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BD Gardening<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>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.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The biologic practices of biodynamic agriculture<\/span><\/a> are the use of green manures, cover cropping, composting, companion planting, integration of crops and livestock, and tillage. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n