MITTLEIDER GARDENING

Grow more food in less space.

The Mittleider Gardening Method combines practical gardening techniques with careful plant spacing, soil preparation, feeding and regular maintenance to create a productive garden in a small area.

Follow along as we learn, build, grow and improve our Mittleider garden here at Wisdom Preserved.

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Introduction

WHAT IS MITTLEIDER GARDENING?

Mittleider gardening is a highly organized approach to growing vegetables that focuses on efficient use of space, careful plant spacing, soil preparation, consistent feeding and regular attention to the garden.

Rather than simply planting and hoping for the best, the method provides a structured way to plan, plant, feed and maintain a productive garden.

Here I'll share what I've learned from using the method in my own garden—including what worked, what didn't, and what I changed along the way.

THE MITTLEIDER METHOD

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Plan

Build

Plant

feed

maintain

Plan your garden carefully so you can make the most of your available space.

Create the growing beds, walkways and supporting structures needed for the garden.

Follow the recommended spacing and planting techniques.

Provide plants with the nutrients they need throughout the growing season.

Keep plants properly supported, pruned, watered and cared for.

Prepare your Garden Space

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Make Your fertilizers

DIY Weekly Feed Fertilizer

This simple mixture can provide plants with important nutrients throughout the growing season, helping support strong growth, healthy foliage, and productive harvests when applied as part of a consistent garden routine.

Mittleider Constant Feed Recipe

prepare the nutrient solution used for regular feeding in the Mittleider gardening method.

Mittleider Preplanting Fertilizer

prepare and apply the fertilizer mix used before planting in the Mittleider gardening method.

Mittleider Weekly Feed Fertilizer Recipe

explains how to prepare the nutrient mixture used for the Mittleider gardening method’s regular weekly feeding.

Make Your Tools and Supplies

From row markers, leveling devices, watering equipment, seed-starting supplies, and growing-bed materials, learn what you need to make the Mittleider method easier to implement and manage.

Mittleider Plant Tables

Mittleider Leveling Device

Mittleider Row Marker

Use A Row Marker To Transplant Seedlings

Sterilize Potting Soil

DIY Mittleider Watering Can

Custom Potting Soil

Seed Flat Marker

Mittleider Seedling Trays

Make a Dibble

Mittleider Garden Update Tours

follow the progress of the garden throughout the growing season, see how the plants, beds, and growing system develop over time.

These tours share successes, challenges, changes, and lessons learned while using the Mittleider method, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how the garden grows over time.

Garden Tour Part 1: June 5, 2023

showcasing the early changes to the garden layout, growing beds, and planting techniques.

Garden Tour Part 2: June 19, 2023

see the progress since the first garden tour, with larger plants, fuller beds, and plenty of new growth as the Mittleider gardening method continues to transform the garden into a productive growing space.

Garden Tour Part 3: July 20, 2023

showcases the garden after a month and a half of the Mittleider gardening method into practice.

Garden Tour Part 4: Update Year 2

looks back at the second year of using the Mittleider gardening method and shares what worked well and what needed improvement.