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Flea beetle, black, 163
Flies, 163
Flowering tobacco, 118, 150
Flowers. See also individual flowers
books on, 179–80, 227
spacing chart, 118
Fodder crops, 100–103, 172–73
Food
nutrition and, 85–86, 180–81
preservation and storage, 181–82
Foxglove, 118
French intensive techniques, 2, 5,
149, 195–96
Fukuoka culture, 183
Gaillardia, 118
Gardening
books on, 183–85
rewards of, xx
Garden plans
making, 121–23
sample, 124–41
Gardens for Humanity, 32
Garden year, 123
Garlic
as area- and weight-efficient
crop, 29
books on, 216
companions and antagonists,
152, 154
Master Charts, 88–91
temperature range for, 82
Gazania, 118
Glenn, Ed, 27, 30
Global perspective, 185–86
GMOs, 205–6
Good King Henry, 119
Gopher plant, 104–7, 150
Gophers, 150, 159, 160
Gourds, 71, 104–7, 186
Grains
books on, 174, 175, 186–87
as high-carbon-producing crops, 29
Master Charts, 96–99
protecting from birds, 77–78
yields of, 86
Granite, crushed, 54
Grapefruit, 108–11
Grapes, 108–11, 182
Grasses, 100–103, 187
Greenhouses, 78, 187, 225
Green manures, 45, 172, 173
Green Revolution, 206
GROW BIOINTENSIVE techniques
applications of, 220–21
Biointensive vs., ix–x
books on, 187–88
features of, ix–x
history of, 2–5
philosophy of, 2
worldwide use of, 31–32, 49
Guava, 108–11
Guayule, 104–7
Gypsum, 54
Hand-picking, 161
Hazelnuts. See Filberts
Health, books on, 188
Hedges, 188–89
Henbit, 154
Herbs. See also individual herbs
books on, 189–90
companion planting for, 153–55
spacing chart, 119
Hickory, 108–11
High-altitude food raising, 190
History, 190–91
Hollyhock, 118
Homesteading, 191–92
Honey locust, 112–15
Horehound, 119
Horseradish, 82, 88–91, 154
Housing, books on, 192
Human Diet Experiment, 30
Human waste, 192–93
Humic acid, 23
Hummingbirds, 151
Humus
amount of, 24
definition of, 36
initially adding, 23–24
loss of, 23
role of, 36–37, 47
Hydroponics, 193
Hyssop, 119, 154
Iceland poppy, 118
Income crops, xix, 28, 193
India, 31, 49
Insects
books on, 193–95
controlling, 149–50, 157–64
importance of, 156–57, 159
Irrigation. See Watering
Jacob’s ladder, 118
Japanese beetle, 163
Jeavons, Robin Leler, xx
Jenny, Hans, 85
Jerusalem artichokes, 29, 88–91
Jojoba, 104–7
June bug, 163
Kafka, Stephen, xxii, xxiii
Kale, 82, 88–91, 149, 152
Kenaf, 104–7
Kenya, 31, 231
Kitchen-efficient crops, xv–xvi
Koch, Frank, xxii
Kohlrabi, 82, 88–91, 152
Kudzu, 100–103, 173
Ladybugs, 159
Lamb’s quarters, 154
La Motte soil test kit, 49, 52
Land
crop area percentages for,
27, 28, 29
lack of, xi, xiii
square footage requirements,
xi, xii–xiii, 30
Language books, 196
Lavender, 119, 190
Learning/teaching, 196–97
Leeks, 29, 82, 88–91, 152
Lemon balm, 119, 144, 154
Lemons, 112–15
Lemon verbena, 119
Lentils, 96–99
Lettuce
books on, 216
companions, 148, 152
leaf vs. head, 122
Master Charts, 88–91
root system of, 18
soil temperature for
germination of, 83
temperature range for, 82
Limes, 112–15
“Living farm” museums, 197
Living mulch, 63, 146
Lovage, 119, 154
Magnesium, 54
Mangels, 92–95
Mangos, 112–15
Manor House Agricultural Centre,
31, 231
Manure, 34, 44, 46, 55
Marguerite, 118
Marigold, 118, 149, 150, 154
Marjoram, 119, 144, 154
Master Charts
calorie, grain, protein source, and
vegetable oil crops, 96–99
compost, carbon, organic matter,
fodder, and cover crops,
100–103
energy, fiber, paper, and other
crops, 104–7
tree and cane crops, 108–15
using, 84–87
vegetables and garden crops,
88–95
INDEX 237