All About Compost
Recycling Household and Garden Waste
Pauline Pears(Author)
Search Press Ltd
Published on 15. March 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-0-85532-868-9 (ISBN)
Description
Learn how to keep your plants strong and healthy, how to produce beautiful fruit, vegetables and flowers, and how to keep your patio and house plants healthy. The book guides your through all the stages, from why you should compost, what you can compost, building a simple heap and containers, to how to use your compost, supplementing your compost with green manures, and how to retain water. Beautifully illustrated, with step-by-step photographs and illustrations throughout, the pages are packed with practical advice and helpful information.
Reviews / Votes
March 08Large, full colour book on recycling household and garden waste the Henry Doubleday Research Association way. * Wiggly Wigglers *
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Tunbridge Wells
United Kingdom
Illustrations
160 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 292 mm
Width: 259 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85532-868-9 (9780855328689)
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Other editions
Previous edition
Pauline M. Pears
How to Make Your Garden Fertile
Book
05/1991
2nd Edition
Search Press Ltd
€26.13
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Person
Pauline Pears lives in Leamington Spa. She is Head of Knowledge Transfer, and editor of The Organic Way magazine, at Garden Organic. She has been involved in the practice and promotion of organic growing for over 20 years, and is still a passionate organic vegetable grower. She and her husband cultivate two organic allotments, as well as growing fruit and vegetables at home. Pauline has written several other books in this series.
Content
* Strong recycling theme
* Strong revival of interest in gardening without chemicals following media coverage of the harmful results of using pesticides, etc
* Pauline Pears runs/oversees the organic gardening centre - HDRA
* Series title
* Strong revival of interest in gardening without chemicals following media coverage of the harmful results of using pesticides, etc
* Pauline Pears runs/oversees the organic gardening centre - HDRA
* Series title