Backyard Composting: Your Complete Guide to Recycling Yard ClippingsOver 500,000 copies of this useful book have been sold in the first nine printings. This new second edition contains new graphics, the latest information on composting and household refuse, and descriptions of the most current tools available to help readers get started with their own composting program. |
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Page 8
... compost - rich soils are stronger and more resistant to disease and insects . In Western Civilization , what was the first recorded use of compost to enhance soil fertility ? The Roman Statesman Marcus Cato introduced composting as a ...
... compost - rich soils are stronger and more resistant to disease and insects . In Western Civilization , what was the first recorded use of compost to enhance soil fertility ? The Roman Statesman Marcus Cato introduced composting as a ...
Page 54
... Compost Your compost is ready when the materials you placed in your pile have been transformed and blended into a crumbly , humus - rich soil . The heat of the compost pile will have dissipated and the ready - to - use compost should ...
... Compost Your compost is ready when the materials you placed in your pile have been transformed and blended into a crumbly , humus - rich soil . The heat of the compost pile will have dissipated and the ready - to - use compost should ...
Page 58
... fertilizer by placing finished compost or manure in a gunny sack immersed in a barrel of rain- water . Nutrient - rich compost tea is ready in three days and can be poured onto plants to quickly feed them and stimulate their growth ...
... fertilizer by placing finished compost or manure in a gunny sack immersed in a barrel of rain- water . Nutrient - rich compost tea is ready in three days and can be poured onto plants to quickly feed them and stimulate their growth ...
Contents
A Crash Course in Composting | 6 |
Composting Questions Answers | 7 |
Compost Happens | 11 |
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