A Homegrown Revolution Starts with You. Grow Food not Lawns.

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com shares with you how he transformed his front lawn into an all-bed raised bed edible garden. He lives on just 1/10th acre lot and grows the majority of his vegetables. He shows you how you can too

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[Bioritize]

Can you just grow the food in your yard in the ground and avoid the raised bed?

[growingyourgreens]

Yes, you can grow in your yard without the raised bed. There are some advantages growing in a raised bed, and it makes it more orderly when growing. check my other vidoes for a video on why grow in a raised bed.

[RevEricCharles]

John, great video! this is the first of yours that i'm viewing. i really like your enthusiasm & information. why such an importance to have "raised beds"? can't you just plant directly into the ground? seeds from walmart for 20cents = probably not really organic. does the water running thru the "drip irrigation system" pick up any of the petro-chemicals that make the pipe, and pass it on to the plants? following your same reasons for not using the pond liners to hold the soil.

[growingyourgreens]

Search my other videos for answers. I have answer many of the common questions with videos.

see

youtube.com/watch?v=b9lVlh5-lB­Y

for why to grow in a raised bed.

For irrigation, its best to use copper if you can afford it. After copper, special Black HDPE irrigation piping (from an irrigation supply place) is next best. I made my PVC system before knowing this. Overall, we need to do the "best" we can. growing your own food with PVC pipes is always better than buying food.

[amberstorck]

Great job John-How about some information on the drip irrigation system? How does it work exactly, is it possible to use a regular hose with holes?

[growingyourgreens]

Hi Amber. I have about 300 videos covering a variety of subjects. I do have at least a half-dozen specifically on drip irrigation, and how it works, and how to install it. I do not reccomend using a normal hose with holes.

[lilililililililiilii]

John, I am so blown away by your energy and drive; your an inspiration mate! I found you yesterday through a twitter recommendation, really glad it happened; I'm flying through your archive and loving them all.

[earthgirlTB]

Hey there, John! What are those yummy "candy" flowers you were eating in the beginning of the video? Also...do you have a solution for fungus gnats? We have a container garden on our apartment porch and those stupid things will not leave our plants alone! :(

[sandyabernathy]

John, I don't know how old you are, but my 37 year old son went thru the same health problems you went thru. His skin condition cleared up within the first 2 months of his birth, but his allergies, asthma, and he went deaf because he got the meningitus as a baby and spiked a 106.7 temp. I was holding him and was a nurse so knew what to do. But two other little children didn't survive. Anyhow, we love Ronnie and Minh and are just getting into the Raw Foods. It's exciting to get into it!

[RevEricCharles]

@growingyourgreens  thanks John, keep up the good work :)

[shotgunn101]

I love home growing! Just curious how you feel about this Bill Senate is trying to pass quickly and quietly. SB 510, Section 101 alone could threaten this movement and people's growing and sharing at green markets. Please check it out!

govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?­bill=s111-510&tab=summary

[tokyoVENUSgirl]

i love you, u r awesome !