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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:1745

• Best Direction for Rows - Best Location for Plants

  Q. Is it best for garden rows to run North & South or East & West. Taller crops on which side? A. The direction of your rows is not important. What IS important is where...

  Last Modified:2010-04-20Number of views:488

• 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:8217

• 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:9244

• 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:4106

• 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:10919

• 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:7195

• 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:5759

• 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:5106

• 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:5945

• 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:4930

• 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:6653

• 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:5468

• 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:5990

• 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:5651

• 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:6845

• 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:5495

• 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:4445

• 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:7087

• 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:5022

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• Squirrel Control in the Garden

  Q. Squirrels are attacking my garden. Last year they ate all my broccoli plants & now they are eating my green tomatoes. Is there any product I can use to stop them from de...

  Last Modified: 2010-07-18Number of views: 34

• Tomatoes Not Setting Fruit

  Q. Tomato vines look great, green, tall, but very little bloom or fruit production. What am I doing wrong? A. Are you in a hot climate? If the daytime temperatures are ...

  Last Modified: 2010-07-02Number of views: 89

• Fertilizing Small Containers - 5 gallons as Starting Point

  Q. How much Pre-Plant and how much Weekly Feed should I add to each 5 gallon pail of custom soil? We have various sizes containers (all over 8 inches deep) so I figure I c...

  Last Modified: 2010-05-16Number of views: 218

• Squash Yellow & Not Growing

  Q. this is the second year I am trying to grow cantaloupe & yellow straight-neck squash,the leaves are yellow and just not growing on both, anyone else's squash in their gar...

  Last Modified: 2010-05-26Number of views: 173

• What soil mixture is best

  Q, I have been looking at your site for a while, and I have bought 3 of Mittleider books and have been reading them. I would like to give the grow bed gardening a try, but I...

  Last Modified: 2010-05-26Number of views: 326

• What Wood for Grow-Boxes

  Q. Grow-Boxes - which is the best wood to use ... i have access to maple or pine ... north east grower ( first year ) A. Either wood will work, but maple is probably harde...

  Last Modified: 2010-05-26Number of views: 176

• Paper in Compost?

  Q. can you use shredded paper in compost and can you put it in the bottom of big planters for fill? A. Yes you can, but we don't recommend doing either....

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• Best Direction for Rows - Best Location for Plants

  Q. Is it best for garden rows to run North & South or East & West. Taller crops on which side? A. The direction of your rows is not important. What IS important is where...

  Last Modified: 2010-04-20Number of views: 488

• Searching for Fertilizers - Need Help

  Q. I'm planning on doing a little bit of container gardening in my greenhouse this summer. I plan on using your soil-less mix as per your book "More Food From Your Garden"...

  Last Modified: 2010-02-08Number of views: 389

• Zucchinis roting on the ends when small

  Q. Why do my zucchinis grow to 3-4 inches and then start to rot on the ends. I have tried more water, less water, calcium,nothing works. A. Are you sure they were pollin...

  Last Modified: 2010-02-08Number of views: 404

• Growing Through the Winter

  A gardener asked the following question about building small greenhouses and growing in cold weather using information from the Mittleider Grow-Box Gardens book: "Since I am...

  Last Modified: 2010-01-09Number of views: 509

• Gardening by the Foot - a Treasure for Raised-Bed or Container Gardeners

  I have said nothing about this book for a long time, for just one reason. Our inventory of books had brittle binding glue and the pages would fall out at the least provocation...

  Last Modified: 2009-11-25Number of views: 589

• Make Your Own Weekly Feed

  Would you like to remove the guesswork from growing healthy plants, and know you’re feeding them just what they need? The Mittleider Magic fertilizer formulas provide all 13 ...

  Last Modified: 2009-10-06Number of views: 1409

• Vegetable Gardens Are The Best Protein Producers, But Animals Have Their Place

  For a vegetable gardening guy to be talking about animals may seem inconsistent to some, but since both provide food they are closely related, so I will discuss the general to...

  Last Modified: 2009-09-19Number of views: 739

• Finding the Mittleider Magic Ingredients? We've Made It Easy!

  Q Does anyone else have a hard time finding the ingredients in the M method? A. We struggled with this issue for many years until Dr. M and I: (1) simplified the Pre-Plant...

  Last Modified: 2009-09-14Number of views: 1024

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