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Safe Fertilizer Reviews Book Reviews for Natural GardenersDo you have a green thumb? Chances are, you have great soil. Nobody even appears to have a green thumb unless they have rich, brown, crumbly soil with lots of organic matter. If your plants have problems, it is probably a problem with the soil. If your plants are healthy, it is probably the soil. Everything starts with the soil. If you’re looking for a book that gives you step by step instructions about how to work with the soil in your yard or garden, and turn it into a plant’s best friend, Secrets of Great Soil is the book for you. How do you separate the acceptable but mediocre garden books from the books that you find yourself continually pulling off the shelves to reference? Well, one way is when you find yourself continually pulling the book off the shelf. If you are at the book store, trying to decide which book to get, you want to look for books with the following
The book Secrets to Great Soil fits the bill. There is so much information jam-packed into its 215 pages that it could take you a lifetime of gardening to try all of the techniques and reference all of the information presented in the book. Better, still, than its comprehensive nature is the format in which the information is presented. The book is divided into nine chapters, each with sub-headings presenting a specific bit of information with tables, diagrams and step-by-step instructions for implementing the described steps. Chapter Outline Chapter 1 Get to Know your Soil Chapter 2 Creating Fertile Soil Chapter 3 Soil-building Tools Chapter 4 Making and Using Compost Chapter 5 Mulches, Amendments, and Green Manures Chapter 6 How to Choose and Apply Fertilizers Chapter 8 Fine-Tuning Tips for Specific Plants Chapter 9 A Soil-Care Calendar Example of Sub-Topics Covered More than Outdoor Gardening For an easy to use, comprehensive reference about soil care for the home gardener, Secrets to Great Soil is the ultimate reference. |
