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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...
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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 )
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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"...
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Growing in Pots - How Much Fertilizer to Use
Some of you who grow in containers may want to grow in pots of different sizes, and will need to know how much Pre-Plant and Weekly Feed natural mineral nutrients to use.
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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?
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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.
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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-...
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Build Grow-Boxes Out of Cement Blocks?
Q. Do you have any information that would discourage using cement blocks to build the grow boxes?
A. Nothing serious. They take up aisle space, cost more than woo...
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Non-Standard Size Grow-Box - Filling and Fertilizing
Q. I have built 2- 4'X4' grow boxes that are 10" deep. I purchased
on the Food for Everyone website 2 8 oz.packages of the micronutients. For 1 package I plan to mix my ...
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Recommended widths for Grow-Boxes and Soil-Beds
Q. In many of the books the Grow-Box width is very different. What is the latest recommendation on the ideal size of Grow-Box width? 1 foot? 18 inches? 4 feet?
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Ready-Made Grow-Boxes or containers
Q. Where can I purchase grow boxes already made?
A. There are lots of people who have custom-made containers - of almost any size you desire. But they are expensive, and...
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Soil-Mix and Fertilizers to Use for Raised Beds
Q. I've read about using manure, compost and peat for planting medium in a square foot garden. What is the ratio one to the other for a veggie garden. I would like to use or...
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Growing Over Grass?
Q. Can I put Grow-Boxes right over lawn grass, or do I need to skin off the sod? Or something else?
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Box or Bed - What Width and Why
Q. Other than being able to figure up the nutrient amounts for Grow-Boxes, is there a reason why they are only 18 inches wide?
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Boxes or Beds - Does size really matter?
Boxes or Beds – Changes from 1st book
Q. Dr. Mittleider’s first how-to book, Grow-Box Gardens, advocates container, or Grow-Box gardens, and mostly talks about 5’-wide boxe...
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Containers on Concrete - Depth of Soil Needed
Q. I am constructing some 18" wide Grow-Boxes. I have run out of dirt area, but have a slab of concrete on which I'm putting 3 boxes. My question is: If I ...
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Containers – Depth, Width, Materials & Drainage
Q. I'm building a large Grow-Box 3' high 3' wide 15' long. We receive 10-12" of rain per year; we have mostly clay soil. 1) I'd like to promote better drainage and hav...
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Hard-Pan Clay Soil - Usable for Garden?
Q. We are living in a very bad hard-pan soil area. When I dig a hole and add water, the water will stay for days. Can I have a garden on this ground?
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Having Trouble Finding Good Soil Products
Q. since the goal is to use inexpensive materials, and also the right mix of ingredients, I am now at a stopping point. Other than very pricy small bags ...
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Wood For Grow-Boxes
Q. I am a bit confused about what type of wood to use for my grow boxes. I was told by some one that I should coat the inside of my grow box with Asphalt Emulsion to kee...
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Sawdust/Sand Mix - Problems with Termites or Wind?
Q. Doesn't using sawdust attract termites? Is sawdust the only planting medium
that goes in the boxes? How do you keep it from blowing away?
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Small Containers - Figuring Nutrients
Q. I live on a very small city plot and have almost no spots that getsouthern exposure enough that veggies will grow. I have a couple ofquestions.1. I would like to put ...
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Tomato Results & Question Re. Pumpkins
Q. I've built and used 5 ft wide grow boxes for tomatoes, mostly, and a few other vegetables. I used the compost from the recycling center exclusively and it has worked well....
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Will Sawdust & Peatmoss Decompose and Disappear?
Q. I was looking for a fertilizer substitute in my country (tropical), and I mentioned I was trying to grow in sand+sawdust mix. The person I talked to mentioned that the...
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Some Veggies in my Grow-Boxes look pale.
Q. Some veggies in my Grow-Boxes look pale. These were transplanted on 4/15/ and fertilized with 21-0-0 three days later. Other than that I have been doing the weekly fe...
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T-Frames in 4'-Wide Grow-Boxes
Q(s). I have questions on building the T frames. I read in one of your earlier posts that when you have a 4' x 30' box you place the 4x4 posts on th...
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Transplanting into Grow-Boxes - What's Needed?
Q. This is my first year using a grow box. It is now prepared and ready for the tomato plants. Other than the weekly feed mix, do I need to apply anything else at ...
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Treating or Painting Grow-Box Lumber
Q. I am worried about using treated lumber to make my Grow-Boxes because of warnings about harmful materials in store-bought treated lumber. What sh...
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Types of Sawdust to Use
To all Sawdust users:
Some folks think that because Cedar or other kinds of bark are used to keep weeds down, sawdust from those sources will be bad for plants. ...
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What Size Boxes Recommended?
Q. What size Grow-Box should I use? I have the original More Food From Your Garden, and the grow boxes are 5'x30'. Now when I look on the website it says the box...
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Why don't my plants grow well??
Q. It doesn't seem to matter what kind of soil, soil amendments, or fertilizer I add to my grow boxes, my produce is consistently miniscule and non-productive. ...
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Lime in Bottom of Container
Q After we spread the lime over the bottom of our container garden or Grow-Box do we avoid it when mixing all the other soil and fertilizer mixes? And what does th...
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Materials To Use - Wood, Cinder Block, or Cement
Q. I do container gardening. Cement blocks would match my landscaping plan better than wood. However, I'm guessing they would be difficult to keep straight over...
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My carrots taste bitter, what's wrong?
Q. My carrots taste bitter, what's wrong? I am watering for 20 to 30 minutes using a drip system 3 times per week. I use the Mittleider organic method...
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Pre-Treated Lumber for Grow-Boxes
Q. Is it ok to use pre-treated wood to make my grow-boxes?
A. Fresh creosote is not good to use, but if it's aged, like that in old railroad ties, it's alright. Also,...
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Replacing Soil-less Growing Medium
Q. When I told someone I was growing in a sand+sawdust mix, he said that the sawdust will decompose with time, leaving me with only sand. I recall r...
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Soil or Containers? What to use.
Q. I am just starting a garden. I've read a lot and the book that has peaked my interest is yours. I would really like to try the Mittleider method, but my o...
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Soil-Mix Ratios & Growing on Patio or Roof
Artificial soil mix and Grow-Boxes on a patio or flat roof
Q. 1) Are the percentages of the components in artificial soil by weight or volume? 2) Are there rankings of whic...
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