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Grow Your Own: Save Our Plants!

by Sean Croxton

Let me tell you, organic gardening is WAY harder than I ever expected it to be.

I just thought we put the seeds in the soil, gave them a few drinks of water, and then all of sudden vegetables starting growing.

Nope, it doesn’t quite work that way. At least, when you have no idea what the heck you’re doing.

In today’s episode of Grow Your Own, I stop by Hale Holistic and get some bad news from our friend Kirk: my spinach seeds haven’t done a darn thing and our tomato plant looks like it’s on its last leg.

Where did we go wrong?

Well, first off, we underestimated the brutally hot summer sun, which sucked a lot of moisture out of our soil. We also made a boo-boo by applying fertilizer only down the center of the soil, too far away for any roots to find.

Whoops.

On one of my fave episodes of UW Radio, farmer Joel Salatin said, “Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly at first.”

With that said, Kirk and I are willing to learn from our mistakes. We’re also willing to get help from the best of the best. So, we brought in Shawn Studer of Stud Organics to help us recover our small (really small) farm.

Check out today’s GYO video below. You’ll learn all about how mulching keeps moisture in the soil. You’ll also find out how to water your garden without all the toxic chemicals.

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On the next episode of GYO, we get our mulch and worm poop on!!

Out!

Sean Croxton
Author, The Dark Side of Fat Loss


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MORE Grow Your Own!

by Sean Croxton & Kirk Hensler

The Underground Wellness Garden is soaking up these hot San Diego sun rays. And in a few weeks, we’ll be able to harvest our spinach, squash, and tomatoes. Super jazzed about growing (and eating) my own food!

I’m a little behind with bringing you the latest installments of our Grow Your Own series. So, below you will find episodes 2 through 4.

In Episode 2, Kirk Hensler of Hale Holistic and I show you how to put together you own grow box. Pretty easy peezy!

In Episode 3, Kirk shows us how to plant our starters.

And in the fourth episode, we sow our seeds.

Be on the lookout for the fifth installment later this week. Watering plants is pretty easy, BUT you want to be sure that you’re not feeding your plants toxic water. We’ll give you the scoop!

I’ll be headed back to Hale on Friday. Our seeds are sprouting. My babies are here!!!

Thanks for tuning in!

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Sean Croxton
Author, The Dark Side of Fat Loss


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FFD: Grow Your Own! Ep. 1

by Sean Croxton

I am officially an Organic Farmer!

Yesterday, Kirk and I went over to City Farmer’s Nursery to meet up with Farmer Bill.

Farmer Bill gave us a lesson in how to start our own organic garden. We’re going to grow some chard, spinach, tomatoes, and squash right in the middle of Downtown San Diego!

And YOU get to follow along and do it yourself!

If you’re in San Diego, be sure to visit the nursery. Bill’s got goats, chickens, turkeys, and all kinds of other animals back there. When you’re done, come downtown and say hi to Kirk at his studio Hale Holistic.

We’ll be back next week to show you how to build your box, lay down your soil, and plant those seeds!

I’m pumped!

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Sean Croxton
Author, The Dark Side of Fat Loss


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FFD Workout: I Want the Juice!!!

by Sean Croxton & Kirk Hensler

What a week!

This has definitely been the most productive week I’ve had in a long time. So sad to see it end.

BUT it’s time to take a break and have some FUN!

Today, we’re kicking off the weekend with another Friday Fun Day workout.

Personal trainer, martial artist, and organic farmer, Kirk Hensler of Hale Holistic makes his Underground Wellness debut as he puts me through this grueling 4-minute challenge.

Definitely the longest 4 minutes of my life!

Let’s see what you got! Here are the movements.

* 10 Jumping Jacks
* 10 Push Ups
* 10 Squats
* 10 High/Low Planks

See how many times you can go through the circuit in 4 minutes. The first round is easy, but don’t be fooled. It gets harder!

Be sure to watch the entire video. Kirk and I have a yummy organic treat for you.

Keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming Grow Your Own organic gardening video series. Kirk and I are going to show YOU step-by-step how to grow your own food. Audience participation is highly encouraged!

Check out Hale Holistic on Facebook.

And be sure to download last night’s UW Radio show to learn the facts about osteoporosis. Another great show!

Happy Friday!

See you next week.

Sean