The Sustainable Vegetable Garden by John Jeavons

Author:John Jeavons [Jeavons, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-79049-1
Publisher: Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony
Published: 2011-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

You can then plug this new planting area into column 1 in your garden plan in place of the recommended area given in table 3.1. Remember that you will need to adjust the figures in columns 4, 6, 8, and 10 of your garden plan to reflect this new area. Recall that this is accomplished by dividing the new area by 100 square feet and multiplying the result by the number given in the master chart.

Here is an example of how to customize your snap bean crop to yield 2 pounds of beans per week:

Look at column JJ in the master chart for snap beans: Snap beans can be harvested over a 12-week period. Let us assume 10 weeks for planning purposes, since the plants may not be as productive near the end as at the beginning.

Multiply 2 pounds of beans per week by 10 weeks to get 20 pounds total. table 3.1 (this page), column C, shows that at beginning Biointensive yields, a 100-square-foot bed with produce 30 pounds of beans from one planting.

Divide the desired yield (20 pounds) by the given yield (30 pounds), then multiply by 100 square feet. You will need approximately 67 square feet to grow 20 pounds of beans.

Enter 67 square feet in column 1 of your garden plan. Remember to adjust the other garden plan calculations for this new area.

To customize your garden by adding crops not discussed in this book, refer to the master charts in How to Grow More Vegetables, 5th ed., 80–107.

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