| Welcome to Mittleider Gardening Magic advice and | | | | 501©(3) Public Charitable Foundation, and |
| tips! I'm excited to be sharing the wisdom of "the | | | | created a website at with a section for free |
| world's greatest vegetable gardener." | | | | Gardening Techniques and one for frequently |
| I've been a Mittleider gardener ever since the mid | | | | asked questions (FAQ's). The Mittleider Gardening |
| 70's when Jacob Mittleider moved about a mile | | | | Basics book is there for you free, with Dr. |
| from my home, and I became his student - | | | | Mittleider's best wishes for gardening success. |
| patterning my own garden after his prolific | | | | There is also a page where you can buy any or |
| backyard masterpiece. | | | | all of his books and CD's, as well as his Mittleider |
| We became friends as I worked with him over | | | | Magic natural mineral fertilizers, also known as "the |
| the years, and after assisting him on a major | | | | poor man's hydroponic mix," because it is a |
| teaching project in Russia in 1993, I continued | | | | scientifically balanced and complete plant nutrient |
| working with him on several other projects. And | | | | mix. |
| finally in 1998, after 20 years of study and work | | | | So much for introductions! Let's get down to |
| under Jacob's tutelage, I was given the | | | | learning about growing better vegetable gardens, |
| responsibility and privilege of carrying on his work. | | | | shall we? |
| I accepted this full-time non-paying job with the | | | | What problems or questions do you have? I will |
| proviso that he would continue to stay involved | | | | teach you the principles of successful gardening, |
| and answer any and all questions, to which he | | | | but I also want to resolve any concerns you may |
| readily agreed, since gardening was his life's | | | | have. There are many conflicting ideas, methods, |
| greatest love (just ask his wife, Mildred). Sadly, | | | | and procedures out there, and we will do our best |
| Jacob died just one month after his 88th birthday, | | | | to give you factual "works every time" advice |
| on May 23, 2006. Therefore anything you need to | | | | and counsel. A few topics we'll discuss, about |
| know that Jacob hasn't already taught me, I will | | | | which you might have some concern, include: |
| research from his prolific writings. | | | | 1. "My soil is terrible, and nothing will grow. What |
| So, just who is Jacob Mittleider, and what's his | | | | must I do with my soil so that it will grow a good |
| Method all about? You may have seen a | | | | garden?" |
| neighbor's beautiful and highly productive Mittleider | | | | 2. "I hear that chemicals are poisoning our |
| vegetable garden, and wished yours looked and | | | | waterways, and that organic growing is much |
| produced like that. Or perhaps you've heard of | | | | healthier, how do I grow a healthy, productive |
| the great work he's done around the world. | | | | garden without hurting the environment?" |
| Maybe you even have one of his books and have | | | | 3. "It seems like so much labor-intensive work, |
| experimented with growing your own vegetable | | | | with little reward. Is there a way to have a |
| garden this way. If so, then you may know | | | | garden that makes financial sense?" |
| Jacob's history, but for those who don't know him | | | | 4. "Weeds just take over our garden, and the |
| let me tell you very briefly why he's so famous, | | | | vegetables don't really have a chance. What's the |
| and why he promises you a "great garden in any | | | | answer?" |
| soil and in any climate.". | | | | 5. "Bugs, diseases, and critters get most of our |
| For the past 43 years Dr. Jacob Mittleider has | | | | produce! It's hardly worth growing for the little bit |
| quietly and without fanfare dramatically improved | | | | we manage to save - what can we do to |
| the lives of multiplied thousands of people, and | | | | minimize our losses?" |
| even changed the economies of countries, by | | | | 6. "We want to be self-sufficient in food, but |
| teaching people how to better feed their families | | | | we've heard it would take 2 ½ acres in |
| by growing healthy and highly productive | | | | order to be truly self/sufficient. We live on a 1 |
| vegetable crops - both personally and | | | | 3-acre lot - what practical chance do we have to |
| commercially. He has created 75 teaching and | | | | accomplish that?" |
| demonstration projects in 27 countries - and has | | | | 7. "I hear using hybrid plants will only make us |
| documented his experiences and the great | | | | dependent on the big seed companies, and I want |
| lessons he learned in 10 books, 9 manuals, and 86 | | | | to use heirlooms, so I can save the seed and be |
| video lectures. | | | | assured I'll always be able to have good plants, is |
| To help tell the world's families about this great | | | | this something I can do, and how do I do it? |
| gardening method, we have established a | | | | |