How to Grow More Vegetables, Eighth Edition: (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can ImagineDecades before the terms “eco-friendly” and “sustainable growing” entered the vernacular, How to Grow More Vegetables demonstrated that small-scale, high-yield, all-organic gardening methods could yield bountiful crops over multiple growing cycles using minimal resources in a suburban environment. The concept that John Jeavons and the team at Ecology Action launched more than 40 years ago has been embraced by the mainstream and continues to gather momentum. Today, How to Grow More Vegetables, now in its fully revised and updated 8th edition, is the go-to reference for food growers at every level: from home gardeners dedicated to nurturing their backyard edibles in maximum harmony with nature’s cycles, to small-scale commercial producers interested in optimizing soil fertility and increasing plant productivity. Whether you hope to harvest your first tomatoes next summer or are planning to grow enough to feed your whole family in years to come, How to Grow More Vegetables is your indispensable sustainable garden guide. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION Building Soil Building the Future | 1 |
1 Deep Soil Creation and Maintenance | 15 |
Sustainability | 33 |
R The Use oi Compost and Soil Fertility 44 | 61 |
ICompanion Planting | 101 |
Creating and Caring | 119 |
MasterChartsand Planning | 129 |
ISampleGardenPtans | 180 |
APPENDIX2 The Efficacy of the GROW BIOINTENSIVE Method | 213 |
| 219 | |
APPENDIXA Organizations | 225 |
ABOUTTHE AUTHOR 44 44777440 | 239 |
Other editions - View all
How to Grow More Vegetables, Ninth Edition: (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries ... John Jeavons Limited preview - 2017 |
How to Grow More Vegetables, Eighth Edition: (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries ... John Jeavons Limited preview - 2012 |
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