"John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits Phoenix, Arizona to share with you an urban homestead that grows 150 fruit trees on just 1/3 of an acre. You will also learn about other vegetables and animals on the property in the Sonoran Desert climate.
In this episode, John visits Jake Mace, once of his viewers that is growing food successfully in Phoenix. You will get a tour of Jake's place showing many of his edible fruit trees, also sharing his main method of fertilizing his trees, how he waters his trees, the vegetables that grows the best in the desert, and how Jake uses animals to his benefit without eating them.
You will learn about a cold tolerant avocado, the best perennial onion to grow in a desert climate, you will also learn animal jake lets graze in his yard to eat all the weeds, and it is not goats.
Finally, John will sit down with this urban homesteader and you will find out, why Jake decided to start growing his food, his opinions on animals on the homestead, how Jake lives on a plant based diet and can do more push ups than you, and much, much more.
After watching this episode, you will have a better awareness of how you can successfully grow fruit trees in a desert climate, how to use animals to your benefit on an urban homestead without eating them, and how you can thrive on a plant based diet."
Related:
SuperSize Your Vegetables with Wood Chips & Rock Dust in Your Garden
https://youtu.be/MEkFFRjDkvs
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Free wood chips for mulch are available from the local power company
Most local power companies have a program that provides free wood chips. Here is one example from FPL in South Florida:
"When our line-clearing contractors are trimming trees in your area, you may be eligible for free mulch. Once FPL’s line-clearing professionals have completed work in your area, they will use a wood chipper to grind the tree limbs and branches into mulch. This type of mulch is different from store-bought mulch, which is treated and made from one kind of tree. The quality and consistency of this mulch varies considerably, depending on the types of trees and leaves removed during the tree work. FPL does not recommend this mulch for aesthetic use in formal landscape beds, but rather for use around trees and other plants to:
Maintain moisture
Maintain soil temperature
Reduce weeds and grasses
Provide nutrients to the soil, and
Reduce wind erosion from uncovered soils.
Orders for mulch are filled based on a minimum of one truckload. This is equal to 14 cubic yards of mulch, which is approximately 130 bags from a retail store or 25 wheelbarrow loads. To order free mulch, call the phone number on the letter or door card you received to request an application."
https://www.fpl.com/reliability/trees/line-clearing.html
Here is an example from Arizona: How I get Wood Chips for FREE in My Garden:
Related:
Where to Find Safe Mulch - The Survival Gardener http://buff.ly/1WBpdyp
Citizen Forestry Manual. Miami-Dade County (PDF).
http://www.miamidade.gov/environment/library/brochures/dig-in.pdf
"When our line-clearing contractors are trimming trees in your area, you may be eligible for free mulch. Once FPL’s line-clearing professionals have completed work in your area, they will use a wood chipper to grind the tree limbs and branches into mulch. This type of mulch is different from store-bought mulch, which is treated and made from one kind of tree. The quality and consistency of this mulch varies considerably, depending on the types of trees and leaves removed during the tree work. FPL does not recommend this mulch for aesthetic use in formal landscape beds, but rather for use around trees and other plants to:
Maintain moisture
Maintain soil temperature
Reduce weeds and grasses
Provide nutrients to the soil, and
Reduce wind erosion from uncovered soils.
Orders for mulch are filled based on a minimum of one truckload. This is equal to 14 cubic yards of mulch, which is approximately 130 bags from a retail store or 25 wheelbarrow loads. To order free mulch, call the phone number on the letter or door card you received to request an application."
https://www.fpl.com/reliability/trees/line-clearing.html
Here is an example from Arizona: How I get Wood Chips for FREE in My Garden:
Related:
Where to Find Safe Mulch - The Survival Gardener http://buff.ly/1WBpdyp
Citizen Forestry Manual. Miami-Dade County (PDF).
http://www.miamidade.gov/environment/library/brochures/dig-in.pdf
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