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From the author of our best-selling and widely beloved HOW TO GROW MORE VEGETABLES comes this “quick and dirty” introduction to biointensive gardening that shows it is not only possible but easy to grow astonishing crops of healthful organic vegetables and fruits, while conserving resources and actually helping the soil. A revolutionary approach to feeding ourselves and nurturing the land, this book includes:‚Ä¢ Step-by-step illustrations and instructions that make these techniques simple for even the novice gardener.‚Ä¢ Everything you need to know about planning crops, composting, harvesting, and more.‚Ä¢ Complete resources for seeds, tools, and other garden supplies.Feed a family of four on the bounty of your backyard, or just get more out of your garden with less effort with this wonderful resource.
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An Engineer Plants Onions This is neither a book for beginners nor a book for experienced gardeners. There are some valuable concepts, quickly presented, but the book fails to connect with real life.
Beginners Beware At best, this is a book an experienced gardener might pick up at the library to glean a few useful ideas about biointensive gardening (I found nothing that isn’t presented better elsewhere). At worst, unsuspecting beginners will think this book is the authoritative source it claims to be, try to implement it’s convoluted techniques, and fail miserably. All gardening books convey a certain sensibility about gardening that sets the perspective for the endeavor. Sustainable Vegetable is weird mix of new age idealism and rocket science. Trust me, gardening is not as complicated as this book makes it sound! The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible by Ed Smith is THE definitive title on the subject.Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew is good for small gardens. Four Season Harvest by Elliott Coleman is excellent for winter gardening. Tanya Denckla’s Gardener’s A-Z Guides are excellent.
For organic vegetables – start here! What is ‘biointensive vegetable gardening? In brief it features the following methods: – focus on the health of the soil as the starting point for a productive garden (this is the meaning of ‘bio-‘); – emphasis on growing the most vegetables in the least possible space for maximum efficiency (hence ‘-intensive’); – vegetables grown in narrow beds (for ease of access and positive microclimate)which have been ‘double-dug’ and composted; – closer spacing of plants than usual due to greater depth of soil, assisted by companion planting; -organic nutrition and pest control throughout.
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