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Need vegetable gardening advice or have a question or problem? Use the menu on the left to find answers to your vegetable gardening problems. You'll get advise and tips about organic gardening, or using compost and manure, compared to mineral fertilizers. Our vegetable gardening expert will advise you on how to grow a great garden in any soil. And you'll get some great tips on effective watering and weeding to maximize your yield and gardening enjoyment - and much more!

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Background & Motivation of Moderator and Author
Q.Mr. Kennard,I have read many, many articles and questions here at "The Food For Everyone Foundation" over the last year. During all of this time I have wondered whet...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:3398
Choosing What to Plant
Q. It is time for the annual sale of this year's seeds in the US. Could you give some ideas on what would be good to buy for planting next year? I would like high ...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:5638
Controlling Voles & Field Mice
Q. My garden is located in the middle of an apple orchard, which also seems to be home to mice and voles. Last year we had a huge tomato crop from 300 plants in Mittleider bed...

Last Modified:2006-08-31Number of views:6080
Create Your Own "Mini-Website"! It's Free and Easy To Do!
YOU can have your own mini-website, called a Lens, and share your interests and expertise with the world. IT's FREE! And it's simple to do. A major pl...

Last Modified:2006-11-08Number of views:2349
Free Greenhouse Plans
I've owned commercial-built greenhouses, and I have built and owned some from scratch. I believe the one I have now is about the best you can get for the money - for several ...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:7548
Greenhouse Kits? Tillers? Fertilizer Availability? Learn to Grow?
Q. 1. What is your view of the less expensive greenhouses that can be purchased as kits? i.e. "Hoop Houses" and the like. Are these valuable tools for vegetable garden...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:4912
Growing in Uganda, Africa - What will grow?
Q. I am moving to Uganda for four years and would like to know which vegetable and herbs I will be able to grow there. The tropical climate is moderated by altitude.&nbs...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:4099
Help Us Share the Knowledge of Vegetable Gardening with Others!
Dear Friend: Thanks for taking the time to read these articles. I sincerely hope they are helpful to you and those you love. My whole desire in running th...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:3353
How Can I Get All The Minerals I Need In My Diet?
Q. You have convinced me - as well as anyone else who has gardened using the Mittleider Method - of the importance of minerals for optimum plant health and productivity....

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:4292
How Not to Repeat Last Year's Bad Gardening Experience
Q. First of all I mixed up my lids (on the storage containers) and think I remember that the Pre-Plant is the brown and the Weekly Feed is white... Corr...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:3416
Know When Where, and How to Grow Every Vegetable in Your Garden
Q. I'm making a bed for pepper. When do I plant, and how close together do you grow pepper plants? I tried to find the answer in the Mittleider Gardening Library...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:4156
Mittleider Magic Advice & Tips
Welcome to Mittleider Gardening Magic advice and tips! I’m excited to be sharing the wisdom of “the world’s greatest vegetable gardener.” I've been a Mittleider gardener e...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:3137
Organic or Chemical - Maybe we're Organic!!
Great News for Organic Enthusiasts!(And everyone else who’s concerned about growing healthy food) We all want to be healthy! And to do this, we need to eat healthy produce fr...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:4440
Organic or Chemical Feeding of Plants
A fundamental question in vegetable gardening is - what is the proper use of organic and/or chemical materials? Let’s determine the truth of the matter, with four ba...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:4220
The Zoo-Doo Man
For 17 years I have owned a 3/4 acre parcel adjacent to Utah's Hogle Zoo, where I have grown a vegetable garden using The Mittleider Method as taught in many of the devel...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:5064
Time for Planting - Seeds and Seedlings
Q. I live in the southern tier of New York. When do I plant the seeds? A. It depends on two things: 1) the type of plant you are planting, and 2)...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:3932
Utah's Hogle Zoo Garden - Where is it?
Q. Is the garden by Hogle Zoo still going? Exactly where is it? How can I get help to build my own garden? A. The Mittleider Method garden adja...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:2722
What Size Garden Will Feed 20 People?
Q. Given a southern Indiana location, how many square feet of garden would I need to feed ten adults and nine children? A. The answer depends on what you want to ...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:3464
You Can Teach the Mittleider Method ! Give Seminars Using The Foundation's Materials.
The Tremendous body of knowledge that is the Mittleider Method needs to be spread to every family who is a candidate for growing a vegetable garden! Do you agree? ...

Last Modified:2006-12-09Number of views:3540

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Micro-Nutrients Sold By the Foundation - How Much Weekly Feed Will it Make?
Q. If I grow in 4 ' X 4' raised beds, each micro elements pouch - mixed in recommended ratio to make the Weekly Feed formula - will be enough for how many feedings of a 4'...

Last Modified: 2008-11-18Number of views: 8
Grow-Box Preparation for Winter
Q. Now that growing season is drawing to a close, how can we prepare our Grow-Boxes for winter? What are the best ways to cover them or protect them without having to move th...

Last Modified: 2008-10-24Number of views: 104
Growing Sweet Corn Successfully in the Family Garden
After tomatoes, sweet corn may be the most popular crop grown in many family gardens. However, as popular as it is, growing corn presents some difficult choices, mostly hav...

Last Modified: 2008-10-09Number of views: 119
Avoiding Cross-Pollination of Different Varieties of Corn
Q. I want to grow some of the different colored corn. The seed package says to isolate. How far from the other corn does this have to be to avoid cross pollination? A....

Last Modified: 2008-10-09Number of views: 119
Strawberries - Planting and Care for Maximum Harvests
The best berries and the best production come from plants that were new the previous year. Generally, space your plants 12 in. apart and feed and water according to the M...

Last Modified: 2008-10-06Number of views: 137
One Hectatr Market Garden - Questions on Getting Started
Q. I have contacted you before about a farm in Vietnam to provide food and some income for a small hamlet in coastal Vietnam. I feel the Mittleider method will far outprod...

Last Modified: 2008-10-05Number of views: 132
One Hectare Market Garden - More Questions
I have a few other questions: 1. What about a balanced harvest? Rather than all of one item becoming available at one time - consistently having a certain amount of vegetab...

Last Modified: 2008-10-05Number of views: 147
Is This Gardening Method Organic?
Q. Where can I get information that tells how the Mittleider Method is considered organic? A. Opinions on whether or not the Mittleider Method is organic run the gamut. ...

Last Modified: 2008-09-15Number of views: 205
Fertilizers to Use - Suggested Formula
Q. We are planning our fertilizer needs for next year. The cost of fertilizer has gone up over 60% this last year and they are telling me that it will go up another 50% by t...

Last Modified: 2008-09-15Number of views: 224
Which is best - Sprinkling, Flooding, Drip/Soakers or Something Else?
Q. What is best, watering from above (sprinklers) or watering from below (flooding or soakers)? A. Sprinklers are the worst - for several reasons, including 1) the great ...

Last Modified: 2008-09-11Number of views: 238
Controlling Powdery Mildew in Tomatoes & Squash
"Wettable sulfur, sprayed on tomatoes every two weeks at a rate of 2 tablespoons per gallon will absolutely prevent mildew. And....it is cheap. One tablespoon of wettable ...

Last Modified: 2008-08-20Number of views: 250
Lots of Blossoms But Little Fruit - What To Do
Q. I have hundreds of blossoms on my tomato, squash and etc. plants yet very little fruit. I have observed that there are no bees (I have only seen 3 at any one time) aroun...

Last Modified: 2008-08-07Number of views: 273
Software tells when to plant each variety of vegetable in every region
Q. I'm a programmer and I also am a gardener. I have a couple ideas for computer programs that are garden related. However, to write the programs I'm thinking about, I ...

Last Modified: 2008-07-14Number of views: 336
Gardening in the Desert - In Blow-Sand
Q. We live in Arizona on the Hopi reservation. We have added all kinds of soil treatment to our soil. It is mainly sand, blow sand. The problem is that when we water our crop...

Last Modified: 2008-07-02Number of views: 367
How to Plant Beans (and other seeds) For Maximum Germination & Growth
Q. Have planted a row of green beans in my small garden. They aren't coming up very well. I followed the package directions. I Have two plants that are looking fairly goo...

Last Modified: 2008-06-18Number of views: 411

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