Mittleider Garden Update: June 18, 2013

My Mittleider garden biggest change is the recovery from plant nutrient deficiencies. I did lose a hanging watermelon because it split. I could have let it continue to grow but my experience…
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I have been gone for a week and what a change in the garden. We also take a peek at Mrs. LDSPrepper’s garden, her garden preps and beet harvest. Remember that tiny beet she had? Things have…

Mittleider Garden Update: June 18, 2013

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  • Mart uriarte

    i have taken the suckers of and placed them in a pot of water and left them
    for two weeks. They produced roots then i planted them in dirt. but next
    time i will try the way you do and up date on how they come out.

  • LDSPrepper

    Thank you for your comment. My entire dinner tonight came from the garden.
    It was nice knowing exactly how fresh my food was and what was and
    especially what was not sprayed on it in the garden. I hope you get another
    garden going again. It really is worth it, for me.

  • Risingnshouting

    Your yard is WAY bigger than mine 🙂 My grow boxes have to be out on the
    park strip next to the road. The patch of grass between the sidewalk and
    the road is 11 feet wide by 40 feet long. THis is where I have my 3 grow
    boxes. And I apply a lot of permaculture principles to keep the dirt rich
    and growing. Your plan is a GREAT plan A. Given 5 years of fertilizer, you
    can start transitioning to PERMAnent agriCULTURE if the SHTF. Some do it in
    smaller yards than yours. Great vids. Keep it up!

  • EddiesuperM

    Can you help me. I planted cucumbers they grew good and fast but now
    there’s small cucumbers and most of them turn yellow and shrink and die.
    Why is that happening is it because of too much sun or water.

  • LDSPrepper

    The weekly feed has all 13 nutrients that plants need. Just like people
    some plants “eat” more than others so they need additional nutrients. Just
    my heavy eaters needed additional nutrients. Not all my plants.

  • Greg Berry

    Are you using any type if shade cloth here in Houston? We are having brutal
    heat as you know and I’ve pretty much lost everything this year. First year
    but not giving up!

  • TexasPrepper2

    Careful with the Malabar spinach. It is almost like Kudzu. It will take
    over, and will drop lots of seeds for next year. I DO think it is a great
    SHTF plant, though. No one would think that it was edible if it was growing
    on a fence line or something.

  • boogerhead0

    You mention that the Mittleider fertilizer mix contains 16 nutrients. I
    count 10 items, but don’t know what the compounds would yields, as far as
    free nutrients. Looking at Grow Box Basics, page 109 (Lesson 12). Would you
    list the materials that you combine, trade names, if possible? The problems
    I’m having making a correct fertilizer mix is because his list shows, for
    example, chelated iron #330. Typically this is 10%, and I’d presume EDTA
    chelated. Thanks.

  • ryleekayknitsandbits

    You are such an inspiration! Because of you I’ve attempted to start a small
    Mittlieder garden in my yard. Thank you so much for sharing all you’ve
    learned along the way to becoming a gardening PHENOM! Love it!

  • rslarsenx

    When did you plant your onions? And did you do seeds or sets? How deep did
    you plant them? I planted my sets February 2nd, and I’m not seeing any
    bulbs yet……

  • Britton Cook

    do you think you can give too many nutrients to the plant? I am container
    watering in my back yard. I am using a “mel’s mix” type soil where i have 6
    types of compost mixed in. I also am using azomite and glacial rock dust.
    On top of that i am doing the weekly feed 🙂 LOL. I learned of all this
    stuff at different times but in that order and I just went for it. The
    plants look great right now and I plan on making a video. I guess we’ll see
    how they do. Thanks LDS your garden is amazing!

  • ytgv3fc7

    everything is chemicals but plants & animals, including humans, have
    specific needs for copper, iron, carbon, nitrogen & so on. This is what
    works well for plants.

  • successhomebiz

    I am unable to find saw dust and rice hulls here in CO.The shipping cost is
    astronomical. Plz tell me what kind of soil mix Mrs. LDSPrepper uses in her
    raised garden. I made a mix of 2/4 peat moss, 1/4 garden soil and 1/4
    perlite. Adding preplant mix and weekly feed as recommended. That seems to
    be working ok. Any recommendations?

  • SportsFanDecor

    I tried telling him that and he does not listen nor does a lot of people on
    here. Chemicals destroy the soil after a few years if that is all you use.
    Also chemical sprays for pests also destroy the soil and kills all
    beneficial bugs. Use organic. I have been growing organic for 27 years and
    my garden will beat any person using chemicals by more than double and
    those are facts.Do some homework people. Maybe they will listen to you
    DrReaper but i doubt it.

  • neiallswheel

    Think you would benefit from a DIY biogas set up. All food and plant waste
    used to make gas for cooking+ the byproduct is a liquid fertilizer. Animal
    waste can also be used, + human urine is mostly nitrogen if you wanted to
    go full circle. There is more than cause for concern regarding
    neonicotinoids ruining nature’s little pollinators

  • TexasPrepper2

    I’ve never heard of anyone pruning watermelons till this year. You and
    others are talking about it. Now, does pruning them make more melons or
    bigger melons… or is is just for keeping them contained in a small area?
    I have MANY watermelons started… not sure I could prune them all, but I
    was just curious. thanks, alan

  • LDSPrepper

    It is a mixture that you mix yourself that includes natural mineral
    nutrients (use the link below the video to get that), all purpose
    fertilizer and epsom salts. It is super inexpensive to make compared to any
    other store bought fertilizers and is much better. It contains all the
    nutrients plants need to thrive and produce large, sweet fruit.

  • katiatomsk

    Well, with this video, I have learned I am over watering. I have been
    watering 30 min. each morning. No wonder I am loosing the fertilizer
    effect. I have been mid week fertilizing with extra nitrogen to keep
    everything going good. But maybe it is because of over watering. I am going
    to adjust my watering a see.

  • ytgv3fc7

    aiki.pbworks. com/w/page/1594755/special%20Mittleider%20fertilizer%20mix
    That’s what’s in it. Looks to be a pain in the ass to do it yourself but
    once done you’ll have enough to last a life-time. I have no idea where to
    readily get iron chelate #330 or molybdenum on its own. growfood.
    com/shop/natural-mineral-fertilizers/?ap_id=BestDeal I do know where to
    order the packets for cheap.

  • SportsFanDecor

    You should only prune them once the female flowers have started and you
    start seeing a lot of fruit develope. If you prune too soon then you just
    cutting off potential female flowers which you have to have to get fruit. I
    do not prune. It is in my opinion idiotic to prune watermelon, cucumbers,
    squash because the first few weeks after they start flowering are only male
    flowers and by pruning them your likely to ruin production. Garden the way
    your suppose to. Old fashioned way as farmers do

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