Coping with hardship times, though, was not the main reason I started my path of self-sufficiency. What I was looking for was something we often talk about, sometimes dream about, but rarely act to get: I'm talking about Freedom.
Freedom and gratification, that's what made me start. Two things that, think about it, go frequently together.
Applied to gardening that was freedom from the supply chain and gratification from my own work's outcomes".
These are the words of Chauncey Cruz Jr. introducing his probably most known and beloved book, Square Foot Gardening.
In this bundle edition, along with Square Foot Gardening, you get an equally precious book that in some way completes it. Right, because while with a square foot garden you get the most out of your space thanks to a series of one square foot areas (hence the name) that flank different crops, companion planting is the the art and science of placing alongside plants that benefit from each other's presence (and of keeping away those that negatively affect each other).
In Square Foot Gardening and Companion Planting you will discover:How to get started with just a 4x8 feet spot in your backyardWhy plants have friends too (and are happier when they are around)What a raised bed is and how to easily build oneThe best recipe to make the perfect soil8 types of square foot gardening to match your tasteWhy the best pesticide is not pesticideThe one planting you probably would not think aboutThe 12 most common mistakes in gardening and how to avoid themThe flower that will make your garden beautiful while fertilizing the soilWhich herbs and vegetables are a great match both in your garden and in your plate
Plus:a 64 pages section with 29 cards for 29 vegetables showing you, for each one of them:PropertiesHow to grow themWhich plants they want as neighboursWhich plants you'd better keep away from them