Grow your soil! : harness the power of the soil food web to create your best garden ever / by Diane Miessler.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781635862072 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 1635862078 (pbk.) :
- Physical Description: pages cm
- Publisher: [North Adams, Mass.] : Storey Publishing, 2020.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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Subject: | Soil management. Soils. Gardening. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Etna Library | 631.4 MIE | 31257000286798 | Adult collection | Available | - |
Howe Library | 631.4 MIE | 31254003653611 | Garden Room - Main floor | Reshelving | - |
Grow Your Soil! : Harness the Power of the Soil Food Web to Create Your Best Garden Ever
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Grow Your Soil! : Harness the Power of the Soil Food Web to Create Your Best Garden Ever
Growing awareness of the importance of soil health means that microbes are on the minds of even the most casual gardeners. After all, anyone who has ever attempted to plant a thriving patch of flowers or vegetables knows that what you grow is only as good as the soil you grow it in. It is possible to create and maintain rich, dark, crumbly soil that's teeming with life, using very few inputs and a no-till, no-fertilizer approach. Certified permaculture designer and lifelong gardener Diane Miessler presents the science of soil health in an engaging, entertaining voice geared for the backyard grower. She shares the techniques she has used -- including cover crops, constant mulching, and a simple-but-supercharged recipe for compost tea -- to transform her own landscape from a roadside dump for broken asphalt to a garden that stops traffic, starting from the ground up.