| Description |
ix, 165 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) and index. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Soil management.
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Soils.
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Gardening.
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Gardening. (OCoLC)fst00937852
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Soil management. (OCoLC)fst01124446
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Soils. (OCoLC)fst01124682
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Miessler, Diane, Grow your soil! [North Adams, Mass.] : Storey Publishing, 2020. 9781635862089 (DLC) 2019051716 |
| ISBN |
9781635862072 (paperback) |
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1635862078 (paperback) |
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