BD Gardening
BD Gardening
Striving to produce the optimum yield, Alan Chadwick and John Jeavons produced nothing less than amazing results. Per acre production has often been 4 to 6 times that of the av. U.S. yield. All without pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
Biodynamic gardens often use raised beds that are 4 to 10 inches high and 5 feet wide. The beds are often "double dug" to a depth of 2 feet to give plant roots a cushion of well worked soil ash, bone meal and compost.
Plants are arranged so that each mature vegetable leaf will just barely touch the leaves of its neighbors, creating a leafy cover. This "living mulch" keeps weeds down and helps to moderate soil temperature and improve water retention.
The biologic practices of biodynamic agriculture are the use of green manures, cover cropping, composting, companion planting, integration of crops and livestock, and tillage.
Permaculture + Aquaponics Integration
The dynamic practices of biodynamic permaculture use the influences of special compost preparations, special foliar sprays, planting by the calendar, peppering for pest control, homeopathy, cultivation, and radionics.
Container gardening is another way of growing plants.
