Garden Update Episode #377 Urban Gardening Tour

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a tour of his front yard urban garden where he will share with you some of the edible food crops he is currently growing. Along the way you will be sure to learn some growing techniques and uncommon vegetables that you may not be familiar to you..

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[SimplyNaturalHomestd]

John, I've noticed before that you have beds in your front yard where you grow runner beans up woven wire fence panels, set up in so there is a back "wall" of trellis, with shorter "walls" of trellis coming out at a perpendicular angle. I was thinking that must create a lot of shade. Do the vines shade each other out? I'm trying to plan my garden space for this year, and I'm having trouble finding enough space for vining plants, without shading out the other crops.

[growingyourgreens]

When growing vertically, yes, it will shade some things out. You can look at this is a disadvantage, but I look it as a benefit. You are now creating "microclimates" in your yard, so you can maybe grow things that do better in the shade- maybe some herbs. The vines themselves do not really shade each other too much. They GROW to find the sun where they need to..

[zardozica]

John, what percent of the food you grow do you juice versus eat as harvested? Also, what is a good juicer for juicing greens?

[growingyourgreens]

Im not sure on the percentage. but I can say that more of my produce that I grow is JUICED than eaten. Why? when you juice you use alot more greens than when you eat it. For juicing mostly greens, I recommend the Omega 8004 or 8006. If you want to "expand" what you can juice, check into the Omega VRT350HD or VRT 330HD. See youtube.com/watch?v=42GU-qNrlV­k

[Tommyr]

Man I HATE slugs! They give me the willies! Get those out of that greenhouse! Thanks for doing the vids John! Really enjoy them.

[RVqueen]

John keeps getting younger!

[Promix101]

Hello John. Please could you tell me what species/type of Tree Kale you grow? I live in the UK and am interested to see if I can grow that in my garden.

[growingyourgreens]

No. The girl who planted the broccoli was a helper I had for a few days.

[VTECsqznN2O]

thats a big bag o' perlite...lol

[crewlla]

I agree!!!!! my whole back yard and now my front yard is a garden. I am the only one in my whole city that does this. Its expensive to do the whole thing so my husband and I do a little every year. Our plan is not to have anything growing on our front or back yard that is not editble. I only have two real months of summer and I garden. I am challenging every one in the states to do this.

[africanflower84]

Your babaco is dropping flowers either because they need fertilizing, or it has gotten too cold in your greenhouse. You mentioned getting a frost recently, so I'm guessing it's the cold that caused them to drop. It certainly wouldn't hurt to fertilize them if you haven't done so recently.