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Ruth stout wrote a book called gardening without work really that is the name. It is possible and easy to harvest good vegetables in your kitchen garden, without the bother of digging the soil. Dec 27, 2009 gardening without work, ruth stouts wonderful 1961 work, is one of my most treasured vintage gardening books, published when she was 76 years old. If necessary you can add soil amendments like organic fertilizer, seaweed meal or a sprinkle of rock dust when you are planting. People who live in urban areas may never consider planting vegetables. But a plant in nutrientrich water can spend its energy growing bigger leaves, fruits, and flowers in a shorter. Apr 05, 2014 edition notes authors articles published in organic gardening and farming, 19531971. Gardening without power tools is this frugality possible, or is it a nightmare.
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The ruth stout nowork garden book by ruth stout, 1971, rodale press edition, in english. Ruth imogen stout was born june 14, 1884, in girard, kansas, the fifth child of quaker parents john. Permaculture gardening aims to reduce the amount of work it takes to grow food and improve sustainability by creating systems that resemble nature. Ruth stout and no till gardening without work gardensall. Shes a hoot to read even if you dont put grass on your garden and other crazy things.
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