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Published on May 9, 2014 Don't let these purple or white beauties intimidate you -- when you know how to do it, growing eggplant is simple. Fine Gardening's Danielle Sherry shows Fine Cooking's Sarah Breckenridge the tricks and tips you need to get eggplant off to a good start. Social http://www.howdini.com/ https://twitter.com/howdini https://www.facebook.com/HowdiniGuru Subscribe to get notified when new How to videos are uploaded http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... This video is about eggplants and how to plant them Category Howto & Style License Standard YouTube License SHOW LESS COMMENTS • 2 Oscar del Rosario Add a public comment... Top comments LilMisterCat LilMisterCat3 months ago wow thanks! Reply Cindy Langille Cindy Langille9 months ago Well done, and thank you . Reply Autoplay Up next Seed Starting ,Eggplant and Okra Ward Farms 11,592 views 5:03 How To Plant Eggplants, Peppers and Chillis Organic Edible Garden 42,868 views 7:00 149 - New style of airlayering (Lemon and Oleander /Kaner) - Hindi-Urdu - 23/9/16 Manju Handa Recommended for you 28:55 Planting Pepper and Eggplant Seeds TheOntarioGardener 40,666 views 4:02 How to Grow a Garden from Seed. Soil Prep Starting Tomato Seeds Container Gardening Plant BubbleBeet Recommended for you 14:00 How to Make Organic Compost tomato tunnel farming Recommended for you 12:44 The best poultry practices 'Zoom in Africa' John Gitonga Recommended for you 50:34 How To Grow Okra In Containers - Growing Nombo Giant Okra - in 4K California Gardening 111,945 views 9:05 How to care for your eggplants Howdini 31,537 views 2:50 Grow Your Own Tomatoes With Quickcrop Quickcrop 379,395 views 8:58 HOW TO MAKE BROCCOLI WITH GINGER AND GARLIC SAUCE Fortunecooking Recommended for you 4:02 The Truth about Nitric Oxide-boosting supplements and better ways to boost NO Jerry Brainum

How to Grow Eggplants - The Complete Guide

Published on Nov 5, 2016 Grow Light used: http://amzn.to/2fux27L Growing eggplants in your garden is easy. In this episode we show you how to grow eggplants, purple eggplants easily in yoru home garden. We start from sowing seeds to germinating eggplant seeds indoors in a greenhouse and moving on to transplanting them in containers and raised beds. We also look at eggplant harvests from June thru November. This complete guide for growing eggplants covers all aspects from sunlight, water, fertilizer requirements, soil, etc for growing eggplants, also called brinjal or aubergines Category Education License Standard YouTube License SHOW LESS COMMENTS • 67 Oscar del Rosario Add a public comment... Top comments Robert Plewnarz Robert Plewnarz2 weeks ago I need some tips on growing blueberries here in zone 10a. Soil is sandy loam with some clay pH is a little on the alkaline side. I'd like to plant before mid-March Reply 1 California Gardening California Gardening1 week ago I will try making a video on that, thanks for the suggestion Reply PorkNCheese PorkNCheese2 weeks ago that bumblebee was so phat and cute Reply 3 Althea McDougal Althea McDougal2 weeks ago Hi California Gear. I grow eggplant here in sunny Florida! My eggplant have a bitter taste, Do you have a any suggestions on how to remedy this problem ? Thank youand Happy Gardening! Reply 3 1kaaa 1kaaa2 weeks ago I planted eggplant seeds in September, and now I don't know what to do with my 10 week old plant. (10b) Reply 1 VOTE4TAJ VOTE4TAJ2 weeks ago 1kaaa Protect them from freezing and transfer in a large planter or in the soil. Reply 1 Farhan Ishrak Ahmed Farhan Ishrak Ahmed2 weeks ago It has been almost over a month that I put my egg plant seeds (bought from store ) into soil....none of them have sprouted...kindly suggest why Reply 1 Robert Plewnarz Robert Plewnarz2 weeks ago Farhan Ishrak Ahmed Could be cold temperature or seeds not viable. Suggest a few seeds folder in a damp paper towel and then in a seal top plastic bad. They should germinate in 10-14 days. Reply 1 Vatsek Vatsek2 weeks ago Nice plants, nice eggplants, Reply 1 View all 3 replies Satinder Chhabra Satinder Chhabra1 week ago Vatsek ý Reply 1 Satinder Chhabra Satinder Chhabra1 week ago k Reply 1 odette381 odette3812 weeks ago Can you post a recipe for cooking eggplants? I wouldn't know what to do with them. Do you peel them before cooking? I'd like to see how you cook them. Reply 1 California Gardening California Gardening1 week ago No, we do not peel them before cooking. I posted a recipe in this video, will try posting the video as well Reply odette381 odette3811 week ago California Gardening. Don't know how I missed that. thanks Reply SantaAnaRoadWildman SantaAnaRoadWildman2 weeks ago I love the complete guides! Maybe republish around spring so we can be reminded and follow along? Reply 1 C3 Voyage C3 Voyage2 weeks ago Very thorough and well-made video! I have great success myself growing in containers. Enjoyed your video. Brent Reply 1 orange sunquick orange sunquick2 weeks ago hai I'm from Malaysia..I'm so excited to see this video..thanks for sharing this..so excited to see my eggplants like your eggplant..can't wait for it..😊 Reply 1 Cate's Garden Cate's Garden1 week ago Good info. And yummm, eggplant. :D Reply 1 saish Sakharkar saish Sakharkar2 weeks ago hello Reply 1 geminirat60 geminirat603 days ago what do you do to control spider mites? Reply 1 Robert Plewnarz Robert Plewnarz2 weeks ago Love the toothbrush idea. Reply 1 ChezGra ChezGra2 weeks ago Very nice video. I am growing two plants now, for the first time Reply 1 CoolMidnight Blue CoolMidnight Blue2 weeks ago Talk about extensive😗. You can even see the pollen clouds formed from hand pollinating the flowers. I'll definitely get eggplants next year following these steps 😄Thanks Reply 1 Anu Janakiraman Anu Janakiraman2 weeks ago That was a delightful video CG! Lovely footage of the bee in action. 👌 Reply 1 Bill Splaine Bill Splaine2 weeks ago (edited) You mentioned you would add a link for your grow light. I don't see it. Would you please add? Thanks. Sorry, I was blind.. i found it. Reply 1 Jitender Gulati Jitender Gulati2 weeks ago nice Reply 1 heavenly gardens heavenly gardens2 weeks ago Excellent guide.It contains all the necessary details to grow perfect eggplants!!!will grow next year!!!!!! Reply 1 Show more

Pepper Growing Tips - The Complete Guide To Growing Great Peppers California Gardening California Gardening

Published on May 17, 2014 Learn the secrets to growing great peppers in your garden. Watch how to grow peppers, fertilize and harvest peppers, prevent insects & diseases in peppers. See different varieties of peppers and which ones are your favorite to grow. We will show you how to grow a wide variety of peppers including green Bell, Yellow, Red, Purple Fiesta Peppers, Jalapenos, Ancho Poblano, Pasilla, Indian and Thai peppers, Banana peppers, etc. We will show you how to fertilize your pepper plants, take care of them and harvest your peppers. Category Howto & Style License Standard YouTube License SHOW LESS COMMENTS • 762 Oscar del Rosario Add a public comment... Top comments Sam Jain Sam Jain3 weeks ago (edited) in which season I shall grow green bell pepers and chillies.. summer or winter Reply 1 California Gardening California Gardening2 weeks ago Summer Reply Warsong27 Warsong272 weeks ago Great video and thank you for the fertilization tips. Reply 1 joelyboyblue joelyboyblue2 months ago Peppers will be limited by the size of container, use a big one Reply 1 luap nosas luap nosas1 week ago try "siling labuyo" from the philippines Reply 2 Stephanie R Stephanie R9 months ago "gently remove the plant" drops plant on dirt Lolllll great video! Reply 26 View all 3 replies Flying Rhino Flying Rhino7 months ago +Stephanie R Haha, classic mate ;) Reply tameka moseleyhartley tameka moseleyhartley7 months ago lol Reply Ravikumar Bhoopal Ravikumar Bhoopal4 days ago That a very useful video. Can we top and prune bell pepper plants like other pepper plants to get bushier growth? Does it work? Reply 1 California Gardening California Gardening4 days ago Yes you can! Dont be afraid to prune, however peppers and eggplants are naturally bushy plants (except some varieties like Poblano which grow very tall). So prune them to suit your space! Reply suDz suDz3 months ago That wasn't a gentle removal from the pot though, lol Reply 2 darkjanic 666 darkjanic 6663 months ago I need help withy bell pepper after fertilization, i habe odd shaped fruits Reply 1 Rosa M-B Rosa M-B1 month ago Thanks for the video. I subscribed :-) Reply 1 Dante Ali Dante Ali1 month ago wonderful videos keep it up Reply 1 masong kandy masong kandy2 months ago Great and encourage me to do pepper gardening. Reply 1 Saidalavi Kongattil Saidalavi Kongattil2 months ago Nice Reply 1 John Nelson John Nelson3 months ago My pepper plants got attacked by the tomato horned worm. Those things munched every last leave and even ate a hole in a pepper! Reply 1 Rachelle Hines Rachelle Hines2 months ago some of the leaves are falling off of my pepper plants. I'm fertilizing and watering, and have them in containers within a green house. what's causing that? I'm actually a novice at gardening. Reply 1 navalady krishna navalady krishna1 month ago good to learn a novel way to cultivate vegs. thanks for ideas u screened. Reply 1 Marc Gagnon Marc Gagnon6 months ago Love the video! (No need for subtitles sir!) Reply 1 NITHIN K NITHIN K4 months ago thank you. Reply Rosalind Bernard Rosalind Bernard5 months ago Great video very informative thanks for sharing Reply 1 VisionStills VisionStills2 months ago Great video. My highest compliment, subscribed. Reply 1 IkBenMejoe IkBenMejoe5 months ago Ik have kind of a slug problem in my garden. Should I still use mulch because I'm afraid I'll not be able to find them anymore if they get under the leaves? (I live in the Netherlands close to the sea) Reply 1 View all 3 replies Dee B Dee B3 months ago Do you let your soil dry out good before you water again?. Reply Fred Lewis Fred Lewis3 months ago +Dee B Although it is good to let the soil dry out a bit before watering it is equally important to... A) Never let it dry out to the point your plant is wilting. ( A side note...in extreme heat leaves will wilt naturally. DO NOT confuse this with dry soil). Check soil by poking your finger as far down as you can. If dry, apply water. But do not water the leaves and definetely not while sun is overhead and hot conditions prevail. Water in the morning. Evening watering can cause too much humidity around plants and can accelerate mold on leaves and stems/branches during still conditions (no wind). Morning is best...if you can endure the mosquitoes...lol. B) Too much water is bad. Tomatoes, peppers, cukes and melons need about an inch/day. Too much will cause the flowers and newly developed fruit to become yellow and drop off. The very best solution to watering is a Soil Humidity Meter. Several types are available. Poke into the soil and read the conditions on the meter. Quick, reliable, and an asset to prevent overwatering. Good luck, hope this helps. Read more Reply 1 GT Devon GT Devon3 months ago Well made home vid ,5*** Reply 1 Show more

City as Farm

Thursday, 24 November 2016 City as Farm: City Dwellers Love to Grow Food Did you know that almost half of all Australian households grow some food? Incredible! Also more than a quarter of food consumed in Australia comes from urban and peri-urban areas - on just 3% of agricultural land. That’s amazing! Many cities are filled with pockets of food - but they could be have so much more. Corridor of green around the old city of Ljubljana, Slovenia where so many people grow their food locally and take surplus to market. I was delighted to offer a one of the mini keynote presentations at the start of the Australian Urban Agriculture Forum in Melbourne last weekend. Photo: Nick Rose: Sustain Australia For some people growing food in the city seems like the right thing to do - even if it’s just flavouring meals with some freshly plucked herbs. However for many around the world, urban agriculture is essential for survival. Many in poor countries spend over half over their income on food. It’s estimated that globally, around 800 million people are involved in urban agriculture producing around 20% of the food. Cuban farmer explaining how, because of the food and fuel crisis, he moved his farm from a rural village to a kindergarden. Photo: Evan Raymond AUSTRALIAN URBAN AGRICULTURE FORUM - October 21-22, 2016 I’ve just returned from 4 days in Melbourne. I am so glad I made the trip to be part of the Australian Urban Agriculture Forum organised by Sustain Australia and The University of Melbourne (Urban Horticulture Program). I haven’t written for a week because I’ve been so absolutely immersed in preparing, sharing, listening, exploring, chatting. I am now so full of stories and ideas - I’m not actually sure where to start. I am feeling completely enlivened by the experience and connections made. It was so great to catch up with many old friends, and to meet so many other amazing urban agriculture people from around Australia and the world. Photo: Morag Gamble It was a delight to spend one of the days with Costa (ABC Gardening Australia) again too. I just love tossing ideas around with all our local food enthusiasts and active practitioners. It renews my energy, commitment and excitement about the work I do. For as long as I can remember I’ve been involved in various forms of urban agriculture - both in Australia and around the world. Since the forum, my mind has been abuzz with possibilities and I can feel the potential bubbling. Here's my 3 minute summary at the end of the two days of proceedings. CITY AS FARM One thing I feel sure of is that the notion that cities need to feed themselves must be explored much more holistically and seriously. More than half of humanity lives in urban areas and this figure is rising. Considering that so much food is already growing in the city areas, I am surprised that such little attention is paid to urban agriculture - limited research, information and support in most places. Urban agriculture is like a hidden industry, and because of this, despite the incredible benefits it brings, it is under threat particularly in places like Australia. Current forms of urban development continue to gobble up good farming land around all our cities. There are many other models for developing land that integrate urban agriculture and I’d like to explore examples of these more in future posts. Center for Urban Agriculture, California. A remnant farm with encroaching subdivisions that was saved and protected through a landtrust. Photo: Morag Gamble I think however things are about to change. Over the past few years there has been a distinct shift in public attitude toward urban food growing. People and organisations have been lobbying for change globally, and on World Food Day (15 October 2016) the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact was signed by 132 cities. This represents 460 million inhabitants and urges urban planners everywhere to make food systems central in city planning - to weave food growing into the fabric of the city. Rooftop garden at University of Melbourne: Burnley Campus: Photo: Morag Gamble Some of the forms that urban agriculture often take are: Home kitchen gardens Balcony gardens Verge gardens Rooftop gardens Wall gardens Permablitz City farms Community gardens Allotments Kindergarten and childcare gardens School gardens University gardens Workplace gardens Edible landscaping Edible street trees Community orchards Food forests Pocket farms Horticultural therapy gardens Community kitchens Seed saving groups Social enterprises Community cafes Food coops Food box systems Food swaps Food banks and food relief Food share Gleaning Community composting Food waste reduction Farmers markets Community supported agriculture Market gardens Aquaponics and hydroponics Community gardens are for all ages. Photo: Morag Gamble Farmers markets directly connect urban consumers and local producers. To have a healthy urban agriculture, we also need to consider different marketing systems. Photo: Morag Gamble Shared chicken flock at Hjortshoj Denmark - an eco-neighbourhood with a farm at the heart of the suburb - a radical, but amazingly common sense idea. Over 20 years ago, we started Northey Street City Farm. Today it continues to be a thriving centre for urban agriculture, and learning about living simply and sustainably in the city. www.nscf.org.au Photo: Morag Gamble URBAN AGRICULTURE HELPS FEED THE WORLD Integrated urban food systems help us to address the complex web of issues (social, ecological and economic) that urban societies face in what seem like embarrassingly simple yet elegantly effective ways. Urban and peri-urban agriculture is critically important for the health and wellbeing of our cities and its people, to: provide fresh healthy local food absorb waste water recycle food waste back into the soil reduce food miles connect people to land cultivate community support physical and mental wellbeing create new green spaces achieve greater food security, food sovereignty and food democracy strengthen urban resilience help alleviate poverty and hunger contribute to the ecological integrity of cities and a healthy urban metabolism encourage biodiversity reduce impact on climate improve air quality improve the thermal and acoustic comfort of buildings and much more ... NB: There’s a great webpage detailing urban agriculture and its multitude of benefits http://www.ruaf.org/urban-agriculture-what-and-why. The founder of the RUAF, Henk de Zeeuw, was a keynote speaker at the Urban Agriculture Forum in Melbourne the other day. It was an absolute delight to meet and talk with him about an incredible diversity of program and projects around the world. Practical permaculture workshops help people to build skills needed to grow food at home. HOW MUCH FOOD CAN WE GROW IN THE CITY? Dr Rachel Carey of Footprint Melbourne, based at the University of Melbourne, presented some very interesting research about Melbourne’s food bowl and footprint. Their studies show that Melbourne’s food bowl could still produce 41% of the city’s food, 82% of it’s greens and 81% of chicken meat. However Dr Carey says, if the current pattern of urban development continues, by 2050, when Melbourne’s population reaches 7 million, it would only be able to grow 18% of its food and 21% of it’s greens. Something has to change. Image: Foodprint Melbourne GET INVOLVED AND SUPPORT URBAN AGRICULTURE PROJECTS Grow more food at home, at work, at school, in the community Share more of your surplus Support more local food systems Support the protection of urban and peri-urban farmland Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network - now over 500 projects listed Teachers learning how to grow and harvest at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Centre: www.oaec.org Photo: Morag Gamble MORE READING: The Role of Cities in Climate Resilient Food Systems Melbourne’s FoodbowlMelbourne’s Foodprint: What does it take to feed a city?Urban food security, urban resilience and climate change Localising Food Production: Urban Agriculture in Australia RUAF: Resource Centers on Urban Agriculture and Food Security - online Urban Agriculture Magazine and documentation of projects. Posted by Morag Gamble : Our Permaculture Life at 01:00 Email This BlogThis! 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