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The Global Grid/Sattwic Peace Garden |
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Square Meter
Gardening Raised
square beds, naturally enriched soil, grid dividing into smaller
squares, different crops in each square, continually planted and
harvested, to supplement family nutrition
and income. 1. PLACE: Choose a place for the garden, close to the house, convenient to use, sunny, away from shade and roots of trees. 2. CONSTRUCT: Make a frame to contain the garden square using wood, blocks, bamboo, tree trunks, brick, rock, adobe, or mounded earth. 1 meter x 1 meter square, 15 cm. deep. 3. SOIL: Fill with the best soil you can, using compost and organic matter when possible. 4. GRID: Divide the surface into 9 equal, smaller squares, making a grid with sticks, bamboo, or plastic. 5. CHOOSE: Choose 9 different crops that you like and can use. Vegetables, herbs (cooking and medicinal), and flowers. 6. PLANT: Plant seeds (1-3 per hole) or transplants in patterns - 1, 4, 9, 16, or 25 per square - giving each seed or young plant the perfect space for it to mature. Plant other, extra seeds in small containers for future use. 7. WATER: Water each seed or transplant carefully with clean, fresh or previously used water. Keep newly planted seeds constantly moist until germinated. Water each square as needed. 8. CARE: Nurture and protect seeds and plants. Thin carefully if necessary. Plant other seed if needed in pattern. Support tall and vine plants with strong poles, stakes, wire or net. 9. PROTECT: Protect as needed from animals, birds, insects, sun, rain, and wind using fences, covers, shade. Some plants, such as the onion family, marigolds and basil, repel insects. 10. HARVEST: Pick and use young, outer leaves from leaf crops and herbs as root and fruiting crops mature. Remove old blooms from flowering plants. Eventually allow 1 or 2 plants to form seed for future use. 11. RENEW: Renew each square when finally harvested. Add COMPOSE (compost) and mix in well, loosening soil. 12. REPLANT: Replant with a new and different crop. Start some other seeds and crops in small containers for future transplanting. And the following is instructions on how to make the compost Compose Composite Create Composition Compost Compose means to produce, or put together. A Composite
is a blend or mixture. A Composition is the product of mixing various ingredients. Composting is a natural process that transforms organic matter into a rich, earth-like substance called compost.
Collect
Organic
Material
Produce
Own
Soil
Improve
The
Environment .
Organic or vegetable matter is anything that was once growing, or a byproduct of something that grew. As plants and organic
materials contain different ingredients because they are produced in
varied conditions and places, the more variety you use in your
composition the richer and more nutritious the product -- Composite. What? Dry high-carbons: hay, straw, leaves, sawdust and wood shavings, shredded newspaper, pine needles, shredded branches and bark, corncobs, hulls from grains, dried vines and plant parts, etc. Wet high-nitrogens: grass clippings, green plants and leaves (weeds too), fruits, vegetables, egg shells, coffee grounds, tea leaves, seaweed, feathers, hair, and manures from birds and animals (but not carnivores). Not milk products; bread and baked goods; animal fat, bones, meat or skin; dog, cat or human manure; diseased plants. Why not? These may attract pests, rodents or carry disease. How? Make a pile about 3 x 3 x 3, enclosed or not, convenient to both kitchen and garden, layering as many different ingredients as possible. Chop large or whole items. Keep moist and turn often to add air. Start another pile when this one is big enough. In 4 6 weeks you should have a dark, crumbly, pleasant smelling, nutritious, composted product which we call Composite. Why? Its the best soil and fertilizer possible for your garden. Its organic, inexpensive, earth-friendly, and made from natural materials available all around the world.
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S Sample Garden Plot No. 1 POLE BEANS (FRIJOLES POSTE)
Note:
If you are going to have vining plants in your garden, they
The plants in the next
row should be shade tolerant, such as
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N W -I- E
S Sample Garden Plot No. 2
Notes:
If you are going to have vining plants in your garden, they
The plants in the next
row should be shade tolerant, such as
Marigolds are an attractive addition to your garden and will
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N W -I- E
S Sample Garden Plot No. 3
Notes:
If you are going to have vining plants in your garden, they
The plants in the next
row should be shade tolerant, such as
Marigolds and nasturtiums are
attractive additions to your
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