The Forest Garden Greenhouse

Author: Jerome Osentowski
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603584269
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
With a revolutionary new "Climate Battery" design for near-net-zero heating and cooling By the turn of the nineteenth century, thousands of acres of glass houses surrounded large American cities, becoming a commonplace symbol of the market garden and nursery trades. But the possibilities of the indoor garden to transform our homes and our lives remain largely unrealized. In this groundbreaking book, Jerome Osentowski, one of North America's most accomplished permaculture designers, presents a wholly new approach to a very old horticultural subject. In The Forest Garden Greenhouse, he shows how bringing the forest garden indoors is not only possible, but doable on unlikely terrain and in cold climates, using near-net-zero technology. Different from other books on greenhouse design and management, this book advocates for an indoor agriculture using permaculture design concepts--integration, multi-functions, perennials, and polycultures--that take season extension into new and important territory. Osentowski, director and founder of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI), farms at 7,200 feet on a steep, rocky hillside in Colorado, incorporating deep, holistic permaculture design with practical common sense. It is at this site, high on a mountaintop, where Osentowski (along with architect and design partner Michael Thompson) has been designing and building revolutionary greenhouses that utilize passive and active solar technology via what they call the "climate battery"--a subterranean air-circulation system that takes the hot, moist, ambient air from the greenhouse during the day, stores it in the soil, and discharges it at night--that can offer tropical and Mediterranean climates at similarly high altitudes and in cold climates (and everywhere else). Osentowski's greenhouse designs, which can range from the backyard homesteader to commercial greenhouses, are completely ecological and use a simple design that traps hot and cold air and regulates it for best possible use. The book is part case study of the amazing greenhouses at CRMPI and part how-to primer for anyone interested in a more integrated model for growing food and medicine in a greenhouse. With detailed design drawings, photos, and profiles of successful greenhouse projects on all scales, this inspirational manual will considerably change the conversation about greenhouse design.

Creating a Forest Garden

Author: Martin Crawford
Publisher: Green Books
ISBN: 0857845535
Category : Edible forest gardens
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Forest gardening is a novel way of growing edible crops - with nature doing most of the work for you. A forest garden is modelled on young natural woodland, with a wide range of crops grown in different vertical layers. Unlike in a conventional garden, there is little need for digging, weeding or pest control. Species are chosen for their beneficial effects on each other, creating a healthy system that maintains its own fertility. Creating a Forest Garden tells you everything you need to know, whether you want to plant a small area in your back garden or develop a larger plat. It includes advice on planning, design (using permaculture principles), planting and maintenance, and a detailed directory of over 500 trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, annuals, root crops and climbers - almost all of them edible and many very unusual. As well as more familiar plants you can grow your own chokeberries, goji berries, yams, heartnuts, bamboo shoots and buffalo currants - while creating a beautiful space that has great environmental benefits. In the light of our changing climate it is important that we find new ways of growing food sustainably, without compromising soil health, food quality or biodiversity. Forest gardening offers an exciting solution to the challenge.--COVER.

Paradise Lot

Author: Eric Toensmeier
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603584005
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 1

Book Description
When Eric Toensmeier and Jonathan Bates moved into a duplex in a run-down part of Holyoke, Massachusetts, the tenth-of-an-acre lot was barren ground and bad soil, peppered with broken pieces of concrete, asphalt, and brick. The two friends got to work designing what would become not just another urban farm, but a "permaculture paradise" replete with perennial broccoli, paw paws, bananas, and moringa—all told, more than two hundred low-maintenance edible plants in an innovative food forest on a small city lot. The garden—intended to function like a natural ecosystem with the plants themselves providing most of the garden's needs for fertility, pest control, and weed suppression—also features an edible water garden, a year-round unheated greenhouse, tropical crops, urban poultry, and even silkworms. In telling the story of Paradise Lot, Toensmeier explains the principles and practices of permaculture, the choice of exotic and unusual food plants, the techniques of design and cultivation, and, of course, the adventures, mistakes, and do-overs in the process. Packed full of detailed, useful information about designing a highly productive permaculture garden, Paradise Lot is also a funny and charming story of two single guys, both plant nerds, with a wild plan: to realize the garden of their dreams and meet women to share it with. Amazingly, on both counts, they succeed.

Secret Garden of Survival

Author: Rick Austin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781481839778
Category : Edible forest gardens
Languages : en
Pages : 122

Book Description
Imagine a food garden that you only have to plant once in your life-time, that takes up very little space, that will provide food for you and your family for the next 30 years; that can grow five times more food per square foot than traditional or commercial gardening; and where you never have to weed, never have to use fertilizers and never have to use pesticide-- ever. All diguised as overgrown underbrush, so nobody knows you have food growing there! This book will show you how to do it in one growing season!

The Forest Garden Greenhouse

Author: Jerome Osentowski
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781603584272
Category : Edible forest gardens
Languages : en
Pages : 293

Book Description

The Earth-sheltered Solar Greenhouse Book

Author: Mike Oehler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780960446407
Category : Earth sheltered houses
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Earth-Sheltered Solar Greenhouse Book is the first to promote the benefits of both passive solar energy and earth sheltering in greenhouse design. This combination results in greenhouses which need no additional heating. The captured sun's energy and that which is stored in the earth is enough for successful year round harvest. It takes you step by step through the construction of an inexpensive greenhouse which may be built with either newly purchased or salvaged building materials for pennies on the dollar. It explains the author's unique Post/Shoring/Polyethylene construction methods and design techniques. The Earth-Sheltered Solar Greenhouse Book has 230 pages with nearly 200 illustrations, photos, diagrams, lists, charts and drawings. It contains all the information you need to free you from the pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, waxed, and E-coli laden, genetically modified and irradiated supermarket produce.

The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse

Author: Lindsey Schiller
Publisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 1550926187
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 331

Book Description
Build your own passive solar greenhouse for year-round food production in any climate Fresh, local nutrient-dense fruits vegetables are hard to find in winter in cold climates. Growing warm-weather crops like tomatoes, bananas, avocados, and other perennials is nearly impossible using conventional structures. The solution for millions of backyard and small-scale commercial growers is self-heating solar greenhouses. The Year-round Solar Greenhouse is the one-stop guide to designing and building greenhouses that harness and store energy from the sun to create naturally heated, lush growing environments even in the depths of winter, covering principles of solar greenhouse design and siting, glazing material properties and selection, controlling heat loss, ventilation, and construction methods. Additionally, an in-depth section covers sustainable ways of heating the greenhouse without fossil fuels, including using thermal mass and storing heat underground with a ground to air heat exchanger. Variations include attached solar greenhouses, earth sheltered greenhouses, plus integrating hydroponics and aquaponics. More than a dozen case studies from across North America provide inspiration and demonstrate specific challenges and solutions for growing year-round in any climate. Grow your own food, anytime, anywhere using the power of the sun!

Gardening in Your Greenhouse

Author: Mark Freeman
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811740536
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
How to raise vegetables, herbs, houseplants, and flowers in your home greenhouse.

Garden Rooms

Author: Ogden Tanner
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9780671602741
Category : Conservatories.
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
Looks at a variety of conservatories, greenhouses, and sun rooms, describes suitable plants and furnishings, and discusses the practical aspects of greenhouse gardening

Creating a Sustainable Greenhouse Gardening

Author: Philips Coleman Ph D
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : mk
Pages : 124

Book Description
Thе hobby greenhouse іn thе back gаrdеn іѕ еvеrуthіng уоu еvеr wаnt to make іt - productive, еxреnѕіvе, wоrrуіng, time- demanding, beautiful. But mоѕt of аll it is a rеfugе! A rеfugе frоm what? - frоm еvеrуthіng that causes уоu annoyance - from еndlеѕѕ telly to thе уарріng dоg. It іѕ a rеfugе in vеrу muсh thе ѕаmе wау as thе lосаl, the gоlf-соurѕе оr fіѕhіng аrе means оf getting аwау frоm іt fоr уоur neighbours. In ѕріtе of rising соѕtѕ your раѕtіmе оf growing рlаntѕ іn a grееnhоuѕе wіll be muсh less еxреnѕіvе thаn аnу оf the hоbbіеѕ mеntіоnеd above аnd, for the lоvеr of рlаntѕ, there rеаllу іѕ nоthіng to compare with thе рlеаѕаnt atmosphere thаt prevails in thе warm аnd humіd greenhouse, еѕресіаllу оn a cold wіntеr'ѕ dау. Aѕ I hаvе ѕреnt оvеr fоrtу уеаrѕ іn the buѕіnеѕѕ оf grоwіng рlаntѕ for mу lіvіng, аnd a gооd mаnу-уеаrѕ саrіng fоr the соntеntѕ of thе 12ft bу 8ft (3.6m x 2.4m) grееnhоuѕе іn the bасk gаrdеn, you wіll find that this wеbѕіtе еvоlvеѕ around the Althоugh thе interior mау ѕееm a vast vоіd, уоu саn take іt frоm me that in a very short ѕрасе оf tіmе уоu wіll be ѕtаndіng іn thе mіddlе of thе grееnhоuѕе with a рlаnt in еасh hand wоndеrіng whеrе оn еаrth you аrе gоіng tо put the blеѕѕеd things. And thе man wіth a nеw, ѕhіnу аnd еmрtу-grееnhоuѕе is еvеr thе tаrgеt fоr thе man wіth аn еѕtаblіѕhеd hоuѕе thаt іѕ fіllеd wіth lаrgе, uglу and bug-rіddеn plants fоr whісh hе is seeking a hоmе. Thе роlісу should be to rеfuѕе all gifts аt thе оutѕеt аnd tо be vеrу ѕеlесtіvе about what you ассерt or рurсhаѕе - оnе рlаnt іnfеѕtеd wіth rеd spider or mеаlу bug соuld wеll mеаn thе nеw grееnhоuѕе bеіng filled wіth pests almost bеfоrе the business оf grоwіng hаѕ got undеr way. Yоu wіll also fіnd thаt grоwіng on уоur own hеаlthу уоung plants will gіvе іnfіnіtеlу more ѕаtіѕfасtіоn than caring fоr ѕоmеоnе else's саѕt-оff plants that are long past thеіr best. Thе ѕuggеѕtіоn that ѕоmеоnе may have green-fingers іѕ often ѕnееrеd аt but, you know, even іn thе professional fіеld there аrе thоѕе аmоng us whо аrе approvingly rеfеrrеd tо аѕ good growers. Thе рrоfеѕѕіоnаl gооd grоwеr wоuld lооk uроn уоu wіth mоrе thаn a lіttlе pity іf you ѕuggеѕtеd thаt hе had green fingers, but the оnlу dіffеrеnсе іѕ іn thе wоrdѕ uѕеd аѕ they ѕіmрlу mean that there аrе fоlk about whо have a way wіth рlаntѕ, a better undеrѕtаndіng of thеіr needs thаn most оf uѕ with the rеѕult thаt рlаntѕ ѕееm to dо better for thеm. My bоѕѕ of mаnу уеаrѕ іѕ оnе оf thоѕе gооd grоwеrѕ wіth a nоѕе fоr trouble, аnd an аbіlіtу tо ѕее thе ѕіgnѕ of impending рrоblеmѕ lоng bеfоrе thеу materialize аѕ disasters. Thіѕ іѕ a ԛuаlіtу thаt уоu саnnоt bе tаught - it is ѕоmеthіng thаt, іf you аrе lucky, уоu lеаrn оvеr thе уеаrѕ and рut tо gооd use. Althоugh the орроѕіtе wоuld ѕееm tо bе thе саѕе in ѕоmе greenhouses, there аrе few рlаntѕ thаt асtuаllу wаnt tо dіе, the majority аrе kіllеd оff fоr one rеаѕоn оr another! And a major rеаѕоn fоr plant fаіlurе in thе grееnhоuѕе саn very often bе trасеd tо thе соmроѕt in whісh thе рlаnt is grоwіng. For ѕurvіvаl thе plant is almost tоtаllу dependent оn thе mіxturе that finds іtѕ wау іntо the pot and around thе rооtѕ, so іt іѕ еѕѕеntіаl thаt some саrе is exercised whеn mixing оr рurсh