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Compost: How to make and use organic compost to transform your garden

Compost: How to make and use organic compost to transform your garden

by Clare Foster (Author), Clare Foster (Author), Clare Hobbs (Author)

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    Hardcover 2014

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Synopsis

In this new edition of her hands-on guide to the art of composting, House & Garden garden editor, Clare Foster, shows you how to build a compost box, select the best ingredients and put the resulting organic compost to the best use in your outdoor space.

By taking some dead leaves, grass cuttings and old banana skins and enlisting the help of bacteria, insects and nature, you can improve and enrich your soil, feed your plants and nourish your vegetables, restoring the natural balance of life in your garden.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 144
 Edition: Revised
 Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 03 Mar 2014
ISBN 10: 1845338952
ISBN 13: 9781845338954
Book Overview: Selected by gardening doyenne Beth Chatto as one of her top twenty gardening books of all time, this invaluable book demystifies the art of composting.

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Together with the benefits that well-made compost provides, the practice of compost-making becomes as fascinating as the practice of gardening itself. -- Beth Chatto
Author Bio
Clare Foster is garden editor at House & Garden magazine, and was previously editor of Gardens Illustrated. She has contributed to the Sunday Times and the Guardian newspapers, and is the author of Your Allotment (2007). Clare has two blogs, The Allotment Letters and An Alphabet of Annuals. She lives in Oxfordshire where she has a small cottage garden and an allotment.