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Sustainable Food Gardens - Myths and Solutions (Paperback)
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Sustainable Food Gardens - Myths and Solutions (Paperback)
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"[A] tome that holds the secrets to science-based organic and
sustainable food crops. It joins a handful of essential books on
the topic, and delves deeper and in more granular detail into the
process of gardening with nature than any other book I know
of."-Jeff Cox, author of From Vines to Wines and The Organic Cook's
Bible, and contributing editor of Horticulture magazine Dismantle
your gardening myths. Grow a garden grounded in fact. Edible
landscaping pioneer Robert Kourik deftly guides the reader through
the mysteries of growing plants and designing landscapes in
temperate climates and suburbs, and the use of all-natural,
sustainable methods to grow and maintain a healthy variety of
plants. Would you like to garden without digging, composting,
buying fertilizers, spraying with pesticides, or lamenting low
yields? If so, Sustainable Food Gardening is the book you've been
waiting for, with over 450 pages, 13 chapters, and 487 color
photos, illustrations, charts, and graphs. Author Robert Kourik
began his career in natural landscape design and maintenance in
1974, with one of the first sustainably oriented organic gardening
businesses in the country. In Sustainable Food Gardening, you'll
learn to: Design your own "edible landscapes." Use no-till
techniques to preserve the integrity of your soil Adapt your
growing space to fit into a wide range of USDA garden zones Review
alternative ways to change "guilds' (well-intended clusters of
trees and shrubs jumbled together) to more effective and
labor-saving plantings. Grow new kinds of beautiful and productive
Victory gardens Plant Native American "Three-Sisters" gardens that
actually work Learn many myths about roots, and what to do to help
them thrive Attract many beneficial insects to your garden with
strategic flower plantings Here are some of the other topics
covered in depth: Rainwater catchment/cisterns. Hugelkulturs (do
you really need raised garden beds filled with rotten wood?).
Options for better, faster ways to maximize and improve soil.
"Dynamic accumulation"-a myth with some useful guidelines. Avoiding
hours of tree-pruning and encouraging fruiting with a few dozen
clothespins. Clever ways to install and simplify drip irrigation
Using plants to lure good insects that prey upon pests. Promoting
beneficial soil life. Adding food crops to a native-looking
landscape. In Sustainable Food Gardening you'll learn how to
achieve that Holy Grail of gardening-productivity, tasty food, and
a beautiful, sustainable garden, yard, or landscape.
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