Organic gardening 2010 mittleider totals

I am always amazed at how strong the plants in my Mittleider garden are.

This year I grew mostly heirloom seeds just to mention a few of the varieties I grew

Habanero Peppers

Onions

Horseradish

California Wonder Peppers

Roma Tomatoes


Yellow Pear Tomatoes


Cubenelle Peppers

Black Krim Tomaotes

Delicious Tomatoes


Organic Garlic

Super Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes

Health Kick Tomatoes

You can see video about my 2010 Mittleider organic garden here

What I do with most of my vegetables is chop them up and freeze them I call it my Vegetarian meal starters.

Next year I plan on building a greenhouse and also using Mittleider garden row covers to extend my season.

As I get more experience I am sure I can turn my Mittleider garden into a full time gardening business. I cant wait to get into the soil next spring

This is all part of my strategy to start my own Homestead, I want to use solar and hydro power and be totally off grid. But I will still need Internet access :):)

Happy gardening and I would like to give a big shout out to Jim Kennard of the Gardening Non-Profit Food for Everyone Foundation who teaches the Mittleider method.

Mittleider sustainable organic gardening

I am very pleased with my Mittleider garden this year. Getting out in the sun working with the soil and plants is good for the body mind and soul. I created a Squdioo lens abllout this years garden and also show using video how you can setup your own Mittleider sustainable garden.

Step by Step Mittleider sustainable organic gardening

Learn to plan your garden
How to start seedlings indoors
Setup a Hotbed outdoors to grow seedlings
How to setup a Mittleider sustainable organic garden
How to setup Tframes so you can grow vertically
How to feed your plants correctly
How to preserve your harvest
Learn to start your own Mittleider Garden Business
How to sell at a Farmers Market
Learn more about the Sustainable Gardening Non-Profit Food for Everyone Foundation

Edible landscapes

Harvesting and storing Winter Squash

Harvest winter squash when the skin is hard and will not break under
thumbnail pressure. Appearance tends to be dull, rather than bright like
the summer squash at harvest-time. Spaghetti squash should be a golden
yellow. Always harvest before the heavy frosts. Hazards of leaving the
fruit on the vine too long include foot-traffic damage, theft, bug, and
disease damage.

Leave a 2" stem on the fruit. Cure at room temperature (70-85 degrees F)
for 10+ days before long-term storing begins.

Only put squash that is firm, heavy, and free of blemishes in long-term
storage. Store at temperatures from 45-45 degrees, with 50-70% humidity.

Small squashes, like Butternut and Spaghetti will only store 2-3 months.
Banana and Hubbard squash will store as long as 5-6 months under ideal
conditions.

Good Harvesting!

Sorry. Storage should be at temparatures from 45 to 55 degrees farenheit,
and humidity of 50-75%.