The Mittleider Grow box is extemely versatile

Remember the Mittleider Grow Box? If you don't, click here. It is a basic board box with no top or bottom and what makes it so versatile is its use as a hydroponics system and the fact that it can be set anywhere at all outside. I would pick a place where a garden normally could not grow like on a gravel surface, a rooftop if you live in a city, a terrace or even on a rocky surface.

Such a garden will successfully grow tomatoes or any plant of your choice and it will grow faster and yield more than a normal dirt garden plant. It is successful because it becomes a type of hydroponics system so plant roots do not need to grow large because they constantly receive all the nutrients needed.

To set this up, build a Mittleider grow box, choose a location and set it down. Fill the box with a mixture of 1/2 sand, 1/4 vermiculite and 1/4 perlite. Finally, plant your seedlings. Water them with a mixture consisting of 1.5 teaspoon fish emulsion, 1.5 teaspoons liquid seaweed extract and 1 tablespoon bloodmeal - these measurements are for 1 gallon. And that is it...

This method was successfully implemented on an inner city rooftop in Montreal so you will have no trouble. The light density growing medium is enough to anchor a large plant and aerated enough to get needed nutrient to the entire plant root system. The aerated medium also encourages a good growth of bacteria to further benefit the plants.

Just make sure to flush the system with plain water every 2 weeks to keep the bacterial levels down or your plants will suffer from 'too much of a good thing' grabbing needed oxygen. Of course if you live in an area receiving a lot of rain, you will not need to flush the system yourself.

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