SuperSize Your Vegetables with Wood Chips & Rock Dust in Your Garden
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how you can double your yields in your garden by using wood chips and rock dust. In this video John visits the Amazing Permaculture Garden http://youtu.be/GXEcjWE_Xjs to share with you exactly how they are growing super-sized vegetables. After watching this video you will know how you can start super sizing your vegetables today.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a field trip to the 2013 National Hardware Show into the Lawn & Garden Pavillion to share with you the best new products that will allow you to grow more food at home. In this episode John will share with you a handful of new products that he feels are valuable to people who want to grow food at home. In this episode you will learn about:
1. Living Wall Planter - Grow vertically on any wall or fence.
http://www.woollypocket.com/
2. Gronomics Cedar Vertical Planter - upscale 100% wood planter to grow vertically and even indoors!
http://www.gronomics.com/
3. Flower Tower - Can also be used to grow strawberries, herbs and leafy greens. Inexpensive outdoor vertical growing solution.
http://www.apolloexports.com/
4. Nature's Guide Products offers organic and natural pest control, fertilizers and other products that will help you garden without synthetic chemicals.
http://www.natures-guide.com/
5. Burpee Seeds and Plants - Offering new and unique varieties of seeds and plants. Specifically NON-GMO fruits and vegetables, some of which contain higher levels of antioxidants.
http://www.burpeehomegardens.com
6. Toter Composter - A continuous flow composter on wheels that allows you to compost and dump your finished compost where you need it.
http://www.totercomposter.com/
8. Garden on Wheels - Allows you to grow a garden without bending and being able to move your garden to where you need it. Perfect for people that have limited mobility or don't like to bend.
http://www.lifecyclegardens.com/
Link to video I made on the prototype:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjKbgeXijiU
8. Unique Trellis and Tomato Cages - Enable you to grow vertically even if you forgot to cage your tomatoes at the beginning of the season.
http://www.glamoswire.com/
9. Detergent Free Laundry Solution - Perfect to create a greywater that can be used straight into your garden to irrigate your crops without high levels of soaps/salts.
http://www.washit.com/
After watching this episode you will have learned about John's favorite products at this years show. Be sure to subscribe to be notified of future episodes.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to a viewers house to share with you a backyard edible container garden over the ornamental lawn. In this video you will learn how easy it is to grow an edible gardening using plastic barrels that are cut lengthwise to form miniature raised beds that feeds this family in South Florida.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the best fertilizer to boost your plant growth in a new garden or an old one.
John will share his favorite fertilizer to get your plants off to a running start after starting them from seed or transplanting.
John will share with you why compost tea is his favorite fertilizer to add microbes to your soil that will break down minerals and organic matter in the soil into plant available nutrients.
Next, John will share how to easily brew your own compost tea using a garden filter, a five gallon bucket, an air pump with air stones and pre-made compost tea.
Finally John will show you how to distribute the compost tea to all your plants in your garden quickly and easily.
Referenced videos:
Best Nursery in Houston for Perennial Vegetables:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VzILo5xxKQ
Open Source Compost Tea:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTijkwQaPRI
Compost Tea vs Rock Dust Battle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxLWGHku3es
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you some vegetables he is planting in the winter in his mild-climate. In this episode you will discover some common and more uncommon leafy green vegetables that you can grow in the winter time if your area gets light frosts.
John will share all the plants he is growing and also talk about growing year round in the garden if you have a mild climate or not.
Learn how to grow indoors in the winter at:
Growing Sprouts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQqML3Ayxi0
Growing Microgreens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blBwFvAghTs
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you his top 10 favorite sweet fruit trees he would grow if he lived in the tropics, such as South Florida, Hawaii, the Caribbean, SE Asia, Thailand, South America or Central America, etc.
In this episode, John visits Excalibur Fruit Tree Nursery in Lake Worth, Florida to share with you the 10 staple fruit trees he would grow along with 3 bonus perennial vegetables that he would also grow.
You will discover why John chooses some of these unique kinds of fruits as well as the cultivars that John would grow based on his needs of growing the most nutritious food on the planet.
After watching this episode, you will have a good idea on what fruit trees you will want to plant if you are blessed to live in a tropical climate zone.
In this Episode, John will cover the following plants:
04:57 Katuk (Sauropus androgynus)
07:48 Malabar Spinach / Water Spinach
08:41 Sugar Cane
10:41 Papaya
11:32 Banana
12:42 Black Sapote
14:13 Mullberry
15:15 Jackfruit
16:22 Mamey Sapote
17:26 Sapodilla
19:02 Pinapple
20:01 Acai
20:47 Mango
Related Videos:
How I eat My Malabar Spinach Berries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gl2HjFt0IU
How I make Sugar Cane Juice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHyZDDR1Qqc
Taste Testing Sweet White Sugar Pineapples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXlWFwsET_c
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to a near-by community garden to see what's growing on. In this episode you will learn more about white powdery mildew, how to harvest basil seed, rotting tomatoes, and how to get or give away free vegetables.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ interviews Jennifer Leigh Smith about how Rainforest Trees can Stop Global Warming. You will discover why rainforest trees are more important in reversing climate change and how you can do your part to sustainably plant more tropical rain forest trees.
In this episode, you will learn about the hydrologic cycle and how it has gotten out of wack. You will also discover the purpose of chemtrails. You will discover if Rainforest trees are more efficient than holistic grazing cows to caputre more carbon from the atmosphere.
You will learn how the california drought is partly caused by rainforest deforestation and much, much more.
You will learn the answers to these questions and much, much more:
01:18 How do Trees help improve the Climate?
03:49 Why are Rainforest Trees More Important than Trees I can Plant in My Front Yard?
05:07 What is the Hydrologic Cycle and Why is it important?
08:36 How does Carbon Relate to the Climate and with Trees?
10:15 How does Biochar Compare to Planting Tropical Trees for Climate Change?
11:59 Why do you believe they are spraying Chemtrails?
14:03 Are Planting Rainforest Trees more effective than Holistic Grazing with Cows?
15:14 What are some of the benefits that Rainforest Trees can provide?
16:54 How is the California Draught related to Rainforest Deforestation?
18:00 What is your solution to Stop and Reverse Climate Change?
23:30 Why won't local people cut down Rainforest Trees?
25:30 Why is it important for biodiversity when Reforesting Rainforests?
28:57 How many Varieties of Tropical Trees do you Grow?
30:40 How many rainforest trees have you and your organization planted?
32:25 How can people help to mitigate Climate Change?
35:30 What percentage of administrations costs in Community Carbon Trees?
38:10 How can someone contribute to plant Rainforest Trees?
40:00 How can people around the world in the tropics do their part to reforest their area?
After watching this episode, you will have greater awareness of the importance of rainforest trees and climate and what you can do to help sustainably reforest the tropical rainforests.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you a Tropical Permaculture "Wonderland" that grows over 100 varieties of edible crops as well as uses many permaculture design techniques.
In this episode, you will get a tour of the Amazing Permaculture Garden of Coconut Chris on the Big Island of Hawaii on how he took pastureland and transformed it into a Food Wonderland growing many rare, unique and little known varieties of fruits and vegetables with goals of sharing seeds with the community, and by teaching interns with real-world day-to-day permaculture gardening experience.
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In this episode, John will take you for a tour around the many different areas of the garden, including the food forest, the fruit forest, the banana orchard, the water saving vegetable garden and much, much more. You will learn some specific varieties of fruits and vegetables you may want to grow if you live in the tropics.
This is a must-watch episode for anyone that lives in the tropics, such as Hawaii, South Florida, or otherwise to empower them to grow and use some of the tips that Coconut Chris employs on a daily basis to keep his plants growing.
At the end of this video, John will interview Coconut Chris where he will share some of his wisdom about becoming a better gardener and much,much more
Referenced Videos:
Gac fruit video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-_8x5LdGqQ
Passion Fruit video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHJerRgRScE
Permaculture Fruit Forest Feeds off Grid Family:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uAmdB7nxuc
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In this episode, you will get a tour of the Amazing Permaculture Garden of Coconut Chris on the Big Island of Hawaii on how he took pastureland and turned it into a Food Wonderland growing many rare, unique and little known varieties of fruits and vegetables with goals of sharing them with the community, and by teaching interns how to do what he did through actual real-world day-to-day permaculture gardening experience.
In this episode, John will take you for a tour around the many different parts of the garden, including the food forest, the fruit forest, the banana grove, the water saving vegetable garden and much, much more.
This is a must-watch episode for anyone that lives in the tropics, such as Hawaii, South Florida, or otherwise to empower them to grow and use some of the tips that Coconut Chris employs on a daily basis to keep his plants growing.
At the end of this video, John will interview Coconut Chris where he will share some of his wisdom about becoming a better gardener and much,much more
Referenced Videos:
Gac fruit video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-_8x5LdGqQ
Passion Fruit video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHJerRgRScE
Permaculture Fruit Forest Feeds off Grid Family:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uAmdB7nxuc
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you an inexpensive $20 greenhouse that will cover your 4 foot x 4 foot raised bed garden that will enable you to grow a vegetable garden in the winter.
In this episode, John unboxes the Greenland Gardener Greenhouse. You will discover why John is covering one of his raised beds and how he keeps some of his frost sensitive perennial vegetables alive in the winter.
This inexpensive greenhouse cover for a raised bed will allow you to extend you growing season into the winter and keep snow off your plants and provide a warmer climate that can allow you to grow your own food in the winter outdoors.
John will explain how easy it is to assemble this 4 ft x 4 ft greenhouse and review the overall quality of this greenhouse and share his opinions on growing a garden in the winter.
After watching this episode, you will be aware of a low-cost greenhouse that will allow you to extend your growing season so you can grow more food from your vegetable garden.
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Referenced Videos:
Three Ways to Protect Your Plants from the Cold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAf-tZfvqKI
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