Compost
How to make and use organic compost to transform your garden
Published on 3. March 2014
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-84533-895-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this new edition of her hands-on guide to the art of composting, House & Garden garden editor, Clare Foster, shows you how to build a compost box, select the best ingredients and put the resulting organic compost to the best use in your outdoor space.
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
Together with the benefits that well-made compost provides, the practice of compost-making becomes as fascinating as the practice of gardening itself. -- Beth ChattoMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Illustrations
120 artworks and photographs
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
432 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84533-895-4 (9781845338954)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
04/2014
Mitchell Beazley
€4.49
Available for download
Person
Clare Foster is garden editor at House & Garden magazine, and was previously editor of Gardens Illustrated. She has contributed to the Sunday Times and the Guardian newspapers, and is the author of Your Allotment (2007). Clare has two blogs, The Allotment Letters and An Alphabet of Annuals. She lives in Oxfordshire where she has a small cottage garden and an allotment.