Organic Book of Compost
Description
Grow beautiful fruits, vegetables, and flowers with rich soil you produce yourself! Whether you have experience with compost or have always wanted to learn more and see how you can incorporate it into your lifestyle, this book provides everything you need to know. From understanding what compost is and how to make it to using and storing it, this guide carefully explains this sustainable, low-cost way to produce rich soil in your backyard. With detailed chapters on composting techniques, worm composting, and even a section on frequently asked questions, Organic Book of Compost is the only one you'll ever need!
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Pauline Pears is head of knowledge transfer at Garden Organic Ryton, part of Garden Organic, which is Europe's largest organic membership organization. She and her team answer many thousands of gardening queries a year. She has written six books on organic gardening and is heavily involved with community composting, giving help and advice to members of the public.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Garden Organic
- Composting then and now
- Why compost?
- Getting started
- Making compost
- What can I compost?
- A home for your compost
- Worm composting
- Other composting techniques
- How to use your compost
- The creatures in your compost heap
- Composting in the community
- Frequently asked questions
- Resources
- Picture Credits
- Acknowledgements
