books by John Jeavons (life-giving performance biodynamic)

books by John Jeavons

books:

How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever ...

47 reviews
John Jeavons

Ten Speed Press, 2006

Yes!
This reminds me of the old Chinese proverb, "Give a man to fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a life time." John Jeavons has devoted his life to studying and teaching the biodynamic method of gardening. This book has been revised several times and keeps getting better. I would recommend everyone into horticultural science to read and study this book.

How to Grow More Vegetables than you ever thought possible on less land than you can imagine [ 1974 ] Ecology ...
John Jeavons

Ecology Action of the Midpeninsula, 1974

How to Grow More Vegetables: Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine

1 review
John Jeavons

Ten Speed Press, 1982

How to Grow More Vegetables Than You Ever Thought Possible o
Book is illistrated with drawing that could be better. Book needs updating.

Performance in the Garden: A Collection of Talks on Biodynamic French Intensive Horticulture

1 review
Alan Chadwick

Logosophia, 2008

If your serious about gardening
This was like jumping off a diving board into the depths of my garden!! The guy is brilliant and eccentric - but stay with him!! Some parts of his talks were hard for me to follow - but I was hooked on his obvious relish and delight in giving these teachings to his students. The chapters on fertility and cultivation were great - my favorite chapter was the one on bees (Ch 10). On the whole he ...

The Backyard Homestead, Mini-Farm and Garden Log Book

1 review
John Jeavons

Ten Speed Press, 1983

Excellent log book and reference guide for food gardeners.
This book explains biointensive gardening, which would be enough to recommend it. But, it also provides abundant planning charts for your own situation, including garden space and layout, length of growing season, frost dates, and desired crops. You can keep records of cultivars chosen and how they did (over several seasons), fertilizers used and the results, planting dates and methods. ...

How to Grow More Vegetables: (And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought ...
John(Author) Jeavons

Ten Speed Press, 2006

The Sustainable Vegetable Garden: A Backyard Guide to Healthy Soil and Higher Yields

10 reviews
John Jeavons, Carol Cox

Ten Speed Press, 1999

In-depth answers for NOW questions
This is not a book to read in winter when you're dreaming of your perfect garden. This is a book that correctly lists the five plants that have been proven to help deter the Striped Bean Beetle when it's eating your garden down to the nubs. And the intercropping to keep the bean beetle away next year. And soil treatments to keep it from coming back. And what kinds of flowers will attract the ...

How to Grow More Vegetables: Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine

8 reviews
John Jeavons

Ten Speed Press, 1995

THE difinitive book about sustainable gardening
The book others imitate. The difinitive source of information about sustainable gardening (agriculture on any scale, actually), with understandable diagrams and explanations. The concepts are simple; the work much easier than the old-fashioned "row garden"; the results are more bountiful; your health benefits; the fertility of your soil grows; the environment improves. This will become your ...

Lazy-Bed Gardening: The Quick and Dirty Guide

1 review
John Jeavons

Ten Speed Press, 1993

More technical than I expected
While there are plenty of nuggets of wisdom peppered throughout this book, I found it to be more technical, diagrammatic and even mathematical than I wanted. I was looking for more intuitive ideas and hands-on techniques, and got more measurements and schematics than I could shake a tomato stake at.