John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to RCW Nursery in Houston Texas. In this episode John will share with you a handful of cold hardy avocado trees that can withstand down to 15 degrees. In this episode you will also discover some edible vegetables that are perfect for growing in the summer. In addition you will learn John's favorite variety of tomato as some of his favorite herbs. Finally you will learn how to best plant a grafted avocado tree and why it may not be a good idea to plant them from seed.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Marin Soil Solutions to share with you how you can have the most productive, best tasting crops from your garden by building your soil. In this episode you will learn the ways you can easily build your soil by using compost and other organic amendments to feed the food soil web happening in your soil in this very instant. Finally you will discover the #1 nutrient that John feels should be added to every garden to supercharge your plant growth.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how he deals with diseased plants in the vegetable garden. You will also learn which vegetable plants grew disease free and which vegetables succumb to disease.
In this episode, John visits his girlfriends parents garden to share with you some of the vegetables that grew well, and some that did not grow so well in the Houston, Texas area.
First, you will learn some of the best growing and performing vegetables you should grow in your garden in coastal texas. Next you will discover some of the vegetables that did not do so well in houston and what John would do about these diseased plants.
After watching this episode, you will better know what to do if your plants are diseased in your vegetable garden.. How to handle the situation and more importantly, how to avoid the situation in the future.
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Referenced Videos:
Perennial Vegetables for Houston at JRN Nursery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VzILo5xxKQ
Best Organic Compost in Texas Made from Trees and Leaves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuvmXjFJhQY
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ exposes the fact that Rock Dust, a popular soil ammendment contains heavy metals. In this episode John discusses if they are a benefit or a boon to add to your organic vegetable garden and fruit tree orchards and other plants. Rock Dust is also known as stone meal is used to add 70+ minerals in TRACE amounts to your garden. In this episode, John will answer the question, once and for all if rock dust contain heavy metals and if he believes they are safe to use in your garden. In every decision in life, you have to think, "Is this going to Help or Hurt me?" After watching this episode you will learn John's strong opinion on rock dust. Be sure to watch John's other videos to learn more about rock dust if this subject interests you further.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to an inner city high school in Miami, Florida to share with you their permaculture food forest garden that was recently installed just a few months ago.
In this episode, you will learn John's opinions on teaching the youth of today the importance of where food comes from, and the best food to eat. John will share his opinions on why a permaculture food forest garden makes more sense in a sub-tropical climate that a raised bed garden that often are left untended after a few years.
John will then show you what the unproductive field of grass looked like before the permaculture school garden went in.
Next, John will take you up 3 stories to show you an overhead shot of this food forest garden and share with you his opinions on the food forest.
John will take you through a walking tour of this high school permaculture food forest and share you some of the highlights of the design as well as many of the subtropical and tropical plants that were planted that you can grow in a similar climate.
John will then take you to a local Junior High School to show you how this project is undertaken, and what a recently installed permaculture food forest garden looks like. John will highlight some of his favorite plants at this installation.
Finally, John will interview Mario Yanez of FoodScape Designs who designed and installed the food forest gardens shown in this episode to get some insight on the reason for the gardens, about curriculum that is also being created for the teachers and much, much more.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the Corona Community to share with you the 3 tips to grow the most productive community (or home) garden plot ever. John believes that Gardening is really simple, and by starting with the basis, you too can have a successful vegetable garden.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Home Depot to share with you the newest plant varieties, seeds as well as other gardening tools that will let you grow more food at home. John will also introduce for the first time Ferry Morse Donut Seeds, so you can now grow your own donuts in your organic home garden.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how he preserves some of his lemon cucumbers. In this episode, John talks about the upcoming cold weather and starts to harvest his cucumbers to show you how he makes lacto fermented cucumber juice fresh in the garden.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits Clifton Park in Baltimore, Maryland to share with you the Clifton City Farm Community Garden and Charm City Food Forest.
In this episode, John will share his ideas about is it EVER too late to grow food? He will also give you a tour of the community garden and what we can learn from the visit. You will learn how they are creating fertility using local free resources. You will discover the vegetables that grow BEST in Baltimore, MD and surrounding areas without any major issue. You will also learn how to conserve space by growing vertically.
John will also share his ideas on how to get your gardening growing better if it is not growing that well. He will also share his tips on the best vegetables you should grow and some you might not want to grow.
Next, John will show you around the Charm City Food Forest. He will share his opinions on if a food forest or raised bed garden is better.. You will also get a tour of the food forest and some of the edible crops that are growing in this newly established food forest.
Finally, John will harvest a black walnut and crack it in half and eat a not-fully ripe black walnut.
After watching this episode, you will better learn Johns philosophies on growing food at home, his thoughts on when you should grow food, and much, much more.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to his Spring Home and Garden show to check out whats Growing On! In this episode you will learn about the fabric pots that John had covered briefly in other episodes, but he goes into detail about their advantages over standard plastic pots. In addition, you will learn John's favorite fabric pot manufacturer, GeoPlanter who makes the GeoPot.