Revised edition of: The Rodale guide to composting / by Jerry Minnich [and others]. c1979.
Includes bibliographical references (page 267) and index.
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.