Permaculture, the beginner's bible

Would you like to embark on the virtuous adventure of permaculture, imitate nature, and produce beautiful, healthy fruit and vegetables while respecting your environment and your health, and with very little effort?

Here's the bible you need to get started!

Whether you're working on a large plot, a small garden or a balcony vegetable patch, this book will provide you with realistic, fun solutions to help you get started with your permaculture project.

• Growing on living soil: composition and balance, mulching, compost, fertilization.
• Climatic factors and water management: climate, water conservation, watering methods, shade and heat.
• Starting your vegetable garden: design, growing media, biodiversity, mounds, forest gardens, crop association and rotation.
• Getting your crops off to a good start: tools, seeds, crop calendars, sowing, transplanting and propagation, fruit trees.
• Maintaining and caring for your vegetable garden: natural care, diseases, pests and beneficial organisms, farm animals, vegetable factsheets.

Johann Gis - Rustica éditions - 368 pages