John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the 18th and Rhode Island permaculture garden to share with you the 3 top ways to become a better gardener. In this video you will learn John's strategy on how he became so knowledgeable about gardening and growing food. After watching this video you will have the knowledge you need to be the best gardener you can be.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the top 3 leafy green vegetables to grow in the Las Vegas desert (and other places) and why. You will also discover the best 3 ways to consume these leafy green vegetables which are the most nutrient dense foods on the planet. After watching this episode, you will have an idea of some of the leafy greens that John believes you should be growing in your garden and consuming on a daily basis.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the best leafy green vegetables to select when eating a salad from your garden. In this episode John shares his annual bronze fennel seed harvest and how he uses the seeds from his plants to get more greens in his diet. After watching this episode you will learn the best way to use excess seeds to get up to 4x more nutrition in you.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you one of his secrets about having a successful garden. Its just another numbers game. In this short episode John shares his top tip on how you can have even a higher level of success in your vegetable garden by simply growing more plants.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Shelburne Farms in Shelburne Vermont to share with you how the market gardening is making the best long term investment in the soil for the least expensive cost.
In this episode, John will give you a tour of Shelburne farms and what they are growing. You will learn one of the best non-edible crops to grow to increase your revenue if you are a market garden. You will also learn how to extend your growing season and the #1 investment you should make if you live in the NorthEast. He will also share some of the growing techniques they use to grow food successfully in VT.
You will learn about the Brix Refractometer and how to use it to check the quality of your produce. You will also discover the brix of a tomato at this farm to let you know the quality of the produce they are growing.
Next, he will also share with you some of the bagged fertilizer products they are using as a minority input in their farming. He will also show the major inputs they are using to fertilize their farm including home-made compost made from a variety of sources.
You will also learn about some of the vegetables they are growing through the colder months in the North East United States. John will also how they protect there baby plants from pests quickly and easily.
Finally, John will interview the farm manager, Josh about the fertility program that is being used on this commercial production farm. You will discover the two-prong approach Josh uses to build fertility with cheap and local resources to build fertility on the farm. You will also discover some of the benefits of using rock dust on a commercial scale.
Learn more about Shelburne Farms at:
http://www.shelburnefarms.org/
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your questions including:
How much rock should I use in my garden?
What vegetables can I grow in my office?
Can you do an episode on container gardening?
Where can I find the 4x4 wire mesh used on your trellis? (aka Welded Wire Livestock Utility Panels)
What is good to plant this time of year in Central California?
Do you have plans on doing a video on your hydroponic setup?
Can I use Granite Dust instead of Azomite?
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Venice High School, which is the site of The Learning Garden. In this episode John will share with you the amazing garden including aquaponic system growing at Venice High School and how it is used to teach kids about where food comes from with real world experience. After watching this episode you will also learn about a Seed Bank at the Learning Garden where you can get FREE seeds to start your garden.
My videos with fruit trees for Southern California:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJeBvn8LEA0
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cXPUwD0JT8
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com interviews Robbie Buff, the presiden of the Intelligent Irrigation, LLC, the creator of the Aquajet irrigation system. The Aquajet irrigation system is a sub-soil high pressure irrigation system that will work in raised bed gardens, for trees and orchards, for lawns and turf or regular landscape plants. It delivers not only water but also air and nutrients to the plants to encourage better plant growth than traditional irrigation systems.
Watch the previous episode of the Aquajet irrigation system install:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj2Mx7m2gfA
John will ask Robbie the following questions about the Aqua jet Irrigation system:
01:23 What are other applications the Aquajet can be used besides Vegetable Gardening?
02:30 Why should you use the Aquajet Irrigation System instead of a Drip Irrigation System?
04:51 How can the Aquajet help growing in Arid / Hot / Desert Climates?
06:44 How can the Aquajet be used to feed Azomite Rock Dust to the root zone of your plants?
08:46 How deep does the Aquajet need to be buried to work properly?
11:04 What about the pressure drop that occurs in my house when the Aquajet system engages?
12:18 Is it better to have a single Aquajet or Racetrack dual Aquajet system in a raised bed garden?
13:36 How much time and money can you save with Aquajet?
To learn more about the aquajet please visit their web site:
http://intelligentirrigationllc.com/GYG.html
be sure to use discount code GYG for 15% off your purchase for GYG subscribers only.
Watch the previous episode of the Aquajet irrigation system install:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj2Mx7m2gfA
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with his viewers an update to the Julie Bass story. Julie was previously faced jail time because she planted a vegetable garden in her front yard. Learn about the latest update to this story. In addition, John makes the announcement that he will speak soon in Sonoma County and Share some of his Tree Collard Plants with some lucky attendees. More info at http://www.rawhealthexpo.com/
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you two ways you can start your organic summer garden early to ensure you have fresh tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, cucumbers and other summer crops before all your neighbors! In this episode, John visits Home Depot to share about their 1/2 price seed sale as well as 1 year plant guarantee on their vegetable starts. Finally he plants the starts and uses the Plant Protector to provide greenhouse like conditions for his babies to ensure they thrive in the cooler temperatures of spring before the official frost date. The plant protector will protect your plants from wind, snow and frost. After watching this episode you will learn two valuable ways to can start your garden early for the highest level of success.
Learn more about the Plant Protector at
http://www.growitnow.com/gyg/
be sure to use the specially negotiated discount code
growingyourgreens
for a 20% discount off your order for my viewers.