Composting for the Absolute Beginner: How to Improve Your Soil for Better Organi

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A comprehensive guide to composting discusses what can be composted, how to balance a bin's contents for optimum decomposition, vermicomposting, and how and when to use compost in a garden.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about the various methods of composting and how to adapt them to your home and garden. With full-color photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, this will be an essential addition to every gardener's library.Great compost is one of the most important secrets of successful organic gardening. Topics covered here include:What you can and can't throw on your compost pileHow to balance nitrogen and carbon in your pile for quick decomposition and rich compostBuying or building the best tools and containersVermicompostingHow to compost indoorsTroubleshooting smelly compost, dry compost, and other problemsHow and when to apply the compost to your garden bedsWith growing concerns about the use of pesticides, herbicides, and GMOs in mainstream gardening practices, more and more families are turning to their backyards to grow their own food using methods they know are safe. The need for clear, straightforward instruction on organic gardening techniques has never been greater. With Composting for Absolute Beginners, readers will get the information they need to prepare their gardens for healthy, abundant crops.

Author Biography

Dede Cummingsis a writer, book designer, and publisher. She is a published author of nonfiction health and lifestyle titles including:Living With Crohn's & Colitis: A Comprehensive Naturopathic Guide for Complete Digestive Wellness; The Crohn's and Colitis Cookbook; Cooking Well With IBS; Questions for The Dalai Lama: Answers on Love, Success, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life; The Medicinal Gardening Handbook; The Good Living Guide to Beekeeping; and Healing Herbs.Her first book of poetry,To Look Out From,came out in 2017 from Homebound Publications after winning their poetry prize. Her second poetry collection,The Meeting Place, was published in spring 2020 by Salmon Poetry. Dede lives in Brattleboro, Vermont where she designs books and runs Green Writers Press. She enjoys gardening, reading, riding her bike, backcountry skiing, and hiking.

Long Description

In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about the various methods of composting and how to adapt them to your home and garden. With full-color photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, this will be an essential addition to every gardener's library. Great compost is one of the most important secrets of successful organic gardening. Topics covered here include: What you can and can't throw on your compost pile How to balance nitrogen and carbon in your pile for quick decomposition and rich compost Buying or building the best tools and containers Vermicomposting How to compost indoors Troubleshooting smelly compost, dry compost, and other problems How and when to apply the compost to your garden beds With growing concerns about the use of pesticides, herbicides, and GMOs in mainstream gardening practices, more and more families are turning to their backyards to grow their own food using methods they know are safe. The need for clear, straightforward instruction on organic gardening techniques has never been greater. With Composting for Absolute Beginners , readers will get the information they need to prepare their gardens for healthy, abundant crops.

Details ISBN1510764763 Author Dede Cummings Short Title Composting for the Absolute Beginner Pages 192 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1510764763 ISBN-13 9781510764767 Format Paperback Subtitle How to Improve Your Soil for Better Organic Gardening Publisher Skyhorse Publishing Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Imprint Sky Pony Press Publication Date 2021-10-05 NZ Release Date 2021-10-05 US Release Date 2021-10-05 UK Release Date 2021-10-05 Illustrations 50 color photos DEWEY 631.875 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-11-30 We've got this

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