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How to A Primer on the Life-Giving
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1 2 3 4 5 6 Contents A Perspective
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What are the dimensions of this cha
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“Our future security now depends
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xxii AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION An
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“Nothing happens in living nature
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insect problems. Eventually, trace
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Between the 1920s and 1930s, Alan C
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As you become skilled, the double-d
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The proper tools will make the work
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12. 13. 1. 2. 3. 4. indicates. U-ba
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carrot cauliflower beet Once this b
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Good soil preparation makes GROW BI
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farm’s soil being able to produce
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The Need for up to “99%” Sustai
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How to Better Sustain Your Soil’s
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CLARIFICATIONS AND EXAMPLES FOR THE
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exchange for plants in the soil. Th
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CROSS SECTION OF A GROW BIOINTENSIV
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Size and Timing A minimum compost p
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Other people use green manures—co
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FUNCTIONS OF COMPOST IN THE SOIL Im
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5 Fertilization Goal: Build and mai
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grown in a small area that is “re
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SOIL pH SCALE 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6
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The balanced ecosystem: “Nothing
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Seeds, whether they are planted in
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The critical distance above and bel
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the cabbage family.) If a plant ben
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has been sufficient during previous
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Watering with a wand: Water falls i
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first 2 inches and continues to be
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KEY WATER FACTORS The GROW BIOINTEN
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Weeding Intensively planted raised
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SOIL TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS FOR VEG
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through composting whenever possibl
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ONE-PERSON MINI-GARDEN, SECOND YEAR
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dwarf plum dwarf apple dwarf aprico
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together of all those elements and
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the upper layers of the soil. It ha
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should be planted at the north side
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Birds, Bees, and Other Animals—So
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Parsley Tomatoes, asparagus Compani
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Peppermint Planted among cabbages,
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Paying attention to the soil and to
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Toads, Snakes, and Spiders—They a
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most of them in the first 3 nights.
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