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Seeds |
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Using Organic Seeds
A discussion of organic seeds and their use and production. Video produced in conjunction with Growing Wisdom.
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Vegetables |
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Planting Sweet Potatoes
Johnny's Vegetable Product Manager demonstrates how to plant sweet potatoes with black plastic mulch and the ironwood dibble. |
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How to Prune Tomatoes
Pruning tomatoes is one of the easiest and most beneficial things you can do to increase fruit size and help lessen the chances of disease. Johnny's and Growing Wisdom show you how easy it is. |
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Processing Washington Cherry Tomato Seeds
Processing Washington Cherry tomato seeds for next year's harvest. This video shows how to prepare tomato seeds for use by planters. |
Herbs |
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Herb Gardens Made "Wicked-Simple"
Planting from seed can be incredibly rewarding. It can also be very frustrating trying to plant all the seeds the correct distance apart from one another, get them deep enough but not too deep and then thinning the plants. Johnny's herb disks make it wicked easy to grow herbs successfully. |
Fruits |
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Growing Blueberries - Johnny's very own Velvet Belyeu talks about how to grow and maintain healthy blueberry plants. |
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Growing Raspberries - Johnny's very own Velvet Belyeu talks about how to grow and maintain healthy raspberry plants. |
Tools and Supplies |
Soil Preparation |
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Using the Tilther
Prepare perfect seedbeds. This is a lightweight tiller designed to create perfect tilth within the top two inches of your bed by mixing in compost and fertilizer while chopping up the roots of the previous crop. It was conceptualized by Eliot Coleman and is used extensively on his farm. After one quick pass the bed is ready for the next planting. |
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Using the Rock/Compost Sifter
Sized to fit the "Carts Vermont" Model 26. 1" wire mesh sifter is made from the same tough material as lobster traps. Screen rocks, roots, and other debris from your garden soil and easily flip the unwanted material up into the cart for removal, leaving a smooth, rock-free surface. |
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Using the Glaser Wheel Hoe
The GLASER wheel hoe is strong, lightweight, and highly maneuverable for the fastest precision cultivation of vegetables and flowers - several times faster than a hand hoe. This Swiss hoe is fitted with New England-made, oiled ash handles cut on a modified Planet Jr. pattern for a better handgrip and improved comfort. |
Planting Tools |
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Planting with the Earthway Seeder
Designed for the small-scale market grower and large-scale home gardener. Fast and easy to operate; furrows, plants, covers seeds, and marks the next row all in one pass. Comes with 6 seed plates for planting: 1) corn, 2) peas, 3) beans, 4) carrots, 5) beets, 6) radishes, and more than 11 other common vegetables. |
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Planting Corn with the Seed Stick Planter
Ingenious design transfers seeds from the hopper to the desired planting depth with one motion. Three different seed-lifting bars included for different size seeds. Works great for sunflowers, beans, corn, squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, and any midsized seed that you want to space. Made in Maine. |
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Using the Easy-Plant Jab-Type Planter
Farmers have relied on the Easy-Plant for years. A hand planter for corn, beans, squash, pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, and sunflowers on open ground or through plastic mulch. Handmade planter of oak and galvanized and painted steel. Adjustable depth shoe. Overall height 34"; weight 3 3/4 lb. |
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Planting Lettuce with the Six-Row Seeder
We received a lot of feedback over the years about the Four-Row Pinpoint Seeder and incorporated everything we heard into this new design. Up to six rows can be planted at once with 2 1/4" spacing between rows. A roller in front firms and levels the soil. One in the back closes the furrows and drives the seed shaft. |
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Using the European Push Seeder
A versatile new push seeder. Sturdy design with steel construction. Comes with three seed plates with thirteen hole sizes in each. Sows crops ranging from small seeded greens and lettuce up to large seeded beans and peas. Seeding rate is dependent on the hole size that is selected. Compares favorably to the Planet Jr., with similar seeding rate control, but with a lighter-weight design and easier-to-change seed plates. |
Pest and Disease Control |
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Organic Treatments to Control Cucumber Beetles
Johnny's Greenhouse Coordinator demonstrates how to use Surround, Entrust, and Golden Pest Spray Oil to help control cucumber beetles. She is treating Cucurbits (plants that are members of the cucumber, squash, and pumpkin family). |
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Using Ladybugs for Aphid Control
Ladybugs are an effective organic control to help reduce aphids in greenhouse and field environments. |
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How to Control Tomato Hornworm
Tomato Hornworms are a large caterpillar that eats many parts of the tomato plant. Handpicking is one of the best methods of control. The large size of these pests allow them to rapidly defoliate tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and peppers. |
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Using the Red Dragon Backpack Flame Weeder
The Red Dragon Flame Weeder literally burns weeds out of your soil at the wave of a wand. It is perfect for creating stale planting beds and spot weed control without herbicides. |
Protecting Crops from Weather |
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Quick Hoops Bender makes it easy to build your own low tunnels.
Video shows how simple it is to construct hoophouse style protection using new Quick Hoops Bender tool, ordinary conduit and agribon row covers. Learn how to extend the growing season for cold-hardy crops with a very late season harvest or overwinter them for earliest possible Spring harvest. Video produced in conjunction with Growing Wisdom.
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Extending The Growing Season
Discusses hoophouses, row covers, hot caps, and other means of lengthening the season for greater crop production. Video produced in conjunction with Growing Wisdom.
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Gardening Using Hoophouses
Hoophouses allow you to extend your growing season before the last frost and after the first frost by providing a naturally warm shelter for plants. |
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Row Covers for Protecting Plants
A discussion of row covers and how to use them to protect your plants. Sometimes you want to cover your plants to protect them from frost, too much sunshine, strong winds or bad insects. A great organic technique is to use row covers. Video produced in conjunction with Growing Wisdom. |
Plant Support |
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Using the Ty'mup Plant Support System on Greenhouse Tomatoes
Squeeze the trigger once to load the tape. Push the jaws around the plant and the support, and squeeze the trigger again. A band of flexible plastic surrounds the plant and support, and is stapled back on itself. Great for tomatoes, peppers, and any other trellised crops. Tape and staples are sold separately. |
Harvesting Tools |
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Harvesting Lettuce Using Greens Tool
The greens harvester is demonstrated. Video produced in conjunction with Growing Wisdom.
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Harvesting Lettuce & Greens with the Greens Harvester
The greens harvesting tool makes picking leaf lettuce easy and fun. You will save hours of time and harvest all of your crop using this wonderful tool from Johnny's Selected Seeds. |
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The Greens Harvester in Action
Johnny's Tools Manager demonstrates how quickly and easily the Greens Harvester does the work of harvesting greens. |
Tool Maintenance |
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Sharpening & Caring for Tools
Tools can be expensive to replace. However, many times you can just replace the blade or handle and the tool will be good as new. Proper care is key to maintaining your tools for years to come. Video produced in conjunction with Growing Wisdom. |
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Using the Hatfield Transplanter
Planting has never been so easy. Whether you have a just a few tomatoes or hundred of plants to put in the garden, the Hatfield Transplanter makes planting faster, easier, and saves your back. Video produced in conjunction with Growing Wisdom. |
Other Tools |
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The Mushroom Grip - Hoe More Ergonomically
Developed with orthopedic surgeon, Michael B. Mayor, and ergonomic tool designer, Hub Yonkers, both of New Hampshire. Allows greatly increased comfort when using the stirrup hoes for long periods. Push with the palm of your hand and retrieve with your fingers. Mushroom shape permits gripping from many angles including using it right- or left-handed. |