We must welcome the re-founding of this book that exposes a "system" complete, despite his age and remains among the most remarkable of those devoted to organic gardening. Gertrud Franck's approach is based on the following principles:
- Vegetables are planted in rows (1), separated by a row of spinach planted using narrow path and ultimately green fertilizer;
- Vegetables are planted together, because some species are able to support and protect each other; there are also plants that do not support. The same rank will count more compatible varieties planted alternately; in any case each row takes into account what is planted in adjacent rows;
- Green fertilizers are sown in the ranks as cropping history;
- The ranks are laterally displaced every year, so a rank which was planted with vegetables will end planted spinach;
- The floor is not returned, but is permanently protected by sowing green fertilizer and / or compost surface to the example of the Forest.
Gertrud Frank also advocates the use of sewage, stresses the value of herbs, and do not forget to address the fauna and micro-fauna. She popularized the concept of "intercropping". In this area, a lot of recommendations on the web and several gardening books prove contradictory. Also one suspects that some writers allege facts that they have not checked, but only copied ... The testimony comes from an experience built over 30 years is certainly more credible!
You can rely on this book to set up a vegetable both fertile and 100% ecological. It is an alternative to gardening methods sloping or square, that are perhaps less relevant for large areas of land. This French reissue has been cleverly complemented some explanatory diagrams and comments, clearly identified as being those of the publisher. Despite these contributions, the book will still be read carefully to fully understand the methodology.
Gertrud Franck addressed to traditional gardeners who have mastered the basic skills and know how to plant most vegetables. Beginners can easily apply his method, but will look elsewhere for what is deemed to be aware, for example, I start my organic vegetable garden written by Jean-Paul Thorez.
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(1) The traditional gardeners grow "planks", a term that refers to large tracts of land from 1 meter to 1.20 meters, planted with the same vegetables. A board is a kind of mini-agricultural field, leads in monoculture.
(2) In the event of a supply disruption on this website, you can order directly from the publisher: aupetitcolibri.fr
