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In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn everything you need to
know about the various methods of composting and how to adapt them
to your home and garden. With full-color photographs and
easy-to-follow instructions, this will be an essential addition to
every gardener's library. Great compost is one of the most
important secrets of successful organic gardening. Topics covered
here include: What you can and can't throw on your compost pile How
to balance nitrogen and carbon in your pile for quick decomposition
and rich compost Buying or building the best tools and containers
Vermicomposting How to compost indoors Troubleshooting smelly
compost, dry compost, and other problems How and when to apply the
compost to your garden beds With growing concerns about the use of
pesticides, herbicides, and GMOs in mainstream gardening practices,
more and more families are turning to their backyards to grow their
own food using methods they know are safe. The need for clear,
straightforward instruction on organic gardening techniques has
never been greater. With Composting for Absolute Beginners, readers
will get the information they need to prepare their gardens for
healthy, abundant crops.
Learn to grow, harvest, and use your own healing herbs. Dig into
the world of herbal medicine with this complete guide to
cultivating and harvesting plants with healing properties. For
thousands of years, people have been utilizing herbs and
cultivating weeds found to speed the healing of wounds, soothe skin
irritations, calm uneasy stomachs, and ward off illnesses. In these
pages, you’ll learn the basics of gardening in your backyard—or
on your windowsill or porch—including instructions for: Garden
design Composting Garden maintenance Harvesting Recipes for salves,
lotions, and poultices And more! You’ll also find profiles of
useful herbs that are easy to grow or wildcraft, along with
inspiring stories, medicine-making instructions, and recipes for
your home medicine chest. Known to boost immunity, reduce blood
pressure, aid digestion, and relieve arthritis among other
medicinal properties, powerful plants such as garlic, Echinacea,
yarrow, elderflower, mint, elecampane, and many more are included
in this illustrated guide.
This cookbook provides delicious recipes and meal plans as well in-depth information about nutrition and food tailored for those with intestinal disease. The book, written by a Crohn's patient, will also feature tips on living a more holistic lifestyle. This is an informative addition to the Living With series, which, as a whole, aims to give patients up-to-date and authoritative but practical and accessible information to deal with every aspect of their condition.
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