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Preventing Freezing in your garden
Q. I have a farm in Afghanistan, which is about 30,000 square meters (3 hectares, or 7.5 acres), in which mainly grapes are grown. In the cold winter the grape vines are buried under the ground because of the very cold weather and then in the spring ...
Harvesting and storing Winter Squash
Harvest winter squash when the skin is hard and will not break underthumbnail pressure. Appearance tends to be dull, rather than bright likethe summer squash at harvest-time. Spaghetti squash should be a goldenyellow. Always harvest before the heavy ...
Eliminating Weeds - How To Do It.
Q. How do I eliminate weeds when just starting a garden?A. I believe there is only one really effective way, without poisoning the ground (which is one way, of course).Rake up all materials on the surface of the soil and remove them, until the soil i...
Am I eating Vegetables - Or Fruits??
Group:I love my vegetable garden, and I suspect you enjoy yours too. We eat one or two meals a day from our garden, and my wife Araksya is an outstanding cook when it comes to using fresh garden produce.Sometimes I'll look at a meal with 6 or 8 items...
Composting For the Home Gardener
Compost includes 4 basic elements including air, water, carbon, and nitrogen. There are two types of composting, aerobic and anaerobic, meaning with oxygen and without.Anaerobic composting (without air) is a cold process, takes as long as two years ...
Watering and supporting tomatoes
I'm glad you are watering. If you put ridges up a few inches from the plant stems, you enclose the water, and much more gets to the roots. It's almost impossible to over-water tomatoes in this hot weather. Many people have the idea that to get your...
Garden Disease Prevention and Control
Downy Mildew - Prevention and ControlQ. This winter I am growing cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli in the same raised bed with a row cover. The cabbage and broccoli are doing beautifully but the cauliflower develops mold(?) on the heads before they...
Organic gardening Control of voles and Meadow Mice
The following information was gathered from several sources on the internet.Cultural Methods and Habitat ModificationsWeeds, ground cover and litter provide food and cover for voles. Eliminating them in and around crops, lawns and cultivated areas wi...
Organic gardening Comparing the Mittleider Method with Commercial Growers
Q. How "Organic" or Natural is The Mittleider Method - Really! My question is, how organic are the pre-plant and weekly feeder mixes? With today's current market trends and people's general desire to move away from commercialized food sources, the m...
PVC pipe hole size how big is needed?
Irrigation SystemI am in the process of beginning to start work on the irrigation partof my conversion to the MittleiderMethodGardening. I would like to askif the small #57 holes in the pvc pipes present any special troublewith stopping up?Group:A #5...
3 types of bush tomatoes garden 2009
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How to make ridges for your Mittleider soilbed
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Row three Mittleider organic garden
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Row 1 Mittleider organic garden
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Have you ever considered growing your own food?
”Are you kidding?? Why would I even think about growing a garden? I’m much too busy earning a living!” Let me give you a few reasons you SHOULD consider starting a garden: • Diesel costs $4 per gallon – Delivering your food is now twice as ...
Soil Mix & Ratios - Fertilizers to use and How Much
Soil Mix & Ratios - Fertilizers to use and How MuchAuthor: Jim KennardQ. I think what I need to know is, 1) what do I put in the soil mix and 2) proportions, as well as 3) what fertilizer to use and 4) proportions to mix in soil, plus 5) how much ...
Phase one Mittleider organic garden 2009
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Thank you for all your hard work
The article in the women's magazine was exciting! Great work.I also wanted to say thank you!. I live in Weston Idaho. This past year Iwas gone so much during the weeks but home on the weekends. I had plantedmy garden as a Mittlieder garden with the 3...
How to plant a Mittleider garden on a hillside
I am gardening on a hillside. I just started digging and then I hit upon the idea of having terraces about two to three feet wide and then directly below that I dig a 12" trench for walking that is about a foot lower than the next terrace. Then walki...
Where can I get seeds for my garden?
Wondering if seeds will be hard to find next spring so want to stock up now.Thanks!!Group:You can get a #10 can of heirloom garden seeds from the Foundation, if you need or want that many. It's 22.5 ounces, will plant 6 tenths of an acre, and it cost...
Can I use seawater for my garden?
: Seawater is very stable at about 3.5% total mineral salts. However, water near the surface and near the shores is below that percentage.Furthermore, Dr. Murray diluted the seawater in his experiments;According to this document it appears he used 12...
How to help us spead the message about the Mittleider method of sustainable garden.
Knowledge of the Mittleider Method of sustainable gardening makes youone of the "vital few," and with that knowledge comes both opportunityand responsibility.In The Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell describes how a few people canmake a tremendous positi...
Extending Your Growing Season - Both Spring & Fall
Today I want to assist many of you who are wondering how to extend your growing season for a few more weeks. For some it may be too late, as in high elevations like Randolph, Utah, where it was below freezing more than one night in August, but most ...
How To Save Crops From Freezing In Your Garden
Q. I have a farm in Afghanistan, which is about 30,000 squaremetres, in which mainly grapes are grown. In the cold winter thegrape vines are buried under the ground because of the very coldweather and then in the spring the vines are exposed to air a...
Preserving Your Garden Harvest - Eat Fresh for 4-6 Months!
Author: Jim KennardFolks, this one’s a keeper, so turn on your printer and save it in your gardening library.With cold weather soon upon us, everyone should be working to save your harvest, either by storing or preserving. Canning, drying, and free...
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Books Now on CD & by Digital Download!Author: Jim KennardWe are SO excited to announce the availability of 5 of the very important Mittleider gardening books, as well as his 9 Manuals, for digital down-load - right here on the FFEF website!You can no...
Compare Mittleider Method With Commercial Produce Growers
Q. The commercial produce growers in my area use black plastic with drip lines. They mix fertilizer in their irrigation water and pump it to the plants. What makes the Mittleider method more productive and efficient? A. Large commercial growers of ...
How to build a mini greenhouse with PVC
Building Mini-Greenhouses from PVC PipeAuthor: Jim Kennard I will give instructions for building a jig and then making PVC arches for 18"-wide boxes or beds.Materials needed:11 - 5' lengths of 1/2" Schedule 40 PVC pipe - to place arches 3' apart - f...
What is the Mittleider Method?
The Mittleider Method combines the best features of soil-based gardening and hydroponic gardening, but without hydroponic expense! It's a complete, easy-to-follow plan that eliminates guesswork and ensures success anywhere: an apartment patio, a city...
Extending Your Growing Season - Both Spring & Fall
Author: Jim KennardToday I want to assist many of you who are wondering how to extend your growing season for a few more weeks. For some it may be too late, as in high elevations like Randolph, Utah, where it was below freezing more than one night i...
