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Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press, Home and Garden Experts
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
How do you recognize healthy soil? How much can your existing soil be improved? What are the best amendments to use for your soil? Let Building soil answer your questions and be your guide on gardening from the ground up! Fertilizing, tilling, weed management, and irrigation all affect the quality of your soil. Using author Elizabeth Murphy's detailed instructions, anyone can become a successful soil-based gardener, whether you want to start a garden...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Dirt is all around us. It is found on every continent on Earth. But what is it made of? What is its purpose? Readers will learn the answers to these questions and more through easy-to-read text and vivid photographs. An experiment rounds out the book and provides a hands-on learning experience to encourage deeper understanding. Meets Next Generation Science Standards.
Author
Publisher
Waveland Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Throughout its previous four editions, Soil Science Simplified has helped generations of students understand the basic concepts and scientific principles of soils. The Fifth Edition expands on that foundation, providing a perfect overview for those seeking a concise, practical introduction to the subject. The authors' combined 100 years of teaching experience result in a handbook that won't confuse or intimidate students. The Fifth Edition retains...
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Pub
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In Cows Save the Planet, journalist Judith D. Schwartz looks at soil as a crucible for our many overlapping environmental, economic, and social crises. Drawing on the work of thinkers and doers, renegade scientists and institutional whistleblowers, Schwartz challenges much of the conventional thinking about global warming and other problems. For example, land can suffer from undergrazing as well as overgrazing, since certain landscapes, such as grasslands,...
11) Study soils
Author
Series
Publisher
[Abdo Publishing]
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
"Study Soils introduces readers to what makes up soil, from humus and plants and animals to water and air. Learn how weathering, erosion, parent material, decay, bacteria, organic matter, climate, and time contribute to soil formation. A geology-themed project provides the opportunity for hands-on experience." --
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Dale Strickler is an expert on building healthy soil and restoring degraded soil, and in The Complete Guide to Restoring Your Soil, he presents the science of soil, along with proven methods of restoring depleted soil and agricultural practices from around the world that continue to build soil, rather than cause it to deteriorate"--