SERVICES
Strategic Gardening provides consulting services for sustainable, organic gardening based on a proprietary modular, raised-bed intensive 3-season system. Our focus is to provide the maximum nutritional yield per square foot of garden space.
TOP 10 VEGETABLES
Our selection of the Top 10 Vegetables for Strategic Garden is based on the quantity and quality of nutrients delivered on a square foot basis. Continuously productive green leafy vegetables with short maturity periods such as kale and chard qualify as do indeterminate legumes such as pole beans. Based on these criteria, here are Strategic Gardening Top 10:
1. Garlic
2. Kale
3. Swiss Chard
4. Pole Beans
5. Peas, Snap (edible pod)
6. Beets & Greens
7. Turnips (with Greens)
8. Spinach
9. Potatoes
10. Winter Squash
For more information on Strategic Gardening you may order our Guide to Strategic Gardening.
Early Spring Raised Bed
Above is a photo of a Strategic Gardening raised bed from April, 2017 with the greenhouse plastic removed. Most of the vegetables in this plot overwintered, despite low temperatures below 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
Note the white, plastic in-ground worm composter in the left foreground. It was placed back in the garden April 1st after over-wintering indoors. It will be a source of worm compost and compost tea throughout the growing season.
For more information on the worm composting element of Strategic Gardening, please visit the Worm Composting page of our website.
Modular Concept
While Strategic Gardening is based on a 4' x 8' raised bed, this system can be adapted to areas encompassing hundreds, even thousands of square feet.
The Protective Cover (greenhouse plastic/row cover) stays in place until flowering commences at which time the canopy is opened to allow pollinators access. The PVC structure remains in place however and can be fitted with plastic deer fence to keep four-legged pests at bay.