Composting for the Absolute Beginner

Dede Cummings

Language: English

Publisher: Skyhorse

Published: Oct 5, 2021

Words: 47068
Flesch: 70.51

Description:

In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about the various methods of composting and how to adapt them to your home and garden. With full-color photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, this will be an essential addition to every gardener's library.
Great compost is one of the most important secrets of successful organic gardening. Topics covered here include:

What you can and can't throw on your compost pile

How to balance nitrogen and carbon in your pile for quick decomposition and rich compost

Buying or building the best tools and containers

Vermicomposting

How to compost indoors

Troubleshooting smelly compost, dry compost, and other problems

How and when to apply the compost to your garden beds


With growing concerns about the use of pesticides, herbicides, and GMOs in mainstream gardening practices, more and more families are turning to their backyards to grow their own...