Login
Discover
Waves
Communities
Login
Signup
Heath
@smallblockfuelie
58
Avid gardener. We use the Mittleider method
Followers
40
Following
6
Follow
Email digest
Resource Credits
Available
Used
Location
NW Missouri
Created
2019-06-21 16:35
RSS Feed
Subscribe
Comments
Blog
Posts
Comments
Communities
Wallet
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Missouri garden tour - Mittleider method (2019)
They are native in most areas of the US, but we kick start them each year by buying 100 cocoons for each of the nesting blocks. When we get better at harvesting cocoons and storing them over the winter
$ 0.000
0
1
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Leaf cutter bees - a docile pollinator small enough for tomato and cucumber polination
Thank you. And it is such a privilege to get a resteem.
$ 0.000
0
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: THE VERY NEXT DAY
Great question, I was wondering the same thing.
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Easier way to plant carrots - Mittleider garden method
Back in the day I always tried to separate off and space the seeds individually so I did not need to thin them out later. This makes that process so much easier.
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: TWO MORE DAYS AFTER THAT
That is crazy how big they get. I assume there would be no issue canning them? Do you have those seeds available for purchase?
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Missouri garden tour - Mittleider method (2019)
We have several types of bees that are hive-less. The mason bee is large in size but is also used for pollination in gardens, particularly for fruit trees.
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Missouri garden tour - Mittleider method (2019)
I have been finding lots of Missouri homestead YouTube channels lately. There seems to be a lot of us. Our tomato plants grown with the Mittleider method are now over 7 feet tall and are grown just 9 inches
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Missouri garden tour - Mittleider method (2019)
Leaf cutter bees are very docile. If I stand too close to their house they will not come out of the holes.
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Balcony Garden Update: My First Pepper Harvest!
Eating something that you've grown is always rewarding. They look terrific.
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: I'M REALLY DIGGING THESE RED SWAN BUSH BEANS!!!
Those are quite interesting, do they turn green when cooked? I grew a purple variety last year, I forget the name, and they turned the typical green color when we steamed them.
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Missouri garden tour - Mittleider method (2019)
Thank you. It has certainly helped to get more exposure.
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Missouri garden tour - Mittleider method (2019)
Thank you. It is quite relaxing for me to be out there in the greenhouse. Fortunately with the 95 ton rock heat sink under it we will also be able to spend time out there this winter. We should be able
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Missouri garden tour - Mittleider method (2019)
Wow! Thank you for the recognition. The amount of exposure we have received as a result is amazing. Thanks so much.
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Missouri garden tour - Mittleider method (2019)
Good morning. That little wood hut is a block for the leaf cutter bees we use as pollinators in the greenhouse. They're a tiny bee, their length is about the same as the width of a pencil eraser. Because
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Missouri garden tour - Mittleider method (2019)
You're quite welcome. The Mittleider method is also known as the poor mans hydroponics system. Just as hydroponics provides all the nutrients to the plants they grow, we do the same thing in our soil.
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Missouri garden tour - Mittleider method (2019)
Yes, that is us.
smallblockfuelie
homesteading
7y
RE: Homesteaders - Living Naturally, Newsletter. 26th June 2019
Thanks for the shout out, we are excited to see what our heat sink greenhouse will do this winter.
smallblockfuelie
gardening
7y
RE: Building a geothermal heat sink greenhouse series - part 1
I have looked into it. We are far enough north that it would be very cost prohibitive.
smallblockfuelie
howto
7y
RE: How to Turn A YouTube Video into a Steemit Post
Thanks for the introduction to Steemit.
← Latest
