Urban Farm grows Fruit Trees & Vegetables with Flood Water Irrigation in the Desert

in Phoenix Arizona that uses Flood Water Irrigation to grow the fruits and vegetables on the property.

In this episode, you will learn about The Urban Farm, which is growing 80 fruit trees on 1/3rd of an acre along with mixed vegetables, chickens, worms, black soldier flies and compost.

You will get a tour of this amazing desert garden in Phoenix and learn about some of the many crops that are being grown. Including a cold tolerant mango tree that can supposedly handle down to 25 degrees.

You will discover some of the best crops you can grow in the Phoenix area if you are a gardener.

You will also learn three ways to turn food scraps into compost to enhance the growth of your organic vegetable garden or orchard.

You will discover a better way to do rainwater harvesting without having to store water in expensive containers.

Finally, John will interview Greg Peterson, the Gardener, and Educator to learn more about the Farm and How You can even learn more from Greg online.

Jump to the following parts of this episode:
03:18 Urban Farm Tour Starts
04:39 Citrus Tree Hedge for Privacy
06:11 Mandarinquat - Most Nutritious Citrus Fruit
06:40 Remnants of Past Summer Garden
07:00 Front Yard Vegetable Garden
09:40 Water Filter for Garden (and maybe your whole house)
11:40 Letting Some Plants Going to Seed
13:46 Build a Community - Train Your Neighbors
15:32 Urban Farm Backyard Entry
17:03 Papaya Tree that is Loaded with Fruit
17:30 Why you shouldn't buy Citrus from the Store
18:37 Most Productive Orange Tree to grow in Phoenix
19:01 Most Cold Hardy Mango Tree down to 25
19:43 How Chickens are used on the Farm
20:43 Compost Pile made from Shipping Pallets
22:40 Mulberry tree Espalier for easy harvest of berries
24:09 Easiest Tuber Vegetable that Grows anywhere in Country
25:15 Homemade Flow-Through Worm Bin to Grow Worms and Castings
28:10 Black Soldier Fly Bin - Recycle Food Waste and Make Compost
31:55 Collecting Rain Water - Storage vs Immediate Use
35:54 Interview with Greg Peterson Starts
36:05 Why did you decide to Start Growing fruit trees?
36:37 Why do you focus on growing fruit trees?
37:22 What are the 5 fruits trees to grow in Phoenix?
39:30 Why is soil so important for growing trees?
40:00 What are your websites?
40:45 Tasting Homegrown citrus fruits
41:32 Information about growing Oranges
43:30 Any words of wisdom for my viewers?
44:22 Any other Web sites?

After watching this episode, you will learn how flood water can be used to grow fruits and vegetables in the desert as well as many tips on how you can successfully grow in Phoenix or other desert areas.

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[SurfviewTV]

Great video! Phoenix, Arizona (area) has some of the superstars of urban gardening. Greg Peterson is on the top of the list. There are other very knowledgeable folks worth mentioning who help trailblaze productive desert gardening. These include but aren't limited to, Shamus O'Leary, Jake Mace, Doug Jones, Suzanne Valardi, Dave Stone and that guy from the "Yes it will grow here!" YouTube channel. We are very lucky to have so many great contributors to this topic living here in the Valley of the Sun. Having Greg Peterson showcased is very well deserved. He teaches permaculture classes and is a very positive leader in our urban farming community. Thank you again for a great video.

[seanmckillop]

John, stoked you met up with Greg while you were here in Phoenix. He is a cool guy, and such an inspiration for us to grow our own food here in Arizona.

[andrewp.]

Great video! Gregg is an awesome guy. I love listening to the podcast. His backyard is awesome. That is backyard orchard culture at its best.

[piajensen]

Excellent water system off the roof directed to root zone, so simple, inexpensive and very efficient. Wow.

[TheFlygirl]

John, great video with Gregg.  Hey Gregg love you as well.

[VeganAthlete]

How do you all like my camera work in this episode???  Lol!  Thanks John for covering Greg Peterson!

[growingyourgreens]

Jump to the following parts of this episode:
03:18 Urban Farm Tour Starts
04:39 Citrus Tree Hedge for Privacy
06:11 Mandarinquat - Most Nutritious Citrus Fruit
06:40 Remnants of Past Summer Garden
07:00 Front Yard Vegetable Garden
09:40 Water Filter for Garden (and maybe your whole house)
11:40 Letting Some Plants Going to Seed
13:46 Build a Community - Train Your Neighbors
15:32 Urban Farm Backyard Entry
17:03 Papaya Tree that is Loaded with Fruit
17:30 Why you shouldn't buy Citrus from the Store
18:37 Most Productive Orange Tree to grow in Phoenix
19:01 Most Cold Hardy Mango Tree down to 25
19:43 How Chickens are used on the Farm
20:43 Compost Pile made from Shipping Pallets
22:40 Mulberry tree Espalier for easy harvest of berries
24:09 Easiest Tuber Vegetable that Grows anywhere in Country
25:15 Homemade Flow-Through Worm Bin to Grow Worms and Castings
28:10 Black Soldier Fly Bin - Recycle Food Waste and Make Compost
31:55 Collecting Rain Water - Storage vs Immediate Use
35:54 Interview with Greg Peterson Starts
36:05 Why did you decide to Start Growing fruit trees?
36:37 Why do you focus on growing fruit trees?
37:22 What are the 5 fruits trees to grow in Phoenix?
39:30 Why is soil so important for growing trees?
40:00 What are your websites?
40:45 Tasting Homegrown citrus fruits
41:32 Information about growing Oranges
43:30 Any words of wisdom for my viewers?
44:22 Any other Web sites?

[moringawithbarry]

Amazing video John! Thank you for everything you do!

[carolsmith]

I am amazed that your Citrus leaves are so very healthy - green. No disease or curling leaf. Could you please share with us what you are doing to make these leaves so healthy. Thanks Carol

[sun]

The mango leaves don't turn red in the winter. These are new leaves. The new growth eventually turns green.

[thenewyorkredneck]

We attach an air compressor to our irrigation system and blow all of the water out before frost to avoid cracking

[treasurebrown]

Awesome 🌟 video!!! Thank you for the information..

[edenskeeper]

Ok, I now realize that this is simply a baby soul and the Ego is not letting up him. I have a problem its like ADD but, the exact opposite. Meaning I rarely miss a word when I am collecting info. When I first started watching this kid he was just starting to get famous on you tube. Back then he had a natural humility about him that made me want to believe

[ajthegardener]

Oh my i am with u man i am n vegas with u i wish i was there with flood it would be covered with a garden i would be eating all year long from that land, and would be selling and be making a living off that land. Would love to come by and see your garden when you hace a chance.

[veeknitqueensolo]

Hey John, love your video's have you or will you ever come up north here in Boston Massachusetts to give pointers and tips for dealing with a the short growing season here?

[Mark-snkh]

For just regular yards in hot climates, would it be beneficial to dig out an area for fruit trees? Even if it's just a few trees, and then have a berm around just those trees. I live in Texas, and it gets pretty dry here too during the summers. We were lucky this past year and it wasn't too bad, but you never know here.

[ellisanderson]

Wouldnt it smell being stagnant in the heat and vegetation? or is it not there for long?

[IsaiahLevinus]

When's the next time that you will be in South fl?!

[eyesandears]

John I was looking for your latest video so that I can put my question hoping it's the one you can easly stress my question from. Does one need hydroponics nutrients to grow fodder for animals and if so what are those nutrients and how can one mix them for that purpose?

[MrEnergyCzar]

Can citrus be grown in heated greenhouse in the cold north?