Stay Grounded: Soil Building for Sustainable Gardens (Easy Growing Gardening)
Rosefiend Cordell, "Stay Grounded: Soil Building for Sustainable Gardens (Easy Growing Gardening)"
English | 2020 | ISBN: 1570673950 | EPUB | pages: 120 | 4.3 mb
English | 2020 | ISBN: 1570673950 | EPUB | pages: 120 | 4.3 mb
Newly revised, Stay Grounded teaches the key to successful gardening- the soil. According to long-time gardener Rosefiend Cordell, "When you understand that soil is a living organism that needs to be fed, your whole view of gardening changes." This is an on-going process rather than a one-step solution.
This book demonstrates how soil fertility can be increased with a minimum of effort or expense. Chemical fertilizers are merely nutritional supplements that do not add humus or organic matter to your topsoil. Rosefiend covers how earthworms save soil, the benefits of green manures and cover crops, the value of leaves, the secret potency of alfalfa, and the advantages of mulching and no-till gardening. You'll dive deep into why compost is known as black gold. From sixty weird things you didn't realize could be composted (i.e. wine corks and dryer lint), to numerous organic soil amendments, enriching your garden beds can be fun and easy-to-implement. Stay Grounded is a treasure trove of gardening knowledge that will help increase your garden's bounty season after season.