The Ultimate Guide to Soil: The Real Dirt on Cultivating

The Ultimate Guide to Soil: The Real Dirt on Cultivating Crops, Compost, and a Healthier Home

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 youâ€™ve ever been envious of your neighborâ€™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, youâ€™ll learn to start and maintain a no-till garden, to balance nutrients with remineralization, and to boost organic matter with easy cover crops.

Donâ€™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. Learn when hugelkultur, biochar, paper, and cardboard do and donâ€™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. Maybe next year your neighbor will be envious of you!
Country USA
Brand Skyhorse
Manufacturer Skyhorse
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 23148104
ReleaseDate 2016-07-19
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781634507707

Country	USA
Brand	Skyhorse
Manufacturer	Skyhorse
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	23148104
ReleaseDate	2016-07-19
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781634507707

The Ultimate Guide to Soil: The Real Dirt on Cultivating Crops, Compost, and a Healthier Home