How to grow more vegetables (and fruits, nuts, berries, grains, and other crops) than you ever thought possible on less land than you can imagine

"A primer on the life-giving Grow Biointensive method of sustainable horticulture"--T.p.

Main Author: Jeavons, John.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, 2012.
Edition: 8th ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Ecology action and the Common Ground Project
  • Building soil, building the future
  • Deep soil structure creation and maintenance
  • Sustainable soil fertility
  • The use of compost and soil fertility
  • Fertilization
  • Open-pollinated seeds, seed propagation, close-spacing and seed-saving
  • Companion planting and rotations
  • A whole, interrelated food-raising system: caring for a garden mini-farm: watering, weeding, fertilizing and creating a balanced natural ecosystem with insect life
  • Master charts and planning
  • Sample garden plans.