Composting inside & out
Book - 2011
Davies introduces you to the essentials, and helps you explore various methods of indoor and outdoor composting. You'll find the perfect fit for your lifestyle, whether you live on a farm, in the suburbs, or in a city apartment.
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- Published
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Cincinnati, Ohio :
Betterway Home
[2011]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Description
- "14 methods to fit your lifestyle"--Cover.
- Physical Description
- 192 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781440214059
- Preface: Inside and Out
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Our Trash
- How landfalls work
- Biodegradable: An American myth
- Watching our waste
- Chapter 2. Our Soil
- Not all soil is the same
- Soil health
- Humus: The key to soil health
- ôIt's alive!ö
- Nothing goes to waste
- Soil testing
- Chapter 3. Becoming a Composter
- Compost rewards
- The team approach
- Begin at the beginning
- The flow of your life
- Steps to start
- Chapter 4. Beneficial Bacteria and Friends
- The cleaner, the faster, the better?
- Diversity yields strength
- Let the feast begin
- Aerobic decomposition essentials
- How the pile heats up
- The Carbon: Nitrogen story
- The creatures you see in your compost
- Chapter 5. Composting Outdoors
- To contain or not to contain?
- Choosing a compost container
- Outdoor composting options: Bins, tumblers, three-bin systems, digesters, and heaps
- Do-it-yourself composters
- Composting without equipment
- Chapter 6. Indoor Composting?
- Benefits of composting indoors
- The nose knows
- The perfect pairing
- Indoor composting methods: NatureMill, Bokashi, and vermicomposting with worm bins
- Chapter 7. Worms and Our Soil
- Types of earthbound worms
- Red wigglers inside and out
- Worm castings: The black gold of vermiculture
- Housing worms
- Chapter 8. Getting Started With Worms
- DIY vs. commercial worm bins
- Migration bins
- Make your own worm bin
- Keeping your worms happy, and healthy
- Harvesting your castings
- Creatures and critters
- Protecting your worms from pests
- Time away
- Chapter 9. Sharing The Wealth
- Finished compost
- Become a soil steward
- Economy of compost
- Enriching soil and plants
- Brewing compost tea
- Dechlorinated water
- Derail the toxic train
- Simple composting
- Chapter 10. Trobleshooting
- Common problems with outdoor composting
- Common problems with simple composting
- Common problems with indoor composting
- Common problems in a worm bin
- Conclusion: The Future Starts Today
- Resources
- Index