Secrets to Great Soil

Author: Elizabeth Stell
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 9781580170086
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
Explains how to create and maintain fertile soil, including advice on choosing fertilizers, improving new sites, fine-tuning for specific plants, and using compost

Secrets of the Soil

Author: Peter Tompkins
Publisher: books catalog
ISBN: 9788129105639
Category : Agricultural ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 472

Book Description
This book,a fascinating companion to The Secret Life of Plants by the same authors, tells the story of the innovative, nontraditional, often surprising things that certain scientists, farmers, and mystics are doing to prevent the slow degradation of our planet. For example, using the techniques of Rudolf Steiner s biodynamic agriculture with its reliance on ethereal forces from the planets,Dan Carlson s growth stimulating Sonic Bloom, and rock dust fertilizer to revitalize depleted soils; or gardening with the help of truly amazing new technologies to reverse serious agricultural problems.The authors illustrate,in a truly enlightening and convincing manner, the pivotal role that the natural elements play in ourlives, and the necessity of cultivating and sustaining a relationship with one most basic of them the soil.

Secrets to Great Soil

Author: Elizabeth Stell
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
Good soil leads to thriving gardens. Encouraging you to get to know the unique properties of your garden’s soil, Elizabeth Snell shows you how to properly use composted plant materials and animal manure to amend your dirt so that it is perfectly suited to your growing goals. Covering a variety of mulching and fertilizing techniques, Snell provides all the information you need to give your garden a healthy foundation of rich, nutrient-filled soil that will ensure a bountiful harvest.

Secrets of the Soil

Author: Peter Tompkins
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 524

Book Description
The authors describe many strange and wonderful experiences of farmers with the secdut life of soils. They explain the impact of etherial forces on soil fertility and give guidelines to duplicate the practices described in this book

Easy Compost

Author: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Publisher: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
ISBN: 9781889538037
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 118

Book Description
Includes information on composting's history; tips on equipment; tips for difficult climes; composting indoors; making humus in small spaces; and using compost in the garden.

Jerry Baker's Great Green Book of Garden Secrets

Author: Jerry Baker
Publisher: Jerry Baker
ISBN: 9780922433360
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Handy hints, timely tonics, and super solutions to turn your yard into a green garden paradise!

Secrets of the Garden

Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0385753640
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
Depicts a family of four who make their garden their summer home as they prepare the soil, plant seeds, water the garden, and watch for a harvest of vegetables.

The Secrets of Fertile Soils

Author: Erhard Hennig
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783922201274
Category : Humus
Languages : en
Pages : 204

Book Description

A Way to Garden

Author: Margaret Roach
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604699175
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 640

Book Description
“A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.

Grow Your Soil!

Author: Diane Miessler
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1635862078
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
Growing awareness of the importance of soil health means that microbes are on the minds of even the most casual gardeners. After all, anyone who has ever attempted to plant a thriving patch of flowers or vegetables knows that what you grow is only as good as the soil you grow it in. It is possible to create and maintain rich, dark, crumbly soil that’s teeming with life, using very few inputs and a no-till, no-fertilizer approach. Certified permaculture designer and lifelong gardener Diane Miessler presents the science of soil health in an engaging, entertaining voice geared for the backyard grower. She shares the techniques she has used — including cover crops, constant mulching, and a simple-but-supercharged recipe for compost tea — to transform her own landscape from a roadside dump for broken asphalt to a garden that stops traffic, starting from the ground up.