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Grow beautiful garden plants with rich soil you produce yourself!
Complete guide to learning the sustainable, low-cost way to produce rich, fertile soil for your specific gardenRecycle your household waste in an environmentally efficient manner to grow beautiful fruits, vegetables, and flowersPerfect for any size garden, whether you have a small space in the city or are a large-scale gardener in a rural areaEverything compost: what it is, how it works, how to make it, how to store it, and how to use itWhat you can and cannot compost, the best methods for each material, how long it takes to rot, and other important notesValuable insight on organic gardening, community composting, worm composting, various techniques, FAQs, and more
Help your garden to flourish the natural way!
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.
Author Pauline Pears is head of knowledge transfer at Garden Organic Ryton, part of Garden Organic, which is Europe’s largest organic membership organization. She and her team answer many thousands of gardening queries a year. Pauline has written six books on organic gardening and is heavily involved with community composting, offering help and advice to members of the public.
Whether you have a large backyard, a small garden space, or only a balcony, composting can be customized to fit you and your lifestyle. With detailed chapters on the benefits of composting, getting started, making compost, worm composting, leaf mold, mulching, high-fiber heap, grass-boarding, bokashi, Green Cone, apple worm heap, trench composting, and more—plus a handy section of frequently asked questions—Organic Book of Compost is the only composting book you need to get started!
“Learn all the dirt on organic composting in this gem of a book.”
—Lisa Steele, author of Gardening with Chickens
“The thorough coverage of composting in all its different forms is wonderfully informative—not only how to compost effectively, but why certain methods work the way they do. Definitely a book going on my cherished gardening bookshelf!”
—Pamela Groppe, organic gardener, author at FlowerPatchFarmhouse
“Armed with this reference, we can reduce our food and yard waste almost to zero and create a rich addition for our gardens—whether we live on a farm, in the country, or in an apartment in the city.”
—Leslie Scrimshaw, The-Compost-Gardener
From the brand
Who is IMM Lifestyle?
IMM Lifestyle makes non-fiction books for crafters, gardeners, cooks, home DIYers, and travelers.
We inspire and inform readers to learn or grow in their interests, hobbies, and lifestyles!
What makes our books unique?
IMM Lifestyle books stand out from other publications with a wide variety of lifestyle topics, detailed instructions, and beautiful illustrations and photography.
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Publisher : IMM Lifestyle Books
Publication date : January 7, 2020
Edition : 2nd Revised
Language : English
Print length : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 1504801237
ISBN-13 : 978-1504801232
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 7 x 0.4 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,297,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #96 in Soil Gardening #193 in Soil Science (Books) #208 in Agronomy (Books)
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