Start with Soil

Simple Steps for a Thriving Garden

Juliet Sargeant

Description

Start with Soil challenges you to take your soil seriously, reveals its hidden wonders and gives you the tools to improve your soil health and harness its power.

  • The science of soil is explained without the jargon: learn how soil works and how climate change is impacting its health
  • Get to know your own soil with easy at-home testing, explanations about how soil changes throughout the year and quick-guides to the types of growing mediums we use in gardening – from composts to house plants, hydroponics to sand gardens
  • Advice for gardening for better soil, with tried-and-tested methods for making simple compost, feeding your soil, protecting your soil and introductions to No Dig gardening, Hugelkultur and rain gardens
  • Understand how plants help the soil and choose the perfect plants for your soil type
  • Step-by-step projects, plant profiles and troubleshooting pages

By starting with soil you will not only be gardening in a way that is kind to the planet, but you will also be ensuring that your garden flourishes.

Details

  • Format
    Paperback
  • Pages
    160
  • Size
    210 x 160mm
  • Publisher
    Frances Lincoln
  • ISBN
    9780711289390
Stock Code
250215
Our Price
$34.99
3 in stock for immediate dispatch
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