Organic Book of Compost, 2nd Revised Edition: Easy and Natural Techniques to Feed Your Garden

by Pauline Pears

Overview

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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781504801232
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/07/2020
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	245,794
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Garden Organic 10

Composting then and now 14

Why compost? 22

Getting started 30

Making compost 38

What can I compost? 60

A home for your compost 78

Worm composting 92

Other composting techniques 112

How to use your compost 138

The creatures in your compost heap 156

Composting in the community 168

Frequently asked questions 176

Resources 186

Index 188

Picture Credits 191

Acknowledgements 192