The gardener's guide to better soil [Hardcover]

Gene Logsdon (Author), The Editors of Organic Gardening & Farming (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 246 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Press; First Printing Edition edition (1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087857106X
• ISBN-13: 978-0878571062
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #683,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gene Logsdon farms in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. He is one of the clearest and most original voices of rural America. He has published more that a dozen books; his Chelsea Green books include Living at Nature's Pace, The Contrary Farmer's Invitation to Gardening, Good Spirits, and The Contrary Farmer.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, January 12, 2005

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Lisa (Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The gardener's guide to better soil (Hardcover)

If you're seriously into gardening organically (the real organic
gardening where you care for the soil rather than just
dumping on organic fertilizer instead of chemical
fertilizer) - I recommend this book; I learned a lot. It covers
different types of soils and what to so with them, additives
and green manures, cultivation; it's very readable. It's a bit
dated-looking but the information is sound. It spends more
time than I'd like suggesting how to identify good land
before you buy it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Soil, January 9, 2010

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Terry Eisenstadt (Schertz, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The gardener's guide to better soil (Hardcover)

Soil is the cornerstone to less pests and more nutritious foods from the garden; therefore, this book is truly an asset.

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative, May 27, 2011

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C. Sheldon (Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The gardener's guide to better soil (Hardcover)

An oldtime favorite, covering the basics as well as more in depth information too. It's a practical book that teaches what you need to know about garden soil and techniques you can use to improve the soil: how organic matter works, essential plant needs including micronutrients, soil acidity and alkalinity and how to cope with it, soil amendments, conditioners and natural fertilizers, the benefits of mulching, how to compost and use it, watering needs, cultivation etc.