Urban Vegetable Gardening in Sacramento and Harvesting Artichoke Pollen
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com visits an Urban Farm in Sacramento to find out whats growing on. In this episode you willdiscover some the techniques they use at this urban farm to grow food. You will also see two chicken tractors. In addition you will learn about heirloom red okra, as well as how John loves to harvest Artichoke Pollen.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ installs a waist height accessible wheelchair raised bed container garden for Kenza who was struck by a car while bicycle riding. In this episode John will share with you how to build a raised bed container garden from start to finish including selecting the supplies and plants. You will learn some characteristics of a good wheelchair raised bed garden and learn about the potting soils that John will be using. For the grand finale, you will see how gardening can make you SMILE and make dreams become a reality.
Special thanks to the sponsors that made this episode possible:
Susquehanna Garden Concepts who supplied the 2' x 4' Large Elevated Garden Bed http://www.sgardenconcept.com
and Orange County Farm Supply who provided the potting soil, trace minerals and vegetables and herbs. http://www.ocfarmsupply.com/
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your gardening questions including:
Do Chilean Guava Berries require Acidic Soil?
Why Don't You Grow Potatoes in Your Garden?
Can I grow a Vegetable Garden in Tucson Arizona? Is there too much Sun?
Will Diatomaceous Earth hurt the earthworms and soil microorganisms?
How can I keep cats out of my garden so they don't use it as a litter box?
Can I add crushed calcium vitamins into my garden?
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the Larkspur Community Garden to share with you over a dozen ways on how gardeners are growing their tomatoes vertically in the community garden. After watching this episode, you will be more familiar with ways that people train their tomatoes. In this episode you will discover some innovative ways people are using cages, stakes and trellis systems to grow more tomatoes.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Fort Mason Community Garden in San Francisco to share with you some low cost ways to extend your growning season so you can start planing earlier this spring. After watching this epsiode, you will learn some creative ways you can plant your starts early using some commonly discarded household items.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares his technique for getting unripe figs on a tree to ripen up faster. In this video you will see John demonstrate the technique he uses which in his observation works.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a tour of his backyard food forest. In this video John will share just some of the amazing fruits and unique vegetables growing in his backyard. In addition, you learn what he is growing in his two greenhouses. You will also discover what ugni berries and babaco fruit tastes like!
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the forest to share with you how a forest system works. You will discover how the plants and trees in the forest get nutrition without the use of chemical fertilizers.
You will learn the three essential nutrients that should be added to your garden to produce the highest yields and most productive food that chemical fertilizers can not provide.
After watching this episode you will learn some of the foundations of John's organic biologic gardening style.
Referenced Videos:
Supersize Your Garden with Wood Chips and Rock Dust:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEkFFRjDkvs
Increase Crop Yields by up to 400%:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Emu9hwhsc
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares his experience about his garden being vandalized. In this episode, you will learn what happen to John's garden and how a vandal destroyed over 2 years of work in just a few minutes.
You will also learn how John is dealing with this malicious act of vandalism that is against the law and what you may want to do should this happen to you.
You will discover some ways to prevent vandals from eating the fruits and vegetables you are growing. You will also learn how to deter vandalism or stealing from your garden, farm or community garden plot.
After watching this episode, you will be better able to deal with vandalism before or even after it occurs.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ gives you a preview of the 2014 National Heirloom Expo taking place Sept 9th to 11th, 2014 in Santa Rosa, California.
In this episode you will learn about the 4th Annual National Heirloom Expo and see a mini-tour of this heirloom gardening show. You will discover the different areas of the Heirloom Expo and John will share his experiences and thoughts on this gardening event.
To learn more about The National Heirloom Expo, Visit:
http://www.theheirloomexpo.com/
See John's previous episode on the Demeter's Garden:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XSofTDpkPg