Intensive gardening

To be a gardener is to enter the world of enchantments, miracles, and wonders, which is our true destiny. — Claire O'Rush, The Enchanted Garden

step one in intensive gardening is soil preparation

Intensive planting has been used to grow vegetables for thousands of years to get high yields from minimal space. Today it goes by many names but they all share the same basic principles. Even though

Learn what it means to intensively plant your kitchen garden & the benefits of breaking the plant spacing rules. Don't call the planting police on me!

If you are like me and have a small space for your vegetable garden, or just want to get more out of the space that you have, an easy way t...

Learn the basics of vegetable garden crop rotation. Learn how to rotate crops by type of vegetable and plant families.

Are you ready to plant your garden, but am unsure of how to lay it out? Here's a collection of vegetable garden plans and layout to inspire you.

(Dynamically evolving French Intensive spacings and planting design at Lillie House) I love French Intensive Gardening, or French Intensive Method (FIM.) This old evolved set of French techniques using planting designs with precise, tight, non-row spacings, interplanting, and clever companion planting - all to achieve the highest possible productivity and quality - has a lot to offer the Permaculturist and expert gardener or producer. And this goes beyond the lessons that FIM teaches us…

Succession planting and square-foot gardening are two gardening methods that help you produce more vegetables no matter how long your growing season is. Success

Prepare soil a few days ahead and plant over a weekend