Book
The organic composting handbook : techniques for a healthy, abundant garden / Dede Cummings ; foreword by Cheryl Wilfong.
Record details
- ISBN: 1629141720 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781629141725 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xv, 166 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)
- Publisher: New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2014.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 20.95 |
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| Subject: | Compost. Organic gardening. |
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- How to balance nitrogen and carbon in your pile for quick decomposition and rich compost
- Buying or building the best tools and containers
- Vermicomposting
- How to compost indoors
- Troubleshooting smelly compost, dry compost, and other problems
- How and when to apply the compost to your garden beds
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