If you have used this method, please share ideas.I‘ve read in some previous questions that you may have to tweak the soil mix, (peat, vermiculite, compost) but I‘m not clear as to what changes would have to be made.We installed the system last year, so this is our second summer. The plants seem to dry out and the veggies aren‘t very big and seem leathery. Is this just a water-retention problem, or did we get bad compost? Last year the compost wasn‘t the greatest, so this year we added lots of what I thought was a high-quality one, but our results aren‘t much better than last year. Do you think adding in some water-retaining crystals would help, or is there something else we could do to get this to work better for us? We live in Utah, so we have some annoying challenges, short growing season, very hot dry summers, possibility of late and early frosts.We‘ve also found that mice just love to dig up the fluffy soil, and also chew on the produce. Thanks for reading my whole question, and thanks for your input!
I've made the square-foot method work, but I'm in a much less arid part of the country (NJ) than you are. Are you using the new revised method which doesn't use very deep soil? Those can dry out very fast. Try going to a deeper bed, with a good thick layer of mulch on top to prevent water loss. A drip irrigation system would also help if you can manage one. For the best compost, make your own - the more variety in the material you put in the compost bin, the more nutritious the resulting compost will be. Even if you don't make enough and have to supplement with purchased compost, whatever homemade you can make will be an improvement. Also, if you have trees on your property, save the needles and leaves for mulch or making compost or leaf mold. For the mice, I suggest a cat. Or get some used kitty litter from a friend who has a cat and put it around the garden. The biodegradable kind is best.
In my experience, yes, it works. There's really not much to it, just keep checking in but don't pick up. I would also recommend the Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child book. That one is also written by a pediatrician (not some random mommy, or nurse) and he back up all his advice with research. I am suggesting that because I am wondering if perhaps she is getting overtired and needs to be put to bed earlier. Unfortunately, I don't think it's something they grow out of.mine is 11 months now, and doesn't cry himself to sleep, but I very frequently hear him on the monitor running around his crib until he passes out. Sometimes that goes on for an hour before he falls asleep (and yes, I am certain he was tire to begin with!!) Edit: Wow, seriously, that person who went thru and thumbed everyone down just has a problem with the Ferber Method obviously. Maybe they could take the time and write an answer explaining their view, or that would be too much work? Or .MAYBE, just MAYBE that person never even had to try Ferber, so isn't able to answer whether it works or not! Glad they feel qualified to judge something they never had a need for! Glad they had an easy baby!
there is far to much rubbish put in as some one has already said .but what about the stuff that we don't yet know about these people who mess with our food will do anything to sell their product.and in additionto that we have canine teeth our mouths for eating meat so veggies beware. c yah.
