John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how he is protecting his tomatoes from the birds for just one dollar. You can use this same technique to protect fruits, berries, seedlings and more from birds and rodents for just $1. In this episode, John will share with you a problem that he has every year with the local birds and his newly ripened tomatoes... The Birds! You will learn how John is able to exclude the birds from his tomato plants by using a product that he purchased at the 99 Only stores for just a buck. You will learn about the durability of this one buck bird netting and how long it is. You will also discover how John installs the bird netting by fastening it to his tomato cages to protect his tomato fruits. Finally at the end of this video, you will see how John was able to successfully keep the birds, rodents and other mammals away from his tomato crop with this one dollar netting from the 99 only store. Subscribe to Growing Your Greens for more videos like this: 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 Talk to John for 10 minutes https://www.fiverr.com/groworganic/be-your-organic-gardening-coach-for-10-minutes

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your organic gardening questions. In this episode, John will answer the following questions: 1. Have You Ever used Mushroom Compost? What are your thoughts on Mushroom Compost? 2. Have you tried using Tulle for insect protection? 3. Should soil be flushed to remove excess build up of nutrients and salts? 4. Should I fill my new Lifetime Composter with uncomposted material from my old composter? 5. Was I right to refuse my neighbors chemical fertilizer lawn clipping compost? 6. Have you found any bolt resistant varieties of Pak Choi? What do you suggest? 7. Do you have a suggestion on a ground cover that can out compete English Ivy? 8. What do you think about growing food in Styrofoam and old tires? 9. Can I put water grown sprouts in light and have them green up? 10. How can I prevent my neighbor from stealing my plants? 11. What are your round raised beds made of? After watching this episode you will learn John's answers to these questions and probably alot more about organic gardening as well.

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how you can make two organic edible kids toys out of the garden. In this episode, John shares with you some garden vegetables that can be used as a koosh ball and a rocket ship! In addition, you will learn a special technique that John discovered to turn 100% organic mature, fibrous Okra into Green Slime! Watch this episode for a fun and enjoyable time. John encourages everyone to have fun in the garden and gets kids involved with growing food in the garden, but also having fun in the garden. John believes that having fun and laughing is deeply connected to learning. The Juicer shown in this episode is the Omega NC800 available at: http://www.discountjuicers.com/omeganc800.html

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how you can claim a seed packet out of $2500+ in Heirloom and Open Pollinated Fruit and Vegetable Seeds that were donated by Baker Creek Seed Company http://www.rareseeds.com/. In this episode, John first shares about his #1 gardening event of the year- the 3rd annual Heirloom Expo http://www.theheirloomexpo.com/ taking place in Santa Rosa, California September 10,11 and 12th. as well as some other events he will be speaking at this summer. Finally, you will learn about all the varieties of seeds that YOU get to choose from if you are chosen for this FREE giveaway. So have a pen and some paper ready to write down your top 3 picks. Learn more about the 3rd Annual Heirloom Expo (Sept 10-12) in Santa Rosa, CA at: http://www.theheirloomexpo.com/ To Learn more about John speaking in New Jersey (Aug 13): http://www.meetup.com/New-Jersey-Raw-Food-Support/events/132663012/ To Learn more about the Woodstock Fruit Festival (Aug 18-25) http://www.thewoodstockfruitfestival.com/ To Claim Your FREE PACKET of Baker Creek Heirloom seeds, join the email list at: http://eepurl.com/g1YgD Learn more about Baker Creek Seeds at http://www.rareseeds.com/