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Save money and ensure high quality by producing your own plants
Discover the proven plant propagation methods of Jean-Martin Fortier, renowned market gardener and pioneer of bio-intensive organic farming. In this practical and inspiring guide, Fortier reveals how to grow strong, healthy seedlings from seed to transplant—whether you're a home gardener or a market farmer.
Inside you'll learn how to:
- Start your own seedlings—indoors, under cover, or directly in the field
- Master direct seeding and transplanting in soil blocks or pots
- Apply advanced propagation techniques like grafting, growing from cuttings, and plant division
- Follow every step of the planting process: soil preparation, bed design, single- and multi-row planting, acclimatization, irrigation, mulching, plant protection, weeding, and post-planting care
- Save money, gain independence, and produce top-quality crops naturally.
With clear illustrations and field-tested techniques, this book is your essential guide to growing organically, intensively, and profitably—no matter the size of your garden.
INTRODUCTION
My Background
What is the Market Gardener Method?
Preface – From Seed to Plant
Should You Produce or Buy Your Plants?
SEEDLINGS
Equip Yourself Well
Choosing Your Seeds
Harvest Your Own Seeds
Collect Seeds from Fruit Vegetables
Collect Seeds from Leafy and Root Vegetables
The Right Sowing Substrate
Seedling Containers
The Seeders
Accessories for Sowing
SOWING METHODS
Sowing under Cover
Sowing in Trays
Sowing in Multicellular Trays
Sowing in Compressed Clods
Sowing in Pots or Containers
Care after Sowing under Cover
Sowing Outdoors
Where to Sow in Open Ground?
Manual Sowing in Open Ground
Sowing in Open Ground with a Mechanical Seeder
Care after Sowing in Open Ground
OTHER MODES OF MULTIPLICATION
Cuttings
Herbaceous Cuttings
Semi-woody Cuttings
Grafting
Grafting Cleft
Division
How to Divide a Plant Correctly
Separating and Transplanting Shoots
Successfully Separating Shoots
PLANTING
Acclimatize the Plants
Pre-planting
Prepare the Ground
Prepare the Beds
Planting
Plant in a Single Row
Multi-row Planting
Tutoring
Post-planting Care
Irrigation Systems
Mulching the Soil
Protecting Plants
Weeding