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Pwned9080 |
Biointensive Farming
Mar 28 2011, 2:16 PM EDT
Would you use this? If not, why not? Is there a better system for using less land?Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biointensive Do you find this valuable?
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P0LaND |
1. RE: Biointensive Farming
Mar 28 2011, 2:57 PM EDT
"Would you use this? If not, why not? Is there a better system for using less land?These are all good methods of one large system. I was expecting a link on something related to hydroponics. Great article to read to get the basics of space-saving farming. One thing that came to mind was, if you have the space and grass seed, you could occasionally rotate your "crop fields" for "pasture fields". I don't know the numbers though. I'm not Pedro. Do you find this valuable? |
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Pwned9080 |
2. RE: Biointensive Farming
Mar 28 2011, 4:21 PM EDT
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"These are all good methods of one large system. I was expecting a link on something related to hydroponics.Yeah, but you'd need a lot more land then I'd have available. I'm curious as to the practicality of this. Also the benefits vs rewards. EDIT: Link: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/127279/Improving-soil-structure-by-crop-rotation.pdf Read effects of grazing on soil. EDIT2: Although I'm not sure if that's what you meant. Do you find this valuable? |
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P0LaND |
3. RE: Biointensive Farming
Mar 28 2011, 5:18 PM EDT
"Yeah, but you'd need a lot more land then I'd have available. I'm curious as to the practicality of this. Also the benefits vs rewards.Now that you mention grazing, you're right. It does destroy land. What I had in mind was unused land. Land allowed to grow up, die and repeat. For some reason I connected "unused" with "uncultivated". Do you find this valuable? |
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Pwned9080 |
4. RE: Biointensive Farming
Mar 30 2011, 3:31 PM EDT
"Now that you mention grazing, you're right. It does destroy land.From what I understand, in biointensive farming, 60% of the crop goes right back into the soil. Not sure if that's on the wiki page though. Do you find this valuable? |
NotAlice |
5. RE: Biointensive Farming
Saturday, 10:07 AM EDT
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I've used a variation of Biointensive that's actually very easy and productive. It's called Square Foot Gardening and can be found here:http://www.squarefootgardening.com/ The hardest thing is setting up the beds. I was unemployed when I double dug them. My soil was serious clay. Peat moss and vermiculite and some sand were necessary emendments for the first couple of years, but eventually the soil got friable. The first year was pretty crummy for root crops, still too much clay, but by year 2 was fine. OTOH, grew everything else just fine; melons, zucchini, peapods, beans, radishes, lettuce, tomatoes, scallions, squash. Okay, radishes ARE a root crop, but a very shallow one, I grew some stubby carrots, too. SqFt gardening really is a productive technique that doesn't require a lot of scutwork. Once you get the beds, you'll only need a hour or so a week for upkeep. Seriously. EDIT: Just checked Mel's site, apparently double digging isn't done anymore. Oh, my aching back! LOL Do you find this valuable? |
Oakspar77777 |
6. RE: Biointensive Farming
Saturday, 3:01 PM EDT
A lot depends on how much space you have. If land is tight, then an intensive system is necessary. If you have the room, a standard garden is often less work. Still, soil cultivation for sustainable gardening is a time consuming process (as NotAlice mentioned) taking years to develop. Starting with smaller box gardens can be easier than starting by ploughing up an acre of yard in the first year. Do you find this valuable? |
