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I have been gardening using Jeavon's raised bed, organic techniques. I have also picked up some tips from Bartholomew's Square Foot Gardening concepts. I recently heard about the Mittleider method and am exploring it as well.

My garden 2007

My Dawn Redwoods

Jeavon's raised bed

Raised beds - 3 to 5 ft wide, any length, narrow paths between beds
Double digging to aerate soil and allow roots to penetrate deeper
Enrich soil with compost & organic material (focus on growing the soil, not the crops) (garden is a closed system)
Start seedlings inside and transplant to beds
Use additional compost for nutrients
geometric spacing of plants to create micro climate

Common ground store

Bountiful gardens

Ohio State organic gardening

Univ Florida organic gardening

Organic fertilizer guide

Virginia Tech Extension service

NC cooperative extension

Organic gardener

Sustainable agriculture

Mittleider method

Raised beds or grow boxes - 18 inches wide, 30 foot length, wide paths between beds
Create artificial soil with sand, sawdust, etc
Use special Mittleider fertilizer mix weekly to feed plants (does this kill soil microbes?)
Special low consupmtion watering techniques
Row or staggered row planting

http://foodforeveryone.org/vegetable_gardening/20/what-is-the-mittleider-method

http://www.howtoorganicgarden.com/

http://www.foodforeveryone.org/

http://foodforeveryone.org/faq/

http://www.hightechhomestead.com/

http://voices.gardenweb.com/2006/11/25/

http://foodforeveryone.org/vegetable_gardening/20/what-is-the-mittleider-method

If you have a Farmer's Association anywhere close, they have the best prices that I have found for both lime and Epsom salt. They also sell in bulk, depending on the size of your garden.

Pharmacies always have the Epsom salt, but I've found it to be much cheaper to purchase (if the FA was out) in the garden areas of Dollar General, Family Dollar, and Wal-Mart. For some reason, if it's for a bath, it's priced higher than for the garden.

Wal-Mart usually has the best price for Borax (in the detergent aisle), but if they're out, try some of the smaller grocery stores. They carry it more often than the bigger chains.