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$15.95 * Borders
Description:
The essential guide to composting for all gardeners and enviromentally
conscious people From Rodale Press:
The publishers of "Organic Gardening" magazine.
Composting is fast becoming a household word. Gardeners know it is the best
way to feed the soil, while others look to composting as a way to dispose of
grass
clippings, autumn leaves,and tree trimmings. "The Rodale Book of Composting"
offers:
* Easy-to-follow instructions for makingand using compost
* Helpful tips for apartment dwellers, suburbanites, farmers and community
leaders
* Ecologically sound solutions to growing waste disposal problems Recycle
household and yard wastes in soil-enriching compost.
"Lovers of compost. will be able to polish
their techniques, and beginners will experience a whole new adventure."
—Eddie Albert, Award-winning actor and avid gardener.
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Enrich Your Soil With
Compost
by Paul W. Rauch
Better tasting fruits and vegetables that are chock full
of vitamins and minerals will be your reward!
Let’s start off by defining ‘soil.’ Soil should be composed of
inorganic material, organic matter, air, water and living organisms.
An ideal soil will have the following percentages of nutrients:
45% of minerals, 25% air, 25% water, and finally, 5% of organic
matter. Even though the organic matter is very small ―only 5% of
the whole― it is critical for the quality of vitamins that a plant
delivers.
But what we have in the world today is
soil that is composed of
inorganic material, air, water and chemical nutrients. Through
modern farming techniques and the ways that we care for our
lawns and gardens, we have depleted the organic matter to a very
minute percentage of what it should be.
Then, in an attempt to
compensate, we have added chemical nutrients in the form of
fertilizers to replace the missing matter.
The results are: there are
fewer nutrients in our foods today than when science first tested
them and chemical nutrients cannot adequately substitute for the
missing organic matter.
The proof is very easy to discern by your
taste buds. If you can
find a vegetable grown in a garden that is full of compost and
organic matter, compare it with a vegetable from a grocery store
or vegetable stand. Because of the
organic matter that has been
taken up into the plant’s system, the taste difference is truly
amazing.
By adding compost to your garden soil,
from a depth of 1” to
6”, you will:
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Bring vital nutrients to the plants and manufacture
beneficial micro-organisms that will help your plants
grow
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There will be no chemical runoff to pollute the water
and less pesticide in the atmosphere Reduce the
chemical applications to miniscule levels
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Increase the vitamin density of the fruits and
vegetables
that your garden produces
I encourage you to turn your garbage into
soil that will feed
your garden well by learning how to compost your own
degradable by-products.
askpaul@wildroselawncare.com
Paul W Rauch,
Florida Certified Horticultural Professional
Wildrose Lawncare Inc.
http://www.wildroselawncare.com/
http://www.floridayardfandango.com/
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