BlogHide Resteemssmallblockfuelie (59)in gardening • 5 years agoGrow more food in a small gardenAre you looking for a way to grow more food in a small garden? With the current pandemic, more and more people are looking for ways that they can produce more food in their gardens. Regardless of…smallblockfuelie (59)in homesteading • 5 years agoPrevent tomato blightHave you heard the old say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure? Today we are going to discuss tomato blight prevention. If you have ever had tomato blight in your garden you know it is…smallblockfuelie (59)in gardening • 5 years agoDoes the Mittleider weekly feed fertilizer pollute the environment?Recently I saw something on Facebook where someone was interested in trying the Mittleider gardening method but they were hesitant because they heard the Mittleider weekly feed fertilizer pollutes…smallblockfuelie (59)in gardening • 5 years agoMix Mittleider weekly feed fertilizer and keep it dryAre you interested in seeing amazing results in your garden? Start ensuring your plants are getting all 16 nutrients they require. The Mittleider method and its weekly feed fertilizer help you do…smallblockfuelie (59)in gardening • 5 years agoGrow food like your life depends on it - part 3The average last day of frost has passed and there are no nights with freezing temperatures in our extended forecast. It is time to take the next step in our videos on how to grow food like your…smallblockfuelie (59)in homesteading • 5 years agoHow to make seedling soilWe have been making our own seedling soil for our Mittleider garden for a few years now. We use a mixture of sawdust or coconut coir and sand. Today we show our process using 3 parts coconut coir…smallblockfuelie (59)in gardening • 5 years agoTransplanting seedlings to bigger containersOur seedlings are becoming crowded and are competing for resources, it is time for transplanting our seedlings to bigger containers to give them more room. Because we use the Mittleider method we…smallblockfuelie (59)in gardening • 5 years agoHow to make the Mittleider gardening method soil bed level deviceToday we show you how to make the soil bed level you will need when forming up your own Mittleider Gardening Method soil beds. Making your Mittleider soil bed level device is simple and far cheaper…smallblockfuelie (59)in build-it • 5 years agomini greenhouse for seedlingsStarting seedlings inside of greenhouses or under grow lights is a great way to grow your own seedlings, but can be expensive. With a little bit of your own time to monitor your seedlings you can…smallblockfuelie (59)in homesteading • 5 years agoHow to grow food like your life depends on it - part 2This is part 2 of our series on how to grow food like your life depends on it using the Mittleider Gardening Method. We will show you how to determine how many seeds for each variety you need to…smallblockfuelie (59)in homesteading • 5 years agoHow to keep black soldier fly larvae alive through the winterAfter losing all our black soldier fly larvae last year in the freezing cold, we experimented a little and found out how to keep our black soldier fly larvae alive through our cold Missouri…smallblockfuelie (59)in gardening • 5 years agoGrow food like your life depends on it - Mittleider Gardening MethodEight years ago I decided we needed to work on building skill sets that would make us less dependent on the world around us. One of those skill sets was to be able to grow our own food in quality…smallblockfuelie (59)in gardening • 5 years agoThe correct sawdust for a Mittleider Method gardenDid you know you can grow an amazing garden in sand and sawdust if you use the Mittleider Method? But not just any sawdust will work. In this video I share with you what the correct sawdust looks…smallblockfuelie (59)in gardening • 5 years agoFinal thoughts on our geothermal heat sink greenhouseWinter is over and the greenhouse and our plants survived. But how did it do and would I recommend this system to you? Would I build another greenhouse just like it? We will discuss this and do an…smallblockfuelie (59)in build-it • 5 years agowinter crops greenhouse update for December 2019Time to do a video update on our winter crops heat sink greenhouse project here in northern Missouri. We have had snow on the ground for three days and everything in the greenhouse is still alive…smallblockfuelie (59)in build-it • 5 years agoGoals and expectations for our winter heat sink greenhouseIt recently occurred to me that we have not taken the time to outline our goals and expectations for our winter heat sink greenhouse. If you watch some of our previous videos you will catch bits…smallblockfuelie (59)in gardening • 5 years agoEasy way to plant tiny seeds - simple and cheapToday we show you a quick inexpensive, and easy way to plant tiny seeds such as carrots in your garden. When you use this easy method to plant your tiny seeds you will use fewer seeds and will…smallblockfuelie (59)in greenhouse • 5 years agoMissouri winter greenhouse tour - November 2019It is November 20, let me take you on a quick video tour of our winter greenhouse here in northern Missouri. We are now growing only crops that are hardy or moderately hardy. It is about to start…smallblockfuelie (59)in greenhouse • 5 years agoFirst hard freeze for the winter greenhouse - did it survive?We just had a really hard freeze here in north west Missouri. This morning I went out to the winter greenhouse to inspect it and see how the temperatures inside compared to those outside. Is the…smallblockfuelie (59)in gardening • 5 years agoThe best way to grow kaleIn today's video I would like to discuss what I believe is the best way to grow kale. I will try and make my case of why I believe the best way to grow kale is by following the Mittleider method.…