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Author:

Miessler, Diane, author.

Title:

Grow your soil! : harness the power of the soil food web to create your best garden ever / by Diane Miessler.

Publisher:

Storey Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

ix, 165 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Soil management.
Soils.
Gardening.

Notes:

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.

ISBN:

1635862078
9781635862072

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1128062269

LCCN:

2019051715

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

CIPB482 -- Victor Public Library (Victor)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)