Organic book of compost : easy and natural techniques to feed your garden / Pauline Pears.
Material type: TextPublisher: Mount Joy, Pennsylvania : IMM Lifestyle Books, 2020Edition: 2nd revised editionDescription: 192 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781504801232
- 1504801237
- S661 .P43 2020
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 631.875 PEA | Checked out | 14/04/2024 | T00828847 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Grow beautiful fruits, vegetables, and flowers with rich soil you produce yourself! Whether you have experience with compost or have always wanted to learn more and see how you can incorporate it into your lifestyle, this book provides everything you need to know. From understanding what compost is and how to make it to using and storing it, this guide carefully explains this sustainable, low-cost way to produce rich soil in your backyard. With detailed chapters on composting techniques, worm composting, and even a section on frequently asked questions, Organic Book of Compost is the only one you'll ever need!
Includes index.
Whether you have experience with compost or are a beginner who has always wanted to learn more and see how you can incorporate composting into your lifestyle, this book provides everything you'll need to know. From understanding what compost is, how it works, and ways to make it, to how to use and store it, this handbook, written in clear and simple terms, carefully explains the sustainable, low-cost way to produce rich soil in your backyard.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. 6)
- Garden Organic (p. 10)
- Composting then and now (p. 14)
- Why compost? (p. 22)
- Getting started (p. 30)
- Making compost (p. 38)
- What can I compost? (p. 60)
- A home for your compost (p. 78)
- Worm composting (p. 92)
- Other composting techniques (p. 112)
- How to use your compost (p. 138)
- The creatures in your compost heap (p. 156)
- Composting in the community (p. 168)
- Frequently asked questions (p. 176)
- Resources (p. 186)
- Index (p. 188)
- Picture Credits (p. 191)
- Acknowledgements (p. 192)