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Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Commercial Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html

Sunday, December 12, 2021

Yard Pro Tiller and Proud Gardener Pieter

 After several years of toiling the soil, adding tons of spent mushroom compost, we developed a very fertile vegetable and fruit garden! Yes, we were getting to see the FRUITS of our labor, after tackling a Mega Task...


Pieter with his Yard Pro Tiller, after a morning of HARD work.
A purebred market gardener!
Pieter showing the good quality soil, after two turns with the tiller.
Still so many roots to be removed and more surprises in the soil, tires that had been dumped there previously by irresponsible people...
There are clickable points when viewed on YouTube, showing our grapes, paprikas (bell peppers), egg plants, squash, raspberries, rhubarb and tomatoes...
Another treasure found due to archiving our home videos.

Related posts:
Our Garden at the Time we had Access to Spent Mushroom Compost | previous post by me
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26 comments:

  1. Victor S E MoubarakDecember 13, 2021 at 3:03 AM

    You two are always so busy and energetic. Where do you get all your stamina from?

    God bless you both always.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 13, 2021 at 8:59 AM

      Dearest Victor,
      Guess we were born with a high drive! Whatever we started we would see through.
      But Pieter's quadruple bypass and placing of stent in his neck, changed that.
      Still very active though and Pieter often claims for being alive due to what he used to do.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  2. Anne Hagman-NiilolaDecember 13, 2021 at 6:07 AM

    It has been a big job to get a good breeding ground.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 13, 2021 at 9:01 AM

      Dearest Anne,
      Yes, for developing the land and making it good and fertile is quite a mega task!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  3. Martha Jane OrlandoDecember 13, 2021 at 8:00 AM

    Having a fertile, productive garden does take lots of hard work. Pieter did great!
    Blessings, Mariette!

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 13, 2021 at 9:03 AM

      Dearest Martha Jane,
      You are so right in reclaiming soil that never has been labored on took quite some extremely hard work.
      Pieter is of a rare breed with enormous drive.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  4. ParnassusDecember 13, 2021 at 11:25 AM

    Hello Mariette, You know you are a professional gardener when you get your own rototiller. Robert Benchley once said that when you are preparing the ground for a new garden, you find enough miscellaneous objects to supply a well-stocked notions counter, and also enough rocks to contract with a neighbor who is building a stone house.
    --Jim

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 13, 2021 at 1:06 PM

      Dearest Jim,
      Pieter said, his Dad would have loved to have such a rototiller back in the days... It was a great tool for helping establish our garden but you are so right about all the surprises you find! One wonders how some people can dump tires and such on someone else's property...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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    2. ParnassusDecember 13, 2021 at 1:20 PM

      Hi again, Sometimes there are good surprises, too. I was just reading about someone who dug up cans filled with gold coins! --Jim

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    3. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 13, 2021 at 4:01 PM

      Dearest Jim,
      That would be awesome but since we are the very first people that ever lived here, there was little chance of such a treasure. Not even arrows we found!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  5. VENTANA DE FOTODecember 13, 2021 at 3:38 PM

    Gran energía, hay que tener, para llevar a cabo este gran trabajo.

    Besos

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 13, 2021 at 4:02 PM

      Querida Antónia,
      De hecho, mucha energía, fuerza de voluntad y resistencia. ¡Pero al final valió la pena!
      Abrazos,
      Mariette

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  6. Magda CarvalhoDecember 13, 2021 at 6:04 PM

    so energetic
    http://retromaggie.blogspot.com/

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 13, 2021 at 6:18 PM

      Dearest Magda,
      Very true and he has been like that all his life!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  7. Heidi | The Frugal GirlsDecember 13, 2021 at 6:52 PM

    I loved the large scale of your garden and being able to see your bountiful harvest. You've created such an amazing garden!

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 13, 2021 at 7:19 PM

      Dearest Heidi,
      Thank you and those were our very best years. There is no longer the availability of spent mushroom compost for improving our poor soil.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  8. OLga December 14, 2021 at 4:03 AM

    Cara Mariette avete fatto un bel lavoro,bravi.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 14, 2021 at 8:30 AM

      Cara Olga,
      Grazie era duro ma con tanta soddisfazione.
      Abbracci,
      Mariette

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  9. Coisas de FeltroDecember 14, 2021 at 8:11 AM

    In fact, nothing is achieved without effort and if we talk about work in the field, the effort is on several levels. And your work is an example of that.
    xoxo
    Coisas de Feltro

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 14, 2021 at 8:31 AM

      Dearest Christina,
      You are absolutely right; nothing happens lightly or without personal effort and often sacrifice.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  10. AnonymousDecember 14, 2021 at 11:55 AM

    I always spent my half an hour to read this web site's articles all the time along with a mug of coffee.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderDecember 14, 2021 at 3:10 PM

      Dearest unknown,
      Thank you and hope you enjoy the reading + coffee!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  11. Darla M SandsJuly 8, 2024 at 2:19 PM

    Your teamwork reminds me of my marriage. The only difference is that I'm the one doing the work. lol But he takes excellent care of us financially. As always, I enjoy hearing your lyrical language. Hugs and best wishes, my dear.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJuly 8, 2024 at 3:34 PM

      Dearest Darla,
      Thank you and as long as a marriage works well as a team—that is perfect!
      Guess I have a French accent, from the southern most Province and people in Atlanta have SO OFTEN asked if I was French...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  12. Darla M SandsJuly 8, 2024 at 2:19 PM

    Oh, I forgot to add that this was filmed on our second wedding anniversary. :)

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJuly 8, 2024 at 3:35 PM

      Dearest Darla,
      How special that is and thus you recently had your 27th wedding anniversary—congrats and to many more!!!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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