John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip outside Portland, Oregon to visit one amazing Urban Permaculture Food Forest Garden. In this episode, John will share just some of the techniques and unique edible plants that are being grown in this permaculture garden. You will learn about the edible Impatiens balfourii… aka Poor Man’s Orchid which explode when you touch them and so much more
Edible Gardening
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rock dust? what composition?
thanks
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I got bored when you started telling me how to figure out when a berry is ripe, and clicked off. . . Some of these videos are too simple.
After picking a whole cucumber just to take a bite, I half expected him to do the same for the watermelon right afterward. (snicker)
They should leave something for the deer. I feel bad for the deer. Taking the land from the deer who used to eat there and then mulch over it and close it in so they cannot eat, not fair. Why not leave an outer ring of land with berries and such for the deer to eat making sure you know how many come to feed and provide what is needed. Ask them to consider that please.
Amazing garden!
Absolutely amazing abundance and variety. Great video.
Great garden tour! thank you so much! (How do u get the money to travel around & do all that you do??)
This is about 15 miles from where I live and an outstanding use of the land, I would love to go and check it all out first hand but my legs won't allow it now days. All in all just viewing this place on video gives so many idea's for a starting gardener could wish for. A lot of thought and love. Thanks for Sharing John!
This looks more fun than minecraft
Beautiful ~ thank you (=
10:40 you could trap and correl the deer that way for food too !
I really like the look, but not sure about the efficiency. Seems like allot of food would go to waste by not being able to locate and harvest it all. Or is the point more about looks than feasibility?
Did they get permission from Oregon to collect the state's rainwater?
That hosta plant looks similar to dumb cane. Heard that stuff (dumb cane) can be harmful
is that really a law?
"nutrient dense wrapper" hahaha lovin the turd description
What is the name of the plant for making the medicinal tea? Ekon Accon sp.?
Guy got 30 days for collecting rainwater in his ponds. Look it up.
he just go in and eat????
Need's HEMP !!!
In the PNW we call the "rip rap" urbanite. Portland gets a lot of winter rain so people are encouraged to capture rain water so the sewer systems don't overflow in heavy rains.I really wish the home owner had helped with the tour, because his newness to the site meant he missed some really interesting things happening there. Like the bee hive is a warre hive and I would have liked to hear the owners thoughts on it. I wish he had said where the site was, not an address, but a better idea of altitude and if it is near the gorge or in Clackamas county.
Linden trees grow very well here on the east coast of Canada, and quite tall. The blooms are fragrant and I believe you can use the fresh blooms as tea. They are one of my favorite trees!
was wondering if you've ever considered urine as a possible fertilizer or additive in the mix you use when watering? from what i've seen fresh urine is very good when diluted for watering vegetable plants. it cuts down on water use for flushing your toilet and cuts back on how much store bought fertilizer you need to use when watering there-by saving money. from what i've seen a ratio of 20 parts water to 1 part urine is perfect. i know to most this sounds really gross but it is a renewable resource and urine is full of the stuff our bodies either couldn't use or didn't need at the time so why waste it? your thoughts?
also you do know exactly what's in it and the source of most of the urine is the garden. it starts out there and goes right back in there to do more work keeping everything green and growing.
John, that plant you identified as Impatiens looks more Columbine to me.
Thank you so much for this informative video!
Looks like you had your lunch. LOL.. that's great!
This is exactly how I want my yard to be. This is fantastic. This is how people should live.
fun video!
Hostas are popular in Japan as a vegetable known as urui and prepared in a number of different ways including boiling in water and frying in a tempura batte
2:18 Oooh froggy!
where is this located?
Are all these food plants native to the Portland Oregon landscape? I'm new to Portland, and I want to sart my own food garden, but I'm only interested in native Oregon plants.
I know the couple they are raw vegans, and brilliant!
4:46 Not famine food. Just way to old leaves. Need to be new light green and soft leaves.
hi, I live near portland and I am trying to get a permaculture garden started… is there any possibility that these people may be willing to let me tour and share some info with me?
This is very inspiring
Great permaculture systems! The bees, duckweed, watering, interaction with the forest,.etc. Definitely an inspiration John. Thanks for showing me. I watched you go all over the place in many different environments, show us great examples of what is possible, and explain all of the many different functions of each component in those systems and how it’s all gently guided by 5he property owners.
I'm using free woodchip and horse manure on the front garden beds to try and grow some food crops next year.
I'll be adding about 6 inches of compost/manure as a start and growing a green manure.
Later I'll add some compost and rockdust etc. and hopefully I'll get some food out front.
Already have raised beds out back.