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  • Feed the Soil, Not Your Plants
  • By: Tony O'Neill
  • Narrated by: Ric Chetter
  • Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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Composting Masterclass

By: Tony O'Neill
Narrated by: Ric Chetter
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Summary

Have you ever had compost that would not break down? Or compost that turned into a smelly mess? You are not alone.

Millions of people struggle with making compost at home. Composting is such an integral part of gardening that learning to get it right allows you to become a master of your special place. This audiobook will take you on a journey of how the microbial life in your soil and compost play vital roles in your garden. You will learn why specific things happen when making compost and how to solve common problems.

What’s covered in this audiobook? That’s easy; let’s take a look at the chapters:

  1. What is composting?
  2. Why composting?
  3. Soil food web introduction
  4. Composting elements
  5. Selecting where to compost
  6. Aerobic composting
  7. Anaerobic composting
  8. Other composting processes
  9. Composting vessels
  10. Using compost in your garden

Why should you compost?

  • It’s a natural way to control waste from the kitchen and garden.
  • It increases the nutrient density of your plants.
  • Prevents erosion.
  • Aids in building soil structure.
  • Helps to hold water in the ground.
  • Saves money over store-bought compost.
  • It's living soil rather than sterile like store-bought.
  • A myriad of other benefits.

Learn the basic fundamentals of composting, and then delve as deep as you like into the chemistry and physics behind composting. I will take you on a journey through a civilization of microbial life you didn't even know existed.

It all starts by wanting to be the master of your domain. Let's learn how to get that garden of your dreams or grow the best nutrient-dense foods that you will ever grow.

©2022 Simplify Gardening Ltd. (P)2022 Simplify Gardening Ltd.

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  • Edwina Rittenhouse
  • 09-03-23

Very educational

It was very educational, but a little too technical for me. I do love the author on you tube.

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  • David Timo
  • 09-01-23

Great resource!

Well worth the listen!!! I found new information to add to my knowledge. I am learning all the time.

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  • Cheryl
  • 08-07-22

motivational, inspiring,: to compost

I am not a master of the english grammar . I will say my review would be the same as anyone that is positive in their review about this book!

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  • Rebecca G. Tabor
  • 21-05-22

truly a master class

definitely a book when you really want to know and understand what you're doing it's not a pile this here and you'll get that there it truly tells you why and where and when