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quaker bill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-30-11 07:46 PM
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134. Intensive organic gardening works fine
The irrigation needs are modest and I can do it all by hand in 10 minutes. My intensive beds only need irrigation as the seedlings establish and build canopy cover. Once the soil is leafed over, irrigation needs are minimal as the microclimate created retains humidity by reducing wind exposure and keeping soil temps down. I fertilize mostly with compost and bring in a small quantity of manure annually. If my place allowed for a few chickens, I would not even need to do that.

Having tried it both ways, I find spreading the plants out to be more labor intensive and less productive
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