Tips so You Can Grow Vegetables in the Winter - Eat Year Round From Your Garden

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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to City Farm, an urban 1 acre farm in Chicago, IL. The City Farm in Chicago grows year round despite the snow. In this video you will learn some techniques you can use to grow food and store food in the winter. After watching this video you will have the tips you need to grow food in the winter, even if there is snow outside.

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Good work mate...all the info I needed cheers

"pick one leaf and let the rest grow"....green gold there!

Instead of using a heater in your tunnel you should use a compost heap. The heat from decomposition does the same job, does not pollute the air with fumes / smoke and you'll get fresh organic compost come the spring !

"literally like." Um...yeah, you're doing that wrong. Great gardening tips, though.

Fuck yeah, Chicago

I have dinosaur kale but I never knew it can actually grows to that size!! no wonder its called dinosaur LOL

You should check out Eliot Coleman who grows all year long with no heated greenhouses or artificial lights. He lives in Maine. It's all over youtube. Impressive. Just grow what grows in cold. Carrots, brussel sprouts, cabbage, lettuces, broccoli, etc.

I just love all your information.
I have just watched your videos 1hr straight.
This City Farm is amazing. Thank you for taking me here with your video.
I love the radiant heat barrels but I was also thinking about solar can heating and with rocket stove heating.
Watching your videos tonight have just set me on the right path.

Thank you

Awesome !

Major drawback is plants absorb pollutants (auto exhaust, etc.) as well as toxins from soil. "Organic" won't save you ... the local grocery store with non-organics (std. produce from, e.g., central Calif-- nicely well away from polluted cities) is probably safer...
I live in LA, Calif. and NEVER buy local-grown!
Major groc. stores are much more conveniently located (less gas for car trip or fewer calories for bike errand-run) and have "built-in" economies-of-scale.

This is very informative, thanks for sharing.

What a bountiful garden! As much as I love gardening, these tips could be the best way on growing vegetables in the winter. I've learned a lot of techniques in this video especially growing and storing food in the said climate. This is very informative indeed!

how long can i keep growing and picking my kale? i keep picking it but it keeps growing back

This is pretty wonderful. I'm sending the link to my sister. She lives in Chicago and can visit City Farm. Thanks for the video.

Love this guy. I want to do this any ideas on how to start.

I love this guy too! This was very helpful episode for me.

I love this guy.

This is awesome!!!

Cool!

Thanks for posting the video! very helpful! Nasturtiums will help attract the aphids away from the collards. They also attract the beneficial insect and as you mentioned..they're edible. I love to plant flowers among the veggies. It does help and they're so pretty! :-)