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

Jeavons, John. (Author).

Summary: "A primer on the life-giving Grow Biointensive method of sustainable horticulture."

Record details

ISBN: 9781607741893
ISBN: 160774189X
ISBN: 9781607741909 (eISBN)
ISBN: 1607741903 (eISBN)
Physical Description: print
xiv, 239 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Ecology action and the Common Ground Project -- Building soil, building the future -- Deep soil structure creation and maintenance -- Sustainability -- The use of compost and soil fertility -- Fertilization -- Open-pollinated seeds, seed propagation, close-spacing and seed-saving -- Companion planting -- An interrelated food-raising system : creating and caring for a balanced natural ecosystem with insect life -- Master charts and planning -- Sample garden plans.