Tag: Gardening

Episode-139- Grow Shiitake Mushrooms In The Backyard

Tony Teolis December 4, 2012 2 Comments
I've wanted grow mushrooms for sometime but never really researched the idea until recently. I came across a wonder grilled shitake recipe the other day and if I can get the shitake to grow I will not stop. A review of the Raintree Nursery catalog revealed an enticing offer for growing shiitake and oyester mushroom but they were too pricey. Then I found Oyster Creek Mushrooms which had mushroom...

Episode-117- Harvest Garden Vegetables For The Dinner Table

Tony Teolis August 4, 2012 0 Comments
Come and see what is beng harvested for the dinner table.  A wonderful display of delicious food that you can learn to grow on your own too. To Do ListHome.com It started as a way to keep track of things I do around the home to make life better. That includes permaculture and gardening and today I present you with some of the bounty of our various harvests... We decided to grow our own food...

Episode-111- Destroy Evil Squash Vine Borer And Eat More Squash

Tony Teolis July 14, 2012 0 Comments
      Watch this video of the 2012 squash vine borer invasion and learn what I am doing to mitigate damage. I’m pretty fortunate to work with a lot of people who have gardening experience and I always share what is happening in my gardens with them. This year I have been keeping a vigilant watch for the Evil Squash Vine Borer but somehow they slipped past me. I have had to pull 2 of the 6...

Episode-109- Grow More Tomatoes With Trellis

Tony Teolis July 4, 2012 0 Comments
           Tomatoes are America's favorite vegetable or fruit to grow at home. The first time I grew tomatoes I didn't know what I was doing. I had successfully sprouted my first plants from seed but they soon turned spindly with just a long stem and a little leaf but they soon died. I was gardening in a very reactive manner without knowledge or experience. I used to think all that was...

Episode-107- Make Your Own Food And Flowers – Part 1

Tony Teolis July 1, 2012 0 Comments
Tour our gardens with today’s video and see for yourself what is possible with planning, hard work, hugelkultur, seeds from SouthernExposure.com and plants from NourseFarms.com. Of course special credit goes to the gardens hardest workers. The Russian honey bees from Kellysbees.com enjoy and come back for more. Grow Gardens AT Home And Make Your Own Food And Flowers. Watch and...

Episode-48- Sow Seeds In Soil Blocks To Save Time, Money And Back Pain

Tony Teolis February 17, 2012 1 Comment
PERMACULTURE SERIES Song of the Day – The Who - Baba O'Riley - Live Video Show notes Subscribe Music - Blue Devil Plain Videos Sow Seeds In Soil Blocks To Save Time, Money And Back Pain Introduction To Soil Cubes  The Soil Cube Tool TSP EPISODE-831- SEED STARTING PRIMER FOR 2012  Make your oil soil cube Also search for how to make your own soil cube on YouTube  Episode-41- Early...

Episode-47- Food Not Lawns – A Call To Action

Tony Teolis February 15, 2012 0 Comments
Show notes Subscribe Music - Blue Devil Plain Videos Food Not Lawns - Book FoodNotLawns.net Heather C. Flores Gardening - We are taking Action for life and  permaculture in northern Virginia. Turning the home into a homestead and business. Wikipedia: Topsoil Better Soil USDA: Soil Erosion 12 Principles of Permaculture American lawns use 270 billion gallons of water per week! What I learned from...

Episode-45- Recycle Waste To Make Compost and Grow More Food

Tony Teolis February 11, 2012 0 Comments
My appeal to growing food was enhanced by the idea of valuing all resources and not letting anything go to waste unnecessarily. This is what defines Permaculture Principle #6. Permaculture consists of 12 principles defined by Sepp Holzer, Bill Mollison and David Holmgren as an approach to designing human settlements and perennial agricultural systems that mimic the relationships found in natural...