Would you mind watering the garden everyday if there was an overhead hose trolley in place? While you’d probably like to find ways to eliminate watering plants all together… sometimes you need to water. Here’s how to deal with heavy hoses that kink and trip you...
This is not my usual how-to video. When a whole nation celebrates independence, I have to take a moment to consider whether it's worth celebrating as an idea. Spoiler Alert: I have mixed feelings.
You can grow a large portion of your diet in a very small space. Check out my favorite meal (consists of 50% greens), and how much space you need to grow this meal for yourself. Please comment: what greens are a big part of your diet and what are you growing?
Last winter, we published My Dinosaur Ate My Broccoli and we were (temporarily) a #1 Bestseller on Amazon. We have story-boarded the next two books in the series: My Dinosaur Sat on My Shitake AND My Dinosaur Farted in My Greenhouse. Learn more & grab your copies:...
I like to grow wherever I am, and I'm spending some time in San Diego with a friend's garden. If I want to grow some food for myself while I'm here, how can I use what's present in the garden to increase the harvest? SPOILER ALERT: I'm taking advantage of the plant's...
On my quick tour through Brooklyn, I gathered video of some well built 3-part aerobic compost bins. Get inspired with these sturdy, efficient and mostly inexpensive bin designs.
Growing your own seedlings raises so many questions about the right materials for your seed starting mix. Viewers ask questions about perlite, rock wool & coconut coir. At 7:20, I share some life cycle sustainability questions I ask when sourcing materials to try...
Gardens often ask me to review their garden spaces and give them recommendations. Take this quick tour with me as I talk through the plant spacings of one person’s garden.
Can you create a closed loop and turn all the organic matter in your area into precious compost for your garden? How much do you need each year to improve soil fertility and how big does your compost bin need to be to support your garden activities. Spoiler Alert: for...
Growing Zone Maps are good for telling you average low temperatures during winter, but there are other factors that play into your local temperatures. What other information do you need to know whether your vegetable crops will survive?
