When I prune trees or shrubs I place a large tarp under the area where I am pruning. As I prune the the branches that I cut fall onto the tarp. When I have to move the ladder I drag the tarp and and re-position it under the ladder. If trimming a ground height shrub […]
Category: Urban Gardening
Vertical Garden Starting Seeds
Starting seeds in rock wool cubes for your Tower Garden vertical garden? Once the seeds have sprouted, I use a weak solution of Tower Garden Mineral Blend. I use a solution that is about 25% of the normal ratio. Once the seedlings are put into your vertical garden use a 50% solution of Tower Garden […]
Tower Garden Winter Nutrients
During the cool months it is important to add nutrients to your water very time you fill your Tower Garden reservoir tank. I normally premix a 5 gallon bucket of water. I fill the bucket and let it sit for a day to help the chlorine clear from the water. The following day I add […]
Tower Garden Help Bee’s Pollinate!
This is a zucchini blossom on my Tower Garden with the bee doing its work! To help out the pollination, I go out early each morning and use a feather to brush each blossom center, thus spreading pollen from male to female blossoms. It really does work and it increases my yield dramatically. The second […]
Tower Garden Students Learning How To Have Green Thumbs
Here is a URL to a newspaper article about the school in Collingswood, Ontario, Canada learning how to have green thumbs using 6 Tower Gardens. http://www.theenterprisebulletin.com/2014/04/25/vanier-students-learn-to-be-green-thumbs I also want to have a green thumb! Click here to order your Tower Garden now! Contact me: [contact-form][contact-field label=’Name’ type=’name’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Email’ type=’email’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Website’ type=’url’/][contact-field label=’Comment’ type=’textarea’ […]
Tower Garden California Farmer Finds Solution To The State’s Water Crisis In Local Food
Here is a great posting from the Future Growing Blog about how Niels Thorlaksson has converted his backyard into a Tower Garden farm. Instead of watering grass he is now watering 100 Tower Gardens and growing food for his local community. http://futuregrowing.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/california-farmer-finds-solution-to-the-states-water-crisis-in-local-food/ Click here to begin growing your own food today! Contact me: [contact-form][contact-field label=’Name’ […]
Tower Garden Steve Ritz Amazing Green Bronx Machine
Steven Ritz is a school teacher in the South Bronx of New York City. Stephen has been working to teach his students and the community how to grow their own food in the South Bronx. Bob and I had the wonderful experience of listening to him as a speaker at the Juice Plus Leadership in […]
Researchers Confirm Superior Yield of Tower Garden
Researchers at the University of Mississippi have confirmed what experienced Tower Gardeners everywhere already know: Tower Garden by Juice Plus+ yields more produce, more quickly than traditional soil-based gardening. The researchers grew eight different vegetables and herbs – tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, squash, chard, green basil, parsley, and red kale – side-by-side, in Tower Gardens […]
Tower Garden Winter Food Production
I have a Tower Garden inside of my greenhouse and it’s just going nuts! It grows faster than two people can eat! And we eat a green salad nearly every day from the Tower Garden. I give away greens to my friends! When I see the wilted so called fresh produce in the grocery store. […]
Tower Garden First Frost
My Tower Garden had its first frost Tuesday night. I didn’t realize that it was going to get down to freezing!. When I got up on Wednesday morning Jack Frost had painted the whole outside with white sparkles! I ran outside to check my Tower Garden and found the leaves to be frozen. I feared […]