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" The Rodale book of composting / "
Deborah L. Martin and Grace Gershuny, editors.
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BL
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982927
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b737297
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| Title & Author
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The Rodale book of composting /\ Deborah L. Martin and Grace Gershuny, editors.
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| Edition Statement
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New, rev. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Emmaus, Pa. :: Rodale Press ;[New York] :: St. Martin's Press [distributor],, ©1992.
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| Series Statement
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Earth safe gardening
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ix, 278 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0878579907
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: 0878579915
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: 9780878579907
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: 9780878579914
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| Notes
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Revised edition of: The Rodale guide to composting / by Jerry Minnich [and others]. c1979.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 267) and index.
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| Contents
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Composting throughout history -- The benefits of compost -- Life inside a compost heap -- Compost and plant health -- The frontiers of composting -- Materials for composting -- Using manure -- Methods -- Composting with earthworms -- Compost structures -- Shredders and other equipment -- Using compost -- Large-scale composting.
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Explains what composting is and how it works, provides instructions for making and using compost, and offers ecologically sound solutions to waste disposal problems.
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Compost.
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Compost.
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| Dewey Classification
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631.8/75
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S661.R62 1992
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Gershuny, Grace.
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Martin, Deborah L.
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Minnich, Jerry.
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