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Gardening seminars
We will be in Utah between February 15 and March 5, and would bewilling to conduct free gardening seminars during that time, if thereis sufficient interest by church congregations or community gardeninggroups.The preferred format is for a 4 hour semi...
Pay It Forward" - You Can Too!
Q. I am a Mother of 5 children. I don't have a lot of knowledge about gardening and would like to learn more. I don't have a lot of time to spend gardening and need to find the best way. A. I'm sharing my response to with you only to show how each ...
Crop Rotation Yes or No
Drastic Crop Rotation - Change the Entire Location Every Year - Good Idea??Author: Jim KennardQ. My husband said you should change the location of your vegetable garden every year. Is this correct?A. This idea is impractical and unnecessary. Mos...
Soil amendments Needed Yes or NO?
Hi everyone, My name is Tom and I live in central California in thefoothills ..I have been trying to grow a garden for several years onlyto end up with nothing for my effort. I have decomposed granite forsoil and it will not grow anything except weed...
New to the mittleider method whats the fertilier all about
I, also, have just found out about this method. I got the book andread faithfully after I had put in most of the garden. I haveplanted 13 tomato plants in a row about 25 feet long. Finally tyingthem up was educational. I did it this morning. I have p...
Using rain covers over your garden yes or no
Was wondering if planting under rain covers changes how I will need tomanage the application of weekly feed to the plants?Edwin.You shouldn't change the application of fertilizers. You may need to water those fertilizers in, however, if you have been...
Large scale Mittleider gardening yes it works.
HiI'm a newbie, and just love what you are doing.I will be making some Grow Beds this gardening seasonand using Mittleider Method's.I also have some pasture land and would like to try theMitteider Method on 2 or 3 acres. If possible?How much pre-plan...
Using material between your soil beds yes of no?
Jim and/or group,1. Would it be advisable to lay something between the grow boxes/bedsto help keep weeds down? I have some rubber like black material (roofing) that I could use. Would that provide a breeding place for bugs, etc and nota good idea?2. ...
Mittleider gardening where to start?
Hi JIm- As you know, i am new to the Mettleider Method of Gardening,and I am not quite sure where to start to learn the Method. I have readlots from all the web sites, but still not sure what exactlythe "Method" is. Could you give me some direction a...
What plants to start from seeds
This is the first year that I am trying seeds. Do i plant everythingfrom seeds in my house frist and then transplant out into my garden? Orare there some plants that do better being planted directly into theground. I have always planted starts from t...
Growing tomatoes a-z
This is a long subject.If you build the sunken grow beds, and the deep soil is clay, willit not fill up with water like a Bowl during heavy rainy spells androt the roots? Or even water too much not knowing it?Am I to understand from looking at the HO...
Growing seedlings indoors with lights
Jim I understand we should use one hot and one cool light. Sillyquestion, but how do we tell the difference (they are called "warm" & "cool" in the stores - JK)??Second question: Indoor lights provide 50% of the needed light - that is why we sho...
Mixing your own Fertilizer
i have on hand 50# of 15-0-15 and 5# of 0-46-0.>> how much of 0-46-0 do i need to add to make a 15-15-15 fertilizer>> or close to it>> thanks wayne>>> Wayne& Group:>> What you would REALLY like to have is 13-7.5-13! That is the ratioin the Pre-m...
Heat and drought how does a Mittleider garden fare compared to other gardening methods
I am familiar with the situations that you are referring to, both heat and drought. While in South Africa we lived in the hottest capital of the country, although summer was our rainy season, so watering regularly was never an issue; no water restri...
Late fall early winter gardening
A 1,000 square foot garden can grow a tremendous amount of produceIF YOU DO IT RIGHT (how about 5,000# of tomatoes)! If left alone,or done haphazardly, however, it will be a big disappointment, andyou'll grow weeds instead, so "changing your ways" is...
Mittleider gardening in extreme heat
I live in the desert of Arizona, so our climates are probably pretty much the same. Right now is the time to plant kale, chard, spinach, collards, lettuce, mesclun mix (which is a great market crop), cilantro, parsley, carrots, turnips, radishes, bro...
Urgent Need for Families to Become Food Self-Sufficient NOW
The following recap is taken from a study published by the HarvardUniversity School of Business. Titled Food Security and the Church ofJesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, it was published September 25,2007 as N9-507-068. They were trying to determine...
Growing Vegetables, and plants year round
Group: The following exchange regarding growing during the winter vsextending your growing season with the Mittleider Method and storingyour bounty for use during the winter is instructive.A gentleman wrote: "we need year round food growing in nort...
Synthetic versus natural fertilizers
By Jim Kennard What does “Natural” mean, and what does “Synthetic” mean? And exactly what makes synthetically produced fertilizers, if there is such a thing in the first place, any worse for your garden than naturally produced ones? This is o...
Training Squash to grow Verticle is it possible?
I pounded fence posts at the four corners of my squash beds and ran rings of baling twine around it. The squash vines have climbed up the twine until they are almost as tall as I am. I'm sure pruning would also be beneficial, but I didn't think of it...
Using soil admendments to improve your soil yes or No
The problems with using soil amendments include the fact that manytimes seeds, bugs, and diseases are introduced into peoples' gardensby using unsterilized compost and/or manure.Also, using soil amendments as your only source of plant nutritionis alm...
Why following directions with the Mittleider method is important
One of the biggest issue is people not following the Mittleider gardening directions to the letter.The reason we have 5-10 times the yield, use half the water, and use much less space is because we are a scientific method of gardening.The bed width a...
Mittleider gardeners in Trinidad
In Trinidad, bagasse was the popular choice as a medium. The sugarindustry is now closed and bagasse is no longer available. Is therea suggestion? There is no other crop byproduct that can be obtainedcheaply.SimonAgronomistSimon:Do you have access to...
My tomatoes are splitting HELP
The problem of cracking is exacerbated by hot weather and unevenmoisture, but Jacob Mittleider gave me pictures of research heconducted in recent years which taught him that boron deficiency alsoplayed a part. In addition to making sure you are doin...
General Mittleider gardening questions
Over the past couple of weeks I have signed on to this group andobtained an enormous amount of help and information. I have alsoread one of Dr. Mittleider's early books. What I have found is thatI read something in a post or article and then forget...
Soil mixture for seedling trays
Hi group,Was wondering if anyone has used soil mix as per the system in celltrays for seedlings? and how the requirements differ from using seedflats...ET & Group:Cell trays are plastic trays that are made with individual cells in which each seed...
Gardening Proper spacing of holes in PVC pipe for automated watering
Group:There is some confusion regarding how far apart the holes should be in the 3/4" Schedule 200 PVC pipe that is used in automating the watering of soil-beds and Grow-Boxes. Perhaps an early book contributed to that confusion, but Dr. Mittleider's...
How to learn about the Mittleider method of gardening
I want to know where to start with doing this type of gardening. Ihave read about its success but I don't really understand what it'sall about. Do I need to buy a book and if so which one would yourecommend or is there enough info on this website?I w...
