Root Vegetables: A Grower's Guide offers an essential roadmap to cultivating Jean-Martin Fortier's 20 favorite varieties using biointensive techniques. Discover hidden gems for your garden, from staples to heirloom curiosities, with detailed guidance on growing, managing, and harvesting nutrient-packed root crops.
Master the art of growing nutritious, versatile, and flavorful root vegetables with Jean-Martin Fortier''s biointensive farming methods.
Root Vegetables: A Grower''s Guide uncovers the secrets to cultivating a wide range of root crops, from familiar favorites like potatoes and carrots to lesser-known gems like oca and salsify. Jean-Martin Fortier''s biointensive approach maximizes yield while nurturing soil health, making this guide invaluable to home gardeners and market farmers alike.
This richly illustrated, full-color guide includes:
- A step-by-step introduction to "The Fortier Method" for sustainable, high-yield microfarming
- Botanical insights into root vegetables, from ancient wild varieties to modern cultivars
- Detailed profiles of 20 nutritious and versatile crops, with practical advice on growing each
- Techniques for soil preparation, sowing, transplanting, fertilizing, and irrigation
- Organic practices for managing pests, diseases, and crop rotations
- Tips for optimizing harvest and storage to preserve flavor and nutrition.
Root Vegetables is part of the Grower''s Guides from the Market Gardener series. It''s designed to provide novice to expert growers with practical knowledge to succeed using the principles of biointensive, regenerative agriculture on a human scale.
- | Author: Jean-Martin Fortier, Laurie Bennett, Pierre Nessmann, Flore Avram
- | Publisher: New Society Publishers
- | Publication Date: Sep 16, 2025
- | Number of Pages:
- | Language: eng
- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781774060179
- | ISBN-10: 1774060175
