Organic Soil-Fertility and Weed Management (eBook)

Steve Gilman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2011 | Revised and updated edition
136 Seiten
Chelsea Green Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-60358-360-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Soil is a living organism that loves to cooperate with farmers and gardeners. A green thumb will appear on those who align themselves with its health and requirements. This book discusses:Soil habitatSustaining soil fertilityThe soil food-webNutrient availability and deficiencyAfter reading this book, readers will not only have a different view on soil, but on weeds as well. Knowing and utilizing the energies and characteristics of weeds, as Gilman teaches, will make for a more productive garden, and less stressful gardening.

Inhalt

Foreword to part 1

Introduction to part 1

1. The soil habitat

2. Sustaining soil fertility

3. The soil foodweb

4. Crop-nutrient availability and deficiency

5. The farmer's footsteps

Foreword to part 2

Introduction to part 2

6. Weeding out weedy concepts

7. Natural farming

8. Weed-control strategies

9. Ecological weed control

10. Weed-eating machines

11. Conclusion

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.4.2011
• Reihe/Serie: Organic Principles and Practices Handbook Series
• Reihe/Serie: Organic Principles and Practices Handbook Series
• Reihe/Serie: Organic Principles and Practices Handbook Series
• Illustrationen: Jocelyn Langer
• Zusatzinfo: Black and white drawings and illustrations
• Verlagsort: White River Junction
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: farming • Farms • Gardening • Gardens • healthy soil • improve soil quality • Local food • managing weeds • Nofa • Organic Gardening • organic soil fertility • organic soil fertility and weed management • Soil fertility • soil fertility and weed management • sustainable agriculture • weeds
• ISBN-10: 1-60358-360-2 / 1603583602
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60358-360-2 / 9781603583602