Growing a Greener World

IMDb TVDB Trailer
  • :
  • : 240
  • : 5
  • PBS
  • Documentary Home and garden

:

.

6
6x1
A Year in the Life of a Beginning Beekeeper (Atlanta, GA; Mt. Airy, NC)
Episode overview
The Season 6 premiere chronicles a year in the life of a new beekeeper: host Joe Lamp'l. Included: selecting the best equipment; taking possession of live bees and installing them in a proper hive; and harvesting honey.
6x2
How to Make Compost (Mt. Airy, NC)
Episode overview
How to make compost; and use recycled pallets to build a compost bin.
6x3
Keeping Chickens 101 (Raleigh, NC)
Episode overview
How to raise chickens in a backyard. Included: a simple structure for a chicken coop.
6x4
Creating Certified Wildlife Habitats (Atlanta, GA)
Episode overview
How to create a Certified Wildlife Habitat in one's backyard.
6x5
Starting Seeds, A to Z (Mount Airy, NC)
Episode overview
How to start a vegetable garden from scratch.
6x6
Fan Favorites From 5 Years (All Over the U.S.)
Episode overview
The show's most popular segments are revisited.
6x7
Oh, Deer! Dealing With Garden Pests (Athens, GA; Mount Airy, NC)
Episode overview
A low-cost and simple deer barrier that anyone can make; and natural, safe and humane ways to repel other common garden and landscape pests.
6x8
The Business of Urban Backyard Food Gardens (Seattle, WA; Brooklyn, NY)
Episode overview
Turning an urban backyard garden into a business is discussed.
6x9
Rooftop Farming in NYC (New York City, NY)
Episode overview
Two rooftop organic farms in New York City are visited.
6x10
Bringing Bees Back (Skagit Valley, WA)
Episode overview
Efforts to save the endangered honeybee are detailed.
6x11
Annie's Annuals: Preserving Horticultural Diversity (San Francisco, CA)
Episode overview
A small retail nursery that specializes in plants overlooked by large commercial operations is visited; and heirloom tomatoes are turned into a spicy gazpacho. Also: biodegradable plant labels; recycling programs; and eco-friendly growing techniques.
6x12
Practical Steps to a Weedless Garden (New Paltz NY)
Episode overview
How to achieve a weedless garden without relying on chemicals.
6x13
Aquaponics: Raising Fish and Plants Together (San Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL)
Episode overview
A Chicago factory-turned-farm; and two California entrepreneurs who offer aquaponic systems and desktop mushroom gardens.
6x14
Moss Is Boss (Raleigh, NC)
Episode overview
Moss, which is often seen as a nuisance, is discussed.
6x15
The Rodale Institute, Champions of Organic Gardening (Kutztown, PA)
Episode overview
Modern organic gardening is explored at the Rodale Institute.
6x16
A Primer on Pruning (Columbus, OH; Mount Airy, NC; Atlanta, GA)
Episode overview
Pruning is discussed. Included: five keys to pruning like a pro; common pruning mistakes; and promoting healthy plants through selective pruning.
6x17
Four Farmers & a Bus: Sol Food (Various Cities Across America)
Episode overview
Gardeners who teach about sustainable edible gardening while traveling the country in a biodiesel bus are featured.
6x18
The Truth About Organic Gardening (St. Paul, MN)
Episode overview
Organic gardening is discussed.
6x19
Design Tips for a Small Space Garden (San Francisco, Seattle, Raleigh)
Episode overview
Small-space gardening is explored. Included: small gardens in the San Francisco area.
6x20
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife With Native Plants
Episode overview
How gardens impact the diversity of life in one's yard and town; and on the planet.
6x21
The New Generation of Farmers: Thinking Big While Staying Small (Various Cities in GA)
Episode overview
Sustainable practices employed by small-scale farmers are featured. Included: applying the techniques to one's own backyard.
6x22
Compost, Compost Everywhere: How It's Made (Seattle, WA)
Episode overview
A commercial facility that makes compost from yard waste and kitchen scraps; and a Seattle training facility that teaches how to compost.
6x23
Year-round Growing With Eliot Coleman (Harborside, ME)
Episode overview
A Maine farm that grows vegetables year-round is visited.
6x24
Growing Without Soil: Hydroponics (Atlanta, GA; New York City; Raleigh, NC)
Episode overview
Hydroponic gardening is examined.
6x25
Debunking Gardening Myths With Linda Chalker Scott (Seattle, WA)
Episode overview
Common gardening myths are debunked.
6x26
Designing the Landscape (Atlanta, GA)
Episode overview
The Season 6 finale shows how a new landscape is designed and installed.

Characters