Compost
Clare Foster(Author)
Cassell Illustrated (Publisher)
Published on 14. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-84403-405-5 (ISBN)
Description
Clare Foster demystifies the art of composting. She covers everything from building a compost box to selecting the best ingredients; from choosing the ideal accelerator to maintaining the optimum conditions for decomposition; and from household and garden rubbish to the best soil improver around. By taking some dead leaves, grass cuttings and old banana skins and enlisting the help of bacteria, insects and nature, you can improve and enrich your soil, feed your plants and nourish your vegetables, restoring the natural balance of life in your garden.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Product notice
With flaps
Illustrations
25 colour pl 25line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
285 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84403-405-5 (9781844034055)
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Other editions
Previous edition
Book
05/2002
Cassell Illustrated
€31.13
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Person
Clare Foster is Garden Editor at Home & Garden magazine and a freelance garden journalist. She spent 10 years at Gardens Illustrated magazine, latterly as Editor, and has written three books: From Bud to Seed: Perennials and From Bud to Seed: Annuals (Conran Octopus 2001) and Compost (Cassell Illustrated 2002). After having her own allotment in West London for many years she has recently moved to the countryside to expand her vegetable plot. Author lives: Oxfordshire, England
Content
Includes; The Basics; A Tonic For The Soil; The Science of Composting; The Art Of Composting; Compost Bins; Case Studies; Uses For Compost; Other Ways To Feed The Soil