Compost Science for Gardeners: Simple Methods for Nutrient-Rich Soil
Written by Robert Pavlis
Narrated by David Skulski
()
About this audiobook
Create your own compost and grow better plants.
With breathtaking clarity, Compost Science for Gardeners demystifies composting practices and helps readers determine the best technique for their unique situation. This comprehensive science-based book is your key to building healthier soil and growing better plants.
Using plain language and easy-to-follow instructions, this essential resource distills and blends the latest scientific research with the author's many decades of knowledge and experience into manageable form, debunking a host of common gardening myths along the way. Learn about:
- The role of composting in the ecological cycle
- Compostable materials to incorporate and those to avoid
- Browns and greens vs the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio
- The full range of composting methods, including cold and hot composting; composting in piles, bins, and tumblers; and pit and trench composting
- Keyhole gardening, food digesters, vermicomposting, bokashi, eco-enzyme fermentation, and more
- The relative merits and impact on the environment of each composting technique
- Using finished compost to improve soil health
Anyone can compost. Whether you are a balcony or backyard gardener, market gardener, small-scale farmer, or homesteader, or even if you are simply looking for a way to keep organic matter out of the landfill, this book will show you how to do it simply, safely, and sensibly.
Robert Pavlis
Robert Pavlis, a Master Gardener with 40 years of gardening experience, is owner and developer of Aspen Grove Gardens, a six-acre botanical garden featuring over 2,500 varieties of plants. A popular and well-respected speaker and teacher, Robert has published articles in Mother Earth News, Ontario Gardening magazine, a monthly Plant of the Month column for the Ontario Rock Garden Society website, and local newspapers.
Related to Compost Science for Gardeners
Related audiobooks
Plant Science for Gardeners: Essentials for Growing Better Plants Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Soil Science for Gardeners: Working with Nature to Build Soil Health Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Living Soil: How to Create Regenerative Soil for a Healthy Organic Garden Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gardening Hacks: 300+ Time and Money Saving Hacks Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gardening: How to Learn Gardening Techniques Without Being an Experienced Agriculturist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Composting Masterclass: Feed Your Soil Not your Plants Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Practical Permaculture Project Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Intelligent Gardner: Growing Nutrient-Dense Food Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Real Dirt on Composting Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBackyard Homestead: A Practical Guide to Building Your Own Mini Farm & Raising Farm Animals for Beginners Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Teaming With Nutrients: The Organic Gardener's Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Worm Farming: The Practical Guide to This Unique Form of Natural Composting… Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Edible Ecosystem Solution: Growing Biodiversity in Your Backyard and Beyond Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Family Garden Plan: Grow a Year's Worth of Sustainable and Healthy Food Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Your Self-Sufficient Backyard Homestead Garden: Grow More Food in Your Pollinator Garden Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Indoor Gardening: Learning How to Grow Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs for Beginners Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHYDROPONICS & AQUAPONICS: A Beginner’s Guide to Building Hydroponic and Aquaponics Garden Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPermaculture for Beginners Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGreenhouse Gardening: A Step-By-Step Guide on How to Grow Foods and Plants for Beginners Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Gardening For You
Vegetable Gardening For Dummies: 3rd Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Nature of Plants: An Introduction to How Plants Work Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Intelligent Gardner: Growing Nutrient-Dense Food Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Herbal Alchemist's Handbook: A Complete Guide to Magickal Herbs and How to Use Them Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Smoke Pot (Properly): A Highbrow Guide to Getting High Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Miraculous Abundance: One Quarter Acre, Two French Farmers, and Enough Food to Feed the World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Grow Your Own Medicine: Handbook for the Self-Sufficient Herbalist Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wild Witchcraft: Folk Herbalism, Garden Magic, and Foraging for Spells, Rituals, and Remedies Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Finding Your Higher Self: Your Guide to Cannabis for Self-Care Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming a Gardener: What Reading and Digging Taught Me About Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of Herbal Healing: Herbalism for Beginners Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Building Your Permaculture Property: A Five-Step Process to Design and Develop Land Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Family Garden Plan: Grow a Year's Worth of Sustainable and Healthy Food Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Backyard Homestead Manual: A How-To Guide to Homesteading - Self Sufficient Urban Farming Made Easy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Permaculture for the Rest of Us: Abundant Living on Less than an Acre Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Green Witch's Garden: Your Complete Guide to Creating and Cultivating a Magical Garden Space Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Teaming With Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Second Nature: A Gardener's Education Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Compost Science for Gardeners
0 ratings0 reviews