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My garden so far 2009
This years seedlings so farCheerokee purplesBrandwineEarlygirlsBeefsteakGreen peppersRed sweet peppersSweet bananna peppers5 varieties of letteceGarlicElephant garlicMore to comeSteveFood for Everyone Foundationhttp://www.foodforeveryone.org http://w...
Are you involved with an organization, village, church, school who wants to grow fresh organic produce and vegetables??
I have contacted you before about a farm in Vietnam to provide foodand some income for a small hamlet in coastal Vietnam.I feel the mittleider method will far outproduce other methods. Andseems to be by far the most feasible,There is a certain stubbo...
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 ...
Help whats wrong with my sustainable mittledier garden?
Jim, It took me awhile to check this and get back...on the www.growfood.com website it does recommend the 50 percent blowsand to 50 percent peat moss as an option for custom-made soil, so if that is incorrect, it should be changed. I bought the p...
How to Properly Grow a Healthy Garden Using Compost and Manure
Q. Even if it's a poorer source of nitrogen than oil-based products (urea, ammonium nitrate, and ammonium sulfate), won't compost (particularly composted manure) get the job done? That's a completely free and renewable resource. My garden beds thi...
Fall Planting – Fall Crops & Winter Storage
Fall Planting – Fall Crops & Winter Storage Sadly, too many of us are tired of our gardens by fall, often because weeds have taken over, or because we planted the wrong things and we can’t even get rid of them. I suggest we take another look at i...
Grow you garden later in the Fall
Extending your growing seasonToday 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 Eagle Mountain, where it was 27 degrees one night this month, but most of the...
Want a Better Garden Next Year? Plant In The Fall!
Have you been disappointed with your garden this year? Or perhaps it was great and you can't wait to do it again. Whichever scenario fits your garden, you may be thinking of how next year’s garden is going to be SO MUCH BETTER! One way to help im...
Heat Source(s) for Mini-Greenhouses
Q. In your answer on 'extending your growing season' you mention using a small heat source for the 'mini greenhouses'. What heat source would you recommand and how is the best way to use it?A. Depending on the size of your Mini-Greenhouse and the s...
Want a Better Garden Next Year? Plant In The Fall!
Have you been disappointed with your garden this year? Or perhaps it was great and you can't wait to do it again. Whichever scenario fits your garden, you may be thinking of how next year’s garden is going to be SO MUCH BETTER! One way to help im...
How To Save Crops From Freezing In Your Garden
How To Save Crops From Freezing In Your GardenAuthor: Jim KennardQ. 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 ...
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...
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 ...
Companion planting yes or no?
This is actually a never ending debate among the scientificcommunity and the biodynamic gardening community. The biodynamicgardening is based on some "bad science" especially with the"sensitive crystallization method".However, there is a type of "com...
Earwigs and Grasshappers
Hi from Gede & Darsi in BaliWe've written before about grasshoppers - catch them, blender with water, strain and spray the affected area - we didn't have problem again for over a year - even through rainy season. It's easy and effective - from a Per...
Gardening and health and good karma
My mother tells me that I've been planting seeds since I was 7 yearsold - I asked her - if I plant this pumpkin seed - will it grow somepumpkins? - She replied - only if I really cared for it...There has never been a year without a garden. I grew up ...
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...
Eggplants not setting fruit what gives
I planted a six-pack of Japanese eggplant seedlings on March 17. Theplants are very healthy-looking and have had many blossoms, but I seeno fruit setting. Am I giving too much water, too much fertilizer?I water every day and fertilize once a week. La...
Growing Roma tomatoes
I am trying this (tomato) for the first time and I notice that it looks more like a very thick bush, does anyone know if this is something I should thin out or do I just leave it alone?roydcole & Group:Prune Romas just enough to keep leaves off the g...
Do you all start with seeds or plants? Also were do you get your seeds?
Group:The choice between seeds and plants is not too tough once you understand a few basic facts, such as how hard or easy, and how expensive or inexpensive it is to do one or the other. Also, how long it takes to grow to seedling size and the value ...
Pruning determinate vs indeterminate tomatoes
Thanks for the replies.? I think it was most clear when Jim said "just make sure you have ONE stem growing upward, and remove everything else."? I must confess that this is what I was thinking everyone meant, but couldn't imagine it was really true!?...
Gardening in Fiji
Bula JimI've been through twice on the training discs x 4 you sent me.I intend to go through five times before I begin to& nbsp;farm.Can you advise me on the following:1.Is it permissable to spray the bush and burn the dry weeds?2.We intend to g...
Using store bought corn for seed yes or no?
Can I buy an ear of corn from the supermarket and plant it?Ask the Produce Manager the name, or variety, of the corn. Very often corn sold in the stores is a hybrid variety, and the seeds will produce something that is different than the ear of corn ...
My garden 2008
Steves garden 2008Sweet PeppersRed BeautyLuigiHavanaBig BerthaCubanelle (Green)Admiral (Orange)Green Pepper non sweet Lady BellHot PeppersCherry Hot PeppersAnchoJalapenoTOMATOESBetter BoyBrandywineBeefsteakEarlyGirlViva ItaliaLemon BoyMellon'sCantalo...
Cost of Growbox materials
Hi, I just joined the list. I was planning on doing some gardening with a grow-box for the first time but have found it quite expensive (cost of wood and things like perlite). So after reading over the materials, I don't quite understand how this is ...
Creating a Mittleider rooftop garden
I have a flat concrete roof on top of my building in eastern India andI have waterproofed an area 15ft by 50ft for installing a roof topgarden. I have put a mixture of 75% sawdust and 25% sand (as indicatedin the book 'More food from your garden') wh...
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...
The Marines and Iraqi's need your help
Friends:We leave today for Armenia and the Republic of Georgia to work onprojects in those countries. We expect to return to the States by themiddle of June, unless something extends our work.Such as: I received a note from a father of a marine in Ir...
