Grab a cup of coffee or soda or glass of juice and join me in my indoor wonderland of green where I explain how to achieve realistic gardening expectations as well as show some more tips on successfully growing various organic vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes, tomatillos, bush beans…and even potatoes! I’m having a great day today, but it’ll be even better if I could get you to take a few minutes to hang out with me. It’s always funner when you drop in. ps: I promise not to throw potting soil this time, ok? Backyardhomesteader: www.youtube.com Help Feed hungry families: www.americanseedalliance.org Randy and Amanda www.youtube.com Give and Get Seeds!: www.youtube.com Contest Sponsor!: www.mypatriotsupply.com
John from www.growingyourgreens.com shares with you the free Xtreme Gardening products he recieved in the mail including Compost Tea, Organic Feeder Packs, Azos, Mykos and CalCarb. In this episode you will learn some of the benefits of using the Xtreme Gardening products and how it can help you to grow faster and more nutrient dense vegetables in your garden. In addition, you will discover how you may also be able to get these products free.
There were over 150 posts on Urban Organic Gardener in 2011. Do I really have that much to say?! Since it’s December, I’ve decided to share with you the most popular ones for the year based on your votes. You didn’t really vote, but you kinda of did by checking out these articles. This list is compiled strictly from my analytics based on how many times a page was viewed. I won’t get into the speculation and reasons why I think they are so popular. I will let you do that. Here they are… For more information, please visit www.UrbanOrganicGardener.com
It’s December that means it’s time to start breaking out the “2011″ lists. Here are five things that I learned about gardening in 2011. What did you learn? For more information, please visit www.UrbanOrganicGardener.com.
Video at HerbFest, on how to have a simple herb garden using containers. How to control the microclimate and watch your herb plants flourish., HerbFest is the longest running and largest herb plant festival in the US benfitting the Graham Johnson Cultural Arts Endowment, www.gjcae.org. Free educational sessions to learn interesting facts on herbs, including aromatherapy, medicinal herbs, herb crafts, cooking with herbs, gardening with herbs and how to organically garden with the natural organic herb plants and organic vegetables avialable at HerbFest .
he Gardens for Good contest, sponsored by Nature’s Path, the maker of organic breakfast foods, and Organic Gardening Magazine, continues to receive applications from urban farms through its Facebook campaign. The competition is awarding 000 for urban farming ideas that produce organic food. Applications are being accepted through the end of this month at facebook.com/naturespath. MGM Resorts International has issued an Environmental Responsibility Report that outlines the company’s strategy, titled “Green Advantage.” By the end of last year MGM Resorts had reduced electric power consumption by 140 million kilowatt hours; reduced carbon emissions by 56000 thousand metric tons; reduced water consumption by 200 million gallons; and diverted more than 33 percent of its waste from local landfills. The company also introduced the first fleet of compressed natural gas-powered limousines, as well as organic and sustainable food programs at its 165 restaurants. For more information on these and other stories, go to thecsrminute.com
container gardening design hanging basket garden seminars garden pruning how-to prune plants instructions organic ideas hanging baskets Container garden design www.douggreensgarden.com by award winning garden author Doug Green for his gardening seminars. There are two basic design…
Easy method for successfully growing garden plants in small containers on your porch or in limited space and STILL have very heathy plants as well as get huge harvests. Plus as requested by countless (countless I say!!) viewers, an update on the pineapple plant grown from a pineapple top. Demonstration of how to transplant the pineapple to ensure maximum growth and healthy fruit production. Now wasn’t THAT a bit long-winded? I got dizzy just typing it!
Broccoli is an easy and rewarding crop to grow, but it needs regular feeding and attention. Phil Dudman The Garden Guru shows you how to keep broccoli growing strongly. phildudman.com
A tour of my organic vegetable garden on my Manhattan fire escape. Who says you can’t grow vegetables in the city? For more information, check out www.UrbanOrganicGardener.com
ps: I promise not to throw potting soil this time, ok? Backyardhomesteader: www.youtube.com Help Feed hungry families: www.americanseedalliance.org Randy and Amanda www.youtube.com Give and Get Seeds!: www.youtube.com Contest Sponsor!: www.mypatriotsupply.com