Scott Henley wanted to prove he could turn the backyard of his modest Pasadena (Los Angeles) home into a working farm. To turn his 8000-square-foot backyard into a

As vegetables are harvested, gaps will inevitably appear in your garden. However, leaving bare soil exposes your garden to weeds and can make it more prone to erosion,

Winter temperatures in Alliance, Nebraska can drop to -20°F (the record low is -40°F/C), but retired mailman Russ Finch grows oranges in his backyard greenhouse without paying for

Imagine how much work gardening would be if all crops were as high maintenance as tomatoes! Fortunately, not all crops are. Growing a number of low maintenance crops

Charles Dowding’s method of growing food is perhaps one of the most inspiring methods out there. He has developed his own style of no dig vegetable growing through

Needs and Yields analysis is one of the most important design tools in the permaculture system. In this video I give an example of how to combine a

The idea of a keyhole garden is that you feed kitchen and garden waste into the central area, this turns to compost. During decomposition it gets warm, which

Supercharge your compost pile’s bacteria with a “Drunken Composting ” mixture using beer, cola, & ammonia in a 20 gallon hose end sprayer! It turns grass clippings &

Vermicomposting is a process that relies on earthworms and microorganisms to help stabilize active organic materials and convert them to a valuable soil amendment and source of plant

Growing citrus indoors is easy! In this growing guide we will talk about how to grow citrus from start to finish! This growing guide is simple, easy to follow,

Sweet corn is very satisfying to grow at home, but the real prize lies in cooking up the cobs as soon as possible after harvest for a super-sweet

This video is all about container gardening and worm castings. I talk in depth about the benefits of worm castings and worm casting tea and show you how

Mint is easy to grow and hard to kill – which makes it one of the best plants for a beginning gardener! You can buy a plant at

Each year in late spring, Jim travels up to a little town just outside Eastport, Maine, to grow the most delicious, clean & vibrant food you can find.

What Your Permaculture Design Course Isn’t Teaching You! This 2-part series (Ft. Myers, FL) takes you through the entire process of establishing a food forest, from start to finish.

Curtis Stone runs a commercial urban farm called Green City Acres out of Kelowna, BC, Canada. His mission is to show others how they can grow a lot

Pruning basil to promote growth is one of the easiest and best ways to have an unlimited supply of basil in your garden. Basil absolutely loves aggressive pruning,

Air layering is a method of propagating new trees and shrubs from stems still attached to the parent plant. In basic terms the stem is wrapped with damp moss