Front Yard Lawn Turned Vegetable Garden Winter Tour
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a tour of his front yard urban raised bed vegetable garden that was formerly a lawn in the winter. In this episode, you will learn what John grew in the Winter of 2017 in his front yard organic garden in Zone 9b.
You will discover the many different types of vegetables he is growing and you will learn why vegetables grow much slower in the winter time. You will also learn about some of the challenges of winter vegetable gardening and how to overcome them. You will discover growing edible mulch and how growing plant close together will allow you to improve your soil and increase your production.
Along the way, you will learn a few things about growing food in the front yard of a standard American tract home in the suburbs and how much food you can grow even in your front yard that can easily help to feed you and your family.
After watching this episode, you will learn some of the many crops you can grow during the winter season in mild climates (zone 9) without any protection from the elements.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a field trip to South Florida to share with you an urban homesteader that is growing edible crops on their standard residential tract home. In this episode, John will give you a tour of the property, including aquaponic system, fruit trees and other edible plants that are flourishing in South Florida. You will discover a special variety of Aloe that is best for Health and Healing. John will also talk about a special variety of moringa that tastes better and smells like heaven. Finally John will share with you how the aloe grows, how to harvest aloe leaves, and how you can easily pull the pups for transplanting. You will also learn how to divide the mother plant to grow even more aloe vera. After watching this episode, you will learn some of the crops that grow well in South Florida and about dividing Aloe Vera.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how he grows food over his concrete driveway in a wine barrel container garden. He wants to show you that you CAN grow food over concrete. You just need some containers to hold the soil. Growing over concrete can have some advantages over growing in the soil as he will discuss.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to a friends old victorian home to share updates on what has been growing on at this rental property in terms of growing food with little or no money. In this episode, John will share some of techniques implemented and some things that could use improvment . After watching this episode, you may get some ideas that can help you grow food for low cost at your home.
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 the one organic fertilizer that can improve yields by up to 400%. In this video you will learn about the power of worm castings and how it can improve yield of fruits, vegetables, leafy greens, herbs growing in your garden. You will also discover that not ALL worm castings are created equal. You will discover how root growth can be improved by using worm gold plus worm castings that is made in a special way to maximize yields should you be growing fruits, vegetables or herbs. Later in the episode, John will interview worm casting expert, George Hahn and asks him some questions so you can learn what makes some worm castings better than others and How you can get the best worm castings. John also gets George to disclose how you can create your own high quality worm castings at home should you want to do that instead of purchase them pre-made.
Original video where I apply worm casting to help eliminate my aphid and white fly problems:
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how he brews compost tea with a 5 gallon bucket, air pump, air stone, and purified water. In this episode you will learn some of the benefits of compost tea and why it is a critical part of a successful garden. After watching this episode you will be ready to brew your way to a greener thumb today.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your questions about growing fruits and vegetables at home. In this episode some questions John will answer include: Vertical Growing Netting for Trellis, Is it safe to use waste and urine from junk food eaters?, How much and How long to water your garden when using a drip irrigation system on a water timer, How much azomite or gaia green rock dust to use and more
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a field trip to Biologic Crop Solutions in Santa Rosa, California to share with you the secrets to growing high quality crops at your farm or in your garden. You will discover what sets Biologic Crop Solutions apart from other "soil yards" or nurseries that sell organic soil amendments.
First, John will take you on a tour of Biologic Crop Solutions, and show you the greenhouse, the soil yard, the warehouse, the office.
Next, John will share with you how you can get 3 gallons of free compost tea every tuesday!
In the Soil Yard, you will learn about the high quality bulk soil products they offer, including organic certified compost, a fungal dominated compost and a worm casting compost.
Next John shares with you some of his favorite bagged soil products that they have in the warehouse at Biologic Crop Solutions including Rock Dust, Soil Humates, and more. John will also talk about soluble kelp powder vs whole extract kelp liquid and the differences.
Next, John will head into the office and share with you how growing with microbes and biology works and some of the microbes and creatures that should be in your soil. John will also share the specific testing you will want to ask for when you go to purchase bulk soil products to ensure you are getting good stuff. You will also discover some good books and magazines that are dedicated to teaching you about growing the best beyond organic crops.
Finally, John interviews Jasmina about growing in a biologic way and why its better than just growing organic or using conventional fertilizers to grow your crops. You will learn the following answers:
30:45 How did you get into Biologic / Regenerative Agriculture?
32:00 What is the difference between dirt and soil?
32:40 How can someone turn dirt into soil?
33:08 Is compost enough to make your garden flourish?
34:03 If growing Biologically do you need to ever buy fertilizer again?
36:38 What are the best products to build your soil biology?
37:38 Why do we want to use low NPK fertilizers at all?
38:45 Is it true the Biology breaks down complex nutrients (rock dust, compost, etc) into water soluble nutrients in the soil?
39:51 What are the benefits of growing biologically?
41:12 What results from using biologic growing have you seen?
43:17 Why is properly made compost tea important?
45:04 How can growing biologic prevent certain plant diseases?
47:35 How important are Trace Minerals to Growing Biologic?
48:55 Will you have a wider diversity of microbes if you have a wider spectrum of trace minerals in your garden?
50:38 Why is it important to use organic inputs when growing crops?
51:06 Where are you located and what are the hours?
51:38 Do you have online ordering?
52:15 What is your Website and Phone Number, Email address?
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ interviews, Curtis Stone, a Urban Farmer who is makes $100,000 a year. Curtis farms in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada on a total of 1/3 acres, most of which he does not own.
In this episode, you will learn about the concepts of decentralized farming on small urban farming plots. You will discover how you can grow a high volume of plants in a small amount of space that will net you the most income, but more importantly build a better community, and help educate others about real, local food.
In this episode you will learn some of the best crops to grow that will enable you to maximize your income and how you can start making money farming in just 30 days.
You will also discover many hints and tips how Curtis has successfully built a farming business by not owning any land in the beginning and starting with a low investment of just $7,000.
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