Easiest Raised Bed Kit, Vertical Growing and Self-Watering Containers & more at the 2011 Garden Show
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com goes on a field trip to the 2011 Lawn and Garden Trade Show. In this episode you will learn about the best products at the show that allow you to grow more food at home. John will show systems that allow you to maximize your space and grow vertically, as well as a new no assembly required raised bed, hanging on wall planter, worm cafe worm bin, waist height raised bed, decorative rain barrels, a solar powered rain barrel pump and more!
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the best two cilantro substitutes you can grow in the heat of the hot desert summer and also the best spinach that grows in the hot climates when lettuce would fail.
John will share with you the skeleton of the plants that have now completed their reproduction cycle and have left seeds for him to harvest and regrow his Bolivian Papalo and Egyptian Spinach, two traditional crops that have been grown for thousands of years.
John will share his experience growing these two crops and now share with you what the seeds look like, how to collect them and how to save them in this organic gardening episode.
After watching this episode, you will have learned two of the best crops to grow in the hot summer if you live in a desert or wherever and how to save the seeds of these two unique and rare crops.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you one of the most important assets you can make for free. In this epsiode, John shares with you the high cost of bagged compost, and how organic gardeners should value compost for the benefits it offers.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your organic gardening questions.
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03:13 You Don't cover your gardens, Do you encounter many problems with bugs?
07:15 Recycling and Reusing Supersoil Mix when growing Cannabis?
10:16 How Do you add Nutrients Back into the Soil after every growing season if you cant add more compost?
12:59 Do I add coconut coir back to my beds after each growing season?
13:43 Have you ever tried growing Spirulina? What would greens Would you grow for high nutrients?
15:15 What is the best place in the continental United States to grow fruits and vegetables?
17:16 Should I pay $2000 to remove trees to plant a garden or Grow a garden in my front yard?
19:21 Is Stone Dust the same as rock dust?
20:50 What do you do with the Soil at the end of the season when growing in a container?
23:09 How well does the tumbling 55 gallon drum barrel composter work?
Referenced Videos:
End Pest Problems in Your Garden Forever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Q0uP4odh4
Organic Non-Toxic Pest Control that is safe enough to EAT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujpzK3HMlr8
How to Grow Sprouts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQqML3Ayxi0
How to Grow Microgreens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blBwFvAghTs
Joraform Tumbling Composter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRpdR9vxMo
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ interviews Dr. Bill Olkowski, Ph.D. on the top 10+ ways you can attract beneficial insects to your garden so they can control the pests.
In this episode, John will chat with Dr. Bill Olkowski, gardening and insect expert to share his over 40+ years of experience growing food and how you can harness the power of beneficial insects in your garden to control the bad insects including many different tips and techniques you can implement today to have fewer pests in your garden tomorrow.
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Related Links:
Dr. Bill Olkowski's Books:
The Gardener's Guide to Common-Sense Pest Control
https://www.amazon.com/Gardeners-Guide-Common-Sense-Pest-Control/dp/1600855008
City People's Book of Raising Food
https://www.amazon.com/City-Peoples-Book-Raising-Food/dp/1467919918
Integral Urban House - Self-Reliant Living in the City
https://www.amazon.com/Integral-Urban-House-Reliant-Living/dp/1897408161
Dr Bill Olkowski's Website and Blog:
http://entomologicalphilosopher.com/
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your organic gardening questions. In this episode John will answer the following questions:
0:40 What kind of greens can I grow in Mohave desert?
3:20 What would you grow if you had only 4 foot area?
4:59 How can I tell if my plants are doing ok and if they are healthy?
9:22 What should I include in my potting mixture?
13:30 What can I grow in Mesa Arizona?
15:59 Will vegetables grow with only 4 hours of sun?
After watching this episode. you will learn John's answers to these questions and probably so much more.
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.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ gives you a tour of the Ecology Center that teaches sustainable living to urban dwellers. In this episode, you will learn about the Ecology Center located in San Juan Capistrano, California and see some of the areas of the center. You will learn 2 ways to grow food at home, how to save your rain water to water your garden, how to save greywater to water your trees and shrubs, about food miles and how far food has to travel, how to construct a raised bed garden and protect it from gophers, how to construct a raised bed planter that can be placed on a patio or deck, how to use water and steel drums to grow food, learn about bio swales, how you can use lemons for cleaning, beeswax instead of saran wrap and so much more! After watching this episode, you will have a good checklist of things you can do today to start living a more sustainable life no matter where you live.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your questions. In this episode, John will answer the questions:
Any Chance of seeing a video on the earth mister soon?
Are you going to get some honey bees?
Would you be so kind to give me some tree collards?
What should I do to make my compost look like soil?
Can I use Rock Phosphate instead of Rock Dust?
Do companies pay you to put their products in your videos?
Is there anything I can substitute for Rock Dust?
What was the fruit you tasted that tasted like cotton candy?
What is your Basic Soil Mix to grow Vegetables?
Do You fertilize your Vegetables?
How Do I begin to Change my Diet?
After watching this video, you will hear John's answer to the above questions and probably learn a few things too.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shows you how he corrects his Tree Collards that are encroaching on the public sidewalk after heavy wind and rain. In this episode you will learn more about Tree Collard Culture.