Intensive planting

The Intensively Planted Garden: Ignoring Plant Spacing Rules

Learn what it means to intensively plant your kitchen garden & the benefits of breaking the plant spacing rules. Don't call the planting police on me!

step one in intensive gardening is soil preparation

To be a gardener is to enter the world of enchantments, miracles, and wonders, which is our true destiny. — Claire O'Rush, The Enchanted Garden

Intensive planting has been used to grow vegetables for thousands of years to get high yields from minimal space. Today it goes by many names but they all share the same basic principles. Even though

With a short growing season and limited garden space, you can get the most out of your small garden by implementing some simple gardening tactics. Increase harvest yield in your small garden space with these four planting strategies.

(Dynamically evolving French Intensive spacings and planting design at Lillie House) I love French Intensive Gardening, or French Intensive Method (FIM.) This old evolved set of French techniques using planting designs with precise, tight, non-row spacings, interplanting, and clever companion planting - all to achieve the highest possible productivity and quality - has a lot to offer the Permaculturist and expert gardener or producer. And this goes beyond the lessons that FIM teaches us…

Intensive planting is the name given to a way of using vegetable garden space and soil nutrients to produce high yields of flavorful crops.

Do carrots really love tomatoes? We've been hearing companion planting advice for years and the new book Plant Partners by Jessica Walliser looks at the research to understand which plant combinations can benefit our gardens.

Increase food production without increasing garden space by using intensive planting.

Want to make the most of your garden space? Check out our guide on optimizing your vegetable garden layout with raised beds, intensive planting, and vertical gardening. Get ready for a lush and productive garden! #GardeningTips #VegetableGardenLayout #GreenLiving

Are you ready to plant your garden, but am unsure of how to lay it out? Here's a collection of vegetable garden plans and layout to inspire you.

27 January 2011 French intensive gardening uses interplanting to increase the harvest. The broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower shown above are planted 12 inches apart--much closer than usual spacing....

Gorgeous garden.

Resh Gala | Organic Gardener on Instagram: "Part II video of How of Plant Intensively for maximum production. Don’t be afraid of packing in the plants because as the season changes, spring crops like Lettuce, Napa Cabbage and Peas will come out and make space for summer veggies like Tomatoes, Basil, Peppers and Melons to grow large & thrive. Adopting the polyculture method of planting by mixing in different varieties of crops together also helps promote a healthy eco-system and less pest…

(Dynamically evolving French Intensive spacings and planting design at Lillie House) I love French Intensive Gardening, or French Intensive Method (FIM.) This old evolved set of French techniques using planting designs with precise, tight, non-row spacings, interplanting, and clever companion planting - all to achieve the highest possible productivity and quality - has a lot to offer the Permaculturist and expert gardener or producer. And this goes beyond the lessons that FIM teaches us…

If you are like me and have a small space for your vegetable garden, or just want to get more out of the space that you have, an easy way t...

Bio-intensive, companion planted home garden Frontyard and backyard plots plus containers