Bibliograph

Grow your soil!, harness the power of the soil food web to create your best garden ever, by Diane Miessler

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Grow your soil!, harness the power of the soil food web to create your best garden ever, by Diane Miessler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Grow your soil!

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1128062269

Responsibility statement

by Diane Miessler

Sub title

harness the power of the soil food web to create your best garden ever

Summary

"Diane Miessler presents the science of soil health and shares the techniques she has used - including cover crops, constant mulching, and compost tea - to create and maintain rich, dark, crumbly soil that's teeming with life "--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

THE SKINNY ON SOIL: What Makes Soil Good & How Does It Get That Way? -- BUILDING A HOUSE: Start with the Roof (Mulch & Cover Crops) -- BUILD THE WALLS: Organic Matter & the Soil Food Web That Sticks It Together -- INSTALL VENTILATION, PLUMBING & A NICE PANTRY: No-Till Growing, Paths & CEC -- FEED THE INHABITANTS: Photosynthesis, Minerals & Soil Testing -- COMPOST & COMPOST TEA: It's Not Rocket Science -- WHERE DO I START?: Building a Garden That Feeds Itself -- HOUSEWORK & HOME REPAIRS: How Not to Make Your Neighbors Hate You

Target audience

adult

Classification