Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally by Kourik, Robert -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Figures Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Basics of Edible Landscaping

Introduction to Edible Landscaping Why Edible Landscaping? The New Approach to Edible Landscapes: Synergy In Praise of the Suburbs Organic Gardening — Myths and Facts The "Organic" Concept Of Pests and Poisons Understanding Your Property The Climate in Your Yard Your Soil Existing Vegetation: What It Means, What It Offers

2. Designing Your Edible Landscape

Plan Before You Plant Blending Aesthetics and Function Defining and Planning Your Goals Zones of Use, Multiple Use Making Use of Local Wisdom Energy-Conserving Landscaping Shaping the Wind: Shelter for the Home and Garden Shaping Sunlight Shaping Water Putting It All Together Synergy Creating Your Design The Golden Rules of Edible Landscaping

3. Growing Vegetables

No-Till Gardening: Less Work, Good Yields Sheet Cornposting for "Wild" and "Tame" Plants Sink or Swim: Self-seeding Vegetables Hay Bale Vegetables: Soil Building from the Top Down Surface Cultivation: Good Yields without Digging Tillage: A Little More Work, Greater Yields Sod Culture: Vegetables in the Lawn Double-Digging: A Balanced Review Growing Healthier Vegetables Soil Inoculants Seedlings the Speedling® Way Drip Irrigation Intercropping

4. Growing Tree Crops

Choosing the Best Trees for Your Climate Special Trees for Special Climates Fruit for All Seasons Ensuring Good Pollination Disease-Resistant Trees Roots, Soil, and Rootstocks Deep-Rooted Myths The Best Rootstocks for Your Soil Trees of All Sizes Standard, Semi-Dwarf, and Dwarf Trees Genetic Dwarf (Miniature)Fruit and Nut Rees Spacing Fruit and Nut Trees Planting Trees To Amend or Not To Amend Preparing the Hole, Planting the Tree Pruning Fruit and Nut Trees The Basics of Tree Growth and Pruning The No-Pruning Style Open Center Pruning Central Leader Pruning Special Effects: Espalier, Oblique Cordon, and Miniature Trees Caring for Your Fruit and Nut Trees Drip Irrigation, Mulching, and Frost Protection Fertilizing Tree Crops

5. Biological Balance with Insects

Companion Planting: Sometimes Fact, Sometimes Fiction Companion Plants that Repel Pests Nature's Balance: Good Bugs and Bad Bugs Attracting Good Bugs Integrated Pest Management

6. Soil is Health — Improving Soils, Free Fertilizers

Feeding the Soil Nature's Nutrients and Dynamic Accumulators Grow Your Own Fertilizers: Cover Crops and Green Manures A Five-Year Plan for Soil Improvement

7. Mixing Trees, Lawns, Flowers, Herbs, Vines, and Vegetables

Competition for Sun, Water, and Fertilizer Diversity, Pests, and Diseases Finishing Touches: Perennial Legumes, Edible Flowers, and Mulches

8. The Edible Landscape Cookbook™

The Golden Hits of Edible Landscaping

1. Climate Zones 2. Solar Charts 3. Site Analysis Survey 4. Deciduous and Evergreen Vines 5. Carbon-to-Nitrogen Ratios and the N-P-K of Compostable Materials 6. Liquid Measure Conversions 7. Sizing Materials for Landscaping