How to Grow More Vegetables ( PDFDrive )

worldwide. Our thanksto all of our friendswho are investing in the future by making
this work possible.

Order online from Bountiful Gardens at www.bountifulgardens.com — or — By mail
from Ecology Action (see left)



INDEX

A

Acidic plants in compost
Aeration and compost
Africa

biointensive work in
North Africa, overfarming in
Agricultural recycling
companion planting as
Agroforestry
Air space in soil
Alfalfa
green manures with
guide for adding alfalfa meal
nitrogen (N), alfalfa meal for
nutrients from
Allergies to fava beans
Amaranth
as carbon-and-calorie crop
rotation planting with
Anaerobic decomposition
Animals. See also specific animals
companion planting and

Ants
companion planting to control

Apphliadnst controls for
companion planting to control

Arpablalnetlaconndtfroorlsofnoer person’s diet
ARLO (OSftfaincefo)rd University’s Action Research Liaison
Ash for potassium (K)
AAsspiaanrabgluuse-green algal wet rice farming

csooiml pteamnipoenraptularneticnogndwitiitohns for

B

The Backyard Homestead, Mini-Farm and Garden Log
Book (Ecology Action), 1.1, 8.1, 8.2, app2.1

sifters for compost
starter garden plan information
Bacteria, composting and
Baltimore orioles
Barley as carbon-and-calorie crop
Barriers for insect control, 7.1, 7.2
Basil, companion planting with
Bay laurel in compost
Beans
companion planting with
compost efficiency and

gcoremenpomstaenfufirceisenwciythand
soil temperature conditions for
Beidnmstaarrkteerrsgarden plan
Beds
4la0y-ibnegdoduetsign
pporeoprasroeidl,bperdesparation for
raised beds
rstoawrtservsg.,ar1d.1en plan with 2 beds
Bewe ibdatlhms ,focrompanion planting with
Beeby, John
BBeeeetss, companion planting and
companion planting with
rroootattisoynstepmlanotfing with
Besgoiinlntienmgpgearradteunreercsonditions for
Bent beds for rainfall capture
BBeibrmb luedttaugcrea,ssspiinnaccohmppaonstted with
BBiioodinytneanmsivicecfoomr Rpuossstiiang method
Biopshere2

Birds
companion planting and

Blaincskefclte/apebsetectloenst,rpollawntitchontrols for
Black flies, plant controls for
BBloarcakgewood ash

fcoormtpomanaitoonwpolarmntincognwtriotlh
Bountiful Gardens
Bomwermakbeesr,sh1i.p1,i1n.f2ormation for
BBrroeaakdfcaasstt-ilnugncfher-dtiilnizneerrs concept
Broadcasting seeds
BBrroowccno,liL,ecsotmerpanion planting with
Buckwheat family, rotation planting with
TBuheildBiungg Bcoomokpo(Psthiplbilreisck), 7.1
BBuurrndoetctk,,Wcoilmliapmost efficiency and
Bush beans, companion planting with
Bupttlearnflticeosntrols for

C

Cabbages
companion planting with

soil temperature conditions for
watering
Capblbaangtecwonotrrmolss for
Calcite
CailnciuOmyster Shell Flour
Carlecicuommmsuelnfadteed sources for
Calendula, companion planting with
CCaalloifroiren-eiaffibcaieynltaucrroepl sin compost
CaMneasctreorpCsh, aMrat sftoerr Chart for
Caraway, companion planting with
CCaarrbboonna-acnedo-ucsalmoraiteerciraolsps, itr.1, itr.2
design ratios for
CCaarrbboonni/cnaitcriodgen ratio of compost pile
Cacroromtspanion planting with
root system of
Cassosailvtae,mcopmerpaotustreefcfoicnidenitciyonasnfdor
Caisntocrobmepanosst
for gopher control

Caterpillars
Cat manure in compost
CCaautnliifplo, cwoemr panion planting with

companion planting with
sroooilttseymstpeemraotuf re conditions for
Cecleormypanion planting with
soil temperature conditions for
Cearseaclarrybeon-and-calorie crop
rnoitortosgoefn, 3(N.1), f3r.o2m
Chadwick, Alan, itr.1, itr.2, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1
mbroeoaknf,apstl-alnutnicnhg-dbiynnpehrasceosnocef p t
seedling plant soil mixture
CChheamrviolm, ciolem, pcoamniponanpiolannptilnagntwinigthwith, 6.1, 6.2
Chfiocrkeinnssect control
China
burioblaongiizcaatliloynmininiaturized agriculture
CCihricvlees,ocf othmepSaunnioFnarpmlanatnidngEwduitcha,ti6o.n1,C6e.2nter
Clark, Robert

Clark, Wilson
Classes in BIOINTENSIVE mini-farming
CCllaoysesdo-islyss,tceommlpivoisntgfoprroject
Clove, green manures with
CCoolldd fcroammpeossftopr isleeesd, l3i.n1g,s3.2
CCoolloerfaadmoilpyo,traottoatbioeentlpelsa,nptilnangtwcoitnhtrols for
Comfrey, nutrients from
CoSmupmpolny GanroduEndduGcaatridoennCenter
Cobmepneafnicioianl pcolamntpinangions

crystallization method
hfaesrtb/ssl,olwistmofaturing requirements
insect/pest control and, 6.1, 7.1
pphlaynsnicianlgcfoomr plementarity
srhoatalltoiown/sdeep rooting requirements
soil nutrients and
sspuna/cisnhgadfoern, e6e.1d,s6.2
32--ccrroopp ccoommppaanniioonn ppllaannttiinngg
vegetables, list of

vertical location of plant’s edible portion, 6.1, 6.2
weed control and
Compa7n.i1on Plants and How to Use Them (Philbrick),
Complete texturizing double dig, 1.1, 1.2
Coamddpionsgt acnomd pcoomstp, toescthinngi,qu. Seesefoarlso Manures
aavpopildicaabtlieonmraatteersials for
benefits of
bbiuoidldyinnagmpiiclecsomposting method
ccaarrbboonn/-annidtr-ocgaelonrireatcioroopfscaonmdpost pile
cold composting, 3.1, 3.2
ccounritnaginreartsesfor piles
different crops in pile
dEocoulbolgey-dAigcgtiionng’,sagdodailnsg to
efuffniccitieonntscoomf cpoomstpinogst
goals for
hlooctactionmgppoilsetspiles
mmeaxthimodusm, commapinatreinsoanncoefdressing of
in nature

non-soil compost
nutrients from, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2
afrnodmpoHutosfidseoiglarden sources
process of
sRhoedeatlecocmompopsotisntigng method
ssiifzteinogf cpoimlepost
smell of compost pile
ssooiill imnopdiilfei,er3,.1co, m3.p2ost as
ssotaurrtceer goafrcdoemnppolastn, composting crops in, 9.1, 9.2
step-by-step guide to building piles
ttiumrnininggfcoormbupioldstinpgile
types of piles
wwaeetedrsining pcoilmespost pile
Cownthaeinelebrasrfroorwcosmoipl oanstdpciolemspost sifter
Cool-season crops
Coarsncarbon-and-calorie crop
cinomcopmanpioosnt ppillaenting with
cucumbers grown with

root system of
soil temperature conditions for
CCoortynleeldl oUnnsiversity
Cox, Carol
CCrrousphreodtagtriaonni.teSee Rotations in planting
Crgysutiadlelizfoatrioanddminegthod
Cucumber Bonanza (Self-Teaching Mini-Series Booklet),
Cucumabperps2.1
ccoomrnp, apnlaionntinpglawnitithng with
soil temperature conditions for
ssutenm/ssh, atudreninnegeds
Curing compost pile
CCuyptwreosrsmins,cpolmanptocsotntrols for

D

Daffodils for gopher control, 6.1, 7.1
Daily watering
Dandelion, companion planting with, 6.1, 6.2
Dead nettle, companion planting with
Deep soil, itr.1, 1.1

types of preparation, 1.1, 1.2
Depth of beds

Designing a GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-
Farm—A Working Paper, 9.1

DDe-hstarnudclteiodnfloaft ssopialdes, 1.1, 1.2
D-handled spading forks, 1.1, 1.2
DDiiabmbeornsd-shaped growing areas, 5.1, 5.2
Difblbaltedbibobalredsboards

rolling dibble markers
DDiieggt iDnegsbigonaradnsd, 1P.l1a,n1n.i2ng Program
Dilals, cpolamnptianngiobnoaprldasnting with
Diseased plants in compost, 3.1, 3.2
Diovef rmsiitycrobes

preservation of
DDooglommaitnicurleimine compost
Docuobmlep-dleitgegitnexgturizing double dig, 1.1, 1.2

goal of
ionnigtioailndgoduobulebldeigdig
fporropceodourresofiolsr
step-by-step process

time for
U-bar dig, 1.1, 1.2
DDVroDosp,ilnisgt polfants, watering

E

Earwigs
Ecology Action, itr.1, app4.1. See also GROW

BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming
information on
joining and assisting
membership information for
publications, list of
sustainability goals
ECOPOL
Eelworms, controlling
Eggplants
companion planting with
soil temperature conditions for
Eggshells, dried crushed
Einkorn hornemanni, 2.1
Elderberry for gopher control
Energy
GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming and
Master Chart for energy crops
English Haws watering can
Environmental Research Laboratory, University of

Arizona
Eucalyptus in compost

F

Fall crops, rotation for
Fava beans

allergies
green manures with
nitrogen (N) from
Fennel, companion planting with
Fertility
fertilization and
in perspective
Fertilization
compost and
fertility and
sustainable fertilization
Fertilizers
adding, techniques for
GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming and
history of
organic fertilizers
Fiber crops, Master Chart for
Flat dibble boards
Flats for seedlings. See Seedling flats
Flat spades, 1.1, 1.2
Flax, companion planting with
Flies
black flies, plant controls for
plant controls for
syrphid flies, insect/pest control with

Tachinid flies, 7.1, 7.2
white flies, companion planting to control
FFlloowweerrsing tobacco for white fly control
in garden planning
40M-baesdtedreCsihganrt for spacing
FFureknucohkma faoroigdolrdaifsoinrgnematode control
Fully experienced gardeners

G

Gandhi, M.
Gardening Without Poisons (Hunter), 7.1
Garden plans

starter garden plan with 2 beds
sustainable, diet design for
for temperate climate garden
The Garden Seed Inventory (Whealy), 5.1
Garlic
for aphid control
companion planting with, 6.1, 6.2
compost efficiency and
transplanting seedlings
Germination
problems, causes of
of weeds
Glenn, Ed, 2.1, app3.1
Goethe

Gopher plant for gopher control
Gophers

ccoomntrpoalnmioenthpoladnsting to control
Gopher snakes
GGroauirnds stems, turning

iMnassttaerrteCrhgaarrtdfeonr gprlaainn crops
Granite, crushed. See Crushed granite
GGrreasesnesb,eraontas,tisotnrawplbaenrtriinegs wpliathnted with
Grseeeendhloinugsse,s.grSoewe ianlgso Mini-greenhouses
Green manures
GGrroeywwBoiooidntaesnhsive
GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming

dapespiglincaintigonfosroffertility
hpihsitloorsyopofhy of
potential of small-scale food raising
ssousiltabiunialbdi-luitpy rwatiethwith
GrowinAgctainodn)G, a4t.h1ering Your Own Fertilizers (Ecology
Growing to Seed (Ecology Action), 5.1, 8.1

Gypsum

H

Hananoo culture
Hand broadcasting seeds
Hand forks
Hand-picking insects
Hardening off seedlings
Haws watering can
Heavy feeders. See also Companion planting; Rotations

in planting
nutrient requirements
Heavy givers. See also Companion planting; Rotations in

planting
nutrients from
Hemlock in compost
Henbit, companion planting with
Herbs
insect/pest control and
Master Chart for herb spacing
High-calcium lime
High-calorie crops, design ratios for
High-yield composting
History of GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-

Farming
Home soil tests
Horseradish, companion planting with
Hot compost piles
Hot-season crops

Hula hoes, 1.1, 1.2
for surface cultivation

HHuummaann wDiaestteExrpeceyrcimlinegnt
Humic acid
HHuummmusingbirds

ginrieteianllmy aandudriensgand
loss of
norugtarineinctsmaantdter and
Husnutsetar,inBaebaitlriitcyeaTnrdum
Hyssop, companion planting with

I

Illich, Ivan
Importing food
Income

GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming and
Indigenous farming
Information packets, list of
Insect/pest control

chickens for
companion planting and, 6.1, 7.1
hand-picking insects
healthy gardens and
living controls

natural predators
spraying
Insteractpss.,S7e.e1,a7ls.o2 Insect/pest control
benefits of
Inspelcatnstainngd fIonrsect Pests (Golden Guides), 7.1
IInvyteirnmceodmiapteosgtardeners

J

Japanese beetles, plant controls for
Jenny, Hans
Jerusalem artichokes, compost efficiency and
June bug grubs, plant controls for
Juniper in compost

K

Kafka, Stephen
Kale, companion planting with
Kenya’s Kilili Self Help Project
Kilili Self Help Project
Kitchen waste layer of compost pile
Kohlrabi, companion planting with

L

Ladybugs, insect/pest control with
Lamb’s quarters, companion planting with
LaMotte kit for soil testing

Landslides
Latin America, biointensive work in
LLeayadinginoOutysbteedr sS,h1e.l1l,F1l.o2ur
Leaf damage by insects
LLeeeakf smold and pH of soil

ccoommppoanstioenffipclieanntciynganwdith
Legumes

dgreeseignnmraatniousrefsorwith
LenLiatnrodg,eBnil(lN) from
Lemon balm, companion planting with, 6.1, 6.2
LLeettttuercecodes for Master Charts

Bibb lettuce, spinach planted with
rcooomtpsaysntieomn poflanting with
sshoiallltoewm/pdeereapturroeoctoinngdistyiomnbsifoosris with
Light feeders. See also Companion planting; Rotations in
nutripelnatnrteinqguirements
LLiilmyafabmeailnys,,rsootialtitoenmppelarnattuinrge wcointhditions for
Lincoln, Abraham

LLiinvicnoglnm, Aulbcrhahshamade cover
Locating compost piles
LLoovssagoef,ncuotmriepnatnsiaonndphlaunmtiunsg with
Lunar cycle, planting by

M

Magnolia leaves in compost
Main-season crops, rotation for
Malaria mosquitoes, plant controls for
Malo family, rotation planting with
Manor House Agricultural Centre
Manual plow. See U-bar
Manures, 1.1, 3.1

cat and dog manures in compost
comparisons of
green manures
limiting use of
and pH of soil
as soil modifiers
Marigolds
companion planting with, 6.1, 6.2
for nematode control
for white fly control
Marjoram, companion planting with, 6.1, 6.2
Master Charts, itr.1, 8.1
for calorie crops
for cane crops
for energy crops

ffoorr feinbeerrgcyrocrposps
flower spacing chart
hfoerrbgrsapinaccinogpschart
letter codes for
fpolranpnaipnegrschreoepts
ffoorr ptrreoetecirnopsosurce crops
for vegetable and garden crops
Mafoyranvecguelttaubrele oil crops
Mesoloilnstemperature conditions for
stems, turning
Mewxaictaerninbgean beetles, plant controls for
Mexican marigold for nematode control
Miccorombpeosst and, 3.1, 3.2
Mitlelemtpaesrcaaturbreona-nadnd-calorie crop
Millipedes, controlling
Midniim-gerenesinohnosuosfes, 5.1, app1.1
ddoooorr hfrianmgee ddeettaaiill ffoorr
final assembly of

mfinaatel raisaslesmfobrly of
procedure for building
swideeatfhrearmsteribpodltetdaeitlafiolrfor
Mini-thresher for wheat
Mifnotr ant control
rcootmatpioannipolnanptlianngtiwngithwith
Modular box compost pile
MMoolneopcrloapnpt,icnogmpanion planting with
MMooronni,npglgalnotrinyg by phases of
companion planting with
rinotcaotimonpopsltanting with
Mosquitoes, plant controls for
MMuosthksm, pelloannst,csooniltrtoelms pfoerrature conditions for

N

Nasturtiums
for aphid control
companion planting with

Natural predators
Natural rainfall “arid” farming
Nematodes, companion planting to control
The New Alchemy Institute Bulletin, app2.1

TNheewNsweweekAlmchaegmazyinIen,stiittru.1te Bulletin, app2.1
Nitrogen (N)

acolfmalpfaosmt eaanldfor
with green manures
ghueiadvey fgoirveardsdainngd
finrommalneugruems es
temperature and
NNuortrtihenAtfsrica, overfarming in
ccoommppaonstioanndp,l2an.1t,in3g.1a,n3d.2
humus and
linoistsiaolfly adding
in potatoes
froecrosmeemdleinndgefdlatssources of
wsoewedths icsotlnecfeonrtrating

O

Oak trees, companion planting with
Oats as carbon-and-calorie crop
Okra, soil temperature conditions for
Oleander in compost
Olsen, Mary

OOnlseenC,irMclaer,ythe Sustainable Vegetable Garden, 2.1
One Crop Test Booklet: Soybeans (Ecology Action), 8.1
OOnngeopinegrsodno’usbdlieedt,igarea required to grow
Onions

ccoommppaonstioenffipcliaenntciynganwdith
rsooitlattieomnppelraanttuirnegcwonitdhitions for
transplanting seedlings
OOppeenn-pcoomllipnoasttedpisleeeds
pinlfaonrtminagtion on growing
Oregano, companion planting with
OOrrggaanniicc mferattitleizrers
analysis in fertilizers
wkeaytefruinncgtiaonnds of
OOrrggaanniizcaMtioenthso, dlisPtroimf er (Rateaver & Rateaver), 4.1
Overplanting and watering
Oyster Shell Flower

P

Pallet-type compost pile
Paper crops, Master Chart for
Parsley

Pacroslmeypanion planting with
rotation planting with

Pasrosniliptesmperature conditions for
compost efficiency and

Pesaoniulttseamnpdecraotmurpeocsot nedffiitciioennscyfor
Pecaosmpanion planting with

green manures with
srooital ttieomnppelraanttuinregcwonitdhitions for
Pewnnayteroriynagl for ant control
Peppermint, companion planting with
Pecpopmerpsanion planting with
soil temperature conditions for
PPeersntiicciidoeuss weeds in compost, 3.1, 3.2
sdoisial dstvrauncttaugreesaonfd
Pests. See Insect/pest control
PPfeetuifnfeiar,,Ecohrmepnfarneiiodn, 4p.1la,n6t.i1ng with
pHanalysis of
of compost, 3.1, 3.2

of soil, 2.1, 4.1
Philbrick, Helen
PhilosoFpahrmy oinfgGROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-
Phosphate

rgeuciodme fmorenaddeddinsgource of
Phgousipdheatfoerroadckding
Phosphorus (P)

ginusiedcet/fporesatdcdoinntgrol and
Pigrewceoemdm, ceonmdpedansioounrcpelafnotring with
Pine needles

ainndcopmHpoofstsoil
Planting. See also Companion planting; Transplanting

bseyamsoono, nplpanhatisnegs in
ssteaerdtesr garden plan for
Plant lice, plant controls for
PPloainsotnsopuacsipnlga.nSteseinSpcaocminpgost
PPooloer bsoeailns,s,pcroempaprainngion planting with
Potash

insect/pest control and
Potassium (K)

greuciodme fmoernaddeddinsgources for
Potato bugs, plant controls for
Poctaotmoepsanion planting with

dcoomubploes-dt iegfgfiicnigenfocyr and
nutrients in
PPoratyminagrimgoalndt,idcso,minpsaencito/pnepstlacnotnintrgolwwithith
PPrriocfkeisnsigoonault ssoeieldtleinstgss
Protein source crops, Master Chart for
Pucmopmkpiannsion planting with
soil temperature conditions for
Pusrtselamnse,,tucornminpganion planting with

R

Radishes
companion planting with
soil temperature conditions for

Rainfall conditions
natural rainfall “arid” farming

Rakes, 1.1, 1.2
Rateaver, Bargyla

Rateaver, Gylver
Recycling

acogmricpuoltsutraanldrecycling, 6.1, 6.2
human waste recycling
RRee-ddwigogoidngcobmedpsost and germination
RReepfursientfsa,cltiostr ofofr crops
Rodale composting method
RRoolgleinrsg, Wdibilblle markers
RRoooott--beaotuinngd pseeestdsl,incogns trolling
Roots
hcoummpuossatnadnd composting and
of seedlings, 5.1, 5.2
Rossheamllaorwy,/cdoemepparonoiotinngplraenqtuinirgemweitnhts
RRootsastwioanteirninspgafacen,s6.1, 6.2
Rotation over time
Roptalatinotnfsaimniplileasnftoinr g
32--yyeeaarr rroottaattiioonn ppllaanns
Rows, beds vs., 1.1

Rue, companion planting with
Russia, biointensive work in
Rutabagas and compost efficiency

S

Sage and companion planting
Sahara desert
Salsify and compost efficiency
Salts, weeds withdrawing
Sandy soils, compost for
Saving Seeds (Bountiful Gardens), 5.1
Sawdust

in manures, 1.1, 4.1
and pH of soil
Science magazine, 8.1
Season, planting in
Second law of thermodynamics
Seedling flats
row maker for
soil for
Seedlings. See also Seedling flats; Transplanting
pricking out
roots of, 5.1, 5.2
spotting
watering, 5.1, 5.2
Seeds, . See also Open-pollinated seeds; Seedlings
germination problems, causes of
mesh frames for planting
moon, planting by phases of

planting
tools for propagation
vwaartieertiinesg,o5f.1, 5.2
Seed to Seed (Ecology Action), 5.1
SSehlafd-Teeaching Mini-Series Booklets, 2.1, app3.1
scooimlspiannion planting and
Shadenetting
Shmallinowi-g/rdeeeenphoruosoetsinfgorrequirements
SShhieveat,cVoamnpdoasntaing
Shovels
SSihfuticnkg, Steve
compost
fwerhteileilzbearrsr,oswiftisnogilinand compost sifter
S6l0o/p3e0d/1b0eddsefsoigrnrariantfioall capture, 5.1, 5.2
Slugs
cpolanntrtoclomntertohlosdfosr
SSmmeitlhl soofnciaonm, papospt2p.1ile
Snails

control methods
Snakes

ginospehcte/rpsensatkceosntrol with
Soft phosphate
Sogilu.iSdeeefoalrsoadDdeinegp soil

cinarcboomn-paonsdt-pcailloe,ri3e.1c,ro3p.2s and
destruction of
fsohradseeeddsloinilg flats
stouocclsesfsoironprfeoprairmatpioronving
water retention by
SoGilRfOerWtiliBtyIO. SIeNeTaElNsoSISVuEstSauinsatabiinliatbyle Mini-Farming and
Soil modifier sources
Socilommopiosstturaend
Sopilosoarmspoille,spreparation for
Soil solution
Socilosmtrpuoctsut raend
Sotiel xtteusrtiencgomp ared
analysis of

sampling soil for
Soil texture and structure compared
SSoorilghtouxminisnancodmcopmospt opsitle
South America, biointensive work in
Sofuotrhearpnhwidoocodntrol
Socwobmupgasnion planting with
Sow thistle

cboirmdsp,aantitoranctpiolannotifng with
Sosyhbaelalonws /deep rooting symbiosis with

companion planting with
Spcaocminpg,oisttr.e1f,fi5ci.1ency and

for companion planting
fhleorwbesrpsapcaincignMg MasatesrteCrhCahrtart
Spwaciinntgers,tiscpkacfionrgpplalacinntgs isneeds
Spearmint
ffoorr aapnthcidonctornotlrol
SSppiindaercshfor insect/pest control
Bibb lettuce planted near

companion planting with
soil temperature conditions for
SSpproattyiinnggsfeoerdilninsegcsts
Squash bugs, plant controls for
Sqcuoamshpeasnion planting with
rsooital ttieomnppelraanttuirnegcwonitdhitions for
watering, 5.1, 5.2
SStt.anBfaorrbdeIBndakuestrr,iRalicPhaarrkd,,S2y.n1t,e2x.2Corporation of
SStteaninfeorr,dRUundiovlefrsity Mechanical Engineering Department
Stinging nettle
fcoormappahnidioncopnltaronlting with
soil life and
StoeninekAogrne chuolrtnuermesanni, 2.1
Strcaowmbpearrniieosn planting with, 6.1, 6.2
green beans planted with
SStturidpeendt cGuacrudmenb,eUr bneiveetlresist,ypolafnCtacloifnotrrnoilas,fSoarnta Cruz
SSuulcpcuhluernatsnidnpcHomopf osostil
Summer savory, companion planting with

Sunflowers
companion planting with
srountatnioeendpsloafnting with

Sun/shade needs
SSuursftaacineacbuillittivyation, 1.1, 3.1

dEecosilgongiyngAcfotirofne’rstgiloitayls
garden plan for sustainable diet design
GgoRaOlsWfoBrIaOcIhNieTvEinNgSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming and
l9o9s%s osfunsutatirnieanbtisliatyn,dnheuedmfuosr
100% sustainability
TSwheeeStupstoatiantaobelseaVnedgceotambpleosGtaerfdfiecnie(nJceyavons & Cox), 9.1
Swiss chard, soil temperature conditions for
SSyynnteerxgiCstoicrppolraanttiionng
Syrphid flies, insect/pest control with

T

Tachinid flies
insect/pest control with

Tack trap, blocking ants with
Tanglefoot Pest Barrier, 7.1, 7.2
Tansy

for ant control

companion planting with
Tarragon, companion planting with
TTeemmppeerraatteurcelimate, garden plan for

key air temperatures
3-ysoeailr treomtaptieornatuprlaenconditions
TThhyremshei,ncgomwpheaantion planting with
Timberleaf soil testing service
Tosaadmspling soil for
Toibnasecccot/pfaemstilcyontrol with

flowering tobacco for white fly control
Tordodta,tJioonhnplanting with
Tomatoes

rcooomtpsaysntieomn poflanting with
sstoiinlgtienmgpneertatlteurpelacnotnedditwioinths for
watering, 5.1, 5.2
TToomolas,to1.w1,oarpmps1, .c1ontrolling
TTooxoilnssfoinr Cfeorntivliivzeiarslity (Illich), app1.1
Transpiration, 5.1, 5.2

Transplanting
benefits of
smtaerttheordgsafrodren plan information
surplus seedlings, saving
ttrimiaengfuolration process for

TTrraapnsspfloarnitninsegcttrso, w7.e1l,s7.2
Tree crops
TreMeas,stceormCphaorstt fpoirles under
TTrriiaconggrualmarmspaawciansgpste,minpselactte/pfeosrtpcloanctirnogl sweeitdhs
Triple-digging method
TTuurrnniinpgs compost pile

companion planting with
csooiml pteomstpeefrfaictuierneccyoanndditions for
T2-wyeisatrdriogtasitifotinngpilnanosf fertilizers

U

U-bar
dig, 1.1, 1.2
dimensions of
working with

UN-FAO

University of Arizona, Environmental Research
Laboratory

UUnniivveerrssiittyy ooff CCaalliiffoorrnniiaa,, BSaenrktaelCeryuz
Urbanization

V

Valerian, companion planting with, 6.1, 6.2
Vaseline, blocking ants with
Vegetable oil crops, Master Chart for
Vegetables

Master Charts for
in starter garden plan
Vetch
green manures with
nitrogen (N) from
Volume, compost by

W

Walnut plants in compost
Warm-season crops
Wasps

tricogramma wasps, insect/pest control with
Water and watering. See also Soil moisture

availability of
beds vs. rows and, 1.1
compost pile, watering
GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming and
key water factors

one person’s diet, availability for
rainfall conditions
tsiemedesfaonrd seedlings, 5.1, 5.2
Watering can, English Haws
WWaatteerriinngg wtoaonlsds
WWaetaetrhmerealonnds,wsoatielrtienmgperature conditions for
Weed killers and germination
Weceodmspaanndiownepeldainntging and
cmoemthpoodsst,fworeewdeseidning
in plant community
WWeeeevdislsa,npdlaWnthcaot nTthroeylsTfoerll (Pfeiffer), 4.1
Whealy Kent
Whaesactarbon-and-calorie crop
innitrsotagretenr(gNa)rdfreonmplan
Stone Age cultures and
Whtheraetshthirnegshers
Whmeienlib-tahrrroeswhesrosil and compost sifter
materials for

White flies, companion planting to control
Width of beds
WWiirnete-fra,bsrpicactiynpgepcloamntpsoinst pile
Wire worms, controlling
Wogouiddeasfhor adding
Wofoorllpyoatpashsiidusm, p(lKa)nt controls for
Worms

ptolmanattocowntorromlss,focrontrolling
Wocormmwpaonoidon planting with

planting near
Wrens, attracting

Y

Yarrow, companion planting with



ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JOHN JEAVONS is the leading method developer,
teacher, and consultant for the small-scale sustainable
Saugrsitcauinltaubrlael Mminetih-foadrmkinngo.wHne ahsasGaRuOthWoreBd,IOcIoN-aTuEtNhoSrIeVdE,
oyireleddinitge,dremsoourrecet-hcoannsefrovritnyg paupbplriocaatciho.nsHiosnfotohdis-rahisiignhg-
methods are being practiced in 142 countries and
rCehcioldmrmene,nadneddtbhye sPuecahceoCrgoarnpisz.ations as UNICEF, Save the
JeaAvonpsoliwticoarlkedsciefnocre thgeradUunatietedofStaYtaelse AUgennivceyrsiftoyr,
International Development (USAID) and Stanford
Udenvievleorpsimtyenbtefoorfe Bdieovinotteinngsivtehetepchasntiq4u0es.yeHares tios tthhee
recipient of the 1988 Boise Peace Quilt Award, the 1989
GLiivriange TArewaasurdre fAorwaprudb,laicndsetrhveiceS,tewthaerd19o8f 9SuSsatanitnaabFlee
AgIrnicu2l0tu0r6e,AJweaarvdonins 2c0a0ta0l.yzed the Pan-Latin America
GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming
cWoournktsriheosp. Inin20C0o7s,taheRfiacaciliwtaittehd pthaertiPcaipna-AntfsricfaroGmRO2W1
KBIeOnyINa.TEInNS2I0V0E8,WJeoarvkoshnospcoa-tnadughStymapPoasniu-Amfricina GKRitOalWe,
BIONTENSIVE Workshop in South Africa with

participants from 7 countries. And in 2010, he taught at
a Pan-Latin America Conference and Workshop in
JMeeaxviocnos wtriatvhelspacrotincsiptaannttlsy, farodmvisin2g1 sctuoduenntrtise,s.teTacohdearys,,
local producers, and representatives of private,
noTnhperocfiot,mapnrdehgeonvseirvnemaenndtalsuosrtgaainniazbalteioncrso. pping system
dtheevewloopreldd tboy gJreoawvoansbeanlaanbcleeds pdeieotploenina asmll arlelgpiolnost ooff
land. Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland
sthaiedwoofrhldis wwhoorka,r“eTmhearlenoaureripshreodb.abTlhyeaJbeailvlioonns paepopproleacihn
citosuellfdadeneqabulaeteltyhaftorsethgemenrstt otifmteheevepro.pTuhlaattiwonoutlod bfeeeda
remarkable development in this world, and would do
mhuonrgeertothasnolavneytthhiengperloseblweme’vseodfonpeo.”verty, misery and