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Grow your soil! : harness the power of the soil food web to create your best garden ever / by Diane Miessler.
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- 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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- 1 of 2 copies available at Town of Hanover Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etna Library | 631.4 MIE | 31257000286798 | Adult collection | Available | - |
| Howe Library | 631.4 MIE | 31254003653611 | Garden Room - Main floor | Checked out | 04/23/2024 |
Grow Your Soil! : Harness the Power of the Soil Food Web to Create Your Best Garden Ever
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Table of Contents
Grow Your Soil! : Harness the Power of the Soil Food Web to Create Your Best Garden Ever
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Foreword Elaine R. Ingham | p. viii | |
| Beauty, Magic & Tomatoes: Why I Garden, and How the Soil Food Web Helps | p. 1 | |
| 10 Commandm Suggestions for Creating Healthy, Living Soil | p. 4 | |
| Making Soil: Building a "House" | p. 6 | |
| 1 | The Skinny On Soil | |
| What Makes Soil Good & How Does It Get That Way? | p. 8 | |
| What's Soil? | p. 10 | |
| What Makes Good Soil Good | p. 11 | |
| What Good Is Good Soil? | p. 14 | |
| 2 | Building A House | |
| Start with the Roof (Mulch & Cover Crops) | p. 20 | |
| Mulch | p. 22 | |
| Cover Crops | p. 27 | |
| 3 | Build The Walls | |
| Organic Matter & the Soil Food Web That Sticks It Together | p. 40 | |
| Soil Organic Matter | p. 42 | |
| The Soil Food Web: A Gardener's Best Friend | p. 44 | |
| Biodiversity 101: Microbes | p. 46 | |
| Biodiversity 102: Algae, Bugs, Worms, and More | p. 62 | |
| 4 | Install Ventilation, Plumbing & A Nice Pantry No-Till Growing, Paths & CEC | p. 70 |
| Step Away from the Rototiller! | p. 72 | |
| Make Paths | p. 75 | |
| What is CEC? | p. 77 | |
| How to Increase CEC | p. 78 | |
| 5 | Feed The Inhabitants | |
| Photosynthesis, Minerals & Soil Testing | p. 84 | |
| Photosynthesis: Empty but Necessary Calories | p. 86 | |
| Macronutrients & Micronutrients | p. 87 | |
| To Test or Not to Test | p. 95 | |
| 6 | Compost & Compost Tea | |
| It's Not Rocket Science | p. 106 | |
| Benefits and Tools | p. 108 | |
| Is It Compost or Is It Mulch? | p. 110 | |
| How to Build a Compost Pile | p. 111 | |
| Maintaining a Compost Pile: It Needs Your Love | p. 114 | |
| When Is It Done? | p. 117 | |
| Growing Pains | p. 118 | |
| Fungally or Bacterially Dominated | p. 119 | |
| Worm Bins | p. 121 | |
| Frequently Asked Questions, Answered | p. 123 | |
| Compost Tea for a Non-Rocket Scientist with a Bucket | p. 128 | |
| 7 | Where Do I Start? | |
| Building a Garden That Feeds Itself | p. 132 | |
| Step 1 | Pick a Spot | p. 134 |
| Step 2 | Get Water to It | p. 134 |
| Step 3 | Decide Where You'll Walk | p. 136 |
| Step 4 | Soften the Soil | p. 136 |
| Step 5 | Pull Stuff Up, Throw Stuff Down | p. 137 |
| Step 6 | Mulch | p. 137 |
| Step 7 | Plant Stuff | p. 138 |
| 8 | Housework & Home Repairs | |
| How Not to Make Your Neighbors Hate You | p. 144 | |
| Maintenance = Mulch | p. 146 | |
| Putter, Don't Work | p. 146 | |
| Glossary | p. 156 | |
| Bibliography | p. 159 | |
| Metric Conversions | p. 161 | |
| Index | p. 162 |
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