Thank you John so much! Mostly because you have inspired me to grow as much as I possibly can and not just a "hobby garden" : ) My 14x12 greenhouse arives today! I've been waiting for it so I can finish my deer fence for my garden (they are right next to each other) and then put my raised beds in. Our last frost date is the end of May so that helps with the pressure. I have some things started here in a mini greenhouse. Can't wait to be set up!
Awwwhhhh! Jeeezzz my mouth watered when I saw all that yummy cane juice. I love coconut water so I can just imagine how refreshing that must have been. Thanks for the vid.
Great video, thanks for sharing! Every year at the end of the growing season, we have a tomato fight with all the green and overly ripe leftovers. Fun stuff but can be painful as its usually late in the fall so it can be cold
The sugar cane was NOT grown on this farm. Sugar cane will send out runners, and can be invasive. If you have acreage and live in a tropical environment, yes, its practical. I hope to do that some day. From what I know, its fairly pest resistant. I see it growing "wild" in Hawaii.
I know this video is old but I just noticed something about all those strawberry plants. The bottom ones are all yellowing. Do you think its from the heat of the black tar paper on the ground?
Which do you consider better fruit, strawberries grown hydro or in the ground?? Is this organic grown and have you tried to sell your fruit to top of the line restaurants?
Depends what type of organic you use, if you do vegitibles just like you do in conventinal farming (ie inefficent monocroping while depleting the soil) then ya you would get harvest failers. if your talking grain, well my grandad grew wheat non irigated (watered by the rain) for 30 years and his 7 yes 7 kids never whent hungry and he made enough money to buy a second farm and a town house. he never fertilized and ony put pestacided (funguscide) that the government REQUIRED. almost organic farm
also, your "yield theory" is based on things looking good enough to buy. A home gardener isn't going to throw a guava away because it has one spot on it. We can feed armies from our homes! It just may not look like the store. Furthermore, mulberries from my bush taste amazing but no stores carry them bc they don't last on the shelf. The profit business of food is not what we are talking about here. It's our enemy!!
John knows his stuff. Real gardening described understandably with state of the art soil healthy techniques. I'm impressed.
Thank you John so much! Mostly because you have inspired me to grow as much as I possibly can and not just a "hobby garden" : ) My 14x12 greenhouse arives today! I've been waiting for it so I can finish my deer fence for my garden (they are right next to each other) and then put my raised beds in. Our last frost date is the end of May so that helps with the pressure. I have some things started here in a mini greenhouse. Can't wait to be set up!
I love your "field trips", always something new.
Awwwhhhh! Jeeezzz my mouth watered when I saw all that yummy cane juice. I love coconut water so I can just imagine how refreshing that must have been. Thanks for the vid.
There's more to food than simple yield. Nutrients are so important! Quality over quantity and yum!
OMG!! I am SO gonna do that strawberry tower! That is awesome! Thanks for showing me that John.
wow! thats wonderful! Im glad I could inspire! I wish I had a 14x12 greenhouse!
Great video, thanks for sharing! Every year at the end of the growing season, we have a tomato fight with all the green and overly ripe leftovers. Fun stuff but can be painful as its usually late in the fall so it can be cold
I'm pretty sure the lower plants just aren't getting as much Sun. One stack would probably do well, but in rows like that, they'll shade each other.
@jellofast I think the black plastic is to make the soil warmer and as a weed block but more for heating.
You Sir have a lot to learn....holy...moly....
The sugar cane was NOT grown on this farm. Sugar cane will send out runners, and can be invasive. If you have acreage and live in a tropical environment, yes, its practical. I hope to do that some day. From what I know, its fairly pest resistant. I see it growing "wild" in Hawaii.
I know this video is old but I just noticed something about all those strawberry plants. The bottom ones are all yellowing. Do you think its from the heat of the black tar paper on the ground?
Strawberry fields, forever~
Awesome idea on the strawberries...
the strawberrys look terrible, look at the difference between the plants at the bottom and the plants at the top of the tower.
Which do you consider better fruit, strawberries grown hydro or in the ground?? Is this organic grown and have you tried to sell your fruit to top of the line restaurants?
Nice thoughts about pesticides and profit!
Yes, I have definitely had tomatoe fights when I was a kid
@koertje salt build up from the fertilzers. the lower, deeper in containers, the higher the ph
Hello John, mighty interesting concept for growing strawberries.
Was wondering where one could procure the styrofoam containers.
It looks like the top plants get the most water and sun and the lower plants look weak and worthless.
Is this really the best way to grow them? MHO
Great video John, I would like to try this but with pots instead of styrafoam.
I was wondering how these plants where being nourished, wow. I will have to think twice before buying my kids strawberries from the super markets. :(
What state is this in?
Las plantas de abajo estás más pálidas con menos follaje y producen menos, porque no tienen suficiente luz
Hydroponics with dirt?
Are they using a drip system in the field?
No...They water each by hand .... What a question
awesome vid! =D
ur link gose to ur yt channel not ur website
ram..ram mala shetichi far aawad aahe.mala pan ashich seti karaychi aahe.
Cherry tomatoe fights with my brother when I was a teenager....
Those vertical system styrofoam cost alot and a long time to get your money back.
Depends what type of organic you use, if you do vegitibles just like you do in conventinal farming (ie inefficent monocroping while depleting the soil) then ya you would get harvest failers. if your talking grain, well my grandad grew wheat non irigated (watered by the rain) for 30 years and his 7 yes 7 kids never whent hungry and he made enough money to buy a second farm and a town house. he never fertilized and ony put pestacided (funguscide) that the government REQUIRED. almost organic farm
invest in a good exteral mic.... windy windy
Please by a wind sock for your mic
my little sister and i batted tomatoes with a samurai sword :D
Maybe the general population should start gardening? :0
yea, you want eat that. as soon as you left, you pprobably pull in the first Macdonalds that you come too
also, your "yield theory" is based on things looking good enough to buy. A home gardener isn't going to throw a guava away because it has one spot on it. We can feed armies from our homes! It just may not look like the store. Furthermore, mulberries from my bush taste amazing but no stores carry them bc they don't last on the shelf. The profit business of food is not what we are talking about here. It's our enemy!!
Take them forever to get their money back from the vertical system.
That is just ignorant!