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Home » Gardening Information » Sustainable Techniques

Table of Contents

• Introduction: Niall Dunne
• The Physical Properties of Soil: Stephanie Murphy
• • The Formation of Different Soils
• Ecology of the Soil: Sina Adl
• • Marvelous Mycorrhizae
  • Customizing the Soil Food Web
• Soil Fertility and the Essential Nutrients: Niall Dunne
• • The Nitrogen Cycle: Craig Cogger
• Getting to Know Your Soil: Ulrich Lorimer
• Conditioning Your Soil: Niall Dunne
• • For Peat's Sake: Sarah Reichard
• Compost: Homemade Humus for Healthy Soils: Grace Gershuny
• • Compost Tea
• Fertilizing Your Garden: Craig Cogger
• • Green Manure
• The Magic of Mulch: Janet Marinelli
• Soil Care Strategies: Niall Dunne, Christopher Roddick, Anne O'neill,
• Ronald C. Smith, Caleb Leech, Greg And Pat Williams
• • Gardening in Challenging Conditions
  • Soil Care Tips for Specific Plants
• For More Information
• Contributors
• Index

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