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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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Asbestos-Containing Vermiculite May Pose a Cancer Risk
Soil Conditioners Could Pose Asbestos Hazard When we hear the word “asbestos” we often think back on the controversy of the late 1970’s when it became common knowledge that a...

Last Modified:2009-02-05Number of views:520
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:4077
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:6785
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:7231
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:2948
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:9108
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:5795
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:4670
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:3925
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:4925
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:3954
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:5154
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:4261
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:5027
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:4787
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:5778
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:4582
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:3347
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:5105
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:4134

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Weekly Flood Irrigation vs Daily Automated Watering
Q. The church lot that we have has water rights to the canal adjacent to the property. We can have flood irrigation scheduled for up to an hour once a week. I know you ...

Last Modified: 2009-06-19Number of views: 67
Correct Ratios of Materials for Grow-Boxes (Containers)
Q. In looking at the mixes for the grow boxes... say the 25% sand and 75% peat moss - is that by volume or by weight? A. Your container mixes should be measured by volume....

Last Modified: 2009-06-19Number of views: 68
Lime or Gypsum - Which to Use
Q. Do I need to add lime or gypsum for my pre-plant mix. I live in Edmonton, Alberta and we have an average annual rainfall of 33cm (13in) and an average annual snowfall of 13...

Last Modified: 2009-06-19Number of views: 56
What String Should I Use to Grow Plants Vertically?
Q. I'm using t-frames for my tomatoes,and the tomatoes are growing in to the string; should I loosen the string or cut it? I'm afraid the plants' circulation will be cut of...

Last Modified: 2009-04-28Number of views: 209
Using saline well water
Q. Can I still plant a veg. garden even tough I have well water (salt water)? Its not very salty but still I'm worried. A. You can certainly use well water if it's not t...

Last Modified: 2009-04-28Number of views: 175
Mixing Fertilizer In Small Batches
Many people only have small containers in which they are trying to grow vegetables, and they only need small amounts of Pre-Plant and Weekly Feed Mixes. Here's how to mix ...

Last Modified: 2009-04-19Number of views: 289
Do I need to prune peas?
Q. My question is about snap peas. I'm going to grow them vertically and I want to know if they should be pruned like other vining plants. I can find info on beans, tomatoe...

Last Modified: 2009-04-28Number of views: 168
Does the Mittleider Software Run on Vista?
Q. Why Can't you make some software that runs on VISTA? All newer windows computers have vista on them - we really wanted to buy your software, but all our computers have vis...

Last Modified: 2009-04-28Number of views: 172
When should I plant?
Q. When is a good time to plant a vegetable garden in Utah? A. No matter where you live you need to time your planting according to two things: 1. You need to learn the ...

Last Modified: 2009-04-28Number of views: 207
Controlling moles and gophers
Q. Do you have any suggestions on how to get rid of the pesky, destructive gophers or moles. We have lost 3 fruit trees due to them. I have tried everything suggested by other...

Last Modified: 2009-04-28Number of views: 173
Teaching Others to Grow Seedlings
Q. I am starting a nursery with a group of individuals using the Mittleider method. I am following the Gardening Course book as closely as possible but I am still unclear on ...

Last Modified: 2009-03-12Number of views: 271
Where to Buy/Make Weekly Feed
Q. I don't know where to buy the weekly feed anymore. I live in the Rupert Idaho area. I go to SLC occasionally. Steve Regan store has gone out of business....where can I go ...

Last Modified: 2009-04-28Number of views: 190
Making My Own Weekly Feed Mix Using Micro-Nutrients Purchased from the Foundation Website
Q. I need some help on NPK ratios used with the Micro Mix. The Micro Mix sheet suggested using a 16-16-16 ratio (I can get 17-17-17, will it work?), but the "how to mix your ...

Last Modified: 2009-02-19Number of views: 583
Putting Cardboard, Linoleum, or Carpeting under the Box - What Height? - Filling with Dirt & Manure?
Q. I was thinking of using brown cardboard from fridge and stove boxes as a mulching in the bottoms of the raised beds to prevent weeds coming up into the beds, so I don't h...

Last Modified: 2009-02-19Number of views: 530
Direction of Boxes - Important?
Q. We're setting up a grow-box garden in Saint Martin in the French West Indies (tropical @ 18 degrees N) and need to know whether it would be best to orient the boxes East-...

Last Modified: 2009-02-19Number of views: 536

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