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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.02,0:00:02.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey everyone! I'm Rob Greenfield, and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.85,0:00:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,today I'm going to teach you how to turn
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.92,0:00:08.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your yard into an abundant garden that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.06,0:00:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,produces delicious and nutritious food for
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.68,0:00:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you, right at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.14,0:00:14.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm going to do that through my \Nexample.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.35,0:00:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where I'm standing, right now, two years
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.30,0:00:18.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ago was just a lawn and now it is an
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.95,0:00:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,abundant food garden.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.45,0:00:22.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is actually the first lawn that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.41,0:00:23.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I ever turned into a garden.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.82,0:00:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it shows what can be done.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.92,0:00:27.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I'm here in Central Florida, and I
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.97,0:00:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want to show you what I had to start with.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.10,0:00:34.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're talking about...anybody who lives in
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.17,0:00:36.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Central Florida knows that we're bascially
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.34,0:00:39.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,working with straight sand.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.31,0:00:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wherever you are, you're going to have a
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.33,0:00:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different situation and you're going to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.24,0:00:45.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have to adapt this to your climate in
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.49,0:00:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your region.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.64,0:00:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this model that I am showing today
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.48,0:00:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is something that can be, generally,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.34,0:00:52.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,done across the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.56,0:00:54.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to keep things pretty simple for
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.56,0:00:57.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you today to help you really get started.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.25,0:00:59.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just two years ago I had never really
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.65,0:01:02.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hardly grown any food and all of this came
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.58,0:01:04.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from just learning the basics that I'm
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.63,0:01:06.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to share with you today.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.53,0:01:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there are 6 basic ingredients to this \Nmethod.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.12,0:01:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cardboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.45,0:01:11.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mulch.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.87,0:01:13.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soil or compost.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.72,0:01:15.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sun.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.05,0:01:16.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Water.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.50,0:01:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then plants.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.02,0:01:19.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are the 6 main ingredients.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.71,0:01:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I want to say, this is my method, but
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.13,0:01:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are many methods out there that you\Ncan do.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.01,0:01:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is really focused on working with
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.34,0:01:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nature, rather than against it. So, I'm
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.51,0:01:31.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to get into each of those 6
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.23,0:01:33.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ingredients and break them down a little
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.17,0:01:35.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bit for you to help you start your garden.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.28,0:01:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first ingredient is cardboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.44,0:01:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's as simple as getting cardboard
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.36,0:01:42.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and doing a layer all across the whole
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.57,0:01:44.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,area that you are going to turn into a \Ngarden.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.96,0:01:46.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, you don't need to buy the cardboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.95,0:01:49.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can get it from recycling dumpsters.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.35,0:01:51.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, that could be grocery stores, liquor
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.55,0:01:54.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stores, or if you want to make your job
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.11,0:01:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really easy, get it from appliance stores
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.18,0:01:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where they have huge boxes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.34,0:02:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, Ideally, take out the tape or the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.69,0:02:02.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,staples. That cardboard is going to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.69,0:02:06.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suppress the grass and kill it and break
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.19,0:02:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,down along with the second ingredient
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.44,0:02:10.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is mulch.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.29,0:02:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you do with mulch is you get a thick
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.98,0:02:16.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,layer, ideally about a foot, and you lay
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.06,0:02:18.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that down over the cardboard everywhere
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.56,0:02:21.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you are turning the yard into a \Ngarden.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.53,0:02:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, this is not a resource that you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.56,0:02:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have to buy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.86,0:02:26.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, the idea is to be able to do
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.80,0:02:29.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this in a very inexpensive manner and use
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.48,0:02:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mostly wasted, local resources.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.80,0:02:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, the best way to get mulch is from tree
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.50,0:02:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cutting and tree trimming companies.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.00,0:02:41.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their waste product is the shredded trees.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.05,0:02:43.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of the times they take that to the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.02,0:02:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,landfill, and instead, you can get them to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.02,0:02:49.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dump it right on your yard and get it for \Nfree.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.01,0:02:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, why mulch?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.43,0:02:51.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, let me show you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.77,0:02:54.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, this is the method that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.19,0:02:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually kills your lawns so that you can
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.22,0:02:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grow food instead.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.08,0:03:00.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But mulch does a lot of other things as \Nwell.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.54,0:03:04.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, just pulling this mulch back, you've
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.17,0:03:06.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,got the woody mulch on top, and just going
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.48,0:03:09.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back a little ways, you can see this mulch
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.11,0:03:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,already is breaking down into a rich,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.42,0:03:15.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,organic matter. So, the mulch does a few \Nthings.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.73,0:03:17.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It holds in moisture. Every time it
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.71,0:03:20.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rains, rather than it running straight off
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.10,0:03:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lawn, it has all this area to soak in.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.32,0:03:25.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is nice and moist even though I'm not
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.83,0:03:28.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,irrigating or anything like that, and it's
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.15,0:03:29.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very dry out right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.88,0:03:31.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also creates an environment for
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.82,0:03:34.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,important microorganisms and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.25,0:03:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mychorrhizal fungi.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.04,0:03:38.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just imagine if you're out in the blazing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.45,0:03:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,heat or if you have a wall in the blazing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.04,0:03:44.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,heat, things aren't going to grow there.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.21,0:03:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They need protection, so that bacteria
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.49,0:03:48.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you want in your garden, and that
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.87,0:03:50.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fungi you want, needs protection.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.84,0:03:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over time, all of this mulch breaks down
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.12,0:03:55.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the nutrients that you need.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.30,0:03:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the third ingredient is what I am
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.66,0:04:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,holding, right here. It's what my mulch
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.77,0:04:03.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turned into, which is soil.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.11,0:04:05.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Depending on where you are you are going
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.06,0:04:07.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have very different scenarios. Where
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.07,0:04:08.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm from in Wisconsin, for example,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.86,0:04:11.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's a lot of rich soil already.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.18,0:04:13.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So soil wouldn't need to be brought in
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.13,0:04:14.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there in a lot of scenarios.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.75,0:04:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when I started here, as I said, I just
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.80,0:04:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had a sandy lawn. So I needed to bring
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.68,0:04:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in compost or soil. So, where can you get
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.88,0:04:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compost and soil? You, ideally, want to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.90,0:04:27.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get organic if possible. Now, what \NI did,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.99,0:04:30.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here in Florida, is there
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.27,0:04:34.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a mushroom farm, or mushroom factory,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.25,0:04:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,basically, not far from here. And their
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.24,0:04:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spent material makes great compost.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.44,0:04:42.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I was able to get a lot of that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.47,0:04:45.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really inexpensively dumped by the truck
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.58,0:04:47.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than having to buy bags.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.49,0:04:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can get it, a lot of times, from your
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.63,0:04:51.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,municipality. The ones that pick up yard
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.94,0:04:54.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,waste often will turn that into compost
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.39,0:04:57.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can be picked up for free by \Nresidents.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.04,0:04:59.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, that may be one of your main expenses
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.90,0:05:01.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to getting the garden going, but it all
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.93,0:05:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depends on where you are.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.52,0:05:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, talking about something that's not
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.76,0:05:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,expensive, which is ingredient number 4
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.64,0:05:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is the sun.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.48,0:05:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the simplest and easiest of all the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.54,0:05:18.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ingredients, probably, but there are still
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.17,0:05:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,important things to know.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.84,0:05:21.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Especially for beginner gardeners, I would
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.92,0:05:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recommend full sun. Where I am in Central
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.22,0:05:26.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Florida, where it's a really hot sun, that
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.89,0:05:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be 5-6 hours. But in more of the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.32,0:05:32.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,temperate areas, you're talking 7-8 \Nhours.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.19,0:05:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ideally, you also get morning sun and
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.54,0:05:38.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less of the afternoon or the evening
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.93,0:05:41.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hotter sun. So, this garden is perfect
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.53,0:05:44.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the sun rises in the east over the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.40,0:05:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,garden and then it's falling behind the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.25,0:05:49.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,house in the afternoon.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.26,0:05:52.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, ingredient number 5 is also something
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.23,0:05:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can be free. You probably have heard
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.62,0:05:56.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of it before. Water.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.83,0:05:59.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Water, of course, is an absolutely
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.19,0:06:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,essential ingredient.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.12,0:06:03.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to show you the two systems I
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.07,0:06:06.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have, which are rain water harvesting and\Ndrip irrigation.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.76,0:06:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would absolutely recommend rainwater \Nharvesting.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.26,0:06:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's extremely simple.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.89,0:06:14.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You simply need to collect the water off
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.21,0:06:16.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the roof, down a downspout, like it
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.54,0:06:18.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,normally would, and instead of sending it
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.79,0:06:20.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,off into the street, have it collect into
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.86,0:06:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,buckets, barrels, whatever that may be.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.88,0:06:26.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's extremely simple and you and you can
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.35,0:06:28.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rainwater harvest in every climate, even
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.95,0:06:31.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the desert you can rainwater harvest.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.31,0:06:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, that's one of the most important
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.30,0:06:35.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,places to do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.26,0:06:37.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, drip irrigation can actually be
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.10,0:06:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,connected to rainwater harvesting units,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.60,0:06:41.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's a little more complicated.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.57,0:06:43.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Generally, you just have it connected to
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.87,0:06:46.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your hose, your spigot. This is pressured
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.66,0:06:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,water, whether it's from the city or well,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.94,0:06:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or something of that sort.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.64,0:06:52.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And drip irrigation, what's great about it
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.73,0:06:55.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is it's super efficient both in water
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.47,0:06:57.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,usage, it uses a lot less water, but it
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.93,0:07:00.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also save a lot of time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.91,0:07:02.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how it works is you can either have
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.86,0:07:04.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it set up without a timer, where you have
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.90,0:07:06.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come out and just turn it on or off.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.93,0:07:09.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or if you have a timer, you can set the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.41,0:07:11.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,days and the times that it waters and the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.96,0:07:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,great thing about it is you can even go
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.92,0:07:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of town and your garden is still being\Nwatered.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.30,0:07:18.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, water comes out through this black
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.21,0:07:20.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pipe and over to the drip irrigation line
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.27,0:07:22.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'm going to take you back out to the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.18,0:07:25.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,garden to see where the water actually\Ncomes out.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.57,0:07:27.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, here are the drip lines. And on this
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.97,0:07:29.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one, about every 6 inches, there's a
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.99,0:07:32.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,little hole and the water, literally, just
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.09,0:07:34.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drips right out. And by doing that, it's
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.37,0:07:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually targeted where you want it, not
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.16,0:07:39.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spreading water across the whole area.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.53,0:07:43.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of the big keys to watering well, are
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.68,0:07:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,watering in the morning. Ideally, before
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.98,0:07:49.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's even light out, rather than the water
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.26,0:07:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,evaporating in the heat of the day.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.56,0:07:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then watering directly rather than
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.62,0:07:56.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,overhead. Overhead is the most wasteful
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.100,0:07:59.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,way, where you water lawns with \Nsprinklers.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.15,0:08:01.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the most wasteful way to use water.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.93,0:08:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, when you are establishing a garden
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.92,0:08:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like this, it's generally to say the first
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.22,0:08:09.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,30 days to 45 days, that's when you need
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.27,0:08:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to water the most as you're establishing\Nthe plants.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.94,0:08:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you set things up well, then you
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.94,0:08:17.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can do this with very little irrigation or
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.81,0:08:21.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even no irrigation, and that really comes
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.21,0:08:23.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,down to what you're planting.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.19,0:08:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is ingredient number 6. Plants.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.26,0:08:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is an incredible amount that I
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.15,0:08:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could go into here, but I'm going to keep
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.20,0:08:33.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it just to the basics of how to turn your
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.46,0:08:35.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yard into a garden.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.43,0:08:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, first of all, how to plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.50,0:08:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With this method, the way that you plant
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.28,0:08:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the perennials, is you simply would pull
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.62,0:08:44.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back that mulch that you laid down.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.43,0:08:47.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then you're going to amend that soil that
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.29,0:08:49.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have there with compost and you're going
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.42,0:08:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to plant into that and keep the mulch
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.12,0:08:54.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,away from that plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.77,0:08:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if you're doing annuals, you're
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.94,0:08:58.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,generally going to have much more
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.87,0:09:01.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compost that you're planting into.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.51,0:09:04.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what I really recommend is perennials.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.13,0:09:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is one book that I really recommend,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.21,0:09:08.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perennial Vegetables by Eric Toensmeier.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.46,0:09:10.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really recommend getting books that are
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.49,0:09:12.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,designed for your area.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.43,0:09:15.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, some key tips. One is to plant
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.17,0:09:17.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,densely and then you can thin out later.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.33,0:09:20.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's going to do a similar thing to
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.72,0:09:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the mulch, which is prevent weeds.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.38,0:09:25.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, what about when you do have weeds?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.70,0:09:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you actually do with those weeds?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.70,0:09:29.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you ship them off to the city to go to
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.75,0:09:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the landfill? No, I'm going to take you
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.72,0:09:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over to my banana circle...my banana spot
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.36,0:09:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and show you what I do with my weeds to
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.40,0:09:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keep nutrients on site.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.74,0:09:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What a lot of people do with their weeds
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.46,0:09:43.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is they bag them up and they throw them
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.94,0:09:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,away. But what I do with all of them, is
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.78,0:09:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I make a pile, right here, I do it with\Nbananas.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.75,0:09:51.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In different climates you can do this in
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.71,0:09:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different manners, but I do it with the
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.83,0:09:56.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bananas and everything from the garden
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.85,0:09:59.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gets piled up, here. And that way all
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.51,0:10:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those nutrients stay in the garden, rather
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.12,0:10:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than getting rid of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.95,0:10:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what we are doing, here, by building
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.00,0:10:08.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up this soil and keeping the organic
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.08,0:10:10.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,matter on site, is that we're actually
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.55,0:10:12.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sequestering carbon. We're taking it out
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.59,0:10:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the air and we're locking it into the \Nground.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.84,0:10:21.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, why turn our front yards into gardens?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.50,0:10:24.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, you would, maybe, be amazed to learn
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.74,0:10:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that lawns are actually the most
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.18,0:10:30.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,irrigated crop in the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.05,0:10:33.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They use an incredible amount of water.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.08,0:10:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,7 billion gallons of water per day!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.01,0:10:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They use incredible amounts of fertilizers
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.60,0:10:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much of which run off into our waterway
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.30,0:10:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,systems and cause huge problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.12,0:10:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And huge amounts of pesticides that end up
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.20,0:10:49.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our drinking water.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.98,0:10:52.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, lawns, as beautiful as they may be to
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.75,0:10:55.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many of us, actually cause a huge
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.25,0:10:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amount of destruction. And instead, we
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.89,0:11:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be using that space to produce food.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.84,0:11:03.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, during the World War I and
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.75,0:11:06.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,World War II era, of the victory garden
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.46,0:11:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,movement when the United States government
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.54,0:11:11.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was, actually, promoting people to grow
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.01,0:11:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,food, close to half of all of our fresh
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.81,0:11:16.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fruits and vegetables were grown right in
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.08,0:11:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our own yards rather than being shipped
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.81,0:11:20.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all over the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.23,0:11:22.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we've seen what could be done in the
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.15,0:11:25.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,past. We know that this can continue to
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.31,0:11:27.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be done, which would reduce our dependence
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.75,0:11:30.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Big Ag, on a system that is causing so
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.40,0:11:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much destruction to people, to the planet,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.15,0:11:35.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to other species. And, at the same
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.25,0:11:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time, we can improve our communities,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.25,0:11:39.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have healthy, delicious meals with our
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.90,0:11:42.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,family, with our friends, and do it right
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.59,0:11:45.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at home and right in our communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.67,0:11:52.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.13,0:11:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, that is how and why to turn your yard
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.04,0:11:57.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a garden. I want to thank the Live
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.51,0:11:59.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like Ally Foundation for supporting this
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.51,0:12:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,video and helping me spread this message
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.86,0:12:04.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to you, and help you turn your yards into\Ngardens.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.50,0:12:07.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you gained a lot from this, if you
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.13,0:12:09.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gained education, if you're inspired,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.45,0:12:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then subscribe to this channel, if you
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.72,0:12:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,haven't yet. There will be much more to
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.70,0:12:16.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come. Hit the like button to spread this.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.27,0:12:20.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Comment, ask questions, and turn your yard
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.07,0:12:24.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a garden!