Review, Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally

Part 1.) The Basics of Edible Landscaping

Introduction to Edible Landscaping
-Why Edible Landscaping?
-The New Approach to Edible Landscapes: Synergy
-In Praise of the Suburbs

Organic Gardening- Myths and Facts
-The "Organic" Concept
-Of Pests and Poisons

Understanding Your Property
-The Climate in Your Yard
-Your Soil
-Existing Vegetation: What it Means, What it Offers

Part 2.) Designing Your Edible Landscape

Plan Before you Plant
-Blending Aesthetics and Function
-Defining and Planning Your Goals
-Zones of Use, Multiple Use
-Making Use of Local Wisdom

Energy-Conserving Landscaping
-Shaping the Wind: Shelter for the Home and Garden
-Shaping Sunlight
-Shaping Water

Putting it all Together
-Synergy
-Creating Your Design
-The Golden Rules of Edible Landscaping

Part 3.) Growing Vegetables

No-Till Gardening: Less Work, Good Yields
-Sheet Composting for "Wild" and "Tame" Plants
-Sink of Swim: Self-Seeding Vegetables
-Hay Bale Vegetables: Soil Building from the Top Down
-Surface Cultivation: Good Yields without Digging

Tillage: A Little More Work, Greater Yields
-Sod Culture: Vegetables in the Lawn
-Double-Digging: A Balanced Review

Growing Healthier Vegetables
-Soil Inoculants
-Seedlings the Speedling Way
-Drip Irrigation
-Intercropping

Part 4.) Growing Tree Crops

Choosing the Best Trees for your Climate
-Special Trees for Special Climates
-Fruit for All Seasons
-Ensuring Good Pollination
-Disease-Resistant Trees

Roots, Soil, and Rootstocks
-Deep-Rooted Myths
-The Best Rootstocks for your Soil

Trees of All Sizes
-Standard, Semi-Dwarf, and Dwarf Trees
-Genetic Dwarf (miniature) Fruit and Nut Trees
-Spacing Fruit and Nut Trees

Planting Trees
-To Amend or Not to Amend
-Preparing the Hole, Planting the Tree

Pruning Fruit and Nut Trees
-The Basics of Tree Growth and Pruning
-The No-Pruning Style
-Open Center Pruning
-Central Leader Pruning
-Special Effects: Espalier, Oblique Cordon, and Miniature Trees

Caring for Your Fruit and Nut Trees
-Drip Irrigation, Mulching, and Frost Protection
-Fertilizing Tree Crops

Part 5.) Biological Balance with Insects

Companion Planting: Sometimes Fact, Sometimes Fiction
Companion Plants that Repel Pests
Nature's Balance: Good Bugs and Bad Bugs
Attracting Good Bugs
Integrated Pest Management

Part 6.) Soil is Health- Improving Soils, Free Fertilizers

Feeding the Soil
Nature's Nutrients and Dynamic Accumulators
Grow your Own Fertilizers: Cover Crops and Green Manures
A Five-Year Plan for Soil Improvement

Part 7.) Mixing Trees, Lawns, Flowers, Herbs, Vines, and Vegetables

Competition for Sun, Water, and Fertilizer
Diversity, Pests, and Diseases
Finishing Touches: Perennial Legumes, Edible Flowers, and Mulches

Part 8.) The Edible Landscape Cookbook

The Golden Hits of Edible Landscaping

Appendixes:

1. Climate Zones
2. Solar Charts
3. Site Analysis Survey
4. Deciduous and Evergreen Vines
5. Carbon-to-Nitrogen Ratios and the N-P-K of Compostable Materials
6.) Liquid Measure Conversions
7.) Sizing Materials for Landscaping

Featuring:

-The Step-by-step process for designing your own aesthetic edible landscape
-Edible plants that fertilize the soil, attract beneficial insects, and shelter your home from erosion, cold, heat, and wind
-Edible plants for wet soils, shady spots, and other marginal areas
-Improving Soil
-Tree Pruning Styles that suit you and your trees
-Gourmet recipes using low-maintenance plants

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