I built my own seed starting trays for starting seeds inside my greenhouse this weekend out of the leftover scraps of lumber from the salvaged pallets I used to build a potting / seed starting bench in our greenhouse. Building your own seedling trays is relatively easy and inexpensive and they will last for years!…
First skiff of snow bringing our 1st gardening season in our new home to an end. We had a very productive and successful summer thanks to Jim Kennard (President of The Food for Everyone Foundation), Youtube’s LDSPrepper (David Gilmore) and their teachings of the Mittleider Gardening Method. I had many, many reservations leaving my previous…
What is a gardener to do when they have fantastic water pressure and volume but very poor drainage to the point that we have runoff at about 30 seconds in our vegetable beds? My solution was to build an electronic valve signal interceptor that cuts off the power after seconds instead of minutes. The ideal…
There’s a lot of debate when it comes to soil preparation for vegetable plants. Some argue how important it is to add composts, manures and other amendments to the soil with the intent of “feeding the soil” so that it will, in turn, be able to feed the plant. Many, with that in mind, end…
The Mittleider Gardening Method – My Results This past year I have had the most successful vegetable garden that I have ever had in all my 20+ years of trying! It’s December now, there’s snow on the ground and it’s very cold outside. My vegetable garden plants have all died with the several frosts and…