Synopses & Reviews
Since the 1973 publication of Storey's first Country Wisdom Bulletin, our commitment to preserving the arts, crafts, and skills of country life has never wavered. We now have more than 200 titles in this series of 32-page publications, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins contain practical, hands-on instructions designed to help you master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. From traditional skills to the newest techniques, Storey's Bulletins provide a foundation of earth-friendly information for the way you want to live today.
Synopsis
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
Synopsis
Create Fertile, Productive Soil, Anywhere!
Improving your soil both increases the yield of your garden and makes your garden easier to tend. With Improving Your Soil, youll learn the best way to improve the soil in your garden, including how to:
*Determine whether your garden soil is sandy, clay, or loam
*Identify the right time to work your soil
*Take a soil sample
*Balance pH
*Improve difficult soils, such as soggy, sandy, compacted, or shallow soils
*Use soil amendments*And more!
Synopsis
Create Fertile, Productive Soil, Anywhere!
Create fertile, productive soil for your garden! Improving your soil both increases your yield of vegetables and fruit and makes your garden easier to tend. With Improving Your Soil, youll learn the best ways to improve the soil in your garden.
About the Author
Stu Campbell is an accomplished gardener, writer and skier who lives in Stowe, Vermont. He has written Storey's The Home Water Supply, The Mulch Book, Mulch It! and Improving Your Soil as well. Stu is also a compulsive composter--collecting piles of particularly attractive leaves from the side of the road! Stu Campbell is the author of Let it Rot! (a guide to home composting) and The Home Water Supply. He lives in Stowe, Vermont.
Table of Contents
A Little Background
Where Soil Comes From
What's in Soil
The Soil's Profile
Some Specifics
Loam, Sand, Silt, or Clay?
Soil Life
Earthworms
Drainage: Managing Air and Water in the Soil
Cultivation
Simple Fixes
Soil Testing
How to Take a Soil Sample
Balancing Acidity and Alkalinity (pH)
Nutrient Balance
When to Improve Your Soil
Soil Amendments
Improving Difficult Soils
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