Manuel Diaz from Hawaii, bringing love and passion to his education of all things plants

Manuel joins us from his home (and the roadside) in Hawaii as he prepares to go teach local school children about natural farming and plant biology. Manny shares his evolution to an organic gardener along with practical gardening tips to help you make that transition. Manny goes on to share some of his biggest failures and how he learned from them and overcame them. He shares a familiar story to many outdoor growers of finding the first caterpillar in his outdoor garden. He quickly learned that butterflies are not the beautiful animal he once thought they were. He also shares his typical IPM protocols and how to keep these caterpillars off your plants in the future. Ready for your feature? Want to share your gardening practices to help growers expedite their learning process? Apply to be on the show at thehomegrownhelpers.com/apply Please take a moment to check out our membership program at MyGrowPass.com as the doors are open and we're accepting new members for the first time in months! We offer our members exclusive learning opportunities, chances to hang with the Growcast and HGH crew, exclusive discounts, a quarterly $5,000 giveaway (to members only) along with so MUCH MORE! With everything happening in the world today, we decided to create a special 3-month package at a 25% discount from our normal pricing! Get 3 months of access for as low as $11/month and get all of our amazing resources and audio content to learn and perfect your skills with us! Check out all the perks and sign up at mygrowpass.com/sign-up You should also check out The Amazing Doctor Zymes and their incredible IPM solution - The Eliminator! This takes care of soft-bodied insects, molds and mildews using all-natural OMRI certified products that are safe to use from seedling through harvest. Use code GROWCAST10 to save 10 at DoctorZymes.com and be sure to enter into their giveaway (http://growcastpodcast.com/giveaway) that ends 3/25 for a chance to win 1 of 4 quarts of Eliminator concentrate! Please consider leaving a rating or review if you've been loving the show!