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How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine |  | Author: John Jeavons
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 7
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 1580087965
Dewey Decimal Number: 635
EAN: 9781580087964
Publication Date: October 1, 2006
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Product Description
A classic in the field of sustainable gardening, HOW TO GROW MORE VEGETABLES shows how to produce a beautiful organic garden with minimal watering and care, whether it's just a few tomatoes in a tiny backyard or enough food to feed a family of four on less than half an acre. Updated with the latest biointensive tips and techniques, this is an essential reference for gardeners of all skill levels seeking to grow some or all of their own food.
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 You've got to get this book and try gardening with this method! July 20, 2010
J. D. Stafford (Heartland, Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My purchase of the book this time around was simply to restock my library and to share with my community garden team. I saw John Jeavons speak at a fair in California about 20 years ago and thought what the heck, I've got to try this. It worked so well I had people from all over Mendocino, Ca. coming to look at my garden; things grew huge and happy with no pesticides or non-organic fertilizers! I was amazed and have been using this method ever since. I now live in Texas and gardening is a real challenge here due to heat, sun and wind, but the method works tried and true even under these conditions. You don't have to follow everything in the book (planting on moon cycles, for example); planting on centers alone will radically change your garden and increase your yield from anything you plant using this method (flowers, vegetables, cover crops, etc). It is ideal for small or large space gargening; we're using it in our large community garden. Soil is the "sponge" your plants will grow in and this book really teaches you how to care for it with charts, illustrations and easy to follow instructions. The reference charts are an amazing wealth of information; I highly recommend this book!
A *must have* if you're serious about growing your own food May 1, 2010
Patriot Reader (Idaho)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is the bible for those of us that are serious about raising our own food.
You simply must have this book if your goal is to grow your own food, it's that simple.
Great information April 12, 2010
Jennifer L. Brown (Sequim, WA USA)
I really like this book so far. I have read it and plan to read it again since it has so much information to absorbe. I found it to be extremly helpful and has wonderful information. Not only does it tell you the best way to prepare the soil it also tells you how to keep the soil up, companion planting, garden set up for the first few years and so much more.
What I did not like was that it would sometimes give you a nice tid-bit of information but then refers you to another book or artical that it came from if you want the rest of the information or "further" informtaion.
All in all, I think its a pretty good book with a lot of great information.
Intensive gardening March 4, 2010
Peter R. Mcintyre (Matawan, NJ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book takes the concept of Square Foot Gardening and really expands on the idea. You always start with the soil. This author makes it seem easy to double dig garden beds. This is an ancient technique going back to ancient Greece and China. The theory is that if the soil is loose and aerated to a depth of 24" or so the roots will grow deeper, and be stronger. Having used this technique myself I know that I have always gotten a higher yield in the beds that have been double dug.
I think that this author gives long time gardeners some ideas for consideration, and he also gives novice gardeners a plan to follow. And he always goes back to the soil, building it year after year, until it will be black gold.
Peter McIntyre
My Favortie February 22, 2010
Holly Phillips (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the best resource for vegetable gardening in California that I have found. Every time I pick this book up I learn something new about particular plants and their care. While the overall approach to vegetable gardening may not seem so different from the status quo, the subtle shifts with emphasis on soil propagation (as opposed to vegetable propogation) has resulted in abundant, happy produce from my mini urban farm. This book is easy to read, concise, and for the rabid gardener, very exciting.
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