How to Grow More Vegetables

microbial life. (Watering may be more or less frequent when the weather is warmer or cooler than normal.) Ross watering fan atta ...

time to absorb water during the cooler, less windy night. Also, plants do a signi9cant amount of their growing at night, and thi ...

Watering tomato plants using a wand To determine how much water to give a bed each day, strive for a ½- to 15-second “shiny.”^5 ...

may require a 5- to 8-second shiny, and beds 2 to 3 months old may require more than that. Note: It is important to realize that ...

With a fan, water falls in an oval pattern on the bed, landing approximately 10 feet away from the waterer. When watering closer ...

A newly prepared bed is properly watered when the shiny layer of excess water disappears within ½ to 3 seconds after the waterin ...

in the recently watered upper 2 inches or so) will have diRculty growing well because of the dry pan below. If you wait until pl ...

p.m. Use shade netting that is 1 to 3 feet wider and 3 feet longer than your growing bed, so the netting can drape down around t ...

this growing area will need about 10 to 20 gallons of water daily during the main growing season. The water savings in 1 month ( ...

The GROW BIOINTENSIVE method is especially important for areas with scarce water. Though much more experimentation is needed in ...

that has organic matter as 2% of its volume in the upper 11 inches can reduce the rainfall or irrigation required for poor soils ...

Preparation of a 5- by 20-ft bent bed for the concentration of rainwater in your growing area, assuming half the necessary amoun ...

pound of vegetable produced and to about one-third that of normal methods per pound of grain produced once the soil is in reason ...

concentrated in the bottom part of the diamond.) With this method, use the following information to determine how much of the d ...

Intensively planted raised beds do not require weeding as often as other types of gardens due to the living mulch that the plant ...

Appropriate posture can make weeding easier. Weeds are generally hardier than cultivated plants since they are genetically close ...

Planting in Season Vegetables, owers, and herbs—all plants for that matter —should be planted in season. This is a good way to ...

Satisfactory (and Optimal) Plant-Growing Temperature Ranges^7 Determine the Planting-Range Calendar for Your Area Cool-Season Cr ...

Cool-SeasonCrops PLANT Beet • Broad bean • Broccoli • Brussels sprouts • Cabbage • Chard • Collard • Horseradish • Kale • Kohlra ...

Cool-SeasonCrops PLANT Artichoke • Carrot • Cauliflower • Celeriac • Celery • Chinese cabbage • Endive • Florence fennel • Lettu ...