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. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Berkeley :
Ten Speed Press,
2012.
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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.