{"id":257,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-07-04T15:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:05:05","slug":"bd-gardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/?p=257","title":{"rendered":"BD Gardening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Striving to produce the optimum yield, Alan Chadwick and John Jeavons produced nothing less than amazing results. Per acre production has often been 4 to 6 times that of the av. U.S. yield. All without pesticides and chemical fertilizers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Biodynamic gardens often use raised beds that are 4 to 10 inches high and 5 feet wide. The beds are often &#8220;double dug&#8221; to a depth of 2 feet to give plant roots a cushion of well worked soil ash, bone meal and compost. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Plants are arranged so that each mature vegetable leaf will just barely touch the leaves of its neighbors, creating a leafy cover. This &#8220;living mulch&#8221; keeps weeds down and helps to moderate soil temperature and improve water retention.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 266px; height: 207px;\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/bio-gardening.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The biologic practices of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biodynamic_agriculture\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\">biodynamic agriculture<\/span><\/a> are the use of green manures, cover cropping, composting, companion planting, integration of crops and livestock, and tillage. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zv2kLAK73Vs\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><strong><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Permaculture + Aquaponics Integration<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The dynamic practices of biodynamic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.permaculturevisions.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\">permaculture<\/span><\/a> use the influences of special compost preparations, special foliar sprays, planting by the calendar, peppering for pest control, homeopathy, cultivation, and radionics.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l7o_5UKIKTo\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\">Container gardening<\/span><\/a> is another way of growing plants.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2018%20pics\/Container-gardening.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"236\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ugaL6wsXME\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"?p=258\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><span style=\"2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>read more &#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Striving to produce the optimum yield, Alan Chadwick and John Jeavons produced nothing less than amazing results. 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