discover how to best start seedlings in trays. You will learn how Tino is re-using an old ice machine to make a one-of-a-kind composter. You are sure to learn many other gardening tips and tricks that can save you time and ensure you have a healthier and more productive garden.
Finally, John will interview Tino at the end of this episode and ask him a few questions:
0:44:44 Why are you growing all this food here?
0:45:29 Why is it so important to communicate to your plants?
0:48:23 Why do you only minimally water and let plants fend for themselves?
0:50:42 What don't you add compost and worm castings to your garden?
0:54:30 Why don't you believe in using rock dust in your garden?
0:57:37 What are your thoughts on chemical fertilizers?
1:00:15 How can someone get ahold of you to buy vegetables or plant starts?
After watching this episode, you will learn more about how to garden without soil amendments and fertilizer. You will also learn many helpful gardening tips including how to start seeds.
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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.
02:53 How much trace minerals do you put in for container gardening?
06:23 What are the easiest vegetable to grow that will improve health and save the most money?
12:24 How are you able to travel to nurseries and farms all over the country?
16:56 What do you feel sets you apart as a successful and influential member of the gardening community?
19:31 What trends do you see in gardening and the world today?
24:08 How do you determine topics for upcoming episodes?
25:51 Can you use LED Christmas lights as a grow light?
27:03 Will hot tap water damage the azomite?
28:03 Why do we need to rotate compost?
28:47 How long does it take to make compost out of kitchen waste?
30:00 Do you have to spin your composter every day?
30:24 Can you use Gypsum Powder instead of Rock Powder or Rock Dust?
Referenced Information:
Grow Easy to Grow Wild Foods in Your Garden:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyDOFpltFVk
Where you can get rock dust free or cheap near you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYKifAKIlUM
Grow Sprouts anytime of year inside:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQqML3Ayxi0
Grow Microgreens anytime of year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blBwFvAghTs
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how he deals with diseased plants in the vegetable garden. You will also learn which vegetable plants grew disease free and which vegetables succumb to disease.
In this episode, John visits his girlfriends parents garden to share with you some of the vegetables that grew well, and some that did not grow so well in the Houston, Texas area.
First, you will learn some of the best growing and performing vegetables you should grow in your garden in coastal texas. Next you will discover some of the vegetables that did not do so well in houston and what John would do about these diseased plants.
After watching this episode, you will better know what to do if your plants are diseased in your vegetable garden.. How to handle the situation and more importantly, how to avoid the situation in the future.
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Referenced Videos:
Perennial Vegetables for Houston at JRN Nursery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VzILo5xxKQ
Best Organic Compost in Texas Made from Trees and Leaves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuvmXjFJhQY
John from http://www.growingyourgreens shares with you his tips on using a wheelbarrow. In addition you will learn his tips on selecting the best wheelbarrow for your particular situation. Finally John will share his story on how he got a free wheelbarrow and how you might be able to also.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com gives a viewer visiting from Brazil a tour of his summer square foot raised bed front yard vegetable garden. In this episode you will learn just some of the many varieties of fruits and vegetables John is growing in his front yard suburban vegetable garden. You also will discover how just some of the unique crops in his garden tastes through his Brazilian visitors taste buds. After watching this video, hopefully you will be inspired to start growing your own vegetable garden today.