Miles efficently uses his available space to get the most food from his land. Those living in safe rural areas will most likely be able to continue normal row gardening, as they will be in a more secure location with more land for gardens. Those living on small lots in a suburban setting can use French Intensive , or double-dug, gardening techniques to improve their yield per square foot. Greenhouse gardeners may also utilize the French Intensive method of gardening. The ideal, of course, is a garden producing edibles all year.
Most gardeners use the standard row crop planting method.
Tilling between the rows before the seedlings are well established is possible, as the string lines provide a guide line. Depending upon the garden plan, crops may be interplanted. Now, soil preparation is relatively easy. In the future, however, it won't be that easy. Mankind existed and grew crops before the invention of the tractor and rototiller.