The Ultimate Guide to Soil: The Real Dirt on Cultivating Crops, Compost, and a Healthier Home (Permaculture Gardener Book 3)
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (998 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01I09GXCQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 207 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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If I had to recommend only one book on building better garden soil, this would be it. Even though I read most of this in installments, I am glad to have it all in one hard copy, not only for future reference, but to loan out to family and friends who ask about getting started with gardening.The author draws on her background as an ecologist, as well as a decade's worth of gardening experience on her own homestead, to put together this clear and practical guide to building good soil. Her garden speaks for itself (just check out the pictures on her blog if you're still on the fence!) Highly recommended.. You'll love your new healthier garden! Finally! To have all of Anna's gardening ebook installments under one cover. I personally prefer reference/how too books in hard copy for ease of flipping through and finding the info. I'm looking for.The Personality Tests portion of the book suggests several tests such as "muddy water test, jar test, ribbon test, carrot test, etc." that helps one determine the condition and type of soil. Also looked at is the color of your soil, crusting and clods, understanding soil lab tests and when it's necessary to get one and what the weeds growing in your garden can indicate about your soil.I found the Homegrown Humus especially helpful in. Real techniques for real people Not everyone is able to throw themselves wholeheartedly into small-scale farming. Ms. Hess is one of the few who has gone ahead and learned, through experience, what we readers can now learn from reading in our armchairs. Here in this book, without painfully going through several of the same time-consuming experiments ourselves in order to find out what might possibly work, we can reap the benefits from her multi-year observations. Not to say that all of the information in this book is applicable to all situations, but no matter what type or quality your soil is, you can get a general idea of what may work well in your area, and w
About the AuthorAnna Hess enjoys writing about her adventures both on her blog at WaldenEffect and in her books. Her first paperback, The Weekend Homesteader, helped thousands of homesteaders-to-be find ways to fit their dreams into the hours leftover from a full-time job. She lives with her husband in the mountains of southwest Virginia.
Anna Hess enjoys writing about her adventures both on her blog at WaldenEffect and in her books. She lives with her husband in the mountains of southwest Virginia.. Her first paperback, The Weekend Homesteader, helped thousands of homesteaders-to-be find ways to fit their dreams into the hours leftover from a full-time job
Learn when hugelkultur, biochar, paper, and cardboard do and don’t match your garden needs, then read about when and how to safely use urine and humanure around edible plantings.With an emphasis on simple techniques suitable for the backyard gardener, The Ultimate Guide to Soil gives you the real dirt on good soil. Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or in your window!Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you’ve ever been envious of your neighbor’s dirt or just curious about homesteading, then The Ultimate Guide to Soil is perfect for you.The book begins with a personality test for your soil, then uses that information to plan a course of action for revitalizing poor soil and turning good dirt into great earth. Next, you’ll learn to start and maintain a no-till garden, to balance nutrients with remineralization, and to boost organic matter with easy cover crops.Don’t forget the encyclopedic overview of organic soil amendments at the end. Old standbys like manures and mulches are explained in depth along with less common additions such as bokashi compost and castings from worms and black soldier fly larvae. Maybe next year your neighbor will be envious of you!This ebook includes the complete text of Personality Tests for Your Soil, Small-Scale No-Till Gardening Basics,