About this title: Presents the basic principles of bio-intensive gardening in concise, easy-to-understand terms accessible even to a gardening beginner. By implementing bio-intensive techniques and working in harmony with natural garden cycles, gardeners will soon produce yields up to four times greater than those obtainable with conventional methods, in a fraction ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781580080163ISBN:1580080162
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Ten Speed Pr
Date Published: 1999-02-01
ISBN-13:9781580080163ISBN:1580080162
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Edition: Revised
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: TEN SPEED PR
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781580080163ISBN:1580080162
Description: New. This introduction to biointensive gardening shows that it is not only possible but easy to grow astonishing crops of healthful organic vegetable and fruits, while conserving resources and helping the soil. read more
"A good basic reader about bio-diverse sustainable gardens but the authors are math nazis and I found it unhelpful for those of us who don't carry a calculator in our pockets along with various measuring devices, complicated charts and other such things. It's a garden, not quantum physics. That said, for a basic understanding of how to grow more food in a smaller space and how to create a compost garden to enrich the soil, it was good. My one other criticism is that the book encourages tilling which, now we know, isn't really necessary if you use the Japanese method of cardboard, good compost/soil mix and hay on top after planting. One, two, three and there you go. No need to dig. Just prepare the plot a few months before and you're golden. Happy Spring."
"This thin book has a satisfactory discussion of the basics of gardening, but that's all. Small chapters on composting, seed storage and germination, as well as others round out the contents.
I would recommend this book only if you know almost nothing about gardening; otherwise, I imagine you may find, like I did, that the book contains nothing new, nothing you haven't already read about and/or tried on your own."
This book has some really good information but I felt like it was often generalized. It's a short book so the authors tried to include as much info as possible but don't go into a lot of detail. I do like their ideas of compost crops, and description of seed starting and transplanting. Worth reading but I think there are better resources out there."
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