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The gardener's guide to better soil
Book by Gene Logsdon, The Editors of Organic Gardening n Farming
- GenresGardeningAgriculture
246 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1975
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October 18, 2015
I ordered this older text along with lots of in-print books as research for my upcoming soil book. And this one somehow got lost in the shuffle until my book was almost done. Which made it a perfect way of checking that I'd covered all my bases!
Actually, of all the soil books I read, this is my second favorite. It's easy to read even though low on pictures, and is much more educational than many of Logsdon's more recent books (which tend to philosophizing). The only book I liked better was a textbook, which I know would turn many lay readers off. So, if this book were still in print, I'd probably recommend The Gardener's Guide to Better Soil to my gardening friends. Too bad it's only available used!
Actually, of all the soil books I read, this is my second favorite. It's easy to read even though low on pictures, and is much more educational than many of Logsdon's more recent books (which tend to philosophizing). The only book I liked better was a textbook, which I know would turn many lay readers off. So, if this book were still in print, I'd probably recommend The Gardener's Guide to Better Soil to my gardening friends. Too bad it's only available used!
March 22, 2021
Wonderful resource — though it’s a bit dated, and there is no mention of permaculture, food forests, or other regenerative practices. Logsdon’s books are highly recommended and I can see why — detailed information on a number of topics related to soil is thoroughly covered and it’s readable. Mind you, not like a work of fiction, but not dry either.
“Homesteaders have decided that independence, satisfaction, and the economic savings derived from raising their own food are important enough to bend their energies to the task. Government may tell us how much of our money we can keep, but it is not going to tell us how much we can or cannot eat — even Russia found that out.”
“Homesteaders have decided that independence, satisfaction, and the economic savings derived from raising their own food are important enough to bend their energies to the task. Government may tell us how much of our money we can keep, but it is not going to tell us how much we can or cannot eat — even Russia found that out.”
March 24, 2019
Wonderfully informative and holds relevance for being published in the mid seventies.
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