02068nam a2200373 4500 20241106080754.0 eng 9781770852266 1770852263 RDA eng RDA 635.0489 REID Reid, Keith (D. Keith), author. 190477 Improving your soil : a practical guide to soil management for the serious home gardener / Keith Reid. Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books, 2014. ©2014 272 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Seasons of the soil -- Getting started : what type of soil do you have? -- What is soil, and why is it important? -- Different soils, different challenges -- Soil texture : the bones of your soil -- Soil structure : the skeleton of your soil -- Soil water -- Irrigation basics for gardens -- A little bit of soil chemistry -- How soil holds nutrients -- Soil life and soil organic matter -- Harnessing biological cycles for our benefit -- Feeding your plants -- Sustaining the land -- Glossary of soil terms -- Appendix I. Selected laboratories for testing garden soils -- Appendix II. Agricultural and horticultural extension resources -- Appendix III. Chemical symbols and formulas. Garden soils. 190478 Soil management. 190479 Gardening. 183343 Sols de jardin. 190480 Sols Aménagement. 190481 Jardinage. 190482 Garden soils. fast 190478 Gardening. fast 183343 Soil management. fast 190479 Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1412/2014395614-d.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1412/2014395614-b.html ddc BOOK 635.0489 REID 496 Chrisna Calitz 496 Chrisna Calitz 769944 769943 0 0 ddc 0 0 600 ERMELL ERMELL Non_Fiction 2024-11-06 344.48 0 635.0489 REID 3322830155060 2024-11-06 2024-11-06 BOOK