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The Ultimate Guide to Soil : the Real Dirt on Cultivating Crops, Compost, and a Healthier Home by Hess, Anna, 1978- author is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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. 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 U

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

Author

Hess, Anna, 1978- author

Publisher

Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781634507707

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Agriculture, Crafts & Hobbies, Fiction

Rating

4.14 / 5 (10 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14