No-till intensive vegetable culture : pesticide-free methods for restoring soil and growing nutrient-rich, high-yielding crops / Bryan O'Hara.

"No-till farming is the new best practice for preventing soil erosion, building soil biology, and providing growing conditions for vibrant, healthy crops. But for organic vegetable farmers and gardeners-and any farmer who wants to avoid herbicide use-the seemingly insurmountable dilemma with no-till...

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Main Author: O'Hara, Bryan (Author)
Language:English
Published: White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2020]
Subjects:
Vegetable gardening.
No-tillage.
Organic gardening.
Physical Description:263 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The growing environment
  • Balancing crop growth
  • Preparing land for no-till
  • No-till techniques
  • Seeding and transplanting
  • Mulching and irrigation
  • Crop rotation and planting cycles
  • Soil fertility and crop health
  • Fertilization materials and methods
  • Composting
  • IMO : indigenous microorganisms
  • Weed, insect, and disease Control
  • Producing vegetables year-round
  • Harvest and marketing
  • The grower.