Composting Techniques : For Home, the Allotment or a Community Garden 9780719842863

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Composting Techniques : For Home, the Allotment or a Community Garden
 9780719842863

Table of contents :
Introduction
1 Composting: History, Climate Change, Sites and Principles
2 Composting Techniques
3 Composting: Process and the Required Conditions
4 Phases of Hot Composting: Microorganisms, Macroorganisms and Pathogens
5 Entry-Level Composting
6 Mid- and Higher-Range Compost Bins
7 Composting for the Enthusiast and the Professional
8 Potential Problems
9 Compost Activators
10 Vermiculture: Composting with Worms
11 Bokashi Fermentation
12 Using Compost
13 Compost Teas and Liquid Feeds
Acknowledgements
Index

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