This is the second part of the fifth installment in the how-to GROW BIOINTENSIVE series from John Jeavons (the author of the sustainable gardening classic “How to Grow More Vegetables”) and Cynthia Raiser Jeavons. More episodes are available to watch and the whole series is available as a full-length uncut DVD at www.johnjeavons.info With this revolutionary organic gardening method, you will learn to grow more food in less space, to build truly sustainable soil fertility, and to save money by reducing water, energy and fertilizer use! This self-teaching series provides an excellent introduction to the GROW BIOINTENSIVE method and will get you out into the garden in 8 sessions! Other topics in the series include growing seedlings in flats, preparing the garden bed and soil, transplanting, harvesting, saving seeds, choosing your crops, and maintaining your garden.
This is the second part of the sixth installment in the how-to GROW BIOINTENSIVE series from John Jeavons (the author of the sustainable gardening classic “How to Grow More Vegetables”) and Cynthia Raiser Jeavons. More episodes are available to watch and the whole series is available as a full-length uncut DVD at www.johnjeavons.info With this revolutionary organic gardening method, you will learn to grow more food in less space, to build truly sustainable soil fertility, and to save money by reducing water, energy and fertilizer use! This self-teaching series provides an excellent introduction to the GROW BIOINTENSIVE method and will get you out into the garden in 8 sessions! Other topics in the series include growing seedlings in flats, preparing the garden bed and soil, transplanting, composting, saving seeds, choosing your crops, and maintaining your garden.
www.personalfamilyfarmers.com http Dale shows how to harvest kale. Continually harvest outer leaves to encourage fresh growth – please make sure, every time, to harvest NO MORE THAN 1/4 of the plant at a time!
Architecture, architectural plants, and organic crops come together on rooftop gardens that are pleasing to the eye and to the environment. Garden designer: Patrick Kirwin. Project architect: Thomas Tornbjerg of Bercy Chen Studio.
I empty the last two bags of potatoes for this year. These were Yukon Gem, a hybrid of Yukon Gold. They were grown in 20 Gallon Smart Pots. Kind of sorry all my potatoes are done but I’ve got a lot of good eating coming up…
Join Robert Norris, Associate Professor and Associate Botanist at UC Davis, as he discusses home vegetable gardening. Topics include tools needed, recommended reading, ground preparation, planting dates, selection of varieties, and seed planting depths. Series: “California Master Gardener Lecture Series” [7/2002] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 6675]
Get tips for summer planting and survival from Chris Corby, editor of Texas Gardener magazine. Want some tough plants? Get Trisha Shireys list for tough top performers in sun and shade. Got weeds? Skip Richter explains why weed killers wont help now. On tour, meet Jo and John Dwyer, the pioneers behind Angel Valley Organic Farm. See how they followed their dream and now, how they keep harlequin bugs and cucumber beetles off their spring crops!
Not sure what to do for your lawn in the spring? In this video, Dave consults with Tom Kelly, of Fire Belly Organic Lawn Care, to find out what to apply to lawns to give them a good head start for the season, without having to resort to using harsh chemicals that harm the environment.
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