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books:

The Backyard Homestead: Mini Farm and Garden Log Book

2 reviews
John Jeavons, J. Mogador Griffin, ...

Ecology Action of the, 1983

Excellent log book and reference guide for food gardeners.
This book explains biointensive gardening, which would be enough to recommend it. But, it also provides abundant planning charts for your own situation, including garden space and layout, length of growing season, frost dates, and desired crops. You can keep records of cultivars chosen and how they did (over several seasons), fertilizers used and the results, planting dates and methods. ...

How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits: (And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) (How to Grow ...

28 reviews
John Jeavons

Ten Speed Press, 2006

Not a book for "casual backyard gardening"
The people who are disappointed with this book are the ones who bought it without understanding what it was. This book isn't a "gardening for the soul" book of fluff, nor is it a typical "how to get bigger tomatoes" text. What this book is is a compendium of information on growing as much food as possible for real, live people to eat. Yes, it delves into the science and discusses the big, ...

Performance in the Garden: A Collection of Talks on Biodynamic French Intensive Horticulture
Alan Chadwick

Logosophia, 2008

E.M. Schumacher (Small is Beautiful) called Englishman Alan Chadwick "the greatest horticulturist of the 20th century." Chadwick was a student of Rudolf Steiner, an early advocate of organics, and founder of French Intensive Biodynamic System. He railed against the tragic policies of corporate agribusiness, while cultivating gardens of sublime beauty and production in the 60's and 70's throughout the United States. Nearly everyone ...

The Sustainable Vegetable Garden: A Backyard Guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yields

9 reviews
John Jeavons, Carol Cox

Ten Speed Press, 1999

In-depth answers for NOW questions
This is not a book to read in winter when you're dreaming of your perfect garden. This is a book that correctly lists the five plants that have been proven to help deter the Striped Bean Beetle when it's eating your garden down to the nubs. And the intercropping to keep the bean beetle away next year. And soil treatments to keep it from coming back. And what kinds of flowers will attract the ...

How to Grow More Vegetables: Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops

8 reviews
John Jeavons

Ten Speed Press, 1995

THE difinitive book about sustainable gardening
The book others imitate. The difinitive source of information about sustainable gardening (agriculture on any scale, actually), with understandable diagrams and explanations. The concepts are simple; the work much easier than the old-fashioned "row garden"; the results are more bountiful; your health benefits; the fertility of your soil grows; the environment improves. This will become your ...

How to Grow More Vegetables Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine

1 review
John Jeavons

Ten Speed Press,U.S., 1985

How to Grow More Vegetables Than You Ever Thought Possible o
Book is illistrated with drawing that could be better. Book needs updating.