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Articles in the Commercial Growing category
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: 2008-10-05 Number of views: 774
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: 2008-10-05 Number of views: 637
Questions from a Commercial Grower
Q.  1) In Dr Mittleider books I have found different sizes for the grow boxes, please tell me what is the best size and 2) what are the quantities of fertilizers that s...
Last Modified: 2007-03-09 Number of views: 1739
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 M...
Last Modified: 2006-09-24 Number of views: 2117
You Can Live on What You Produce On Less Space Than You Ever Imagined!
While you endure the cold winter months why not plan for a really great garden next spring.  Maybe even one that could provide some income in addition to the food you e...
Last Modified: 2006-09-04 Number of views: 2415
Commercial Growing Using The Mittleider Method
Q.  My question concerns the viability of a vegetable gardening BUSINESS using the Mittleider Grow Bed methods. Simply put, could one expect to earn a moderate income fro...
Last Modified: 2006-01-11 Number of views: 2619
Becoming Self-Sufficient With a Small Market Garden
Q.  Can a family be totally self-sustaining by using between 1 and 2 acres to grow, eat, and sell food?  A.  Yes!  As a matter of fact, families in many ...
Last Modified: 2005-11-07 Number of views: 7813
Our Family Garden Produces More Than We Can Eat - Can We Sell the Excess?
Q.  There is a real possibility that what could be produced in the twenty-four 30' grow boxes we are planning on building and populating with vegetables is more than our...
Last Modified: 2005-04-07 Number of views: 2208
Growing in Containers - What to Use and How to Feed
Q.  I have some compost manure and peat moss ready.  It looks like I may have to grow everything in containers and grow bags.  I already bought 500 5 gallon gro...
Last Modified: 2004-09-18 Number of views: 2649
Growing on top of a concrete pad
Q.  I have a large concrete pad.  Would it be possible to put grow boxes on the concrete?  I know soil would be better, but we don't have any. A.  Yes!&n...
Last Modified: 2004-09-04 Number of views: 2832
Soy Beans for Commercial Sale
Q.  I plan to grow Soy Beans this season.  I will grow two (2) hectors in the field, and crops will be watered by rainfall.   I live ...
Last Modified: 2004-05-02 Number of views: 2355

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