Our 2022 garden has begun
Our average last frost for the year has come and gone, it’s time to kick off our 2022 garden. We’ve made a short video for the occasion and quickly show the new garden site for this year. We also cover what we are going to be growing and show what’s already done.
This will be a demonstration garden
We are growing this garden on the property where classes are taught on how to grow a Mittleider garden. Those who attend classes this summer will have the opportunity and see and learn in this garden. Folks will have the opportunity to feed, water, care for the various plants, prune, harvest and enjoy meals provided with the food grown in this garden
Opportunities for locals from surrounding communities
Locals in the area will also be able to tour and see what a Mittleider garden looks like, ask questions and even chip in and learn along the way. Those who want to learn and benefit from “hands on” will have the chance to work in the garden with Heath
Video tour and specific plans for the garden
When to use weekly feed and preplant with seedlings
I have seen some confusion on how much and when to use nutrients in seedling trays while growing seedlings. I’ve made a short video (see below) that covers when to use weekly feed and preplant in seedling trays.
It is easy to determine which nutrients you will need. If you are placing seeds into a seedling tray, you only need preplant. If you are putting seedlings in a seedling tray, you will need preplant and weekly feed.
When adding preplant to a seedling tray, it is always 1.5 ounces of preplant to a full seedling tray. Weekly feed is 3/4 of an ounce to the full seedling tray. The preplant and weekly feed are added before transplanting the seedlings.
For those whose who do not use the Mittleider seedling tray
If using containers other than seedling trays, such as a seedling pot, you can easily calculate and add the correct amounts of nutrients. Place your growing medium into something like a tote that will allow you to measure how many cubic feet of growing medium you have. For every 1/2 cubic foot of growing medium, add 1.5 ounces of preplant and .75 ounces of weekly feed. Mix it in well and then transfer the mixture into your seedling pots.