Gardening is so easy especially in South Central L.A. I lived in the hood for a few years while in college. Living in a duplex off of 74th & Broadway near Florence and the 110 Fwy. The duplex that my parents owned that was in my early years as a toddler, home until we moved on. Now I was back again in my 20s taking care of the yard and maintenance in exchange for free rent from my parents. It still had the rich, black loamy soil that you did nothing to grow things but plant a seed or cutting add water and wait to grow. My mom had always planted this rental property with a variety of cuttings from our house since there are still no home improvement stores in the area to buy plants. Like my mom, I've always liked plants and gardening when I wasn't busy. I always wondered why So.L.A. wasn't just one big garden paradise because it was so easy to grow things there. Houses there have big backyards compared to homes in today's newer suburbs. There were only a few of my Latino neighbors as I remember who planted their backyards into gardens and edible oases. I have long since left the hood after college and my folks have sold the duplex so I could own a home in Texas. I regularly fly into L.A. for visits to family and friends. I often look out the window of the plane on its landing approach to LAX. I gaze at all the sad brown empty yards below of So.Central L.A. I often think all that rich black soil, warm sunny days, cool nights. All tge basic elements to create a garden. All that potential for hundreds if not thousands of little green oases. I'm glad to find this master gardener Ron Finley in the hood inspiring people to garden and escape back to nature even if it's only a small container pot with tomatoes. My garden was home and a source of sanity and escape back in the 80s when the hood was pretty rough and now here in Texas during covid. Even now during the heat wave I can still look out from my air-conditioned house and see my patch of tree shaded lush green backyard and watch the birds and the squirrels. See a few butterflies and hummingbirds and watch the water spouting from a solar fountain in a makeshift pond. Gardens can be for all times. Feeding the body, soul and spirit.
I grew boxes of heirloom tomatoes on a pile of leaves by just planting tomato starts into it and watering with diluted fish emulsion to add the extra nitrogen the leaves use in breaking down - I had zero insects, the tomatoes were perfect and the leaves were raked up from around the area in the previous fall for free. By the time the tomatoes were harvested the pile of leaves was black soil.--JUST DO IT!
I have been gardening since 1969. I was a Master Gardener for over 10 years. I love it, I am still learning. I have raised beds all over. I have lots of Jerusalem Artichokes in three of them, I am even growing 7 containers on my porch. I was told when I moved here I could not grow anything in my soil. That is a lie, I can grow anything anywhere. I love your message and want to see more of your videos. Thanks for what you are doing for folks. :)
Before the Gold Rush in California (when the Americans fur traders, trappers and fortune hunters just arrived from the East), _la California vieja_ was a paradise for agriculture, with big estates managed by both by families of Spanish ranchers (mainly from mixed heritage, as always has been betten Hispanics) but specially by the missions of the Franciscan Order in charge of evangelization the indigenous tribes of the area. It is really pleasing to know that there are those who question all the paradigms of modern life, in order to seek a healthier and more humane alternative to coexist, in a land blessed by God. Until 1847 _las Californias_ , promised to become the granary of the first Mexican Republic. Gold changed everything and not exactly for the better.
I have a 53 Bel Air Coup HT in my garage that I plan to lay-frame... but that project is sitting because on the outside of said garage, I have black corn, cilantro, mint, ube, corn, lettuce, tomato, shallot, garlic, red onion, lemon cucumber, English cucumber, snap peas, chili pepper, bell pepper, broccoli, huckleberry, persimmon, 3 kinds of Asian pear, and strawberries... my kaffir lime, Persian lime, and papaya died :(
Just found an article online about this guy. So cool and inspiring what you’re doing in your community . Sending love and respect from Nova Scotia Canada 🇨🇦
Ronnie this is Charlotte I'm going to start a program to help to feed the the baby's here in La if you get a chance come by Manual Arts 43rd Street that's where I'm residing now and help me feed the hungry God bless you Ronnie have a blessed day
Gardening is so easy especially in South Central L.A. I lived in the hood for a few years while in college. Living in a duplex off of 74th & Broadway near Florence and the 110 Fwy. The duplex that my parents owned that was in my early years as a toddler, home until we moved on. Now I was back again in my 20s taking care of the yard and maintenance in exchange for free rent from my parents. It still had the rich, black loamy soil that you did nothing to grow things but plant a seed or cutting add water and wait to grow. My mom had always planted this rental property with a variety of cuttings from our house since there are still no home improvement stores in the area to buy plants. Like my mom, I've always liked plants and gardening when I wasn't busy. I always wondered why So.L.A. wasn't just one big garden paradise because it was so easy to grow things there. Houses there have big backyards compared to homes in today's newer suburbs. There were only a few of my Latino neighbors as I remember who planted their backyards into gardens and edible oases. I have long since left the hood after college and my folks have sold the duplex so I could own a home in Texas. I regularly fly into L.A. for visits to family and friends. I often look out the window of the plane on its landing approach to LAX. I gaze at all the sad brown empty yards below of So.Central L.A. I often think all that rich black soil, warm sunny days, cool nights. All tge basic elements to create a garden. All that potential for hundreds if not thousands of little green oases.
I'm glad to find this master gardener Ron Finley in the hood inspiring people to garden and escape back to nature even if it's only a small container pot with tomatoes. My garden was home and a source of sanity and escape back in the 80s when the hood was pretty rough and now here in Texas during covid. Even now during the heat wave I can still look out from my air-conditioned house and see my patch of tree shaded lush green backyard and watch the birds and the squirrels. See a few butterflies and hummingbirds and watch the water spouting from a solar fountain in a makeshift pond. Gardens can be for all times. Feeding the body, soul and spirit.
Amen to that! If we destroy our environment, we destroy ourselves/mankind. Nature always wins.
I grew boxes of heirloom tomatoes on a pile of leaves by just planting tomato starts into it and watering with diluted fish emulsion to add the extra nitrogen the leaves use in breaking down - I had zero insects, the tomatoes were perfect and the leaves were raked up from around the area in the previous fall for free. By the time the tomatoes were harvested the pile of leaves was black soil.--JUST DO IT!
YES!!!!
Mother Nature always wins. Ron is the boss!
So inspiring!
I have been gardening since 1969. I was a Master Gardener for over 10 years. I love it, I am still learning. I have raised beds all over. I have lots of Jerusalem Artichokes in three of them, I am even growing 7 containers on my porch. I was told when I moved here I could not grow anything in my soil. That is a lie, I can grow anything anywhere. I love your message and want to see more of your videos. Thanks for what you are doing for folks. :)
This was great. I'm going to try again with new plants and seeds. 🙂🌾
Mr Finlay is a national treasure.
Just amazing😊
The Dresser Drawer Commercial got me interested in looking this man up in You Tube. I Like him! He's awesome!
One cool guy.
Before the Gold Rush in California (when the Americans fur traders, trappers and fortune hunters just arrived from the East), _la California vieja_ was a paradise for agriculture, with big estates managed by both by families of Spanish ranchers (mainly from mixed heritage, as always has been betten Hispanics) but specially by the missions of the Franciscan Order in charge of evangelization the indigenous tribes of the area.
It is really pleasing to know that there are those who question all the paradigms of modern life, in order to seek a healthier and more humane alternative to coexist, in a land blessed by God. Until 1847 _las Californias_ , promised to become the granary of the first Mexican Republic. Gold changed everything and not exactly for the better.
I think these two make a great match
I just finished that episode today too, so hearing about the dressing drawer incident made it a whole lot funnier! 😂
RON YOU ARE MY HERO!! I love you man!! We need more urban guerilla gardening
I have a 53 Bel Air Coup HT in my garage that I plan to lay-frame... but that project is sitting because on the outside of said garage, I have black corn, cilantro, mint, ube, corn, lettuce, tomato, shallot, garlic, red onion, lemon cucumber, English cucumber, snap peas, chili pepper, bell pepper, broccoli, huckleberry, persimmon, 3 kinds of Asian pear, and strawberries... my kaffir lime, Persian lime, and papaya died :(
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Nature rises through cracks in paving stones/ To breathe in the air once Her's alone
I been picking up containers every since I first experienced his drawer video. I
LOL
Just found an article online about this guy. So cool and inspiring what you’re doing in your community . Sending love and respect from Nova Scotia Canada 🇨🇦
Receiving that LoVe!
Love him or Love him, he has a point, you can't eat no diamond, and that is the god's honest truth.
Ronnie this is Charlotte I'm going to start a program to help to feed the the baby's here in La if you get a chance come by Manual Arts 43rd Street that's where I'm residing now and help me feed the hungry God bless you Ronnie have a blessed day
Randy what I see it all over is these kids are hungry it's sad to see how their attire is and you know how I see the hunger in them
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Man he’s so hot
I don't buy anything for any of my gardens bc mother nature provides everything necessary for life for free.
Why don’t you sell seeds.
Anyone's here because of Liziqi?
Ron Finley inpired me to grow veggies in permafrost eurasia CAPITAL MAGNITOGORSK Эторофу 択捉郡 Ghost in the Shell Innocense [RUS]
SuperDope!!