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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.23,0:00:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, I am Luay, and I am an urban gardener
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.68,0:00:04.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and food grower in Toronto, Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.75,0:00:06.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am going to give you a tour of my
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.48,0:00:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,backyard space, as well as my allotment\Npot,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.76,0:00:10.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and show you exactly how I grow food for
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.74,0:00:12.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,myself and for my family in this small\Nspace.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.89,0:00:16.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music playing)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.96,0:00:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Growing food in an urban setting can be
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.94,0:00:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,challenging because we don't have that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.80,0:00:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much space to grow the food we want.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.66,0:00:33.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, I have supplemented my raised
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.70,0:00:35.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beds with containers, and I use a range
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.67,0:00:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of different materials: plastic, grow bags
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.40,0:00:41.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wood, and terracotta containers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.51,0:00:43.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In these right here as you can see, I
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.37,0:00:45.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have got some peppers as well as some
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.38,0:00:48.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eggplants growing along side my raised \Nbeds.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.01,0:00:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of my favorite ways to grow herbs is
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.54,0:00:52.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in these small terracotta pots.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.18,0:00:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reason for that is they are portable,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.48,0:00:56.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I can bring them in to the kitchen
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.29,0:00:58.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whenever I am cooking, snip off what I
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.22,0:01:00.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need, and bring it right back outside.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.13,0:01:02.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is also a great way for someone to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.11,0:01:03.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,start growing their own food if they
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.87,0:01:05.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do not have a backyard. You could do this
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.95,0:01:06.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right on a balcony.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.94,0:01:08.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another innovative way to take advantage
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.92,0:01:10.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your small space is to use rain
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.61,0:01:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gutters as a way to grow food.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.70,0:01:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are galvanized steel rain gutters
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.92,0:01:18.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I will grow radish in during the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.10,0:01:19.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spring, bush beans in the summer, and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.93,0:01:21.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,radish again in the fall.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.51,0:01:23.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition to growing vegetables in my
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.44,0:01:25.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,backyard, I also have a few dwarf fruit \Ntrees.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.71,0:01:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This one right here is a pear tree.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.00,0:01:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a dwarf so it stays small.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.62,0:01:32.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also have peach, as well as plum.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.08,0:01:33.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music playing)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.06,0:01:38.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started growing food in this backyard
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.22,0:01:40.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,space about five years ago, and it has
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.10,0:01:42.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grown considerably year after year.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.36,0:01:45.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I built these cedar-raised beds that house
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.57,0:01:49.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my flowers, my brassicas, as well as my
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.14,0:01:51.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,zucchinis, tomatoes, and melons.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.22,0:01:53.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another great way to take advantage of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.36,0:01:55.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your small space is to build raised beds
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.72,0:01:56.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like this right here.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.89,0:01:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a waist high salad bar in which I
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.32,0:02:02.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grow lettuce in the spring and fall,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.36,0:02:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and during the summer I will grow some
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.30,0:02:05.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bush beans in here.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.27,0:02:07.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's great about bringing this raised
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.19,0:02:09.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bar higher up is that it reduces the pest
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.17,0:02:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pressure so that it is a lot easier to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.25,0:02:12.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maintain throughout the season.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.80,0:02:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Something new that I am trying for the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.66,0:02:16.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first time this year is actually growing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.57,0:02:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carrots in these blue storage totes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.54,0:02:21.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see these carrots are very
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.36,0:02:22.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,healthy and very happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.62,0:02:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When space is at a premium, grow \Nvertically.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.19,0:02:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is exactly what I am doing with my
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.14,0:02:28.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,melons right here.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.07,0:02:30.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I built this do-it-yourself trellis
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.06,0:02:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,system to hold my melon vines.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.92,0:02:33.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see they are growing up,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.67,0:02:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trellising on their own.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.04,0:02:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What this does is liberate the space down
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.64,0:02:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here in the raised bed and allows me to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.04,0:02:42.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grow other crops like herbs, beats, and
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.61,0:02:44.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lettuce, and other shallow rooted crops.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.94,0:02:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition to growing food in the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.71,0:02:48.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,backyard, I am also growing it in the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.52,0:02:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,front yard. This front porch right here
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.48,0:02:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has several containers of herbs as well as
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.66,0:02:55.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other vegetables like this pepper.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.89,0:02:58.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am growing oregano, parsley, mint,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.99,0:03:02.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sage, and other crops as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.41,0:03:06.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Flowers, obviously, are very important in \Nany vegetable garden.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.18,0:03:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still in the front yard I am growing a
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.56,0:03:11.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plum tree here. The plums are still green,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.83,0:03:14.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they should be ready in about 4 \Nweeks time.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.42,0:03:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many crops can be grown in containers,\Nincluding potatoes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.46,0:03:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have several potato bags here and they
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.04,0:03:23.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be ready for harvest in about 4\Nweeks time.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.72,0:03:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is it for the front and back yard,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.98,0:03:29.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now let me show you what we have going at\Nthe plot.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.91,0:03:33.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music playing)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.96,0:03:42.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another way for city dwellers to grow
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.83,0:03:44.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their own food is to join a community
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.67,0:03:47.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,garden, or if your city offers it, an \Nallotment plot.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.59,0:03:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have an allotment plot in addition to my\Nbackyard.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.32,0:03:52.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am going to give you a quick tour of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.14,0:03:54.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what I am growing here at this allotment \Ngarden.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.58,0:03:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since I garden 100% organically I have to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.94,0:03:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,find ways to protect my plants from
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.38,0:04:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different kinds of pests.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.70,0:04:02.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This bed right here I have got some chard
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.70,0:04:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some beets, and in order to protect
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.62,0:04:07.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these crops from leaf miners I use a
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.43,0:04:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tutu tulle that I actually bought from a \Nfabric store.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.54,0:04:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This prevents the moths and the flies
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.72,0:04:14.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from laying eggs in the first place.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.49,0:04:17.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing I am growing at the plot this
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.21,0:04:19.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,year is about 75 heads of garlic.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.95,0:04:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have already picked the scapes off of
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.88,0:04:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this bed, and I will be picking and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.94,0:04:27.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pulling the garlic in the next 3 to 4 \Nweeks.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.13,0:04:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are also taking advantage of vertical
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.58,0:04:31.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,growing at the allotment plot.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.30,0:04:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This trellis here will house our cucumbers
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.48,0:04:37.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and cucamelons, and the cucamelons are
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.61,0:04:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,already starting to climb.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.92,0:04:40.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am also growing quite a few different
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.89,0:04:43.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,types of brassicas at the allotment plot.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.22,0:04:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This cabbage here is pretty much ready to \Npick.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.65,0:04:50.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another staple for every home gardener is
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.18,0:04:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chili peppers and sweet peppers.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.80,0:04:54.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have got quite a few in this bed here,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.72,0:04:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including this rezha macedonian, which is
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.94,0:04:59.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost ready to pick.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.98,0:05:01.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am also growing about 28 different
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.83,0:05:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,varieties of tomatoes at the plot.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.94,0:05:06.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of them have already set fruit, and
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.28,0:05:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others are ready to pick.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.30,0:05:14.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well that's a wrap on our garden tour\Ntoday.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.69,0:05:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that I have inspired you to grow
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.66,0:05:18.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your own food on your balconies, in your
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.67,0:05:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,backyards, or at an allotment plot in \Nyour city.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.04,0:05:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(music playing)