The Ultimate Guide to Soil : : the Real Dirt on Cultivating Crops, Compost, and a Healthier Home
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Part 1: Personality tests for your soil -- The big picture -- Soil aggregates -- Soil type -- Organic matter and drainage -- Professional soil tests -- Part 2: Small-scale no-till gardening basics -- Two ways to start a no-till garden -- Correcting soil problems as you build new beds -- Solarization -- No-till garden management -- Beyond the in-earth garden -- Part 3: Balancing nutrients and acidity -- Correcting soil pH -- Remineralization basics -- Biological methods of nutrient balancing -- Part 4: Organic soil amendments -- Choosing amendments with biology in mind -- Compost -- Manure -- Tree products -- Biochar -- Leaves and more.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Skyhorse Publishing, [2016]
Year Published: 2016
Description: 275 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781634507707
1634507703
SUBJECTS
Soils.
Compost.
Organic gardening.
No-tillage.