Kiwis, Chickens, Bat Houses and More at Garrett Ace Hardware

[inremembranceofruth]

Wow!! A horticulturist's/food-grower's paradise! In continual appreciation of your choice to share everything that you encounter to help us all become excited about growing our greens. Truly generous, John.

[Halfmount1]

I AM GROWING ON! Thanks John,

Collin



[mombol39]

Hey John, I added two 4x4 raised beds, one 4x8 asparagus bed and one 6x2 all 12 inches deep. Have tomatoes in the 4x4s and herb garden in the other.Thanks to you I add to my garden each year. I am also growing in 5 gal buckets and large planters. Started nasturtiums from seed this year and they taste great. All doing very well so far here in south central pa. Keep on growing!

[1ChevyGuy375]

I use homemade Earthboxes In my garden. Hey John what do you think about Green Light brand? I used their blossom end rot for my tomatoes a couple times and don't know If there totally organic or whatever. Thought It has worked for me with out any complaints.

[fbmbassist]

I was just thinking about kiwi and grape plants. Thanks so much for the pointers! I'd like to use the vertical space on my balcony walls using that method of screwing the planters to the wall (I found nearly identical ones in our building's garbage room). I just need a way to remove them easily because they do heavy pressure water cleaning and painting on the outside of my building. I might install some sort of hanger clips that allow me to take them down.

[MajorRager76]

im growing in containers and a raised bed so you can toot your own horn you and a few other youtubers inspired me last fall seems like every week im expanding

[PlatoClause]

More chicken coverage please. 

[Mrcoynz]

Ive got 1 wine barrel they are $30.00 each. I rent a 2 bedroom house on 1 1/2 acres. I have plenty of room but the ground here is red clay and rock. With my very low budget i think im gunna find some scrap wood and build some boxes for planting. I put 6 patio tomato plants in it and one cherry in the middle.. very crowded but they seem to be ding very well so far going from about 6 inches to 24 inches tall in the past month and a half. and we have 4 cherrys at full size.

[garden333]

@Mrcoynz get a tree service to bring you some chipped wood, this is usually free. Spread area with about 4 to 6 inches, and add alfalfa pellets over the area. This helped break down the chips. Then take and make rows in the chips and buy the cheap compost and some top soil and put that in the rows, and plant away. Chips will hold moisture and draw worms for you and will decompose to rich soil in a year. I also put cardboard down under some of my wood chips this helps with moisture.

[rickjames9898]

2 people need to get their shinebox! John rules!

[bonesnofoa]

I have a dozen or so 5 gallon bucks with potatoes, and 2 55 gallon trashcans with tatters. My first year experimenting with this style.

[TheBeautyOfReal]

Hi John, I'm using those galvanized water tanks in my vegetable garden! They are spendy, but I love the look of them in my yard. I also purchased a number of really big (really, really big) bowls and I'm growing a variety of greens (kale, spinach, etc) in each of them. They are each at different growth stages, so I can have fresh greens for salad and juicing for months to come. When each bowl is ready for harvest I just bring it inside, set it on my dining room table and enjoy my fresh greens.

[qualqui]

Cool vid John,....as always thankin' ya for sharin' your knowledge! =)

[ericthehurdler]

Garrets is awesome!!! i saw you filming but i thought it would be weird to say hello

[dustyanderson1]

Not sure if you've ever said, but who is the person behind the camera? They do a very nice job of filming. I'll give them a thumbs up too!!

[johntkearns]

my farm is 'healdsburg farm fresh eggs and produce' on facebook... check it out

[SteveHarpster]

great video John

[johntkearns]

Hey, I live in Healdsburg. I was there this morning.

[cndoorack9]

@growingyourgreens have u ever considered raising chickens.

[Helenelalala]

loved the vid. John, thanks. Also all the comments of the vids are very helpful too. Thanks u all!

[dazigg]

Oh! They did companion planting in that nursery box!

[MsKarenrankin]

We have an acre but still we grow in some containers because the rabbits stay out of the raised containers.

[pgm98387]

Definitely not your big box hardware store. Wow, you can grow bananas in N Cal?

Another fine presentation! Thanks.

[chickenbonewatt]

John, I am growing in storage bins, laundry tubs, old popcorn tins, 5 gallon grow bags and buckets and a bunch of plastic pots (as well as 1 8x1+1/2 raised bed and a 3x14 sheet compost patch).

Also, although I have yet to get the chickens I want, I do have a chinchilla that provides addition to the compost from its poo, bedding and the mineral dust they have to have for dust bathing.

[tonyariot]

i put up a few bat houses a couple summers ago, and saw a huuugggeee decrease in cucumber beetles. definitely worth it. not to mention, mosquitoes are no long an issue :)

[pIants2010]

I grow bananas, I have chickens, I have a garden, and I am inspired by you to start a rased bed.

[updownjim]

Should you add rock dust to your compost pile? Is there any advantage to doing this?

[johnatncsu]

I grow in containers.

[THUGOONIE]

HI John, how much were the bat houses @ ace? Online they seem to be super over priced. Also my Banana tree is giving me bananas this year in san jose ca. just kept under the west eve of the house where it gets full afternoon sun. I cant wait.

[growingyourgreens]

They ranged in price from like $20-$50.

[Illchangeitlater]

Chicken manure is safe to use fresh (but it might be a little smelly)

[growingyourgreens]

YES! Add rock dust to your compost pile and your worm composting. Minerals feed the microbes and may speed up the whole composting process. Plus when you add the compost to your garden, it will already have the rock dust in it.